5 Easy Ways…Week 4

So, it’s been a bit of a crazy week, but we’re seriously ramping up for a great Sunday at Crosspoint this Sunday. This series has gotten more positive response, by far, than any other series we’ve ever done. Nice!

- I’m really pumped about my message this Sunday. It’s going to be intense, hopefully with a few funny spots, and a challenge that might be a ‘forever-change’ deal in our church.

- I got a ‘taste’ of the video for this Sunday (there’s one for every week of the series) and I’m thinking it’s going to be epic. Mark and the media crew have taken the creativity to new levels lately. Awesome!

- We’ll be remembering those who have served our country in military service and praying for those who are serving and protecting our country right now.

At the end of the service this Sunday we’re going to chat a bit about one of Crosspoint’s greatest outreach opportunities of the year – “Crosspoint Christmas at the Playhouse”. Be thinking about the people you can invite to this first class event!

One more thing. We’ve been spending considerable time lately at staff and board meetings discussing the vision of our church. We’re clear about the vision God has given us, we just want to be ultra-clear in the ways that we share that vision. One of the lines I dropped at staff meeting this week seemed to have a lot of traction with all of us: “Crosspoint has a vision to reach hundreds of people in our city.” You’ll hear me talking a lot more about this. There are a lot of reasons why we feel this way. The bottom line is that I honestly believe that God is calling us to be a church that reaches many, many people. Not for our glory, not to put seats on seats, but because we believe that people need a relationship with Jesus. Stay tuned…

Sunday Wrap!

Happy November Crosspointers! We had an awesome Sunday – hope you were here and if you weren’t, well, you missed a great day! Since we’re in a series called ‘5 Easy Ways to Ruin Your Life’, let’s do a Sunday Wrap called ‘5 Easy Ways to Improve Your Sunday’!

#1. Jump right in to worship! We have some very talented worship leaders, musicians and singers, and some pretty sweet graphics to go with it. Get’yer coffee early and be ready to go when the countdown hits 0!

#2. Laugh your face off with some of the video antics of Mark Brewer and his team. Huge thanks to Mark, John Sherwood, and Eric Colicott for the best videos ever on Sunday! You should be able to find them online later this week. Point your friends to them as a way of inviting them to church and helping them to catch the Crosspoint flavour. Awesome.

#3. Bring someone with you! We ALWAYS need to be a church that is inviting others. You are probably here because someone invited you. Do the same for someone else. It’s just better when you can sit with a few friends and enjoy the service.

#4. Bring a Bible. If you don’t have one, we have NLT bibles available in the lobby. Just grab one. If you want to go out and get your own, the local Christian bookstores have a good selection of NLT (the version I use) bibles. We put the text up on the screen, but it’s better for you to be rummaging through your own bible, making notes, etc. And then you’ll have one on hand to read every day. Bonus!

#5. Pray. Pray for yourself and pray for those around you. God is doing some huge things in people’s lives these days during our services and in between Sundays. Everything we do is to help us become more like Jesus. You become an important part of the team when you pray with us and for us! Thanks!

Have yourselves a great week. Eat a lot of H’ween candy. Invite someone to church.

Why I’m So Fired Up!!

OK, I know it’s only Monday, but I’m already stoked for this coming Sunday!! Here are a few reasons why:

- I LOVE our church and the people who call Crosspoint ‘their church’! We have some amazing people who put the vision ahead of their own preferences every single week!!

- God is up to something BIG!! That isn’t hype. That’s just stating it the way it is. We’re more than just lights, screens and music. We’re showing up every Sunday expecting God to do great things in our lives.

- This series, “5 Easy Ways to Ruin Your Life”, is picking up steam and is just going to get better. We’re hearing many reports of how it has already changed lives. People are telling people, which usually means the best is yet to come. Hang on to yer seats!!

- I had an email today from one of Crosspoint’s new believers. It just FIRED me up!! This is why we do what we do!! To see people find their God-given purpose in life!

- You are inviting others!! One of the reasons we are growing the way we are is because of the way you are walking across the room, office, back yard, etc and inviting people to church. Keep it up! It’s possible that the only thing between your friend and Jesus is an invitation to church. You can help change a life for eternity!!

Great days ahead!!!

Sunday Wrap

Here’s a quick look back at all things yesterday at Crosspoint!

- Excellent worship in Marysville led by John Sherwood, Amanda, Liz, Big E, and Chris. Great reports from O’Town on worship there with Ruth, Shea, AJ, Doug, Jeff, and Bruce. We’re blessed to have so many quality musicians and the right people getting us the right music!

- It was week 2 of the ‘5 Easy Ways to Ruin Your Life Series’. O’Town is on a week delay and just kicked the series off. Lovin the pre-message videos by Mark Brewer and company!

- We were talking about the ways we sabotage good relationships and basically make a mess of everything. So, have you asked anyone, ‘what can I do for you?’ Try it!

Hard to believe that yesterday was the last Sunday of October. Crazeeee!!

O’Town

30 people last Sunday at our Oromocto campus!!

Energy and enthusiasm are both super-high!!

New faces every week!!

People are connecting and becoming a part of the Crosspoint family!!

Don’t stop praying for Crosspoint Oromocto, don’t stop inviting and telling others. Momentum is there and the best is yet to come!!

Sunday Wrap Up!

Wow! It was an awesome Sunday at both Crosspoint locations yesterday!! If you weren’t here you seriously missed some of our best services in a long time! Here’s the wrap:

- Crosspoint Marysville kicked off the series, “5 Easy Ways to Ruin Your Life”. Crosspoint O’Town went to a one week delay which means Pastor Mark preached live and they will begin the series this Sunday.

- Week one of our series was on ‘Addictions’. I’ve had more positive comments over this message than I have ever had for any other message that I can remember! Thanks! O’Town, if you know anyone dealing with addictions in their life, invite them to church with you this Sunday!!

- God showed up and many people received grace over the things they have been dealing with! We had many people praying at the altars of the church. Very cool.

- Worship was powerful at both locations. People are engaged in worship, dialed in, and focused. Awesome.

- Crosspoint Marysville kicked off the ‘H2 O’ study, my office, both hours. It’s not too late to join. Ask anyone who has taken the course and they will tell you to take it.

- The video just before the message and the video announcements were awesome and hilarious. Great work Mark, Martin, and Johnny.

New Series!!

We have a new series starting this Sunday @ Crosspoint and I can’t wait!! We’re going to look at 5 different things that can totally mess us up, what the Bible says about it, and what we can do to change.

Topic for week 1: Addictions. Yeah, the usual stuff comes to mind, but there are a lot of things that we can become dependent on that can really ruin everything. Know anyone that could benefit from a Sunday like this?? Give them an invite to Crosspoint this Sunday!!

Sunday Wrap – Turkey Edition!

Another “Happy Thanksgiving” to all our Crosspointers and friends! I hope you’ve had a great day doing whatever you were doing and eating whatever you were eating. For me, the diet starts tomorrow! Just sayin. Here’s a look back at all things yesterday at Crosspoint:

- The Crosspoint Kids were leading us in ‘Take It All” in both services!! Way to go Pastor Amy Smith and Team for bringing us the energy and enthusiasm of a fired-up-sold-out-Jesus loving-God serving bunch of kids. Love it!

- Worship was awesome. It just was.

- Great crowd yesterday and great ’spirit’ at both campuses! The theme: If we are really thankful, how are we giving everything we have back To God?

- Lot’s of new faces and lots of people interested in attending one of our 2 “H2 O” classes this coming Sunday. It’s never too late to join.

This coming Sunday we launch our second series of the Fall, “5 Easy Ways to Ruin Your Life”. We’ve got a couple tricks up our sleeves to make it, umm, interesting. All I can say is, you’ll probably want to be there.

Have a great week. Don’t forget to ‘walk across the room’. Encourage someone. Love others.

This Week!

I have to post and tell you how PUMPED I am for this Sunday at Crosspoint!! If you are tracking with this blog, then you probably know that it means God is up to something cool! I think both campuses are going to have amazing worship and awesome God moments.

- Last weekend our John Sherwood led worship at a Men’s Retreat in Boiestown, then he and our Youth Band led worship at ‘Sunday Night Live’. Great to see our talent being used to lead others around the area in worship. The comments we heard from SNL is that it was one of the most powerful services our gang has been in. Ever. Anywhere.

- We are well into the planning stages for “Crosspoint Christmas at the Playhouse”. We’re going for 2 services this year. Probably 6 and 8:00 P.M. Tickets will be free again. This is probably our best opportunity of the year for inviting others. Mark it down, Wednesday night, December 23rd.

- The Crosspoint Kids are singing in both services at Crosspoint F’ton this Sunday. Everyone loves watching the kiddos sing their faces off on the stage. Invite everyone you know. It’ll be awesome!

- We need a huge offering this Sunday. Just sayin. I announced last Sunday that we’re still trying to recover from summer. All we ask is that you pray about it. If we all do our best it makes the load a whole lot lighter. Thanks.

Thanksgiving

Here’s the graphic for Thanksgiving. Produced by our very own Mark Brewer! Email it, Facebook it, Twitter it, etc. The kids are going to be singing in both services. Tell everyone you know!!!