1 Peter – Central church of Christ

Wanting More

Did you ever finish an ice cream cone, and find yourself wanting more? Or maybe a good steak or that special dessert? As Christians mature, we find ourselves wanting more

Lifeline Publications May 3, 2026

What a Congregation Owes to Its Eldership

Elders have a grave responsibility in the oversight of souls entrusted to their care. But those souls also have some responsibilities, which are sometimes not emphasized sufficiently. Consider the following

Lifeline Publications January 11, 2026

Guest Article: What is a Miracle? (Part 2 of 2)

by J. Noel Merideth (1941-1992)Don’t you think it nothing short of miraculous that one is born into the family of God, andreceives pardon of his sins?” My answer to this

Guest Article December 7, 2025

Is Your Name Written There?

by Jonathan Bennett Every nation keeps an official record of its citizens. Birth certificates, passports, andidentification numbers confirm who we are and where we belong. Without them, we areunrecognized by

Jonathan Bennett October 26, 2025

Me First or Others First?

by Jonathan Bennett Have you ever noticed how easy it is to slip into the mindset of putting ourselves first in everything? Whether it is in our time, our money,

Jonathan Bennett September 28, 2025

What the Church Is and Does

by H. Leo Boles (1874-1946) No one should be interested in any church except the one that is revealed in the NewTestament. Everyone should be interested in the church that

Guest Article August 31, 2025

Highlighting Our Bible School (9)

by Robert C. Veil, Jr. We have some amazing students and teachers in our Bible school program! Every sooften we highlight them here in the Bulletin so that we can

Lifeline Publications June 22, 2025

The Flood and Baptism

by Jonathan Bennett For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us toGod, being put to death in the flesh but made

Jonathan Bennett June 8, 2025

True Worship

by Jonathan Bennett But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father inspirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship

Jonathan Bennett May 25, 2025

The Baptism of the Ethiopian Eunuch (2 of 2)

by Robert C. Veil, Jr. Philip did not simply baptize the eunuch because the eunuch wanted to be baptized. Hereagain is a common mistake these days. We do some study

Lifeline Publications March 9, 2025

What Sanctification Means to Me

by Jonathan Bennett “But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people,that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out

Jonathan Bennett December 8, 2024

Our Private Prayers

by Robert C. Veil, Jr. Each of us could probably stand to improve our private prayer life. Prayer is a powerfulresource, and a gift from God, but we likely fail

Lifeline Publications October 13, 2024

Threats To Our Individual Way of Life

by Robert C. Veil, Jr.“Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seekingwhom he may devour,” (1 Pet. 5:8). These inspired words of the

Lifeline Publications June 16, 2024

Be Ready for VBS!

by Robert C. Veil, Jr.Vacation Bible School is always one of the highlights of our year here at Central. We appreciateso much the work that Chris Floyd does in directing

Lifeline Publications May 19, 2024

Our Hope Is…

As we travel through this life, we find ourselves using terms and phrases that have multiplemeanings. One of those terms is the word hope, which carries multiple meanings depending uponthe

Jonathan Bennett March 31, 2024