06/14/2026
We are in the middle of a sermon series about Central’s vision. We’ve covered two of our four vision sections. Here are the summary statements that we have returned to over the last 7 years. You may find it helpful to read through and pray through asking God what this looks like in your own life. Today we will be talking about "one step at a time."
Mission:
Loving God, loving others, following Jesus...together.
Utume:
kumpenda Mungu, kupenda wengine, kumfuata Yesu ... pamoja.
Vision:
We are one people, living one story, one step at a time.
We also invite others one step closer to Jesus by being hope-givers, light-shiners, and story-tellers.
Maono:
Sisi ni watu moja: kuishi hadithi moja, hatua moja kwa wakati mmoja.
Tunawaalika wengine hatua moja karibu na Yesu kwa kutoa tumaini, kuangaza, na kusimulia hadithi za Mungu.
We are one people--children of God.
We may have different skin colors, different languages, and different cultures but we are committed to one another as the family of God.
As God’s people we are loved and important.
We all have something to bring.
The Holy Spirit gives us power to play our part wholeheartedly and with the humility and joy of knowing ours is one part of something far bigger.
We are living one story--God’s story.
We are learning to follow the shalom story of Jesus.
We desire a life of right relationships between us and God, us and others, and us and the created world.
God’s story is long but simple. It has a good ending. Though there are tragic parts, the end and many parts along the way are good, very good. So we patiently walk through the sorrow, suffering, and pain knowing that all things work together for good for God’s people.
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