Dear Cross City,
Sunday is coming, and with it, a tremendous time of celebration. Elevate the priority of worship, fellowship, and gathering with your Cross City family and join us this Sunday! When you come, rejoice in the progress of the Generations Project (we finished the primary foundation pouring) and pray with us as we move toward an incredible new chapter in the ministries of Cross City Church.
By now, many of you know of the passing of Addie Anderson, beloved wife of Pastor Bill Anderson and mother of Karen May (as well as Mark, Gaye, and Hazel, and their spouses, children, and grandchildren). Brother Bill pastored our church several decades ago before being called to Florida for 25 years, then retired and returned here, becoming the interim pastor in 2004. Addie is known by all as a loving, wise, and colorful woman of faith! She blessed and encouraged me personally many times over these last 15 or so years. Addie is now in the presence of her Lord Jesus. The service will be Sunday afternoon at 3 pm at Cross City Church. Be sure to lift up the Anderson family in prayer these days.
It’s amazing to realize we’re just about 3 weeks away from Easter. We have a great reason to celebrate together. I’m praying for a special time with the presence of God evident in our Cross Service on Good Friday and the Easter Sunday services in our venues. Beginning Monday, I’ll be e-mailing a daily devotional to all on our e-mail list. In this 21 Days of Prayer devotional guide, we’ll lead you through a series of brief devotionals that are designed to prepare your heart and your life for serving Christ in a unique way this Easter. We’ll talk about His purpose for your life in Week One. Why did Jesus come, and what does He want with me today? In Week Two, you’ll be challenged to pray for the people God has already placed in your life and prepare to invite them to hear the good news that changed your life. We’ll also provide ideas for how to actually reach out to them in this unusual COVID era. In Week Three, we’ll lead you to understand and experience the events of the Easter week that remind us—and allow us to experience all over again—the incredible, powerful love of God for each one of us!
Do you want to experience God and see Him use you as never before? In my heart is a very real and genuine sense that we need to seek Him now more intently than we may have in recent months. If you have that same sense, then join us for the next 21 days and watch God work!
10,000 Blessings,
John Meador
Lead Pastor
