Archives for March 2020

Good afternoon Crossroads Community Church Family Friends! In order to communicate more effectively with you AND make it easy for you to control what types of announcements you get we are using a new, simple service called FLOCKNOTE. Like sending "notes" to your "flock". Flocknote. Get it?! :-) This is all totally free for you to use and it's going to also make it eas...

REFLECTION Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope by grace, comfort and strengthen your hearts in every good work and word. 2 Thessalonians 2:1617 (NASB95) Most Christians know that God is our comfort and strength in difficult times. Yet, most of us know that we don't always feel comforta...

Helpful resources and information for our community....

REFLECTION But [Jesus] answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'" -- Matthew 4:4 (NASB95) Good morning! It was great "seeing" many of you at our live stream worship service yesterday. Please find links below if you missed it or the Sunday School lesson. We are planning to do both agai...

Updates, Sunday School Information, Worship service, and more......

REFLECTION / PRAYER He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, "My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust!" -- Psalm 91:12 (NASB95) Despite all the craziness of recent weeks, I felt very peaceful last night driving through my neighborhood. Julia and I were on our way out for a date night. I...

SUMMARY Thank you for your prayers. Please continue to pray for your leaders at every level. Praise the Lord for a spirit-blessed meeting of your elders on Wednesday night (we kept our social distance as best as we could) In light of our desire to love our neighbor, our current understanding of the virus situation, and our submission to the will of civil authorities, ...

PRAYER FOCUS TODAY Pray for your church leaders to find creative and faithful ways to shepherd the flock. REFLECTION I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From where shall my help come? My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth. He will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, He who keeps Israel Will neither slumber nor sl...

The Lord is at work in this present peril. Rather than separate you from the Lord, this is a time to recognize he is drawing you near… and maybe preparing you to draw many others near as well... and maybe God will use you to radically transform this community as Patrick transformed Ireland....

Brothers, Sisters, and Friends, during this unusual season, I hope to send out daily updates like this. Please let your friends know to get on the email list or check the church website. ~ Pastor Mike PRAYER FOCUS TODAY Pray for your leaders parents, church, school, work, as well as local, state, and national government. We all need wisdom, humility, courage, and grace....

We are working on possible solutions to share more personal and current Bible teaching this week. We will have a better plan for next week, Lord willing. Meanwhile, wash your hands, seek the Lord, and consider using these resources available right now: FROM CROSSROADS ARCHIVES Following the links will take you to the sermon audio and the sermon notes for that week. ...

Sisters, Brothers, and Friends of Crossroads Community Church, A Change of Plans After much prayer, counsel, and research, we have decided to cancel Crossroads Community Church "in person" activities for the next 8 days. That includes worship tomorrow (3/15) and next Sunday (3/22) as well as mid-week activities like Crossroads in the Winter and Sister Circles. Near the...

Our actions in these times are to be rooted in love and bounded by wisdom NOT based on fear and/or foolishness Continue to Pray Wash your hands; stay home if you’re sick or at risk With certain changes (detailed below), worship services are on for Sunday at 8:30 and 11:00 Adjustments will be made over time as we learn more and/or the situation changes...