Crossroads Community Church

Father, I want to know you, but my coward heart fears to give up its toys. I cannot part with them without inward bleeding, and I do not try to hide from you the terror of the parting. I come trembling, but I do come. Please root from my heart all those things which I [...]

Dear Crossroads, The elders committed to pray about the decision to hire a youth pastor for the first two months of this year.  I know that our prayer team and many of you have done the same.  We set our March meeting as the day we would share how God was leading us.  It was [...]

Dear Crossroads Family, As most of your probably know by now, I will be taking a sabbatical this summer.  I wanted to give everyone some specifics about the overall purpose for this sabbatical and the major stops on the journey. This is actually my second sabbatical.  The first sabbatical was in 2002 and included some [...]

Paradise Lost Garden to the City – Sermon Based Small Group Questions Icebreaker: Think of your favorite stories or movies. Who is your favorite villain? What makes him/her so attractive? 1. Get some background on our Enemy by reading Ezekiel 28:12-17 and Isaiah 14:12-15. What was Satan’s ultimate issue/sin?   2. “We live in two [...]

Water, bread and wine.  They are such simple, common items. Yet in the context of the church they hold great promise and power!  The water of baptism marks us as buried with Christ in His death and raised with Christ in His resurrection life!  The bread and the wine are regular reminders of how Christ’s [...]