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The Central family is committed to loving God and loving people. During our worship, our prayer is you experience the life-changing power of Jesus Christ. Our goal is to help you feel at home in an authentic and inspiring way.
LESSON NOTES | Be Brave In The Face of Danger
July 30 & August 1, 2021
Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong.
1 Corinthians 16:13
14 The trouble is with me, for I am all too human, a slave to sin. 15 I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate.
Romans 7:14-15
Living a God-honoring life is
13 You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. 14 But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.
Matthew 7:13-14
For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear.
2 Timothy 4:3
Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.
Ephesians 4:29
8 “Love your neighbor as yourself.” 9But if you favor some people over others, you are committing a sin.
James 2:8-9
The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.
Romans 8:6 (NIV)
13 You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. 16 You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.
Psalm 139:13,16
The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in those who tell the truth.
Proverbs 12:22
The world wants us to adopt the mentality that it
Jesus told him, “I Am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through Me.
John 14:6
Daniel chapter 3
For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power…
2 Timothy 1:7
There is
When you are tempted, He will show you a way out so that you can endure.
1 Corinthians 10:13
38 Nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. 39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:38-39
Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
Joshua 1:9
Unless otherwise noted, all Scriptures are from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, Second Edition
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WAYS TO GIVE
- Text “GIVE” to 517.201.0330
- Visit centralnow.com/give
- Use your credit or debit card at the giving kiosk in the atrium.
- Place checks/cash in blue boxes in the Worship Center tunnels.
BY THE NUMBERS: July 23 & 25, 2021
Total Attendance: 2,761 Onsite: 1,485 Online: 1,276
Giving: $57,371.92 [YTD: 98% of need or -$34,276]
REQUEST PRAYER
At Central, we value prayer, and our pastors pray over your requests each week. So, take a minute to share whatever’s on your heart. Submit your request on the back of the information card in front of you or at centralnow.com/prayer
BACKPACK COMMUNITY COLLECTION
Time is running out… | Atrium
You can bless children and families in our community as they start the school year with a new backpack. If you’d like to participate, it’s super simple! You can donate backpacks with or without school supplies in the atrium at Central through August 8.
