Dear Friends and Guests, Let me take a moment to welcome you to The Crossing Church! Today you will learn the second portion of the vision of our church: Prayer. We want to be a church that is fervently praying. We believe that the best way to connect with God is by talking with Him daily. We pray that your personal walk with God goes to a new level as you learn to take all of your cares to Him.
Sincerely, Greg and Tamara Dumas
Crossing Kids
June Monthly Focus: Presence - When I spend time with God I will be different. Have you ever felt unequipped for a situation? In the month of June Breakaway will look at the vision principle, Presence and see how when we spend time with God we are ready to handle any situation. The kids will learn about the Armor of God, The Widow at Zarephath, relying on the Holy Spirit and obeying the Father.
Want to make a difference?
You can greatly impact the lives of students this summer by providing a scholarship! The cost of camp this summer is $250 and we are in need of 30 scholarships! Overflow summer camp is August 8-11. We want to see this generation overflowing with God’s power!
Interested in Volunteering? www.crossingonline.org/serve Want to join a LifeGroup? visit a leader in the 26.2 Café Office Hours Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5pm
So how can you give to Overflow? Simply put a note on your check that says Overflow Summer Camp or stop by the church office Monday-Wednesday 9-4 and drop it off with Brandy Crampton, Emerge’s Administrative Assistant. You can make a difference in this generation!
Attention On-line Givers Please don’t forget to update your online giving at http://www.crossingonline.org and click on the “Member’s Log-In” at the bottom right corner.
Promotion Weekend is Coming! It’s almost time for your child or student to move up in their class or small group at The Crossing Church. Promotion weekend is July 10-11. Go to crossingonline.org for further information.
Volunteers Needed We need volunteers to help with our 1st Wednesday services each month with our elementary aged children (kindergarten through 5th grade). If you love kids and want to be a part of Crossing Kids’ exciting 1st Wednesday service, please contact Kim Gore at kgore@crossingonline.org.
Job Opportunities at The Crossing We have two full-time job opportunities at The Crossing Church: Video Engineer/ Editor and Web Developer/Designer. Previous experience is required. Email resumes to icewing@crossingonline.org.
KP3 Academy We at The Crossing Church are intensely Kingdom focused, fervently Praying, compassionately loving People and relentlessly pursuing God’s Presence. KP3 Academy’s part of this vision is raising, training and empowering each new generation of leaders. KP3 Academy is 2 years that will challenge you mentally, emotionally, intellectually, physically and definitely spiritually! Enrollment is now open. For more information check out http://www.crossingonline.org/kp3.
The 26.2 Spiritual Race is intricately designed with you in mind! Through the different 26.2 Experiences, you can learn more about The Crossing and its leadership, become involved in a LifeGroup, and understand more about your spiritual gifts. We encourage everyone to join in the race! Register for all the 26.2 Experiences at: www.crossingonline.org. The next experience dates are: • Warm-Up: • Mile One:
June 13, registration closes June 6 June 26, registration closes June 20
For more announcements: www.crossingonline.org/announcements
Saturday, June 5 Sunday, June 6 THE VISION Prayer Hebrews 11:1-3, 6 James 4:2-3
WELCOME TO THE
CROSSING CHURCH
Lead Pastor: Greg Dumas
SCRIPTURE Hebrews 11:1-3 (NIV) Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. 2 This is what the ancients were commended for. 3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. 1
Hebrews 11:6 (NASB) And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him. 6
James 4:2-3 (NIV) You want something but don’t get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God. 3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. 2
OBSERVATION • • • • •
You have to seek a place where you can consistently hear the Word of God Your faith in Christ will grow as you consistently hear the Word of God You then have to choose Christ (Romans 10:9-10) and receive New Life The next phase of your spiritual development is all about understanding your Faith, your new Family and your Heavenly Father The Word of God, Prayer and real friendships within Biblical Community (New Family) are the keys to success as a believer in Christ Jesus
APPLICATION 1. A God of Provision •
“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you” (Matthew 6:33). • “For with God nothing shall be impossible” (Luke 1:37). • “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus” • (Phil. 4:19). • “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1). • And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. (Hebrews 11:6) • In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. (James 2:17) • Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all. (1 Chronicles 29:12) • I know that you can do all things; no plan of yours can be thwarted. (Job 42:2) • The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. (Psalms 24:1) • How great is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you, which you bestow in the sight of men on those who take refuge in you. (Psalms 31:19) • Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this (Psalms 37:5) • Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding (Proverbs 3:5) • Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it. (Malachi 3:10) ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
APPLICATION 2. A God of Relationships • •
Why we are afraid of one with god. (Genesis 3:8-9) Broken ones hinder our relationship with god. (Matthew 5:23-24; hebrews 12:14; 1 peter 3:7) • Built with others through hospitality. (Genesis 18:2-5) • Must develop your own with god. (Genesis 28:10-15) • Developing a special relationship with god. (Exodus 33:11) • Built through complimenting others. (Numbers 10:29-32) • Harmed by unkept promises. (Numbers 30:1-2) • A right one with god promotes a right one with others. (Deuteronomy 10:16-19) • Sexual sin destroys them. (Deuteronomy 22:13-30; deuteronomy 23:17-18) • Affect your faith. (Judges 3:5-7) ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
3. A God of Healing • • • •
The commission of christ. (Matthew 10:7-8) The faith of praying friends. (Luke 5:18-20) A main aspect of jesus’ ministry. (Matthew 4:23) Jesus heals physical and spiritual sickness. (Matthew 9:2; luke 8:43-48) • Why jesus told people to be quiet about. (Matthew 9:30; matthew 12:16) • Comes from faith. (Matthew 14:36) • Jesus heals broken lives. (Matthew 15:29-31) • On the sabbath. (Mark 1:32-33) • Seeking it for wrong reasons. (Luke 6:19) • Why jesus told one man to talk about. (Luke 8:38-39) • How healing miracles affected early church. (Acts 5:16) ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
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PRAYER Lord I pray because I believe in you and I believe in your son Jesus Christ. You drew me to you, and caused my faith to rise and my trust to become sure. I have placed my trust in you and you have become my Lord and Savior. I am eagerly learning how to live as a son/daughter. I am exercising my faith daily and I have gained an entirely new family in Christ. I am using my Bible and I am learning to pray. You answer prayers, you empower my prayers and you make things come to pass that have always been impossible for me to imagine. I pray because you are my Heavenly Father and you hear my prayers. You care and I know that you hear me even if there are seasons of waiting and more praying. Thank you for the grace to commune with you through prayer.
LIFEGROUPS Use the following as a resource for your LifeGroup to go deeper with this week’s message. We hope this helps you as you “do life together”. A change of plans… This week Pastor Greg is continuing casting vision specifically in regards to this statement: “We see a church fervently praying.” Instead of talking ABOUT prayer this week at LifeGroup, let’s pray. You can do this! Here are some helps to get your LifeGroup praying. 1.
Begin with worship – God inhabits the praise of His people.
2. Be structured, but not too much. Give your LifeGroup a configuration to use for prayer, but let the Holy Spirit direct you wherever He leads. a. For example – Have men pray in a group and women pray in another – but if the Spirit leads – have husbands pray over their wives and vice versa. b. OR – take turns sitting each person of the LifeGroup in a chair – the rest of the LifeGroup can come around that person to pray and encourage them. c. Instead of taking prayer requests – pray those requests. 3. It is okay to stop praying for a little, worship some more and pray again. 4. If you have more questions about how to pray, this is a perfect time to touch base with your Community Leader. They will have many ideas and testimonies of the power of effective prayer. “Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.” James 5:16 (NIV)