Central Christian Church

Do you feel rich? Do your feelings of wealth change how generous you are? At some point in our lives we have all been the recipient of someone’s generosity. As time goes on, though, it is hard to switch from being the recipient of generosity into being the giver. Generous people are grateful people. Listen to this week’s message from Pastor Cal Jernigan on how God desires for his people to be gene...

Life is better together!   It’s a mantra Central holds, and we believe it’s grounded in God’s call for everyone to live in community. From the beginning, we see God’s intention was for us to not be alone.   Take the next step you need to today in order to surround yourself in healthy community.

Why should we share our faith in Jesus? Does it matter? How do we share our faith? Do we all need to be preaching on the street corners? God calls us to share our faith every moment, but it doesn’t always look like preaching. Actually, most of the time, sharing our faith doesn’t include preaching at all! Join us this week as Pastor Bri Johns shows us how to share our faith and how it can be so pow...

What’s a Christian? Many people would say a Christian is a person who believes in Jesus, goes to church on Sunday, and reads the Bible. But what does a Christian DO? God calls us to have a heart for others and to put other’s above ourselves. He asks us to serve, but many Christian don’t. This week Pastor Cal Jernigan shows us why it is so important that we serve. 

Everyone is passionate about something, but are we passionate about the right things? We are called to passionately pursue Jesus first and foremost in our lives. This pursuit may seem hard at first, but it will transform your life! Join us this week as Pastor Cal Jernigan shows us how passionately pursing Jesus can make a huge difference in your own journey!

Do you own your faith? What does that even mean? Many of us grew up as Christians and we can’t remember a time when we didn’t know about Jesus. Owning your faith is more than just growing up hearing about Jesus. It is about putting it into action and following Jesus every day. Join us this week as we explore what it means to own our faith with Pastor Cal Jernigan.

We often make snap judgements about people based on our own stories, but Jesus shows us a different way. Jesus calls us to empathize with everyone and learn their story. Have you learned the story of the people you judge? Have you placed yourself in their shoes? Pastor Cal Jernigan gives an amazing message today about Loving Beyond your story.

Politics have become a leading source of division in our country. Many families have been torn apart from differing political perspectives. Christians are called to unity and love, yet many of us struggle loving across political lines. How do we take Jesus’ command to love God and love our neighbors seriously even when we strongly disagree with someone else? Pastor Cal Jernigan gives a powerful me...

Differences can tear the world apart. But what if they could bring the world together? Humans have different skin colors, cultures, languages, political views, religions, life experiences, and so much more. It is these differences that can powerfully enrich our lives if we can Love Beyond them. Join us this weekend as Cal Jernigan shares both why and how we should love beyond our differences. 

Fear is what paralyzes many of us from loving people who might look, act, believe or speak different than us. What stops you from loving beyond? What do you fear? This week, Pastor Cal Jernigan teaches a powerful lesson on how we can get over our fears and love others like Jesus loves us. 

Some would argue that our culture is at the breaking point. We are seeing anger like we have never seen before. Unity couldn’t feel further away. That’s why Jesus’ call on our lives to love everyone is so important. Jesus didn’t ask us to only love people who look like us, talk like us, think like us, or even believe like us. He called us to Love Beyond. Join us as Pastor Cal Jernigan shows us fro...

Are you searching for healing in the wrong places? Have you decided to have a victim mentality? God wants to give you healing, but it may be in a way you didn’t expect. This week Pastor Jeremy Jernigan gives a powerful message on how God’s power can bring healing to all aspects of our lives. 

We all are going through a tough season right now. There doesn’t seem to be an end to the trials for many of us. Where is God in all of this? Can God really use the pain and suffering in your life for His purposes? Pastor Jeremy Jernigan brings a message this week of hope in the midst of a storm. 

Who deserves mercy? Do we get to decide? Jesus showed mercy to the people everyone else said was worthless. This week Pastor Perry Emerick speaks on the book “Just Mercy” by Bryan Stevenson and reminds us how God’s people are called to show mercy. Hint: it requires action. 

Who is your enemy? Did you know that Jesus wants you to love them? Loving an enemy can be one of the hardest things a person can ever do. Why would Jesus call us to love instead of hate? Did he really ask us to love our enemies? What does it mean to love beyond? Join us this weekend as Pastor Becky Thompson preaches on Jesus’ command to love our enemies and the book Tea with Hezbollah by Carl Mede...

It is so easy to hate someone before ever hearing their story. That is why God desires for us to listen to others. Jesus taught us how to have empathy for all people. As a matter of fact, Jesus had empathy for you and me. While we were still God’s enemies, Jesus died for us. Pastor Dean Kuest brings this week’s message on why empathy is so important today. 

Grace can be hard to accept. We can feel like we are not worthy of grace or that we have sinned too much to be forgiven. Perhaps you have been brought up to believe that you have to earn God’s love for you. Wherever you are, the truth of the gospel is that Jesus has already paid your debts. Listen this week has Pastor Bri Johns speaks on the book, The Ragamuffin Gospel, by Brennan Manning. 

What does it mean to take care of your soul? Many, if not all of us, are going through a tough time right now. How are we meant to navigate the world we are living in? How can we take care of our hearts in the midst of great turmoil and uncertainty? Pastor Tyler Hart gives four amazing ways to take care of your soul in this week’s message based on the book, “How’s Your Soul?” by Judah Smith.    

What is it that divides us in our country? Is it anger? Is it hate? Pastor Cal Jernigan talks to Dr. Arthur C. Brooks, the Author of the book "Love Your Enemies," and shows us how contempt is destroying our society and relationships. What can we do when society is burning with contempt and hatred? We love our enemies.

Is ministry only for pastors? What does it mean to believe in the "priesthood of all believers?" Why does God ask us to serve in the Church? Join us this week as our campus pastors remind of God's desire for all of us to be doing the work of the Church. 

We are often told to give 110% to our work if we want to be successful, but then we come home and have nothing left over to give to our families. The result is that our relationships with our loves ones become strained.  How do we better lead in our lives so that we have energy leftover for the important things ? In this special Summit Weekend message from the 2015 Global Leadership Summit, Pastor...

What will our future look like? Our God is a God of hope and He often calls out of our comfort zones into a better future. However, entering God’s better future takes courage and trust in God’s plan. How do we trust God in the midst of crisis and chaos to do amazing things with our lives? Lisa Jernigan gives a powerful message of trusting God in the midst of a storm.  

What do we do when our “Plan A” in life fails? It is a rarity in life to have everything go our way. This is because we are ultimately not in control. We must learn to make the most of “Plan B” when life throws us off our current plan. Join us this week as we learn from Pastor Cal Jernigan what it takes to embrace Plan B. 

What do we do in the midst of the pain and suffering in our lives? Has God abandoned us or is he punishing us? This week Pastor Cal Jernigan explains the reason for trials and suffering in our lives and how we can prepare for it when it comes. You cannot have a resurrection without having scars. 

We are hearing the phrase, “these are unprecedented times…” a lot right now. But what does that mean? And how can the message of Easter help us understand what God is doing in our current day? Cal Jernigan brings an amazing Easter message that brings hope in the midst of our chaos.