Church of the Cross

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This year’s Family Fun Festival will be held July25 at Barber Park.  As in the past, there will be a 3v3 soccer tournament.  Anyone 7 or older (as of July 31) can register to play.  New this year - adult divisions and a new award for Most Creative Uniform!

Early registration will open on Friday, June 5 and will last until June 30.  Early registration fee will be $25/team ($35/team for adult divisions).  Late registration will conclude July 17 and will be $35/team ($45/team for adult divisions).

New resources pertaining to family discipleship and gospel-centered life/ministry have been added.

While we always reserve the right to make last minute changes as needed, the currently planned Scriptures and songs are as follows.  You are encouraged to take some time reflecting on these songs and Scriptures between now and then…

Sermon text: Luke 9:28-36

Scriptures: I Corinthians 15:1-26, John 20:1-18, Romans 8:31-39, Hebrews 8:1-2

Songs: Behold the Lamb; Crown Him with Many Crowns; Alas, and Did My Savior Bleed; Before the Throne of God Above; His Robes for Mine; I Will Glory in My Redeemer

We will gather for worship at 10:15 on Sunday at our normal meeting place, 1204 Rolling Hills Dr.  Visitors are welcome!

From a recent article on Provocations and Pantings about the relationship between our understanding of conversion and the source of many problems in our churches (I encourage you to follow the link and read the whole article),

Simply put, the situation we are in today is fundamentally due to our loss of the gospel and failure to understand what constitutes genuine conversion. The problem is not discipleship, evangelism, or morality; the problem is what we have made of conversion. You cannot expect a sinner to pursue holiness if they do not have the Holy Spirit indwelling them.  You cannot expect a sinner to be evangelistic if they have not first rightly responded to the evangel.  You cannot expect there to be growth where there is no life.  And when we point the finger at unconverted people in our pews complaining of a lack of obedience, we are no different than admonishing a dead man for not having picked himself up from his bootstraps.

As we have been discussing that our vision is to be gospel-centered, we must be sure that we are careful to have a biblical view of conversion.  Let us continue to hold on tightly to the biblical gospel of Christ, to preach the gospel to one another and to the world, and to think carefully together about conversion and evangelism.  There is a reason Jesus said, “Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” (Luke 10:20).  Conversion is a miracle wrought by God, we must never cheapen it or try to replace it with a watered down substitute.  Soli Deo Gloria!

I found an interesting website I encourage you to check out…Spread the Fragrance magazine.

The schedule for our upcoming Vision Meetings is as follows:

March 8 -A Vision for Being Gospel-Centered

March 15 -A Vision for True Community

March 22 -A Vision for the Church and Church Planting

March 29 - No Meeting

April 5 -A Vision for Families

April 12 -A Vision of Christ’s Victory (worship message)

April 12 -A Vision for Service to the World (lunch topic)

Each meeting includes a free lunch and runs from 12-1 at 1204 Rolling Hills Dr.

Are architects over-rated?  After all, it is the construction crews that do all the work, right?  It doesn’t take much to realize how foolish it would be to consider the architect an unimportant part of the building project.  Imagine the chaos that would ensue if a group of builders all began to build one day, but without a blueprint or a picture of what it was they were supposed to build!  One might be intending to build a skyscraper, but another might have a vision for a sprawling one-story building.  One might think it needs 12 rooms, another might think it would be better to have a fewer number of larger rooms.  So, now, architects are not over-rated (though they may be over-priced)!

In a lot of ways, the above scenario reflects some of the potential pitfalls of starting a new church.  If we aren’t careful, everyone comes to the task with their own vision - whether it comes from their past experience, particular convictions, personal preferences, etc.  Fortunately, we have been careful to keep everyone on the same page from the beginning, but as we are entering a season of increased ministry opportunities, it is a helpful time to make sure that the blueprint is clear.

We are also sitting on the edge of a tremendous blessing by God, as more and more families and individuals are becoming interested in our ministry.  It is time to be reminded where we are going, so that everyone can recommit themselves to helping steer the same ship, and so that we can present a clear vision to a community that asks, “What?” and “Why?”

So, consider this my call for our church to gather for a special series of meetings, and an open invitation to anyone from the community who is interested or curious in finding out what directions we have from our Architect - Jesus Christ, the Builder of His Church.

What? Vision Meeting and Lunch (Free)

When? 12-1pm each Sunday March 1 - April 12 (except March 29)

Where? 1204 Rolling Hills Dr

What Will Happen? There will be a free lunch provided.  A presentation will be given, followed by an opportunity for Q&A.

Do I need to RSVP? You are welcome to come without telling us, so don’t let that keep you from coming if you realize the last minute that you didn’t RSVP.  However, it would be helpful to let us know in advance if you’re coming if you can.  Email dbaker@churchofthecrossmahomet(dot)org or call 721-4356.

The “Worship” and “Community” pages have been updated.

This page is still under construction, please come back soon to see the finished product!