This Week at Cross Church: The Next Three Sundays at Cross Church

The next three Sundays are so important, I want to discuss them with you today. I am very enthusiastic about what will happen over these next three Sundays. They affect every segment of our Cross Church Family.

August 18: Cross Church School of Ministry

This coming Sunday, we will introduce our first class of the Cross Church School of Ministry. We announced this vision in January, stating we had absolutely no students. I asked you to pray for God to draw men and women here for a one-year ministry residency, preparing them for life, ministry, and gospel advancement globally.

You cannot miss Sunday. Vision will come alive before your eyes! It will be powerful. Please get your arms and heart around this: God has brought our first class of students from all over America. Cross Church will help prepare them to launch into ministry. As a resident minister here, Dr. Jeff Crawford, our President of the school, will lead and pour his life into these leaders. They will be in a classroom for a few hours each Monday, but the rest of that day and six other days in the week, they will be working and leading in ministry. For more information, go to www.crosschurchschool.com. Do not miss Sunday.

August 25: Back to School Sunday and Fall Kick Off

On August 25, we will begin our new church year. This is THE Sunday each of us needs to reengage at Cross Church. What should you consider?

• Engage in one of our worship services weekly
• Engage in one of our small groups weekly
• Engage in serving Christ through His church
• Engage in praying daily
• Engage in giving regularly

Small group leaders: Go after three groups of people for August 25. First, go after our regular attenders who have disconnected some, and work hard to get them here. Second, invite people who are not connected to Christ, people who are lost in sin and need Jesus as Lord. Third, go after Christians who are disconnected from a local church anywhere in Northwest Arkansas.

Let’s make August 25 a great glory to God. Engage people into the life of Jesus Christ and in the life of Cross Church.

September 1: New Ministry Unveiled and Bible Studies for Life Begins

On September 1, I am excited to share what God is leading us to do here at Cross Church. We believe it will be one of the most powerful things we have done in years. Do not miss it. Invite people to join you.

Bible Studies for Life will be our curriculum series throughout our entire ministry from Preschool through Senior Adults. Nationwide, over 150,000 small groups will study this series for three years with at least 1.5 million people participating weekly. I guarantee you, it will be splendid. You will discover Where the Bible Meets Life.

Summer Program of Giving

We have three more Sundays in our Summer Program of Giving. This funds our ministries here and around the world. We need you to be faithful. Think about it this way:

• Insure you have given a tenth of all God has given you throughout the entire summer. If not, make it right over the next three Sundays.
• If you have been disconnected this summer, insure you review where you are in your giving and catch up over the next three Sundays.
• Begin to give technologically. You can find out how to do that right here.

Thanks for your faithfulness in giving. You have helped make it a strong summer for the gospel and His church. Let’s finish the summer strong financially.

See You Sunday!

Yours for the Great Commission,

Ronnie W. Floyd