What a great Father’s Day weekend! I absolutely loved getting a chance to talk with Jase Robertson and his wife Missy during our services. We covered everything from how their family got a TV show (“The producers said reality TV was about friction, fighting and four-letter words; we said we’re more about faith, family and facial hair”) to Jase’s first encounter with God in nature, his journey to accepting Christ, their insights on marriage, and even Psalms 139 as justification for his…

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You are NOT going to want to miss Father’s Day at Central! Join us this weekend when Jase from the TV show “Duck Dynasty” joins us live at the Henderson campus. Click here for all the times. Can’t wait—hope to see you there!

There are some really significant days in the life of a young couple. One is their wedding day, and another is the day they buy their first home together. Both are exciting, fun and full of promise, but the paperwork is dramatically different. A mortgage is a contract, and like most contracts it defines the minimum requirements. You only have to pay this much and only do these things. They only have to fix these certain things if they break…

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For years I ran on empty. At first I ran from God. As an addicted, rebellious teen I figured God was chasing me down to make me pay for my sins. And one day, when I couldn’t run anymore, I fell to my knees and asked for His help. I accepted His grace and began to live a new life. But next thing I knew, I was running again. Not from Him, but for Him. I knew God had forgiven me once…

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One of my favorite stories to come out of Central’s Baptism Celebration was that of Miranda. She writes: “I’ve attended Step Study and Celebrate Recovery at Henderson now for the last 6 1/2 months and I also graduated from your last First Step class. I’m a recovering alcoholic drug addict who just received my 6 month chip. All I’ve wanted to do is get baptized… Unfortunately I have a house arrest anklet from the courts on that can not be…

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Romans 8:2 (NLT): And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death. Whenever we get to this time of year, with summer break about to start for schools, there are a lot of students and parents anxious for freedom. And when it starts, it’s amazing!…..for about a week. Boredom sets in, and then comes whining. Here’s what’s happening: the real value of freedom is what…

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This weekend we started our new “Stronger” series at Central, looking at how we can live every day in God’s strength rather than our own. Today I want to remind you of one of the very powerful truths found in Romans 8 to help us replace our weakness with Christ’s strength. Romans 8:1 says, “So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.” That word belong is also translated “in.” To be a Christian is to…

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Hey Guys, This weekend, we are starting a new series at Central called “Stronger.” For the next few weeks we are going to be looking at what the Bible has to say about living every day with God’s strength rather than our own. It can be so easy for us to let our past, our failures, and our weaknesses steal our joy in Christ and define who we are or where we are going. But as God’s children, we are…

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What’s the one thing in your life that brings you fulfillment? A relationship? Your job? Your kids? Maybe the feeling of fulfillment is completely eluding you…. but it doesn’t have to. One day I was frantically searching for my glasses and I asked my wife Lori to help me find them. She just looked at me and said, “Jud, they are on your face. You are wearing your glasses now.” I didn’t even know what to say. I mean, how…

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This past weekend we celebrated the Savior who died to set us free from sin. Today we remember the many people who died so we could have freedom as Americans. I’m so grateful for both gifts–Happy Memorial Day!