It's been 10 years!

Sunday Crossroads Church will celebrate 10 years of weekly worship services. It seems like only yesterday we were canvasing 500 homes and growing 400% when four of my family joined. In some ways it was just yesterday compared to houses of worship with 140 and 150 years and more under their belts. It always seems so long when it has been your sweat and tears involved and yet in the scope of eternity it has been but a single moment. Yet, here we are surviving 10 years beating the failure rate of approximately 70% (not unlike small business start-ups).

I have to admit that I thought it would be easier. I thought by now we would have 300 in attendance each week and building a building etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. Well we are rebuilding a building our permit came a few weeks ago and we are off. Ask me when we will be in there and I must say I have no idea. I do hope by Easter 2015. That has been God’s timeline and not mine. He has provided as we have needed. We have been at and around 45-50 people in weekly attendance. I believe every planter hope to reach un-reached people. I do know that we have a majority of folks who were not connected to any church some never many in many years. I did not expect that but that was my dream as we began and God has made that dream come true. I can point to a large number of folks and tell you a story of God’s work in their life through Jesus Christ and Crossroads Church.

That is happening in many churches. I can say that because that is the very heart of God to draw people to himself through his son Jesus. That is his heart Jesus. It has always been all about Jesus. So, our birthday celebration is not about me and my effort or about the church and its accomplishments, no it is a celebration of grace found through faith in Jesus. Our 10^th birthday is a celebration of Jesus at work in individuals and families changing lives and home to be Kingdom people and families. He is the way the truth and the life. I have the most ridiculous task contextualizing the truth found in God’s Word into the culture of today. It’s ridiculous because it’s great material. How can you go wrong? Even when I do (go wrong that is) God’s Holy Spirit speaks in spite of me ensuring the communication of truth to those with ears to hear.

It has been a crazy 10 years and not matter what I may think will happen, I really have no idea and that is O.K. I’ve only been at it 10 years. That time is but a comma in the manuscript of eternity.

 

I have been crucified with Christ 20 and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.  Galatians 2:19-20 HCSB           

In HIS Service and yours

Bro G