This Week at Cross Church | Restoration, Summer of Hope, and Prayer Requests

I have some very exciting news for you today. Please take the time to read and embrace it 100%!

Hope For Restoration

This coming Sunday, we have an encouraging message for each of us: “Hope For Restoration.” Our text is Revelation 21:4,

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will no longer exist; grief, crying, and pain will exist no longer, because the previous things have passed away.

Listen friends, invite people everywhere you go. This is a fabulous theme for Mother’s Day! Gather the people and let’s have a fantastic day to God’s glory!

Summer of Hope Financial Goal

From May 25 through August 31, we will have our annual Summer Program of Giving. This year, it is called Summer of Hope. During these fifteen weeks, our summer goal is: $4,950,000. This is the amount it takes to accomplish two things:

1. Meet our Ministry Budget Goal during these fifteen weeks so we can operate at an optimum level, which is $4,850,000.
2. Fund scholarship assistance for our summer camps in the amount of $100,000.

Therefore, combining these two amounts, we need God’s people to give a total of $4,950,000 during these fifteen weeks from May 25 – August 31.

Whether you are here all fifteen weeks or away a couple of Sundays for summer vacation, please give before you go, through technology while you are away, or upon your return.

Let me challenge you to join Jeana and me in what we call Recurring Giving or Online Giving. Each week, our giving is drafted automatically from our bank account. We use the Recurring Giving or Online Giving for our weekly ministry budget tithes and offerings, summer camp scholarships, and the Reaching Our Mission fund. Whether we are here or away, our giving continues! Join us!

Together, we can reach this goal of $4,950,000. It comes down to each one of us giving weekly, whether we are here or away, and honoring God with at least the first-tenth of all He gives to us. Join us in this journey. Let’s do it to God’s glory!

Prayer Requests for the Summer

I want to give you a list of things you can join us in praying for. If you are not a part of our Cross Church Circle Prayer Ministry, join us.

Keep these needs before you. Print them and place it somewhere to remind you to pray for these things daily:

Bless, empower, save, disciple, and grow people through these major 2014 Summer of Hope experiences.

“If You would tear the heavens open and come down!” (Isaiah 64:1)

Lord, come down upon each of these experiences powerfully, blessing them, empowering them with Your Spirit, saving the lost, discipling the saved, and growing everyone in the Word of God and in faith:

• Summer Camps
  • June 8-11, Camp Dallas Middle School Camp
  • June 22-27, Beach Camp, Destin, Florida, High School Camp
  • July 7-9, Day Camp for 1st-2nd graders, Springdale Campus
  • July 20-23, Kidz Camp John Brown University, 3rd-5th graders
• Vacation Bible X-Tremes
  • June 16-19, Springdale Campus
  • June 23-25, College Avenue Campus
  • July 7-11, Fayetteville Campus
  • July 7-11, Pinnacle Hills Campus
  • July 7-11, Neosho Campus
• June 29 a.m.
  • Summer Freedom Celebration
• June 29 p.m.
  • Fireworks at the Crosses
• June 8 p.m. – June 9 p.m.
  • Southern Baptist Convention Pastors’ Conference in Baltimore, MD.
  • Pastor Floyd preaches the opening session, June 8 at 6:00p.m.
• June 10-11
  • Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Baltimore, MD
  • June 11 a.m. Dr. Ronnie Floyd nominated for President of the Southern Baptist Convention
• June 12, 12 noon
  • Washington D.C., Pastor Floyd invited to lead prayer over the meeting of the United States House of Representatives

“Lord, please move greatly in each of these experiences, accomplishing Your full and complete will through each of them for Your glory and the expansion of Your Kingdom across the world.”

Yours for the Great Commission,

Ronnie W. Floyd