This Sunday we kick off a new original 3-part series called Oz. I specified that it is an original series (as are most of our series' at Crossroads) because I want you to know that your faithful Crossroads staff spends time hearing God's heart for our church, and works diligently to create innovative presentations of the Gospel message that are fresh and relevant for our lives today.
Oz begins with this statement: "If I only had a ___________!"
The Scarecrow said, "If I only had a brain."
The Tin Man said, "If I only had a heart."
The Cowardly Lion said, "If I only had courage."
And they equate filling in the blank with a LIFE well LIVED. In fact, anything short of filling in the blank meant life was incomplete. Just like the three of them were driven to fill in the blank with something, all of us at times are driven to fill in our own blank with something we feel is so important that without it our lives will be incomplete.
Into this cauldron of swirling emotions Jesus says, "Here's what goes in the blank: love the Lord your God with all your heart and soul and mind and strength, and love your neighbor as yourself". And Jesus tells us that if we do that, we will have LIFE! We'll spend the next three weeks at Crossroads talking about what that means and what the Bible teaches us about how to do it.
We're going to have a lot of fun in this series including a weekly visit from the "great and powerful Oz" himself! Can't wait to get started! See you there!!
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