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Service Times
Sunday
10:15 a.m.
Morning Worship
for all ages
9:00 a.m.
Sunday School
6:00 p.m.
Evening Discipleship Training
Wednesday
Awana for Children
Life Worship for Students
Prayer & Praise for Adults
Weekly Schedule
SUNDAY
8:30-9:00 a.m. Library Media Center open
9:00 a.m. Sunday School/Bible Study
10:15 a.m. Worship
5:30-6:00 p.m. Library Media Center open
4:00 p.m. Student Handbells
4:45 p.m. Student Choir
5:30 p.m. Young Musicians Handbell Choir (4th-6th grd) Rm 313
5:30 p.m. Snack Supper for students
6 p.m. Student Discipleship Training
6:00 p.m. Preschool Choir (4 & 5 year olds) Room 301
6:00 p.m. Music Makers (1st-3rd grade) Room 302
6:00 p.m. Young Musician Choir (4th-6th grade) Room 313
5:30/6:00 p.m. Discipleship Training (90 minute classes begin at 5:30)
MONDAY
11:00 a.m. Deadline for Courier information
TUESDAY
6:00 a.m. Men's Prayer Breakfast - Miller's Cafeteria
9:00-11:00 a.m. Library Media Center open
WEDNESDAY
5:30-6:00 p.m. Library Media Center Open
6:00 p.m. Prayer & Praise - Chapel
6:00-7:30 p.m. AWANA
6:00-7:30 p.m. Life Worship for Youth
7:00 p.m. Adult Choir Rehearsal
8:00 SAU College Rec night
Contact Information
Address
207 West Union St.
Magnolia AR, 71753
Phone
870-234-2430
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Meet Our Pastor
Whether on this web site or in person, I believe that you will see that Central Baptist Church is committed to Faith, Family, and Friends. We believe that all three commitments are central as we seek to develop fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ who are lovingly surrendered to Him. We are committed to the Faith, that body of truth, that has been written in the Bible. That body of truth is centered in the person of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. He is the One who makes possible our loving relationship with God. In order for us to have peace with God, Jesus died for our sins. He expands our relationship with Family, and Friends because of His promised abundant life.We invite you to know Him. Come to know Him as you participate in our times of worship and Bible study. Come to know Him as you talk with our members and listen to their testimony about Him as He lives in their life. Come to know Him as you examine the difference that He makes in the choices we make as a church and as individual church members. He makes the difference in our families and in our relationship with friends. We would love for you to join us to see the difference that Jesus would make in your life as well.Bro. David Wood
Whether on this web site or in person, I believe that you will see that Central Baptist Church is committed to Faith, Family, and Friends. We believe that all three commitments are central as we seek to develop fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ who are lovingly surrendered to Him. We are committed to the Faith, that body of truth, that has been written in the Bible.
That body of truth is centered in the person of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. He is the One who makes possible our loving relationship with God. In order for us to have peace with God, Jesus died for our sins. He expands our relationship with Family, and Friends because of His promised abundant life.
We invite you to know Him. Come to know Him as you participate in our times of worship and Bible study. Come to know Him as you talk with our members and listen to their testimony about Him as He lives in their life. Come to know Him as you examine the difference that He makes in the choices we make as a church and as individual church members.
He makes the difference in our families and in our relationship with friends. We would love for you to join us to see the difference that Jesus would make in your life as well.
Bro. David Wood
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Associate Minister of Education -- Bro. Steve Ford
Minister of Music -- Bro. Lee Hansard
Associate Minister of Students & Recreation -- Bro. Travis Jewell
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Special Ministries, Music & Youth Secretary -- Kim Williamson
Education Secretary -- Angel Dancy
Financial Secretary -- Penny Plafcan
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Vision, Mission, and Goal
Worship
Acknowledging our awesome and mighty God through worship is the purpose of every service at Central. We surrender ourselves to the One and only true God who loves us unconditionally as we sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs as we worship Him in spirit and truth. All are welcome to come be a part of every aspect of the worship ministry.
Evangelism
Fulfilling Jesus' command to "go into all the world and preach the gospel" is one of the foremost goals of Central Baptist Church. We accomplish that goal mainly through a wonderful tool called F.A.I.T.H. Currently, over 100 members have been trained to use the F.A.I.T.H approach to introduce people to Jesus. Many commitments to Jesus have been made during these visits.
Discipleship
Growing spiritually is necessary in the life of every believer. The bedrock of discipleship is our Sunday School which includes classes for every age group. Believers explore the Bible together and are challenged to grow. Other avenues of discipleship include training courses on Sunday nights such as in-depth Bible studies, Experiencing God, wellness classes and more. Courses during the week include Beth Moore and Precept ministries. There's a discipleship group just right for you at Central Baptist!
Ministry
A variety of ministries takes place through our church, meeting the needs of not only our own members, but needs of our community as well. Some of those ministries include: Homebound Ministry, Vacation Bible School, Upward Basketball, Christmas Gifts for Needy Families, Crisis Pregnancy Center (currently being organized). Ministry also takes place through the individual Sunday School classes. During times of stress or crisis, such as a death, illness, birth of a baby, etc., members support them by providing meals, prayers or simply a listening ear.
Fellowship
A big part of everything we do at Central revolves around fellowship, deepening our relationship with each other. Just like members of a regular family need each other, we in the Central family need each other for encouragement and strength to deal with life's stresses and share each other's joys. Through Sunday School classes, discipleship groups and other activities, members form bonds that go beyond simply being friends, to becoming "brothers and sisters" in the Lord. If you're looking for a church family in which to belong and become involved, you are welcome to become a part of OUR family at Central Baptist Church!
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What We Believe
Central Baptist Church is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. The Baptist Faith and Message is a detailed explanation of the biblical beliefs held by Southern Baptists. Our Senior Pastor and Ministers are always available to answer any questions you might have about these statements.
Each statement below is followed by scripture references you can use to help you understand each of these foundational beliefs. You can also download a Microsoft Word version of this document by clicking the link below.
The following is based on the Baptist Faith and Message and has been approved and affirmed by the deacons and ministers of Central Baptist Church.
The Gospel
What is the Gospel?
The just and gracious God of the universe looked upon hopelessly sinful people and sent His Son, Jesus Christ, God in the flesh, to bear His wrath against sin on the cross and to show His power over sin in the resurrection so that all who have faith in Him will be reconciled to God forever.
A biblical presentation and a biblical response to the Gospel includes five key elements. These five key biblical elements are:
1. The character of God
(Romans 1:18-20, 2:1-16, 3:22-24, Isaiah 43:6-7)
Biblical truth:
God is the just and gracious Creator of all things.
Biblical response:
Realize that we belong to Him, are accountable to Him, and are created to
glorify Him.8
2. The sinfulness of man
(Romans 1:21-25, 3:9-20, 3:23, 6:23):
We are each created by God, but we are all corrupted by sin.
Admit areas of rebellion, be honest with God about sin, and turn from it.
3. The sufficiency of Christ
(Romans 3:21-26, 4:25, 5:6-10, 5:18, 8:1-4):
Jesus Christ alone is able to remove our sin and reconcile us to God through His
death. He alone satisfies the wrath of God for our sins.
Recognize that we are helpless to be reconciled with God apart from Jesus
Christ.
4. The necessity of faith
(Romans 1:17, 3:20-31, 4:22-25, 6:11-14, 8:10-11, 10:9-13):
We are reconciled to God only through faith in Jesus. There is nothing we can
do to become right with God.
Faith that leads to salvation involves turning from sin and self-sufficiency. We
turn to Jesus and trust in Him as Lord, confess Him as Lord and Savior.
5. The urgency of eternity
(John 3:14-16, 36, John 10:27-30, 17:3, 1 Timothy 1:16-17, Hebrews 9:12, 1
John 5:11-13):
Our eternal destiny is dependent on our response to Jesus.
Cry out to God to save you of your sins, put your faith in Jesus Christ and
confess Him as Savior and Lord.
The Scriptures
The Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired and is God's revelation of Himself to man. It is a perfect treasure of divine instruction. It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter. Therefore, all Scripture is totally true and trustworthy. It reveals the principles by which God judges us, and therefore is, and will remain to the end of the world, the true center of Christian union, and the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and religious opinions should be tried. All Scripture is a testimony to Christ, who is Himself the focus of divine revelation.
References:
* Exodus 24:4;
* Deuteronomy 4:1-2; 17:19;
* Joshua 8:34;
* Psalms 19:7-10; 119:11,89,105,140;
* Isaiah 34:16; 40:8;
* Jeremiah 15:16; 36:1-32;
* Matthew 5:17-18; 22:29;
* Luke 21:33; 24:44-46;
* John 5:39; 16:13-15; 17:17;
* Acts 2:16ff.; 17:11;
* Romans 15:4; 16:25-26;
* 2 Timothy 3:15-17;
* Hebrews 1:1-2; 4:12;
* 1 Peter 1:25;
* 2 Peter 1:19-21.
God
There is one and only one living and true God. He is an intelligent, spiritual, and personal Being, the Creator, Redeemer, Preserver, and Ruler of the universe. God is infinite in holiness and all other perfections. God is all powerful and all knowing; and His perfect knowledge extends to all things, past, present, and future, including the future decisions of His free creatures. To Him we owe the highest love, reverence, and obedience. The eternal triune God reveals Himself to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, with distinct personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence, or being.
God the Father
God as Father reigns with providential care over His universe, His creatures, and the flow of the stream of human history according to the purposes of His grace. He is all powerful, all knowing, all loving, and all wise. God is Father in truth to those who become children of God through faith in Jesus Christ. He is fatherly in His attitude toward all men.
* Genesis 1:1; 2:7;
* Exodus 3:14; 6:2-3; 15:11ff.; 20:1ff.;
* Leviticus 22:2;
* Deuteronomy 6:4; 32:6;
* 1 Chronicles 29:10;
* Psalm 19:1-3;
* Isaiah 43:3,15; 64:8;
* Jeremiah 10:10; 17:13;
* Matthew 6:9ff.; 7:11; 23:9; 28:19;
* Mark 1:9-11;
* John 4:24; 5:26; 14:6-13; 17:1-8;
* Acts 1:7;
* Romans 8:14-15;
* 1 Corinthians 8:6;
* Galatians 4:6;
* Ephesians 4:6;
* Colossians 1:15;
* 1 Timothy 1:17;
* Hebrews 11:6; 12:9;
* 1 Peter 1:17;
* 1 John 5:7.
God the Son
Christ is the eternal Son of God. In His incarnation as Jesus Christ He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. Jesus perfectly revealed and did the will of God, taking upon Himself human nature with its demands and necessities and identifying Himself completely with mankind yet without sin. He honored the divine law by His personal obedience, and in His substitutionary death on the cross He made provision for the redemption of men from sin. He was raised from the dead with a glorified body and appeared to His disciples as the person who was with them before His crucifixion. He ascended into heaven and is now exalted at the right hand of God where He is the One Mediator, fully God, fully man, in whose Person is effected the reconciliation between God and man. He will return in power and glory to judge the world and to consummate His redemptive mission. He now dwells in all believers as the living and ever present Lord.
* Genesis 18:1ff.;
* Psalms 2:7ff.; 110:1ff.;
* Isaiah 7:14; 53;
* Matthew 1:18-23; 3:17; 8:29; 11:27; 14:33; 16:16,27; 17:5; 27; 28:1-6,19;
* Mark 1:1; 3:11;
* Luke 1:35; 4:41; 22:70; 24:46;
* John 1:1-18,29; 10:30,38; 11:25-27; 12:44-50; 14:7-11; 16:15-16,28; 17:1-5, 21-22;
20:1-20,28;
* Acts 1:9; 2:22-24; 7:55-56; 9:4-5,20;
* Romans 1:3-4; 3:23-26; 5:6-21; 8:1-3,34; 10:4;
* 1 Corinthians 1:30; 2:2; 8:6; 15:1-8,24-28;
* 2 Corinthians 5:19-21; 8:9;
* Galatians 4:4-5;
* Ephesians 1:20; 3:11; 4:7-10;
* Philippians 2:5-11;
* Colossians 1:13-22; 2:9;
* 1 Thessalonians 4:14-18;
* 1 Timothy 2:5-6; 3:16;
* Titus 2:13-14;
* Hebrews 1:1-3; 4:14-15; 7:14-28; 9:12-15,24-28; 12:2; 13:8;
* 1 Peter 2:21-25; 3:22;
* 1 John 1:7-9; 3:2; 4:14-15; 5:9;
* 2 John 7-9;
* Revelation 1:13-16; 5:9-14; 12:10-11; 13:8; 19:16.
God the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God, fully divine. He inspired holy men of old to write the Scriptures. Through illumination He enables men to understand truth. He exalts Christ. He convicts men of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment. He calls men to the Saviour, and effects regeneration. At the moment of regeneration He baptizes every believer into the Body of Christ. He cultivates Christian character, comforts believers, and bestows the spiritual gifts by which they serve God through His church. He seals the believer unto the day of final redemption. His presence in the Christian is the guarantee that God will bring the believer into the fullness of the stature of Christ. He enlightens and empowers the believer and the church in worship, evangelism, and service.
* Genesis 1:2;
* Judges 14:6;
* Job 26:13;
* Psalms 51:11; 139:7ff.;
* Isaiah 61:1-3;
* Joel 2:28-32;
* Matthew 1:18; 3:16; 4:1; 12:28-32; 28:19;
* Mark 1:10,12;
* Luke 1:35; 4:1,18-19; 11:13; 12:12; 24:49;
* John 4:24; 14:16-17,26; 15:26; 16:7-14;
* Acts 1:8; 2:1-4,38; 4:31; 5:3; 6:3; 7:55; 8:17,39; 10:44; 13:2; 15:28; 16:6; 19:1-6;
* Romans 8:9-11,14-16,26-27;
* 1 Corinthians 2:10-14; 3:16; 12:3-11,13;
* Ephesians 1:13-14; 4:30; 5:18;
* 1 Thessalonians 5:19;
* 1 Timothy 3:16; 4:1;
* 2 Timothy 1:14; 3:16;
* Hebrews 9:8,14;
* 2 Peter 1:21;
* 1 John 4:13; 5:6-7;
* Revelation 1:10; 22:17.
Man
Man is the special creation of God, made in His own image. He created them male and female as the crowning work of His creation. The gift of gender is thus part of the goodness of God's creation. In the beginning man was innocent of sin and was endowed by his Creator with freedom of choice. By his free choice man sinned against God and brought sin into the human race. Through the temptation of Satan man transgressed the command of God, and fell from his original innocence whereby his posterity inherit a nature and an environment inclined toward sin. Therefore, as soon as they are capable of moral action, they become transgressors and are under condemnation. Only the grace of God can bring man into His holy fellowship and enable man to fulfill the creative purpose of God. The sacredness of human personality is evident in that God created man in His own image, and in that Christ died for man; therefore, every person of every race possesses full dignity and is worthy of respect and Christian love.
* Genesis 1:26-30; 2:5,7,18-22; 3; 9:6;
* Psalms 1; 8:3-6; 32:1-5; 51:5;
* Isaiah 6:5;
* Jeremiah 17:5;
* Matthew 16:26;
* Acts 17:26-31;
* Romans 1:19-32; 3:10-18,23; 5:6,12,19; 6:6; 7:14-25; 8:14-18,29;
* 1 Corinthians 1:21-31; 15:19,21-22;
* Ephesians 2:1-22;
* Colossians 1:21-22; 3:9-11.
Salvation
Salvation involves the redemption of the whole man, and is offered freely to all who confess Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, who by His own blood obtained eternal redemption for the believer. In its broadest sense salvation includes regeneration, justification, sanctification, and glorification. There is no salvation apart from personal faith in Jesus Christ as Lord.
Regeneration
Regeneration, or the new birth, is a work of God's grace whereby believers become new creatures in Christ Jesus. It is a change of heart wrought by the Holy Spirit through conviction of sin, to which the sinner responds in repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Repentance and faith are inseparable experiences of grace.
Repentance
Repentance is a genuine turning from sin toward God. Faith is the confession of Jesus Christ and commitment of the entire personality to Him as Lord and Savior.
Justification
Justification is God's gracious and full acquittal upon principles of His righteousness of all sinners who repent and believe in Christ. Justification brings the believer unto a relationship of peace and favor with God.
Sanctification
Sanctification is the experience, beginning in regeneration, by which the believer is set apart to God's purposes, and is enabled to progress toward moral and spiritual maturity through the presence and power of the Holy Spirit dwelling in him. Growth in grace should continue throughout the regenerate person's life.
Glorification
Glorification is the culmination of salvation and is the final blessed and abiding state of the redeemed.
* Genesis 3:15;
* Exodus 3:14-17; 6:2-8;
* Matthew 1:21; 4:17; 16:21-26; 27:22-28:6;
* Luke 1:68-69; 2:28-32;
* John 1:11-14,29; 3:3-21,36; 5:24; 10:9,28-29; 15:1-16; 17:17;
* Acts 2:21; 4:12; 15:11; 16:30-31; 17:30-31; 20:32;
* Romans 1:16-18; 2:4; 3:23-25; 4:3ff.; 5:8-10; 6:1-23; 8:1-18,29-39; 10:9-10,13;
13:11-14; 1 Corinthians 1:18,30; 6:19-20; 15:10;
* 2 Corinthians 5:17-20;
* Galatians 2:20; 3:13; 5:22-25; 6:15;
* Ephesians 1:7; 2:8-22; 4:11-16;
* Philippians 2:12-13;
* Colossians 1:9-22; 3:1ff.;
* 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24;
* 2 Timothy 1:12;
* Titus 2:11-14;
* Hebrews 2:1-3; 5:8-9; 9:24-28; 11:1-12:8,14;
* James 2:14-26;
* 1 Peter 1:2-23;
* 1 John 1:6-2:11;
* Revelation 3:20; 21:1-22:5.
God's Purpose and Grace
Election is the gracious purpose of God, according to which He regenerates, justifies, sanctifies, and glorifies sinners. It is consistent with the free agency of man, and comprehends all the means in connection with the end. It is the glorious display of God's sovereign goodness, and is infinitely wise, holy, and unchangeable. It excludes boasting and promotes humility.
All true believers endure to the end. Those whom God has accepted in Christ, and sanctified by His Spirit, will never fall away from the state of grace, but shall persevere to the end. Believers may fall into sin through neglect and temptation, whereby they grieve the Spirit, impair their graces and comforts, and bring reproach on the cause of Christ and temporal judgments on themselves; yet they shall be kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation.
* Genesis 12:1-3;
* Exodus 19:5-8;
* 1 Samuel 8:4-7,19-22;
* Isaiah 5:1-7;
* Jeremiah 31:31ff.;
* Matthew 16:18-19; 21:28-45; 24:22,31; 25:34;
* Luke 1:68-79; 2:29-32; 19:41-44; 24:44-48;
* John 1:12-14; 3:16; 5:24; 6:44-45,65; 10:27-29; 15:16; 17:6,12,17-18;
* Acts 20:32; Romans 5:9-10; 8:28-39; 10:12-15; 11:5-7,26-36;
* 1 Corinthians 1:1-2; 15:24-28;
* Ephesians 1:4-23; 2:1-10; 3:1-11;
* Colossians 1:12-14;
* 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14;
* 2 Timothy 1:12; 2:10,19;
* Hebrews 11:3912:2;
* James 1:12;
* 1 Peter 1:2-5,13; 2:4-10;
* 1 John 1:7-9; 2:19; 3:2.
The Church
A New Testament church of the Lord Jesus Christ is an autonomous local body of baptized believers, associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the gospel; observing the two ordinances of Christ, governed by His laws, exercising the gifts, rights, and privileges invested in them by His Word, and seeking to extend the gospel to the ends of the earth. Each church operates under the Lordship of Christ. In such a church each member is responsible and accountable to Christ as Lord. Its scriptural officers are elders and deacons. While both men and women are gifted for service in the church, the office of elder or pastor is limited to men as qualified by Scripture. The New Testament speaks also of the church as the Body of Christ which includes all of the redeemed of all the ages, believers from every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation.
* Matthew 16:15-19; 18:15-20;
* Acts 2:41-42,47; 5:11-14; 6:3-6; 13:1-3; 14:23,27; 15:1-30; 16:5; 20:28;
* Romans 1:7;
* 1 Corinthians 1:2; 3:16; 5:4-5; 7:17; 9:13-14; 12;
* Ephesians 1:22-23; 2:19-22; 3:8-11,21; 5:22-32;
* Philippians 1:1;
* Colossians 1:18;
* 1 Timothy 2:9-14; 3:1-15; 4:14;
* Hebrews 11:39-40;
* 1 Peter 5:1-4;
* Revelation 2-3; 21:2-3.
Baptism and The Lord's Supper
Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is an act of obedience symbolizing the believer's faith in a crucified, buried, and risen Saviour, the believer's death to sin, the burial of the old life, and the resurrection to walk in newness of life in Christ Jesus. It is a testimony to his faith in the final resurrection of the dead. Being a church ordinance, it is prerequisite to covenant of church membership.
The Lord's Supper is a symbolic act of obedience whereby followers of Christ through partaking of the bread and the fruit of the vine, memorialize the death of the Redeemer and anticipate His second coming.
* Matthew 3:13-17; 26:26-30; 28:19-20;
* Mark 1:9-11; 14:22-26;
* Luke 3:21-22; 22:19-20;
* John 3:23;
* Acts 2:41-42; 8:35-39; 16:30-33; 20:7;
* Romans 6:3-5;
* 1 Corinthians 10:16,21; 11:23-29;
* Colossians 2:12.
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Q. What Should I Wear at Central?
Dress comfortably. Some people dress up, but most wear casual and comfortable clothes on Sunday mornings. Don't worry about what you wear, as you'll never feel out of place when you come casual.
Q. When Should I Arrive?
Due to parking and traffic considerations, plan to arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of Worship or Bible study. Sunday School begins at 9:00 a.m. Worship Gatherings begin at 10:15 a.m., and 6:00 p.m.
Q. Where Do I Park?
Plenty of space is reserved for guests. As you enter the campus, the Parking Team can direct you to your reserved parking.
Q. What About Children?
Quality preschool and children's Bible teaching are available in a safe and secure environment. We take the safety and security of your child very seriously.
Q. How Do I Contact a Staff Member?
We have a comprehensive staff listing to help you in contacting anyone on our staff. If you need assistance, you can call our main number at (870) 234-2430.
Q. Do You Offer Counseling?
Our Pastoral staff are not licensed counselors and can NOT offer professional counseling. However, we will refer you to someone if we feel that we cannot offer the kind of assistance that is required.
Q. How Do I Submit a Prayer Request?
To submit a prayer request please send an email to Velma Griffin at velmagriffin_cbcmagnolia.org
Q. What Are Your Office Hours?
Our office hours are Monday Friday, 8:30a.m. to 4:30p.m.
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