Last Sunday, Next Sunday and Emergency Food Boxes

Happy Wednesday morning!  Just wanted to touch base with everyone about last Sunday, give a quick rundown on an important item, and a sneak peek of what's coming up this weekend at Crossroads.

This past Sunday was another in a very long line of wonderful experiences that I've had at Crossroads over the past few years.  I hope the same was true for you.  We kicked off our new series 'PLAN B' with a look into a season in the life of David.  David had a dream and a promise from God - to be King of Israel.  Just at the moment that it looked like that dream would come to pass, everything fell apart and David made some decisions that ended very poorly for a whole lot of people.

We talked about the common experience we all have of a dream for our lives not coming to pass, or being interrupted in some way.  A marriage that ends in divorce, a financial plan that unravels, an unexpected illness, an education or career failure - whatever the scenario, we all know what it feels like to have a shattered dream or unmet expectation.  We all know the feeling of abandonment and desperation, wondering if God really even cares...or if He's really even there.  We shared that in those moments the decisions we make are critical to our life's outcomes.  Will we try to wrestle control of the situation, or will we - even in the face of what we consider contrary physical evidence - trust God? 

Sunday morning many, many people - choking back the tears brought on by life's difficulties, challenges and even tragedies - prayed for the courage to give control of our dreams, and our lives, and our will back to our Heavenly Father.  It...was...an amazing experience.  I am in awe of the many ways in which God moves in the lives of so many people I know who attend Crossroads.  It is such a privilege to worship God with you.

This Sunday, we continue 'PLAN B' with a look at the life of Joseph.  Want to get a head start?  Read Genesis, chapters 37-50.  We'll ask ourselves one of the most useful questions I have ever heard, and we will reveal a positively life-changing application.  Please make every effort to be there this weekend.  If you just can't make it, make sure you watch the video podcast next week.

In closing, I want to share with you what a HUGE impact you have made in our community by providing food items for our Emergency Food Boxes.  Through your generosity, Crossroads has given away TONS of food to people who really need it, both inside our church family, and in the neighborhoods surrounding the church.  Emergency Food Boxes are a God-inspired provision for so many who have needs; it's one of the very best things about Crossroads.  WE NEED YOUR HELP NOW.  Our supplies are running dangerously low.  PLEASE take a moment to go over this LIST.  The next time you go to the store, pick up some or all of these items and bring them on Sunday morning to church, or to the church office anytime during the week Monday-Thursday between 9AM and 5PM.  THANK YOU!!

See you Sunday.  Bring some food.  And have a GREAT week!