Crossing Community Church

In the closing session of our 2019 Equipping Conference, Matt Rogers speaks from 1 Peter to demonstrate our great responsibility to diligently pursue God in His Word. He reminds us that God's wisdom cannot be found apart from God's Word and that we will spend the rest of our life mining the glories of the Bible and never hit bottom. God longs to give His people truth as long as they pursue it. 

Matt Rogers entertains questions alongside of Pastor Tim & Pastor Steve about how knowing God's Word fits into the life of each disciple of Jesus. 

The fourth session of the 2019 Equipping Conference, Matt Rogers introduced us Arrows 5, 6 & 7 -- "What does the passage demand of me?"; How does the passage change the way I relate to people?" and "What does the passage prompt me to pray?" As he had done in the earlier sessions, Matt used practical examples of how to apply each arrow to different passages.

In session 3 of the 2019 Equipping Conference, Matt Rogers introduced Arrows 3 & 4 -- "What does the passage tell us about God?" and "What does the passage tell us about man?" by walking us through passages using those steps. 

In session 2 of the 2019 Equipping Conference, Matt Rogers walked us through the first two arrows of the 7 Arrows bible study methodology -- "What does the passage say?" and "What did the passage mean to its original audience?" Matt did a great job of explaining each arrow and provided working examples to help us grasp each step better. 

The emphasis of the 2019 Equipping Conference was equipping ourselves through study of God's Word. To help us focus on that our guest speaker was Matt Rogers, author of "Seven Arrows: Aiming Bible Readers In The Right Direction." Session 1 set the stage for the 7 Arrows study method by reviewing the necessity & benefits of diligent Bible study. 

Pay attention to Doug Wright's story as he tells of unique events and times when God intervened and moved in his life. It's especially clear to see how 2 Corinthians 1:4 has been proven true in his life where God uses the circumstances of the Wright family to equip them to help other people go through similar situations. 

Being equipped as a Christian means that we become like Jesus, that we grow into the full measure of Him. Many Christians would have you believe they don't struggle in this process, but the Apostle Paul was very real about his struggle. Just read Romans 7! But in the midst of the struggle God gives us grace in overwhelming measure!!

Christians are called to be ambassadors for Christ, to represent Him in every arena of our life. What does it look like for us to live our life strategically? This week Pastor Tim shares some examples of strategic living highlighting one story of a strategic ministry that has resulted in three generations of Christians that call Crossing home. 

"Failure to launch" is the phenomenon of adult children that remain living in their parents' basement and don't progress in their natural development -- and it's happening in our churches! Too many Christians are satisfied to remain the basement of our Heavenly Father's house instead of following Him in a life of sacrificial service. 

This week Pastor Tim began a new series on Crossing's mission statement, "To Be and To Make Committed Followers of Christ." He challenged us to 'move out of the basement' and begin to live lifes with an urgency to follow Christ.