My Request: Reach out to Those Closest to you

As I shared yesterday, Cross Church is presented with a special opportunity this coming Sunday, April 21. Our Springdale and Pinnacle Hills campuses are eager to study the Word of the Lord under the preaching of Pastor Clayton King. He will speak at our Springdale Campus at 9:15 a.m. and at our Pinnacle Hills campus at 10:55 a.m.

Pastors rarely get the opportunity to listen to another pastor share the Word from behind their own pulpit. If we are in town, we are typically preaching. Well, this weekend I will be in town and you can guarantee I’ll be seated on the front row, anxious to hear from this God anointed evangelist and preacher. I know that I will be encouraged by Clayton King’s message and it is my fervent prayer that you will too.

My Request

As your pastor and friend, I want to urge you all to prayerfully consider who you will ask to join you at church this Sunday. This will be a special day at Cross Church, and this will be a special day in the lives of many of our guests as they hear the Gospel message, perhaps for the first time. Inviting others to join you at church can seem daunting – but inviting a non-believer to church reflects tremendous love for people and a passion for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Cross Church, I assure you people will come when asked.

As Christians we are called to engage the culture with love and compassion. For each of you “engaging with the culture” will mean something different – those of you in the business world will interact with associates throughout your day, some of you will encounter neighbors as you walk towards your mailbox, and many of you will see familiar faces as you go about the errands of your day. There is still time to send your coworkers, neighbors, and acquaintances an email or text message inviting them to fellowship and worship with you.

Boldness and Opportunity

Our church did a phenomenal job of engaging the culture and reaching the people through our Easter Sunday and Passion Week events. During that eight-day time period we reached 21,456 people in our community across all of our campuses. To God be the Glory! Thank you to all of you who invited guests to join you throughout Passion Week – but I am calling on you to, again, invest in the lives of those around you and invite them to this Sunday at Cross Church.

Daily I have prayed for Clayton King and that people will hear his message in a special way and start a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. I have also prayed for you – the church family – that the Lord would bless you with boldness and opportunity to invite guests to join you on Sunday.

May the Lord bless you with boldness and a passion to share Christ with those closest to you!

Yours for the Great Commission,

Ronnie Floyd