Crossing Community Church

Tom came to Christ late in life. He says he was actively sacrilegious and considered the Bible as foolish. He loved creation but not the Creator. Then he read the Bible. After reading the Bible he had a different conclusion -- Jesus was truly the Son of God. There was no middle ground, no in-between. His new faith was absolute. He learned that all he had believed before was untrue and found certainty, and most importantly, new life in Christ.

We all ask the question, "Can God use me?" Many feel that if they don't have a dramatic testimony or some sordid past they are some sort of "Christian wallflower" and therefore rendered useless to God. 

This morning, Pastor Tim teaches from 2 Corinthians 1-4 to remind us that God uses who we are, where we are and like we are to accomplish His eternal plans!

Why have men and women given up liberty, comfort, family, safety and their very lives to take the gospel to people who have never heard of Christ?

This week, Pastor Tim gives us several reasons to seek out the unreached people of our world and share the Good News of Jesus with them!

As a part of our Global Awareness Conference, David Nelson, the founder of Crossing Cultures International, shared from Romans 15 reminding us and encouraging us that God uses ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary purposes, specifically to reach the people of our world who have never heard the Good News of Jesus Christ

The past year has been a novel year filled with ups and downs. Whether we look at things globally or in our personal lives it is undeniable that the events has shaped us. It is the providence of God that has led these things to come about and it is my hope that we see that God is in charge of all things and guiding us to our ultimate end which is to be made into the likeness of His Son Jesus. Join us as we unpack the providence of God as seen in Proverbs. 

This month in our ongoing series of personal testimonies, we hear from Nancy Schmoyer.  Nancy remembers being aware of Jesus but not understanding why he had to die. Eventually through the witness of a college student, she came to faith in Christ but didn't know if God had a plan or purpose for her life or how to find that out. After surviving a terrible car accident, she knew God had to have a plan for her life.  She began to attend a bible study that lit a passion for the Bible and eventually married the teacher!! Now after 35 years of ministry in the United States and in India, she confidently believes she is blessed in every way!

With Christ's last words to His disciples He gives them their final instructions -- GO! Today, Pastor Tim talked about how Christ assures us that we go in His authority when we GO and that he promises to be with us as we go. With that in mind, Pastor Tim challenged us with two photos, one of the backside of a mosaic full of loose threads and the other side of the mosaic that reveals a beautiful picture, encouraging us that all of us are loose threads that make up the beauty of the Gospel and that each of us are expected to GO and do our part of creating the mosaic. 

This week Dr. Michael Breece did a great job of teaching us the power of our words! Teaching from Proverbs 18:21, he helped us understand that we can train ourselves to use our words for the benefit of others. And while teaching us how powerful our words can be, he reminded us of how damaging they can be as well. 

This week our nation anxiously awaited the verdict of the George Floyd trial. With the announcement came responses of all kinds - but very few were fully satisfied. God's image in us makes us care about justice being done fairly and right. But man's perspective on justice is based on man's experiences, culture and worldview -- and never provides a unified opinion. We are left unsatisfied and disillusioned. BUT GOD, gives a perspective to His people that allows to understand and relate the justice of the world while we wait on His perfect justice in another day and time. 

We had the pleasure of hearing from Jack Heverly today in our ongoing series of testimonies from members of our church family. Jack's process of coming to Christ was slow and took time. But he can distinctly remember the events that brought him to his decision point. His story is one of encouragement to so many of us who are eager to see family and friends come to faith in the Lord Jesus!!