Friday, July 11, 2008

Preparing For Worship: July 13th, 2008

Greetings Crossroads Worshipers!

I hope you've had a great week, and are eagerly awaiting the chance to worship together on Sunday! I was thankful to the Lord this past week for Dodger Dogs, as Jess and I were able to go to the game on Wednesday thanks to the Master's College Alumni Association. We sat in the "all-you-can-eat right field pavillion" and it was amazing. Four Dodger Dogs; delicious.

Looking forward to Sunday, I hope you'll all spend some time reading and reflecting on Ecclesiastes chapter 9, from which Pastor Todd will teach us about our "Great Expectations" (definitely NOT the Dickens novel). You can CLICK HERE to read it on the web; it's so easy, you got no excuses! ;-)

We'll have a great morning of singing together, as we start off with "Holy Is The Lord" as our call to worship. Darren Utley will keep us informed of worship/ministry opportunities, including our next Community Night, which is this Sunday night!! Other announcements include: Women of Faith Conference; upcoming Pastor's Coffee, and a short video recap of our first week of Outrigger Island (our July kids program).

We'll keep worshiping through song as we recall the work of Jesus Christ on the cross as he paid the price for our sin, and took the full wrath of God on himself that we might be spared, and forgiven! We'll sing two great hymns that focus on Christ's person: "Nothing But The Blood Of Jesus" and "The Solid Rock." We'll sing "Give Us Clean Hands" just before the sermon, as we humble our hearts to the authority of God's Word.

After the message, we'll respond with "I Give You My Heart" and remind ourselves that we are the Lord's to be used for his glory as we sing "For Your Glory" as we go out into the world.

Looking forward, as always, to singing, praying, giving, studying, and encouraging each other with you!

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