PASSIONATE ABOUT
YOU!
God EXPRESSED His
love on the cross…God EXTENDED His love through the resurrection.
The Bible tells us
that God is the perfect Father. As our perfect Father, God loves
us perfectly.
My point?
Today, everybody BENEFITS from God’s perfect love, but not
everybody RECEIVES His love. There’s an eternal difference!
God’s desire is that the benefits of the love He expressed and
extended will lead each of us to personally RECEIVE His love. I’m
afraid many people have settled for “just the benefits” without
taking the next step – to personally receive His Life and Love
into their lives. What about you?
There’s even
more. I’ve discovered that after receiving His love, God wants us
to go further. Let me explain. I’ve been a Christian for 40
years. In other words, I became a personal recipient of God’s
love 40 years ago when I RECEIVED Jesus in my life. However, it’s
only been in the last 7 years that I’ve learned (and continue to
learn) to REST in His love. And let me tell you there is a
tremendous difference. Resting in God’s love is awesome.
What about it? Are you enjoying the joy and freedom of resting in
Him and His love?
Take a look
at the verse below. This is what I will be praying for you over
the next few weeks:
“May your roots
go down deep into the soil of God's marvelous love. And
may you have the power to understand, how wide, how long,
how high, and how deep his love really is. May you
experience the love of Christ, though it is so great you
will never fully understand it. Then you will
be filled with the fullness of life and power that comes from
God.” Ephesians
3:17-19 (NLT)
Amazed by His
love,
Mike
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Music:
Adam Feldman,
770.640.9959
Drama:
Sam Silva,
770.552.7952
Host:
Val Le,
678.624.7699
A/V:
Glenn Renfro,
770.374.3749
May 19 –
WArPT meeting
Garage
Sales for
South
Africa Missions
Saturday,
May 1, 2004
8am-5pm
Cliff &
Jackie Hobb's House
1915
Trotters Ridgefield Drive
Roswell, GA
30075
Saturday, May 15, 2004
8am-5pm
Crosspointe
Community Church
77 E.
Crossville Road
Roswell, GA
30075
All
proceeds will go to support Crosspointe's partnership
with Peter Black and El Shaddai church in South Africa. For more information or
to donate items, contact Jackie Hobbs 770-992-8773 or
Kathy Brooks 770-840-7206.
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Key Dates &
Upcoming Events for the Women's Ministry:
Beacon of Hope Banquet
May 6th 7:00pm
Our
community outreach efforts support The Beacon of Hope which
ministers to crisis pregnancy situations in the North Fulton
area. This is their annual fund raising dinner. The
evening is a wonderful event with excellent speakers. We
try to purchase a table together, as a church, and show our
support of this great Christian based service. Cost is
$25.00 per person. *Please note; there is also a prayer
service/dinner at Crosspointe this same evening.
A Beacon of Hope Baby Shower
May 15, 10:00am
Join the women of Crosspointe as we partner with A Beacon of
Hope to celebrate the life that this ministry encourages.
Bring baby items or contact Tavia Shideler 770-855-5307 for
directions & more information.
Crabapple Antiques Festival
May 22nd 10:00am
Shop
antiques at the Crabapple square area and have lunch with
the girls. Meet at the church @ 10:00 am and carpool over
together.
Horseback Riding Outing
June 5th 3:00pm
Connect
with nature! Join us for a leisurely trail ride and
campfire dinner in 120 acres of the great outdoors only
minutes from Roswell. Cost: $36.00 for trail ride and
dinner, or $11.00 walking trail and dinner.
Look
forward to seeing you there! Call Connie Cobb
770-343-8489 or M'Liss Trepanier 770-442-8638
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CURRENT SERMON SERIES:
DOING LIFE TOGETHER
A team-taught series on
"Fellowship"
This series will challenge you to move deeper in
your commitment to
Christ and in your commitment to God's way of “doing life together.”
We'll spend some time in Ephesians
4:1-16 focusing on the specifics of how to grow and
develop healthy relationships
within the context of healthy fellowship.
MAY 9:
“All for One, One for All”
MAY 16:
“A Gift For All”
MAY 23:
“All Grown Up”
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Life Groups
Connect
Care
Change
April Featured Life Group
Gerry & Anna Rogers Life Group for younger couples meets Tuesday
evenings 7pm at the home of Long & Valerie Le. Email Gerry
for more information.
gerry@crosspointeonline.org
C.L.A.S.S. 101-201-301
Crosspointe’s Core Classes
“Essential in the Life
Development Process”
Crosspointe’s Core Classes are
essential springboards in the Life Development Process. The
goal of the Core Classes is to equip each member of
Crosspointe with the tools to become fully devoted followers
of Christ. These classes are key to that equipping
process. If you are brand new to Crosspointe or a seasoned
veteran, I encourage you to take the next step in the Core
Class Process.
Class 101 The Heart of Membership
Class 201 The Heart of Maturity
Class 301 The Heart of Ministry
May 16 & May 23
Click
here for more info on the Core Classes and to
register.
*Each Class meets for two consecutive
Sundays immediately following the worship service in Suite
310. Lunch is provided, childcare is not. Classes conclude
by 2:30PM.
For long time Crosspointe
members, revisiting the four habits of a healthy Christian
walk in Class 201 or rediscovering your SHAPE for ministry
in Class 301 is necessary on occasion to revitalize your
walk and remind you that God’s not through with you yet.
FREEZE!
HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!
May
30th is…
Family Fun Day
Join the Crosspointe family
for our annual picnic on Memorial Day weekend. Immediately
following the worship service we’ll meet at Waller Park
Extension off Oxbo Drive for a potluck picnic. We’ll
provide the chicken, BBQ, and drinks; you bring the sides
and desserts! Bring enough to feed your family and we’ll
have plenty to go around! Pack a lawn chair, blanket,
Frisbee and skateboards/roller blades for the kids. Jot down
on the info card at church what you’ll be bringing so we can
make sure we don’t have 2000 pounds of baked beans and no
apple pie!
*Maps available at the info
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Congratulations!
Two Crosspointe staff members have recently become
engaged! They are Mindy McBride to Kelly
Wilson and Adam Feldman to Kim Price. As a church
family, we celebrate with them and extend our
heartfelt congratulations!
Adult Bible
Classes
Summer Adult Bible Course
Beginnings: The Book of Genesis
Take a journey through the book of
Genesis this summer! This nine week bible study
walks with you from creation to the formation of a
peculiar new community; God’s community, set apart
to reveal Him to a world in need.
Click here
to register via the website.
Class begins June 13
Sundays, 9:30am, Suite 310
CROSSPOINTE MEN'S
HELPING HANDS MINISTRY
Crosspointe's Helping Hands
Ministry is re-energized and keeping busy! The men's
ministry serves anyone needing assistance but focuses
primarily on single mothers, the elderly or anyone just
needing a "helping hand." Issues ranging from light
carpentry, electrical, plumbing and yard work are easily
handled by our capable crew. If you have need of
Helping Hands, you can contact either the church office or
call Charles Hood 770-641-7214.
We're happy to help!
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Kids Corner
Corner
Dates to Remember:
June 21-25 –
Camp Centri-Kid
-Who: 3rd-5th
grade
boys & girls
-Where:
UNC Ashville
-Cost:
$250
($50 deposit due Feb.1)
* As of March 22, there were still spots
available at Camp Centri-Kid. If your child is in
3rd through 6th grade and would like to attend,
please let me know as soon as possible. (The camp
will be at UNC, Ashville on June 21-25 and the cost
is $250.)
***Chaperones needed!***
**Important
Information:
*
We continue to collect soda cans in an effort to
raise money for missions our goal is 10,000 cans.
So keep bringing in those "Can For Christ"!
Loving our children,
Tammy Minear
(tammy@crosspointeonline.org)
This
Month's
"Hidden
Hero"
Have you
been enjoying the beautiful flowers around the
building? Doesn't it make it feel just a
little more like Spring? If you have
appreciated their beauty, be sure you show your
appreciation to the One who created them, but
also to the one who planted them for us. Give
a big "thank you" to Tom Twomey for helping to
spruce up the front of the building with his amazing
landscaping gifts and abilities!
Thanks,
Tom! They're beautiful!
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Ministry Opportunities
Want to get involved? Lend a hand? Give back?
Here are some opportunities for you to serve:
Crosspointe Sign: This
ministry involves promoting Crosspointe to our community
by making sure the message title and series is changed
weekly.
Ledford's mission bulletin board:
This ministry involves keeping Crosspointe informed of the
Ledford's ministry in Ukraine by keeping the bulletin
board in the Life School suite up to date.
John Boyd's mission bulletin board:
This ministry involves keeping folks informed of John
Boyd's news and prayer needs by maintaining John's South
Asia mission bulletin board in the Life School suite.
Extended Session Volunteer:
This ministry involves ministering to our children by
helping with the
Pre-K classes on a rotating schedule during the 10:45am
hour.
Children's Sunday School Substitute:
This ministry involves
occasionally assisting Pre-K Sunday School teachers during
the 9:30am hour.
Please contact the office (770-640-9959 or email
ccc@crosspointeonline.org) for further information if
interested in these or other opportunities.
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Prayer
Weekly Avenues of Prayer:
Wednesdays at 7pm
Church wide Prayer in
the Parlor
Fridays at 12 noon
Short prayer time in
the Worship Center
Sundays during
Worship Service
Prayer in the Parlor
Let
Freedom Ring
2004 National Day of Prayer
“Let Freedom Ring” is the 53rd
annual National Day of Prayer emphasis. Leviticus 25:10
says “…proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its
inhabitants.”
We will pray for the freedom
to gather, the freedom to worship and the freedom to pray.
Never in the history of our nation have we needed prayer
more.
You will have the opportunity
May 6th at 12 noon to stop what you are doing,
and take a few moments to reflect and pray for this nation
and governmental leaders. The evening of May 6th,
we will come together in our worship center at 6PM for a
time of breaking bread together followed by a time of
prayer. Families, please consider making the observance of
the National Day of Prayer a spiritual tradition in your
family.
Avenues of Prayer for
National Day of Prayer 2004
Wednesday May 5th
at 7PM community wide Youth Rally at Roswell United
Methodist Church
Thursday May 6th at 10am
meet at Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church for a
worship service prior to Prayer walking 1.5 miles through
Roswell.
Thursday May 6th at 12 noon
Community gathering at Roswell United Methodist
Church….bring a bell to ring!
6pm Pot luck dinner followed
by a time of prayer in our worship center
Crosspointe will be sponsoring
one of the Prayer Stops along the Prayer Walk. Please make
your commitment to be a part of this prayer event. .
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What’s UP at
The
Pointe
Can you believe that another school year is coming
to an end? Just to think at the beginning of this school year I
was in North Carolina and now I am here in the great state of
Georgia. I want to take this time to congratulate our graduates
in 2004. Michael Deese, Richard Lee, Ian Twomey, Caroline
Bagwell, Julia Alligood, and Ashley Bagwell are all graduating
from high school. The “Scotts”, Scott Bagwell & Scott Feldman are
graduating from college. What an exciting time in each of these
student’s lives. I want to wish each of them the best and pray
that each of them continue to follow God’s plan for their lives.
As a church you can help celebrate their graduation on Sunday May
23rd as we honor our graduates during the morning
worship service.
-Gerry
Key Dates
May 5th -
National Day of Prayer Youth Rally 7p.m.
May 6th- National Day of Prayer
May 12th- Youth Ministry Prayer Night
7-8 p.m.
May 23rd- Graduate Recognition
May 24th- Six Flags Trip
May 2nd-- When
Opportunity Knocks
May 9th - No
Revolution: Mother’s Day
May 16th- Worship
Café
May 23rd- End of Year
Party-
Gerry’s House
5-8 p.m.
Key Needs
1. Male Small Group
Leaders/Assistant Leaders
2. Prayer Ministry Leadership
3. Fundraising Team
4. Drama Ministry- Someone to lead
this team
gerry@crosspointeonline.org
