Central Baptist Church, Portsmouth, Virginia

Every once in a while we read something so striking that it causes us to reread it, to ask questions, to make sure we understand it. This week we as we continue our Minor Prophets study we will begin looking at the book of Nahum. It's a short book full of beautiful and yet brutal poetry. It's a book that almost stops us in our tracks as it is designed to cause God's people to trust in God and God alone.

Every once in a while we read something so striking that it causes us to reread it, to ask questions, to make sure we understand it. This week we as we continue our Minor Prophets study we will begin looking at the book of Nahum. It's a short book full of beautiful and yet brutal poetry. It's a book that almost stops us in our tracks as it is designed to cause God's people to trust in God and God alone.

Last week, Clarence helped us wrestle with the fact that life presents some hard, difficult questions. We saw the importance of remaining faithful even when so many of our questions are unanswered. This week, as finish up our study of Habakkuk we’ll see that God desires for us to move past our confusion to place of thriving. The conclusion to God’s conversation with this prophet is wisdom we all need.

Do you remember when life was simpler? You know, that time when it just seemed that you had the answers to most of life's questions. That is definitely not the case now, in fact it is quite the opposite. Often, life does not make much sense at all as we have so many questions and the answers to those questions just don't seem to be sufficient. The lack of answers can sometimes leave us in a state of confusion. As we continue our journey in the Minor Prophets and begin in the book of Habakkuk, we will see how the prophet has questions that he needs answers. Bring a friend along this Sunday and join us as we look together at this exciting passage of scripture.

This week we wrap up the Minor Prophet of Jonah.

We all want God’s favor and his blessing on our lives. However, sometimes we fail to realize what that favor and blessing often entails. This week we’ll begin looking at the familiar book of Jonah. It’s a story we know well, but some of the lessons from the book can take a while for us to learn. Join us this Sunday as we dig into this most well-known minor prophet. A prophet we often relate to all too well.

Often times in life there are certain things in life that we want so desperately. Then, once we get those things we realize what we wanted isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Join us Sunday morning as Micah pleads with a group of people who have everything they want, but are missing what they truly need. As you read Micah it’s a lot like reading the headlines of the day.

We get back into our study of the Minor Prophets with Micah.

Happy new year Central! As we start off 2022, you might already have a plan of how 2022 is going to go. You might even have some new year’s resolutions already going strong. But what happens when things don’t work out according to plan? What if we find ourselves in the worst-case scenario? We might be tempted to try to work things out on our own or even fold under the pressure. Thankfully, there is another option available to us - we can choose to trust God no matter what circumstances we are going through.

Merry Christmas! I hope you that you and your family have a wonderful Christmas celebrating the birth of Jesus, his life, and the life he gives.