This Week at Cross Church: It’s a Big Day on June 30th, “When Jesus Comes to Church” miniseries from Acts, and Cross Church School of Ministry

Fear Not, America: Sunday morning, June 30

Be sure to join your Cross Church family and me on Sunday, June 30, for our annual Summer Freedom Celebration. During this time of worship we will honor America, our service men and women, and celebrate the hope we have in Jesus Christ. For this special Sunday, your ministry team has prepared a message called “Fear Not, America…There is Hope!”

There are times when we all deal with uncertainty – but all too often many experience uncertainty with great frequency. But, thankfully, as believers we can rest in the promise that God’s faithfulness provides us HOPE for all aspects of life. This June 30 message will, prayerfully, encourage us all to remember the HOPE we have for our world, our nation, our church, and our lives through Jesus Christ.

Fireworks at the Crosses: Sunday night, June 30

Also on Sunday, June 30, our Pinnacle Hills campus will host the 6^th annual Fireworks at the Crosses event. This phenomenal evening is full of live music, outdoor baptisms, and an outstanding display of fireworks at sundown. I encourage you to invite your family and friends to this special evening of fun and praise. Last year, an estimated 7,000 people were on our campus, plus people watched the event from along the interstate, the Promenade and other nearby places.

Baptism at the Crosses: Sign up and be here

As part of our “Fireworks at the Crosses” celebration, many of you have the opportunity to take part in a highly spiritual time of commitment. Those of you who have not taken part in Believer’s Baptism can be baptized in the beautiful outdoor baptistry located at the base of the three soaring crosses on our Pinnacle Hills campus. Each year I have the pleasure of baptizing many of my Brothers and Sisters in Christ at this phenomenal event. You will experience true joy when you obey your Lord’s command to be baptized, and what better way to celebrate our country’s independence than by celebrating the personal and spiritual freedom that only Christ can give us!

If you have trusted Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, but have not been baptized, the time is NOW to follow the Lord’s commandment and make your commitment public. Click here for more information and to register for Baptism at the Crosses. Please report to the Pinnacle Hills Worship Center at 6:30 p.m. and we will prepare you for baptism. You can bring additional clothing or we have what is needed for you.

“When Jesus Comes to Church:” a new Acts mini-series begins on July 7

On Sunday, July 7, as a church family and across all campuses we will dive into a new mini-series called “When Jesus Comes to Church.” I’ve been working for the past three days on what I will teach on July 7 and I am fired up NOW about it! I promise you, this mini-series will take us up personally, adjust our thinking, change our lives, and make us a much healthier church in every way. Do not miss it!

I hope you have enjoyed the time we spent studying the great men of iNFLUENCE from the Book of Acts. If you missed a Sunday or wish to review any of the messages from our iNFLUENCE mini-series, find video files here.

Cross Church School of Ministry: We are equipping the next generation to share the Gospel around the world

We are mere weeks away from welcoming the inaugural class of Cross Church School of Ministry students. The Lord has been kind and blessed us with seven students thus far! Cross Church family, please continue to pray over this new initiative and the young men and women that will comprise our first class of students.

During this one-year residential ministry experience, our students will learn how to become spiritual leaders for life from me and many of the Cross Church staff team. This is a totally new, innovative concept in training the next generation of spiritual leaders, so be in prayer for our Cross Church School of Ministry President, Dr. Jeff Crawford, and the men and women that will be pouring into these students.

The Supreme Court’s June 26 decision

Dr. Russell D. Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, commented on the Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage rulings from June 26. Click here to read Dr. Moore’s statement in its entirety.

Yours for the Great Commission,

Ronnie W. Floyd