“Toys
you can’t play with and food you cannot eat…this is a room of lies.” I heard that line in an ad the other night. I
said to Tina, “Some people in our country today make similar remarks of the
church.”
I
love my church! Ever say that? I brag about this church all the time. I love saying “Come to Crosspoint!” For going on eight years I have been
privileged to be your pastor, but that isn’t why I love this church. This is my family’s church home. We don’t love it because we have to or
because we are the pastor and family, this IS our church home. This IS our church family. Lauren and Dayton are growing away, but they
love coming home to their church. Lauren
shared with us recently how she so loves our Crosspoint family. We do so love
you!
I
think it has much to do with the realness factor. You have said it before. Crosspoint is real. We are who we are. We share our
struggles. We share our lack of real as
well. We are just the opposite of the ad
Tina and I viewed. It was a Kraft
Mac-N-Cheese commercial depicting a father showing off his room of Star Wars
memorabilia. Being told to put a Star Wars Mac-N-Cheese box
back on the shelf, the son remarked, “Toys you can’t play with and food you
cannot eat…this is a room of lies.” I chuckled
to Tina, “Wow! What a disappointment
that would be!”
I
never want to be a church where people visit and go away sensing anything near
that boy’s experience. Never should the
church become a museum or showcase of something that used to be but no longer
is. Never would I want us to be all
package and no substance. How about
you? Do you love your church? Has Crosspoint become your church home/your
church family?
Coach/PJ
Hello Pastor John. So good to know you through your profle on the blogger and the blog post.Being a Pastor of one church for 37 yrs I enjoyed reading the post. I am blessed and feel privileged and honored to get connected with you because of who you are in the Lord and you being the Pastor of Cross Point church. I am a Pastor from Mumbai, India and love to get connected with the people of God internationally to be encouraged, strengthen and pray for one another. Serving one church for last 37yrs is a blessings brings me to a strong bond of love. The city where this church is, is known for her contrast where richest of rich and the poorest of poor people live. We reach out to the poorest of poor with the love of christ to bring healing to the broken eharted. We also encourage young and the adults fr om the west to come to Mumbai to work wtih us during their vacation time. We would love to have young people from your church or even your children Josh, Lauren and Dayton come to Mumbai to work with us during their vacation time. I am sure they will have a life changing experience. My email id is: dhwankhede(at)gmail(dot)com and my name is Diwakar Wankhede. Looking forward to hear from you very soon. God's richest blessings on yo, your family and friends and ministry.
ReplyDeleteHello Pastor John. So good to know you through your profle on the blogger and the blog post.Being a Pastor of one church for 37 yrs I enjoyed reading the post. I am blessed and feel privileged and honored to get connected with you because of who you are in the Lord and you being the Pastor of Cross Point church. I am a Pastor from Mumbai, India and love to get connected with the people of God internationally to be encouraged, strengthen and pray for one another. Serving one church for last 37yrs is a blessings brings me to a strong bond of love. The city where this church is, is known for her contrast where richest of rich and the poorest of poor people live. We reach out to the poorest of poor with the love of christ to bring healing to the broken eharted. We also encourage young and the adults fr om the west to come to Mumbai to work wtih us during their vacation time. We would love to have young people from your church or even your children Josh, Lauren and Dayton come to Mumbai to work with us during their vacation time. I am sure they will have a life changing experience. My email id is: dhwankhede(at)gmail(dot)com and my name is Diwakar Wankhede. Looking forward to hear from you very soon. God's richest blessings on yo, your family and friends and ministry.
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