CENTRAL

When you attend the Maundy Thursday service at Central, you will witness many of our students receive their First Communion. As they celebrate, we will all contemplate the bread and wine and what they represent in our lives, remembering that Jesus died “in our place” and “for” our sins so we can live free now and for eternity.

We are humbled and honored to invite you to worship at Central on Good Friday as Jesse Hamble and Chris Kroeze will share this song and lead our worship during the two services. We are blessed to remind everyone attending either our 6:30pm or 8:00pm service this Friday that Good Friday is good because, no matter who you are or what you have done, God loves you and is waiting for you to come to Him. There is a seat at the Table of Grace for everyone who wants to know Him. We hope you can join us as we remember who Jesus is and how much He has done for us all!

Crucifixion was a horrible way to die. It was a slow, suffocating death. Jesus was nailed to a wooden cross, where he remained for six hours. While this outrageous injustice was perhaps the greatest scandal in human history, this is not the end of the story. This is the message of Good Friday. This was all for Love. “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” (John 15:13) Jesus, the righteous, was forsaken in our place. Why? So that we would never be. Jesus faced the Father as a judge so that we can approach God for mercy without fear and call Him “Abba, Daddy,” a term of endearment, affection, and love. Our Good Friday service is a time to place our trust in Jesus and in what He did by giving His life for us on the cross. 

• 7:30 am Traditional Service.

• 9:30 am and 11 am Modern Services.

The resurrection of Jesus teaches us that He is precisely who He claimed to be: the Christ, the very Son of God (Mark 1:1). God says to each of us on Easter: “You matter to Me. I understand everything about your life. I know you. I made you. I want to have a relationship with you. I sent My Son to die for you. I raised Him up. I did all of this to make a restored relationship with you possible. I want you to get to know Me.” That’s what Easter is all about. God knows you. He wants you to know Him. For all who place their hope in Him, Easter changes everything. We hope you will celebrate with us at Central!