12 Jun 2022

What to Say to a Visitor

  • June 12, 2022
Whether we speak at all to visitors, and what we say to them, will depend upon our level of spiritual maturity, and the extent to which we realize the tremendous opportunity which is ours when people visit our services. Some of our members will not say anything, because they are […]
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24 Oct 2021

Meeting People Where They Are

  • October 24, 2021
I was recently reminded of the simple but profound fact that “people are someplace.” People live and function within a particular context, and we would do well to consider this in our efforts to reach them with the gospel.        For example, people are at a particular level of spiritual maturity. […]
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05 Sep 2021

Come Unto Me

  • September 5, 2021
Over the last twenty years, I have had the immense pleasure and responsibility to preach the gospel of Christ to those who live across the country and those who live abroad. I have witnessed the great outpouring of tears, joy, and thankfulness when one finally comprehends their lost state outside […]
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20 Jun 2021

Our Mission (Part 3)

  • June 20, 2021
And Jesus came to them and spake unto them, saying, All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth. Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit: teaching […]
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13 Jun 2021

Our Mission (Part 2)

  • June 13, 2021
The congregation here at Central needs to be highly commended for its faithfulness in mission work, both in the United States and abroad. A church budget that includes mission works to support is a strong indication that the brethren are a giving congregation which does not turn inwardly to its […]
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06 Jun 2021

Our Mission: Part 1

  • June 6, 2021
One of the last matters Jesus addressed before his ascension was what we know as the Great Commission. When you stop and think about it, Jesus might have talked about many other things. He could have reminisced about his three years of intensive ministry with those apostles. He might have […]
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