Come Into The Ark

During this mornings service we studied Genesis chapter 7. We looked at the similarities between the invitation that God extended to Noah to come into the ark and the invitation of salvation that Jesus freely offers today.

I. IT IS AN INVITATION TO SURVIVE GOD’S WRATH
II. IT IS AN INVITATION TO TAKE A STEP OF FAITH
III. IT IS AN INVITATION TO EVERYONE

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When is a good time to pray?

When is a good time to pray? In Thessalonians Paul tells us to pray without ceasing, that is pray all the time for everything. Often we look to prayer as a last resort, a last stitch effort when all else fails. God wants us to pray first and let God be God. Let him handle the things we worry over. Dr's tell us that stress is the root of most of the health problems we face. If that is true how much more can we live life abundantly if we would only go to God with the things that stress us out?

The men of the church meet every Sunday before church and pray for the needs of the community. If you are in the area you are welcome to join us in the fellowship hall at 9:30am. If you can not make it to the prayer time you can post your requests here and we’ll pray for you.

10yr Anniversary Celebration is a Hit!!

Crossroads Baptist Church celebrated their 10yr anniversary on Sunday with a special afternoon session where we were blessed to have Pastor Mark Hodges from Winter Haven Baptist Church bring us the message God laid on his heart. WHBC, along with the Florida Baptist Bible Fellowship, was instrumental in the formation of CRBC 10 years ago. They gratuitously supported us with funding and prayers during the early years.

The regular morning service was followed by a luncheon on the grounds and the the special 2:30 service with Pastor Hodges. We saw our highest attendance of the year during the morning service. Left to right in the picture Pastor Jay McCaig, Vee McCaig, Denise Hodges, Pastor Mark Hodges.

Remembering What God Has Done

During this mornings service we studied the book of Joshua chapter 4 – Remembering What God Has Done. We looked at three points concerning the building of memorials in our life, they are;

1. IT IS TO BE A TIME OF REMEMBERING WHAT GOD HAS DONE
2. IT WAS TO BE A TIME OF RENEWING PERSONAL COMMITMENT
3. IT WAS TO BE A TIME OF ROLLING AWAY OLD DEFEATS

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This Time is Going to be Different!

I met Daniel at the Osceola County Jail last Tuesday. He was part of a class I was leading for 22 men living there. He had come to the jail earlier in the week and having nothing but time on his hands had started reading the Bible, again. Daniel had accepted Christ as his Savior the last time he was in jail and intended to follow him when he was released, but, like so many who pass through those doors his return to the outside world was met by the old friends and old vices and soon Jesus was forgotten.

This time is going to be different. Daniel told me that he is sure that God allowed his arrest to get his attention again. On Tuesday night as they announced Bible Study in the dorm his intention was to go playing cards with his newly acquired friends. But, the Holy Spirit had another Idea! Daniel said that the pull to attend the study was almost overwhelming, so he put down his cards and picked up his Bible. The Lord led the study and the passages that were taught were the same ones that Daniel had been studying earlier in the day and had questions about, they were dealing with the Deity of Jesus Christ.

After the study he got down on his knees and rededicated his life to the Lord. Daniel called me on Wednesday. Shortly after his rededication, much to his surprise, he was released from the jail. Daniel has a desire to be baptized and start serving the Lord. Please be praying for him. As we know Satan is angered when someone surrenders to the work of the Lord. We need to pray a hedge of protection around Daniel. Won’t you please pray for him right now? Daniel will be at church on Sunday, why don’t you stop by and say hi.

Before Facing The Giants...

There was Flywheel. Produced by Sherwood Baptist Church and using an all volunteer cast and crew Flywheel was filmed on location in Albany, Ga. It was originally shown in one local theater in Albany and played for six consecutive weeks. Now, on November 13, FLYWHEEL: Director's Cut will be available everywhere you buy DVDs, including your favorite Christian stores! Re-edited with improved sound and picture, the Director's Cut also has lots of new bonus material. Find out more at the FLYWHEEL website

Upcoming Events for September

Sept. 23rd – 10yr Anniversary Celebration. Our Morning Service will be followed by a pot-luck dinner on the grounds. We will also have a special afternoon service starting at 2:30pm where guest speaker Mark Hodges will bring us the message. Brother Hodges is the pastor of Winter Haven Baptist Church ( http://www.whbc.info/ ) and presently serves as the Treasure of the Baptist Bible Fellowship International.

Sept. 27th-28th – Ladies Retreat. Keynote Speaker - Janet Perez Eckles. Janet is an outstanding speaker and author of the book "Trials of Today, Treasures for Tomorrow" . For more information about Janet please go to her website http://www.janetperezeckles.com/

King's Kids is off and running!

King’s Kids met for the first time on Friday and will continue to meet every Friday through the school year. King’s Kids is a program for children in the 1st – 6th grades where they can play games and learn about the Bible while making new friends and having a good time. Many of our teens and several of out adult staff have graciously volunteered their time to work with these awesome youngsters. We are excited about the potential this ministry has to reach the kids in our community.As with all of our gatherings visitors are always welcome.

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