WELCOME Dear Crossing Friends and Family, Happy Labor Day weekend! Thank you for taking the time to visit The Crossing Church. We know that if you decided to attend on a Sunday, it can be a challenge to brave the traffic, and sometimes mud, to drop the kids off in time just to find a seat. I agree it requires a little patience; however, I hope you see that you have found a place where there are people who truly care about you. We love people at The Crossing Church, and Tamara and I pray God’s blessing on you and your family this holiday weekend. Your Pastor, Greg and Tamara Dumas, Lead Pastor Pastor Greg & Tamara Dumas Lead Pastor
UPCOMING EVENTS Help Our New Spanish Campus Pastor Dave and Alicia Murphy need items for their home. They sold all of their belongings to move from Ireland and are in need. Visit a Target store and ask for the “David Murphy” registry.
KP3 Enroll now for fall 2010 – 2011 school year. Application deadline Sept. 15. For more info Checkout www.crossingonline.org/kp3.
Job Position Available Part-Time Bilingual (Spanigh/English) Administrative/Ministry Assistant for the Spanish Campus. Contact Irma Colón-Ewing at icewing@crossingonline.org or (813) 626-0783 Ext. 132.
Submit a God story on “MyStory” Go to www.crossingonline.org/mystory and be encouraged by reading how our Lord has been touching the lives of fellow believers, or you may anonymously share your personal testimony. You never know how your story may change the life of someone else!
For Zion’s Sake Bring your family and join us as we celebrate the Jewish Holy Days/Fall Festival with our local Jewish partner, For Zion’s Sake Ministries. Go to www.crossingonline.org/for-zions-sake for more information or call Beth O’Brien, 813-857-7818 for reservations.
Care Classes Care Ministries Classes provide support to those seeking healing from hurts, habits, and hang-ups through Jesus Christ. Check out Care Classes online at www.crossingonline.org/ care-ministries.
Freedom Walk 2010 Walkers and volunteers are needed to support Operation Homefront-Florida’s Freedom Walk 2010 – an event that will be used to remember 9-11 as well as to show support for veterans past and present. For more information, visit www.crossingonline.org News and Events.
Baby Dedication Our upcoming opportunities to dedicate your child are September 18th and 19th. For questions or for more information, please contact Tiffany Ogborn at (813) 626-0783 ext. 151 or togborn@crossingonline.org.
The 26.2 Discipleship Process is an 18-week process that will help you discover and apply Biblical truths in your everyday life and learn how God has designed you to connect, serve, grow, give, and reach. We encourage everyone to join in the race. Register for the 26.2 Discipleship Process at: www.crossingonline.org/262DP. Warm Up: September 19, 2010 Registration closes September 12, 2010
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WELCOME TO THE
CROSSING CHURCH Saturday, September 4 Sunday, September 5 Speaker: Todd Bolt
KICK THE CAN
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Romans 1:21 1 Samuel 20:13-16 2 Samuel 4:4 2 Samuel 9:1-4 2 Samuel 9:5-8
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2 Samuel 9:9-10 2 Samuel 9:11-13 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 2 Corinthians 12:7-9
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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”.
Opener: 1.
Introduce yourself again. There is only one rule – you cannot introduce yourself using anything that defines a role you have – or what you do. Rather, you must introduce yourself using only words that describe who you are – the inside of you.
Digging Deeper : 2. We typically identify ourselves by what we do. It is no surprise then that we inwardly think about ourselves in terms of what we’ve done as opposed to who we are becoming. Take a moment to make an inventory of some of your past that still generates your personal definition of you. Some of these thoughts may range from painful, to practical, to humorous. After you make the inventory – go ahead and share how your past still defines you. As Pastor Todd Bolt noted this weekend – the story of Mephibosheth gives hope to how our histories can be rewritten by a redeemer. Read 2 Samuel, Chapter 9. Enjoy the story. Now read 1 Corinthians 6:9-11. Pay particular attention to verse 11 and the verbs therein. Practically and spiritually, what does it mean to be washed, sanctified, justified? Discuss this final idea – “You are not what you were or have done, but you are who Jesus has made you.” The key is that this is something you are becoming AND something you already are – look at the verbs in verse 11 again!
Application: 3. Remembering who we ARE in Jesus replaces the lies of who we have been. Take time for each of you to individually share which of these thoughts and verses means the most to you at this point in your life: •
I am accepted: John 15:15
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I am secure: Romans 8:31-39
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I am significant: John 15:16
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I am a saint: I Cor. 1:2
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I am God’s creation: Eph. 2:10
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I am an heir: Romans 8:17