Central Christian Church

05/29/2026

Loving God doesn’t mean your mind will never struggle.

It doesn’t mean anxiety won’t show up.
It doesn’t mean depression won’t knock on your door.
It doesn’t mean you’ll never battle intrusive thoughts, panic attacks, overwhelm, or exhaustion.

Faith doesn’t make you immune to being human.

Some of the strongest believers in the Bible wrestled with fear, grief, despair, and deep emotional pain.

So if your mind is struggling, it doesn’t mean you’re failing God.

And if you need help, it doesn’t mean your faith is weak.

God isn’t disappointed in you for going to therapy.
He’s not ashamed of you for taking medication.
He’s not keeping score of how much help you need.

Sometimes healing looks like prayer.
Sometimes it looks like opening your Bible through tears.
Sometimes it looks like sitting in a counselor’s office.
Sometimes it looks like taking the medication that helps your mind finally breathe again.

The same God who performs miracles is the God who gives wisdom to doctors, counselors, and caregivers.
You are not less faithful because you’re struggling.
You are not weak because you’re tired.
You are not broken because you need support.
You are human.

And even in the middle of the battle happening inside your mind, God is still holding you, loving you, and walking with you through it.
You don’t have to choose between faith and help.
Sometimes help is one of the ways God answers the prayer.

05/26/2026

Great article for Memorial Day with our Pastor Byron Singleton.
Doris Miller VA holds it's annual Memorial Day ceremony honoring fallen heroes

The Doris Miller Veterans Affairs Center in Waco hosted its annual Memorial Day ceremony Monday, honoring those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.

05/21/2026

Join us for singing, bring your favorite dish to share and fellowship with amazing people.

05/16/2026

People love to say,
“you don’t need church to believe in God.”

And technically? They’re right.
A building can’t save you.
Only Jesus can.

But somewhere along the way we stopped treating church like family and started treating it like an optional event.

We say we love community… while isolating ourselves.
We say we want stronger faith… while staying disconnected from people who sharpen us.
We say we want our children raised in Christ… while removing them from places that pour into them too.

Church was never meant to be about perfection.
It’s about gathering.
Worshipping together.
Praying together.
Carrying each other when life gets heavy.

No, going to church doesn’t make you a Christian.
But staying disconnected long enough can absolutely affect your relationship with God.

Because faith grows in private…
but it’s strengthened in community. 🤍

05/14/2026

Pray when your hands are shaky.
Pray when your chest feels heavy.
Pray when your thoughts are loud and your heart is tired.

Pray when you don’t even have the words.
Because sometimes the holiest prayers sound more like tears than sentences.

Pray when everything feels like it’s crashing down around you.
When the bills pile up.
When motherhood feels overwhelming.
When anxiety is stealing your peace.
When you’re smiling for everyone else but breaking in private.

You do not have to have perfect words for God to hear you.
He hears the prayers you cry in silence too.

Even the “Lord, help me” prayers matter.
Even the exhausted prayers matter.
Even the angry, messy, barely-holding-on prayers matter.

Because God isn’t waiting for you to have it all together before He listens.
He just wants you to come to Him.

05/13/2026

It's going to be a beautiful day! Join our Bible Study on Zoom as we study Philippians Chapter 3:9-21. The title for this evening is "Knowing Christ".Here is the link; https://us04web.zoom.us/j/2066660297?pwd=VDdhc3FYYVBBQlN4NXA5Z0Q4a0Z0QT09
We start at 6pm.

We hope to see you this evening.

Have a wonderful day🌞

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05/11/2026

There’s something so powerful about praising God when life makes you want to do anything but.

Anyone can worship when the prayers are answered.
When the bills are paid.
When the healing comes.
When life feels good.

But choosing Jesus when your heart is heavy?
When anxiety won’t let you rest.
When grief follows you into every room.
When you’re overwhelmed, exhausted, disappointed, or barely holding yourself together?

That kind of worship is different.
That kind of faith is real.

Because sometimes worship sounds less like a perfect church song and more like:

“God, I don’t understand this… but I still trust You.”

Sometimes it’s tears running down your face while whispering prayers you don’t even have words for anymore.
Sometimes it’s surviving the day and still saying, “Thank You, Jesus.”

And I think heaven sees those moments differently.
The quiet faith.
The trembling hands still raised.
The broken heart that still chooses Him anyway.

There is something deeply holy about refusing to let pain make you bitter.
About choosing worship in the middle of the storm instead of waiting for the storm to pass.

If you’re in a hard season right now, this is your reminder:
God is still worthy in the waiting.
Still worthy in the grieving.
Still worthy in the healing process.
Still worthy when life doesn’t make sense. 🤍

05/11/2026

I love this devotional this morning!

The spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let the one who hears say, Come!" Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of water of Life. Revelation 22:17

Driving in an older section of town, we passed by a historic, majestic Church building. A sign out front announced his closure and gratitude for the 110 plus years of its service to the community. I felt an overwhelming sadness as I imagined all the weddings, baptisms, and other celebrations that would no longer be held there. I also thought of the somber occasions, the funerals, the broken family seeking refuge. I imagine the people of that church praying with and for each other, sharing in their joy and grief. Today, worship takes many forms. For some it is an online event. Others feel that the Lord doesn't require four walls or a church community to worship God. There is truth to that. We can worship anywhere and anytime. But for me church is the place where I experience God with other believers, and being part of that has been a dynamic experience. There is something special about people of different ages and backgrounds joining together as a church family to worship God. Together we reach into our community and around the world to promote God's word and to support and help each other. What a joyous feeling it is to join with others in a shared love for God!
Pray with me. Dear God, we worship you and offer all praise and glory in Jesus name. Amen

05/06/2026

I don’t know who needs this …
but Jesus still heals what nobody else can see.

The silent battles.
The heaviness you carry so well.
The parts of your heart you’ve learned to live around instead of heal.

He sees it all.

And He doesn’t just want you to survive it,
He wants to set you free from it.

Not temporary peace.
Not fake smiles.
Real, deep, unshakable peace.

The kind that reaches into every broken place
and makes it whole again.

I’m praying He meets you right there. 🤍

05/06/2026

Join us this evening(every Wednesday )for our Bible Study on Zoom. We are in the book of Philippians Chapter 3. This is a great book to study. Here is the link; https://us04web.zoom.us/j/2066660297?pwd=VDdhc3FYYVBBQlN4NXA5Z0Q4a0Z0QT09
We start at 6pm.

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