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CrossTalk November 18, 2016 JUST A THOUGHT… Good morning Everyone! Hope you’ve had a great week… The weather has just been wonderful. And should be this weekend, too. Remember, we’re having our first Mission Sunday this Lord’s Day. The information is below. And we’re planning on having a great time together as we serve. Please note the other information below, too. Still receiving canned soup and vegetables. Bring them on Sunday. And be sure and note the information about our Church Growth Retreat. I’d like for as many of us to attend as possible. That’s December 2-3… See you Sunday…Ready to work! Steve MISSION SUNDAY IS NOVEMBER 20 We’ll be at 106 Claiborne Street (in Pineville) on Sunday for our first Mission Sunday. Bring your brooms, rakes, gloves, wheel barrows, shovels and buckets. We’ll meet at 9:00 AM. Wear old clothes. We’ll have coffee, juice, and breakfast stuff (for energy purposes)! Want to bring something to share – food wise? Please do so! CHURCH GROWTH RETREAT DECEMBER 2-3 We’re planning a Church Growth Retreat on Friday & Saturday, December 2-3. Many of you have asked and discussed how we can
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CrossTalkNovember 18, 2016
JUST A THOUGHT…Good morning Everyone! Hope you’ve had a great week… The weather has just been wonderful. And should be this weekend, too.
Remember, we’re having our first Mission Sunday this Lord’s Day. The information is below. And we’re planning on having a great time together as we serve.
Please note the other information below, too. Still receiving canned soup and vegetables. Bring them on Sunday.
And be sure and note the information about our Church Growth Retreat. I’d like for as many of us to attend as possible. That’s December 2-3…
See you Sunday…Ready to work!
Steve
MISSION SUNDAY IS NOVEMBER 20We’ll be at 106 Claiborne Street (in Pineville) on Sunday for our first Mission Sunday. Bring your brooms, rakes, gloves, wheel barrows, shovels and buckets. We’ll meet at 9:00 AM. Wear old clothes.
We’ll have coffee, juice, and breakfast stuff (for energy purposes)! Want to bring something to share – food wise? Please do so!
CHURCH GROWTH RETREATDECEMBER 2-3
We’re planning a Church Growth Retreat on Friday & Saturday, December 2-3. Many of you have asked and discussed how we can grow as a Church. Our friend, Steven Saul with be with us on that weekend to lead us in looking honestly at where we are and how to get to where we want/dream to be.
I’m going to be asking you to sign up for that event during the next two Sundays. We’ll want to make sure everyone has materials for the Retreat. Make your plans now to attend!
UPWORDS“Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.
Do everything in love,” (1 Corinthians 16:13-14).
FALL SOUPER BOWL IS HERE!HELPING THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA
FOOD BANK – LAST SUNDAY TO GIVEBe sure and bring your Soups and Canned Vegetables on Sunday to support the Central Louisiana Food Bank for the holidays! We received 195 pounds of soups at our first Souper Bowl – let’s see if we can reach 200 pounds!!
If you haven’t brought your soup or vegetables, please bring them Sunday and we’ll pack them up for the Food Bank.
Thank you in advance for your support…
BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER APP FOR YOUR PHONE
Many of you have commented on the readings we commit to on Sunday mornings. Those are from the Book of Common Prayer. If you’d like to have that study opportunity each day, you can download an APP for your phone that’ll allow you to commit Bible verses to instruction and memory every day.
Find BCP (the icon is a black Bible with a Cross on the front) in your phone’s APP Store. It’s a free download! And additionally, when you get to a particular day – say, November 18 – you can hit the arrow (upper right hand corner) and it’ll read the verses aloud for you.
It’s a great way to continue to read God’s Word daily…!
QUOTE OF THE WEEK“One day America and all its presidents will be a footnote in history,
but the kingdom of Jesus Christ will never end,” (John Piper).
CROSS CHURCH WEBSITE IS ACTIVE!crosschurchpineville.com
The website is active! Hit it and see what’s new…crosschurchpineville.com. Along with Facebook, this will give us another avenue with which to broadcast our news and invite others to join us. Check it out!
And one more thing - We’re also looking at creating an APP for our phones that’ll keep us connected even more. Very excited about this, too!
CROSSTALK REFERENCESIf you know of someone who might like to receive “CrossTalk” each week…a friend or family member…or prospect…Just send their name and e-mail address to me ([email protected]) – or see me on Sunday – and I’ll make sure they get it.
KNOW YOUR BIBLEPaul uses the word, “grace,” within the first five (5) verses of each book he wrote.
BEST GOLF QUOTE OF THE DAY“That ball was so far right, Lassie couldn’t find it if it even if it were wrapped in bacon.”
(Golf Commentator David Feherty)
TRIVIAL PURSUITSGilligan’s first name? Willie.
CHILDREN’S MINISTRYBe a part of our Children’s Hour! Our children have certain needs and attention spans, and we’re moving to address that need. If you’re interested in helping in this most important ministry, just see me or Tina Butterfield or Jennifer Winslett on Sunday. And bring your children on Sunday. A Sign-Up Sheet is available!
OUR DAILY BREADNinety percent (90%) of all Christians have never read the Bible through. Amazing!
We’re read the Bible through as a Church Family…chronologically, that is, as it occurs. The Bible does not come to us historically year by year, but moves about – History, Wisdom & Poetry, Prophecy, Gospels, Letters, Revelation. We’ll be reading about three chapters a day and we’ll see the presentation of God’s love to us throughout history…
Monday, November 21: Matthew 27; Mark 15; Tuesday, November 22: Luke 23; John 18-19; Wednesday, November 23: Matthew 28; Mark 16; Thursday, November 24: Luke 24; John 20-21; Friday, November 25: Acts 1-3; Saturday, November 26: Acts 4-6; Sunday, November 27: Acts 7-8.
CROSS CHURCH MISSIONS OPPORTUNITIESLittle Things Can Mean a Lot
Pill BottlesIn developing third-world nations, there aren’t enough pill bottles to go around. It’s often that tissue paper is used to wrap up medicine (pills & tablets) to send home with patients. Wonder what to do with your empty pill bottles when they’re empty? Peel off the personal information label and bring them with you to Church. We’ll gather them up and send along to Matthew 25:Ministries for distribution.
That’s all you have to do to make a big difference in someone’s life. Thanks!
Hotel SundriesGather up those hotel soaps and shampoos and bring them to Church with you. These small contributions make a big difference in the life of a family with immediate personal needs through our local homeless shelters.
Soda Can TabsSoda can tabs make a difference in a child’s life at St. Jude’s Hospital in Memphis. We all know someone whose life has been altered at St. Jude’s. Bring those tabs along with you each week for recycling!
PRAYER REQUESTSLet’s talk about prayer requests…If you have any prayer requests you’d like to share with our group – and I know not all prayer requests ought to be made public – send them along to me, along with their relation to you (Example: Don Porter, Cousin to Steve Fowler). I’ll post them here and we can know where our hearts are coming from on a regular basis.
Scott Bullett – Friend to Eddie ButterfieldBill Butterfield – Brother to Chuck & John ButterfieldBob Butterfield – Brother to Chuck & John ButterfieldBill Charles – Uncle to John & Chuck ButterfieldJerry Cronin – Friend to Randall KeiserWanda Cummings – Sister-in-Law to Ronnie & Cathy PowellEdna Dauzat – Aunt to Danny HinesAlbert Dean - Friend to Leisha HinesLeon Gowan – Friend to Chuck Butterfield & Brittany CombelRoy Kevin Gray – Friend to Ronnie PowellBetty Hines – Mother to Danny HinesMorgan Hines – Friend to Laura FowlerCindy Hodgkinson – Friend to Leisha HinesJ. T. Harrell – Friend to John GoldenLarry Hutchins – Friend to John ButterfieldKeith Johnson – Friend to John GoldenBeverly Lackey – Friend to Steve & Laura FowlerLuke & Donna Lewis – Friends to John & Jan GoldenMark McKay – Friend to many at Cross ChurchCheryre McGowanReggie McKinney – Friend to John GoldenDavid Miller – Father to Tina ButterfieldMary Mobley & Grace Aplin – Friends to Ronnie & Cathy PowellSylvia Montpelier – Friend to John GoldenLaura Peacock – Friend to John GoldenJessica Pennison – Friend to Jacob ButterfieldTami Powell – Relative to Ronnie & Cathy Powell
Bob & Flo Price – Friends to Laura FowlerAshley Rosenberg – Friend to Danny & Leisha Hines“Sallys” and their Families – Friends to Laura FowlerDavid Sexton - Friend to Laura FowlerMatthew Simon – Cousin to Ronnie & Cathy PowellClifford Stacey – Step-Father to John & Chuck ButterfieldJ. T. Stokes – Grandson of Ronnie & Cathy PowellJared Stokes – Son-in-Law of Ronnie & Cathy PowellJoy Trevathan – Friend to Jan GoldenBecca Villavaso – Friend to Danny & Leisha HinesEarl Washington – Friend to John & Tina ButterfieldMike Womack – Friend to John Golden
Our City, State and NationOur First Responders & Their Service to Us AllAll of our Family and Friends Affected by the South Louisiana FloodingOur Troops and Their Families Serving at Home and AbroadUnspoken Requests of Our Church Family.
TEE SHIRT I’VE SEEN RECENTLY
I joined a gym.So far, I’ve lost $200.
THE LAST WORD“The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight but no vision,”
(Helen Keller)
