Lost.
We all get a little lost from time to time. Sometimes it is physical—we take a wrong turn on a road we don’t know. For that, we can pull out our hopefully charged phone, open the GPS, and find our way back.
But sometimes we feel lost in a much deeper way. Maybe you know something in your life needs to change. Maybe you’re struggling with sin. Maybe life simply hasn’t gone the way you thought it would, and you’re no longer sure where you are—or where you should be going.
There is hope.
That hope is in Jesus. He declares in John 10:11, “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.”
Shepherds lead, feed, and defend their sheep. Even more, the good shepherd goes looking for the lost sheep. Jesus explained in Luke 15:4–7:
“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing…”
Jesus concludes, “there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.”
All it takes is a step.
Maybe you’ve already taken a small first step. You’re here, looking for answers from the Bible. It’s the same Bible that calls you to listen to the Shepherd and follow Him. It’s a choice to listen to His voice and allow Him to lead you.
Romans 6:23 says, “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
That is where real hope is found—not only for this life, but beyond it. Jesus told His disciples in John 16:33, “In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”
You are not alone.
You don’t have to figure everything out alone. God designed the church to be a family whose members encourage one another, help one another, and bear one another’s burdens.
The people you’ll meet at Central aren’t people who have lived perfect lives. We know what it is to struggle, to hurt, to make mistakes, and to need help finding the way forward.
Christians are told, “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ” (Galatians 6:2). We are also told to “comfort each other and edify [lift up] one another” (1 Thessalonians 5:11).
There is a way home.
Wherever you are right now, you can begin by listening to the Shepherd and looking to His Word. We’d be glad to study with you, pray with you, or simply talk.