It’s Sunday

It’s Sunday…and I am up early in preparation of a another day to make a difference my life and the lives of those around me. May God give us all the strength to do just that. And do it with a Christ like love that shows more than any other trait that we have.

-tom

Oh yeah, Sunday’s coming!

Today I’m reminded that one Saturday morning some 2,000 years ago, surely there was a group of mixed-up, hurting, confused, sickly, tired, afraid, and desperate people. They had placed all their hopes in a man who claimed to be the promised Messiah. They were there when their hope was nailed to a cross. They watched their mentor and friend die a cruel death. What would they do now? What was next?

Are you feeling hopeless, afraid, confused, sick, broken or desperate today?

It’s Saturday, but Sunday’s coming!

So, who’s driving anyway?

Been praying, waiting and reading about people and sources that I get my information from. Am I surrounding myself with the right influences? How easy it is not to go to the one person (God), place (quiet) and book (bible) to get answers? Yes, I suck at doing any and all of what I just stated…….. but wouldn’t it be cool if we all took the lead from the one who created us? I’ve been encouraged by my reading of 2 Chronicles 18 and how the prophets reacted to questions from the King of Israel. It’s important to know who you are getting your “driving” instructions from.

-tom

Would closing your Church bring people to tears?

What if your church closed up shop today? Would anybody care? Would anybody cry? Would anybody swear? Seriously… how many people would really give a care?

Just something to think about………….Have a great week!

-tom

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What HE has to say

Thanks to Craig Groeschel and Bobby Gruenewald from swerve.LifeChurch.tv

for turning me on to the YouVersion Bible for BlackBerry application. This is giving me access to God’s Word anywhere (and I mean anywhere) I am.  It’s an amazing tool for my phone and for my daily study. How’s your daily study going?? Stay in the Word baby, it will save your life.

-tom

morning coffee jolt

Here is a great post for church leaders…..woke up to reading this morning. It’s from Gary Lamb……hype-man

-tom

Florida Gator time

The Gators are showing why they are the best team on the east coast. Wow what a complete defense and offense!!

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This is some crazy changes to wordpress dashboard..I thought I was just seeing things

’tis the season

Here are some things that I am excited about:

• We are celebrating communion at Crossroads tomorrow morning (it’s our first as a church family).
• Our worship team is going to ROCK tomorrow. Christmas music and an incredible communion song.
• More food at my brother-in-law’s house after worship tomorrow! Ugh!!!! Still stuffed from Thursday.
• Our first snow of the season fell today. Really helps puts me in the Christmas mood.
• Loving the cold weather, and laugh at  people who “can’t wait for spring”! That’s flippin’ hilarious!
• The Cowboys are back to winning football games. Way to go Tony Romo!
• Great college football games today, best time of the season.
• Our Crossroads community team, meeting for the first time and have incredible service ideas.
• God, not man, is in control! Can’t explain how that feels.
• Boomer Sooner, baby!

-tom

Lay it all down

Well Sunday mornings…………………..hhhmmmmmm. What would it take for all of us to:

• Get up early and setup 125 chairs and an audio/visual system? Then tear it all down when finished?
• Make coffee for 90 minutes, smile and shake the hand of someone you’ve never met before?
• Invite people to a Sunday worship experience, knowing that they may meet God there for the very first time?
• Practice, practice and more practice to lead people in music to glorify and magnify God in worship?
• Last and definitely not least….meet together on Sunday mornings for a life changing message all the while doing it in the face of doubters and nay-sayers?

That’s what is going on each Sunday morning at Crossroads Community Church in Halstead, Ks. Families are being unified in God’s grace. Freedom and healing from addictions of all kinds are happening because of His forgiveness. Seekers are finding the Son of God himself, seated next to them and offering HIs love and it’s being received for the first time. Students are inviting their friends, for the first time, to a way of God worship that is exciting and relevant to a generation that is fed from culture. All this, because our God IS alive!

We as Christ-followers are called to be different. Called to be leaders of change in our community for Jesus Christ. I am more excited today about what God is getting ready to lead through Crossroads and the churches of Halstead than I have ever been. It’s time to get to work. We’ve only begun. Heaven is the prize.

-tom