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This Week at Cross Church: Using Your Platform for the Gospel of Jesus Christ
Each one of us has a platform; a platform God has given us for the purpose of sharing and expanding the gospel of Jesus Christ. For some of us, the platform may appear to be small, and for others it may appear to be big. Regardless of the perceived platform of influence, with God involved, even the perceived smallest can become great. Little is much when God is in it.
Using Football as a Platform for the Gospel
Last weekend, my son, Josh Floyd, the Head Coach and Athletic Director of Shiloh Christian School, along with his staff team and volunteer base, hosted a national 7 on 7 Football Tournament called Southwest Elite 7 on 7. This tournament is in its fifth year, and has become one of the finest tournaments of its nature found anywhere in America. Josh and his director for the tournament, Haden Gilder, and the rest of the coaching staff, used their platform as an opportunity for the gospel of Jesus Christ. They were joined by countless volunteers who joined them in their vision.
With one of their partners in the tournament, they were able to bring in noted personalities, Quarterback Tim Tebow and Duck Dynasty’s Jase Robertson, to speak to athletes and coaches from thirty-two of the best football programs in the nation. These men poured into the students. In fact, in response to a strong message given by Tim Tebow on what it means to live “A Life of Significance,” over forty people gave their lives to Christ. Additionally, I was able to to invest in leaders and football coaches from around the country during a breakfast where I interviewed five of America’s great leaders.
While competition was hot and heavy in games played on Friday and Saturday, lives were influenced positively, and many forever, all because some high school coaches used their platform of coaching to further the gospel of Jesus Christ. The fields across our Springdale Campus were overflowing with people from all over the nation. And because of all that happened this past weekend, there is no telling what God will do with it, considering Internet broadcasts and the media attention the tournament received. What a great God who can use even the simple game of football for the gospel.
Whatever Your Platform is, Use it for the Gospel
As I already stated, each platform is different; but they can all be used in some way for gospel impact. God has you where you are at this time in your life to use you to impact others for the gospel. How can God use you? Pray about it. Dream about it. Share it with others. Let them take up your vision.
I Will Use My Platform for Gospel Influence
We have invited eighteen of our own church planters to join us during our upcoming Annual Staff Advance for the purpose of investing in them. I want them to experience our team and the vision of our church. Some of them will be with us on Sunday, August 4, experiencing Cross Church in person.
Since 2010, the gifts of our people have allowed sixty-six churches to be planted through our church. Since we believe in developing leaders and we are investing in these churches regularly, we are going to develop many of them in North America up close, pouring into them and their spouses.
We are using our platform, given to us by God alone, to expand His gospel around the world.
This Week
- Use Your Platform for the Gospel of Jesus Christ
- Ask God to Use You Where You are Right Now for God’s Glory
If God can use your Pastor, who has roots in a very small Texas church, and a group of high school football coaches, He can use you. I am thankful for each of you who are already using your influence for the gospel. Lead on!
Yours for the Great Commission,
Ronnie W. Floyd
This Week at Cross Church: Dear Cross Church Family
101 faces looked at me and each one had a story to tell. I saw tears, a lot of them. These tears were shed by people. They filled eyes and many times rolled down the cheeks of people. These tears represented a personal story, their story about the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I saw them in men, women, and children.
Where was I? I was standing in the baptistry at the foot of the crosses at our Pinnacle Hills Campus, baptizing 101 people at our “Fireworks at the Crosses.” These were real tears, shed by real people of all ages. Your family members, friends, neighbors and co-workers, all changed by the real and powerful Gospel of Jesus Christ, shed these tears.
While it was me in the pool baptizing all those individuals, that night I stood there as a part of our entire Cross Church family. You were a part of their story. Any time any of us have given to Cross Church over these past few weeks, we were connected to their story. Any time we give the rest of this summer, we connect to their story. This story is one of hope and changed lives.
Gifts like yours made all of this possible. So, let me thank you for your generosity. I mean it when I say without you we could not do what we do. Then let me continue to boldly ask you to give! Why? Because there is still so much more we need to do. There are more lives to reach, marriages to heal, hurting hearts to mend and much more that God wants to do through us. Your faithful gifts make this all possible.
We celebrate all that God has done already this summer but there is still more to be done and we need your faithful gifts to help us achieve it! So, please continue to give to support our work here. Remember there are five ways in which you can give and each are listed on our webpage. One of the best ways to give is to set up automated recurring giving. You can now set this up by going online at crosschurch.com/give. However you give please know that your gift will be used to advance the Kingdom.
Again, thank you Cross Church Family for your faithful financial support in helping us impact the world for Jesus! Together let’s reach another 101 people, and then another, and another all for the Glory of God!
1,000 Thank Yous,
Pastor Ronnie Floyd