Upcoming Events- (sign up in The Greenhouse) March 30 - $50 Deposit due MS Service Trip $100 Deposit due HS Mission Trip April 13 - Teen Choir Program April 16 - Night of Service April 20 - Easter Sunday May 14 - Senior Night

Man Camp- A HUGE THANK YOU to all of the men who participated in the first ever CSM Man Camp! The boys had a blast and learned a lot about what it looks like to be a godly man.

Night of Service- Join us Wednesday evening, April 16 for another Night of Service for our community! That’s the week of Easter so we will be helping to spruce up the Crossroads cam-pus and preparing for our guests at the Easter Eggstravaganza. We look forward to a great night of service as we become the hands and feet of Jesus!

Weekly Events: Crossroads Student Ministry is for those in grades 7-12 - Sunday:

Worship @ 9:30 am High School Sunday School- @ 10:55 am (Join us in The Greenhouse.)

9-10 Grade, 11-12 Grade All studying the book of Proverbs.

Middle School Life Groups @ 10:55 am (Join us in The Greenhouse.) 7th grade guys, 7th grade girls, 8th grade guys, 8th grade girls

All studying Parent-Teen and family relationships. High School Life Groups- (Sunday evenings 5:45pm-7:30pm in local homes.)

9-12 grade guys- McNeely home (2331 Oak Street, Gray) 9-12 grade girls- Hunigan home (62 Sunset Meadows Court, Gray)

- Wednesday 6:30pm-8:00pm: Field 44- High School Youth Group (Join us in The Greenhouse) Wild Branches- Middle School Youth Group (Join us in The Greenhouse)

April 2 - Move- Make the Switch April 9 - Guardrails (series on setting parameters in your life)- Shift April 16 - Night of Service April 23 - Guardrails- Swerve April 30 - Guardrails- Brake

PARENTS- Get in the loop by emailing andy@crossroadsgray.org

Crossroads Student Ministry

April 2014

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Contact us by telephone at:

423-477-2229

Visit us on the web at:

www.crossroadsgray.org

Easter Sunday—April 20th

Come and be a part of the history of our church

as we gather to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord!

Invite your friends and family,

worship and serve, celebrate together.

Easter Morning Service Times

8:15 9:30 10:55

Concerning the trip to Israel. I

was totally taken aback by the

number of people who showed

up for the meeting on March

9th...over 47! I was expecting

only about 20 to 25, so it was a

pleasant surprise when we had to

put out additional chairs...and then still more!

Again, the March 9th meeting was just a preliminary “get acquainted” type of

thing...in order to figure out whether there was enough interest to move ahead

with planning. Trust me, there was! So, if you are wondering what your next

step is, please begin your savings account. We won’t actually have a sign up until

September of this year. At that time we will activate a website where you can

make your reservations and begin to make payments to the touring company.

Even by September of this year, we will be way ahead of the game. We’ll still be

a year and a half away from the actual trip. So, stay tuned for further announce-

ments. In the mean time...if you could not be at our first meeting because of

conflicting schedules...we will put out information on the trip at the Information

Booth in the church foyer. Pick up one of those...read the itinerary of the

trip...and begin to look over a map in your Bible. You’ll get excited at what all

you’ll get to see and do.

As for our present Sermon Series:

I still encourage you to order a

book through Amazon or CBD...

Soul Detox by Craig Groeschel is

one of those books that fits into

Paul’s encouragement of Philippi-

ans 4:8, “ Finally, brothers and

sisters, whatever is true, whatever

is noble, whatever is right, what-

ever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent

or praiseworthy—think about such things.” As Groeschel puts it, “Everything we allow into our minds, hearts, and lives –

everything we spend our time and money on – has an impact on how we grow or

down grow, spiritually.” As my computer programmer used to say... “Garbage

in, garbage out.” If we do not fill our minds...with that which is true and noble

and pure and lovely...we will be as pure streams muddied with the garbage of this

world.

Sunday morning I mentioned the interesting teaching Jesus gave in Matthew

12:43-45. “When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid

places seeking rest and does not find it. 44 Then it says, ‘I will return to the

house I left.’ When it arrives, it finds the house unoccupied, swept clean and

put in order. 45 Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked

than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person

is worse than the first. That is how it will be with this wicked generation.” Dave

Sapp...who works in counseling...stopped me after the first service and told me,

“That’s exactly what we teach people who are addicted. If they clean up their

lives (I assumed that meant going through rehab or detox), but don’t fill their lives

with something good to take the place of the bad...then they will revert to old hab-

its and be worse off in the end.”

One more thing, we are going to have a Passover

Meal here at the church on Thursday, April 17th. It

will be a ticketed event...and all tickets are $10.

Every time we do this...it is a well-worth it event. I

hope you’ll make it a point to be a part.

Page Two InRoads April 2014

SUNDAY STATISTICS

March 2, 2014

Morning Worship 623 General Offering $22,244.89 All Who Are Willing/Covenant $3,045.00

March 9, 2014

Morning Worship 506 General Offering $13,383.10 All Who Are Willing/Covenant $1,995.00

March 16, 2014

Morning Worship 545 General Offering $17,067.00 All Who Are Willing/Covenant $11,130.00

March 23, 2014

Morning Worship 629 General Offering $14,727.00 All Who Are Willing/Covenant $6,135.00

Please note: The 2014 General Fund budget requires an average weekly offering of $15,961.54. All Who Are Willing 2014 YTD weekly average is $5,664.67.

Crossroads Christian Church 477-2229

www.crossroadsgray.org

Larry Albrecht, Adult Discipleship Minister 483-5503

Clinton Andrews, Senior Minister 791-1234

Rob Aubrey, Community Involvement Minister 791-2719

Tempa Bader, Music Minister 676-5870

Curtis Booher, Associate Minister 543-7989

Katy Fox, Children’s Minister 502-4183

Nathan Hall, Worship Minister 782-9633

Andy McNeely, Student Minister 217-521-5768

Robin Johnson, Secretary 477-2229

April 2014 InRoads Page Three

Crossroads Easter Week Activities

Wednesday, April 16th —6:30 Easter Egg Stuffing Party in The Greenhouse

— This will involve several groups from our church--the eggs will be used at

the Eggstravaganza Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 19th.

Thursday, April 17th—6:00 p.m. Seder Meal — This will be a ticketed event

that will include a Passover Meal and teaching regarding the Passover

tradition. Tickets will be $10 and will be limited.

Friday, April 18th Good Friday Service — This time of gathering will focus

on the events surrounding the crucifixion of Jesus through elements of

worship.

Saturday, April 19th — 10:30 'Eggstravaganza' — This will be an Easter Egg

Hunt for children of our church and children in our community--a chance for

fun, fellowship, and a presentation of the Easter story.

Sunday, April 20th Morning Worship Services 8:15, 9:30, 10:55 —

This will be a celebration of Christ's resurrection from the dead!!!

(Children’s Ministry Plan for Easter Sunday — Nursery/Toddler Care will

be provided for all three service times in the nursery suite, located in the lower

level of the main building; Preschool (2's-5's) will celebrate Easter in their

classrooms during the 9:30 & 10:55 services; Elementary (K-5th) will have a

double KIDS Church Easter Worship at 9:30 & 10:55. There will be no Sunday School, but our

services will look different if students want to attend both hours.)

Crossroads Teen Choir “Crosseyed”

Presents

Sunday, April 13, 2014 7:00 p.m.

Please join us as we count the many reasons we have to “Bless the Lord, O my soul -Worship His

Holy Name”

Admission is Free!

DECISIONS

MEMBERSHIP February 2, 2014

Jessica Harkness—438 Crystal Springs Cir. Gray, TN 37615

March 2, 2014 Jeff Connelly & Kylie Bowery—249 Gray Station Rd., Apt. 72, Gray TN 37615

BAPTISM February 2, 2014

Kevin Harkness—438 Crystal Springs Cir. Gray, TN 37615

February 9, 2014 Alexis Hulse—351 Cambridge Grove Way

Jonesborough, TN 37659

March 2, 2014 Glen Maupin—101 Oakcrest Cir.

Bristol, TN 37620

Spring flowers for Easter

Anyone who wishes to purchase lilies or other flowers to decorate the church and the church grounds may do so in honor or memory of a friend or loved one. The cost will be $10. Beginning March 30, there will be forms in the Lobby to order the flow-ers. Please indicate if you’d like to purchase a “lily” or “other flow-ers”. NOTE: the other flowers will be annuals and perennials that will last through the summer and beyond!

The DEADLINE for purchase is April 13.

“Faith Over Fear”

We will wel-come special guest, Josh Wandell to our services on April 6, 9:30 and 10:55. Josh is an ele-mentary principal in Eliza-bethton who is battling ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Join us as he shares his story of “Faith Over Fear” during both of our morning worship ser-vices. His story is inspira-tional and encouraging and not to be missed!

March 21-22, eleven of our 5th-6th grade students

had the opportunity to travel to Cincinnati, OH

for CIY’s SuperStart Conference for preteens. It was a

great weekend filled with laughter, laser tag, and a

message that lasts. Our students were challenged to consider how they are TREASURED

by God and can only truly find their worth and identity in Him. Can you tell we had fun?

VBS – June 1-5th Every kid loves a good story, whether it’s a

book, a movie, or a video game. So get your

kids excited about the most incredible true

story of all - God’s loving pursuit of us through

time. It’s going to be a great VBS!

TURN IT UP takes a journey through the Bible to give context for God’s Big Story.

This summer, our VBS will help kids discover how they can be a part of the story

when they turn up the power of God’s love in their life.

Interested in helping out? Want more information?

Contact Katy at Katy@crossroadsgray.org

April 2014

Early Childhood (2’s-5’s) Elementary (K-5th)

April 6 [LUKE 10:38-42] Jesus visits His

good friends, Mary and

Martha, but Martha is too

busy to listen.

[JOHN 13:1-17] Jesus Washes the

Disciples’ Feet - BOTTOM LINE: I

can put others first by serving

them.

April 13 [MATTHEW 21:1-16] The

people praise Jesus as He

enters Jerusalem.

[JOHN 18:1-11]Jesus is Arrested

and Heals the Servant’s Ear

BOTTOM LINE: I can put others first

by letting go of what I want.

April 20

EASTER

[MATTHEW 26:20-30; 28:1-17]

Jesus has a last meal with His

closest friends before dying.

He comes back three days

later, just like He said He

would.

[JOHN 18:12 – 20:23] Jesus is

Crucified, Buried, and

Resurrected - BOTTOM LINE: I

should put others first because

Jesus put others first.

April 27 [JOHN 14:1-4] Jesus leaves

to go and prepare a place

for us.

[JOHN 21:1-19] Jesus Restores

Peter - BOTTOM LINE: I can put

others first by making things right.

*Be sure to check out our weekly PARENT CUE resource to see your child’s monthly

memory verse along with some easy activities to do at home or on the road together as

a family to take the lessons a little deeper.

*Elementary Families – 4 free weekly devotions are available to you via email if you

send a message to Katy@crossroadsgray.org asking to be signed up for this great

resource called GOD TIME.

*Why yes, there is an APP for all that, too! All of the information, none of the paper –

available on iTunes for Android & iPhone.