Central Christian Church DOC - Springfield, MO

Ever pull a w**d and yank up the good plant right along with it? Jesus knew that feeling too.

He told a story about a farmer whose field was sown with w**ds in the middle of the night—and instead of ordering everyone to rip them up, he says: Wait. Let them grow together. The harvest will sort it out.

That's not the answer most of us want. We like to fix things now. Sort the good from the bad, the right from the wrong, today, before lunch if possible. But Jesus keeps telling us that some things—in the world, and in ourselves—take longer than we'd like, and they're not really ours to sort anyway.

This Sunday, guest pastor Luther Young continues our "Hear, Then" sermon series with Matthew 13:24-30 and 36-43—the parable of the wheat and the w**ds. It's a story for anyone who's ever wanted to fix a person, a family, or the whole world a little faster than grace allows.

Come hear it with people who've been chewing on questions like this one for a long time—with music that'll move you, in a sanctuary that's been part of Midtown Springfield's story for generations, surrounded by folks who mean it when they say there's a place for you here.

You don't have to have it all figured out to walk through our doors—we certainly don't claim to either!

📍 1475 N. Washington, Springfield, MO
⏰ Worship at 9:30 AM | Fellowship at 10:45 AM | Sunday School at 11:00 AM
🌐 centralchristianspringfield.org
🖥️ Join online: www.youtube.com/

Image: Vincent Van Gogh, “Ernte in der Provence (Harvest in Provence)”, 1888, oil on canvas, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Ever feel like no matter how hard you try, the same old patterns keep showing up?

Feel like you can't quite shake the habits, grudges, or fears that have shaped your story for years?

Paul was writing to a congregation wrestling with exactly that. His answer in Romans 6 is bold: when we're joined to Christ, the old story doesn't get a rewrite — it gets a resurrection. Grace isn't a free pass to keep living the same way. It's the power to actually live differently, starting now.

This Sunday, Rev. Geoff Weinman opens Romans 6:1b-11 in a message called "Live to God" — an honest, hopeful look at what it means to be done with the old and alive to something new.

Come hear it with a congregation that's been holding space for honest questions and real transformation for well over a century. Our historic sanctuary is a beautiful, meditative space, our organ and Chancel Choir will give you chills, and our community means it when we say there's a seat at the table just for you — exactly as you are, right now. 🕊️

📍 1475 N. Washington, Springfield, MO
⏰ Worship at 9:30 AM | Fellowship at 10:45 AM | Sunday School at 11:00 AM
🌐 centralchristianspringfield.org
🖥️ Join online: www.youtube.com/