weekend report

We enjoyed a great weekend of worship!

Our weekend services contained communion, beautiful worship music from our very talented team, a much needed teaching and another farewell and all of this lead us beautifully into our PROPEL read-thru-the-Bible event!

As I write this at 2:20 in the morning - various congregational members have been reading for 14 1/4 hours already - with several days yet to go.  We are reading through the Bible and praying as we begin our search for our next Senior Pastor!  It's been a day full of worship in the forms of painting, singing, reading and prayer - I feel extremely blessed to be part of Crossroads!


Our setlist:

Always Remember - Memorial Day video
Great Are You Lord
Finish Your Work
Man of Sorrows
Great Is Thy Faithfulness
Announcements and Video Intro from our Interim Pastor - Brian Boone
Message: God's Faithfulness - Wendell Anderson
Communion Prayer and Instruction - Josh Kocher offered prayer for us as he and his wife Hope prepare to leave us for Dallas Seminary
Communion: song - Give Thanks
Dismiss and explanation of PROPEL event - following last service first reading came to the stage

artist at PROPEL

To watch our PROPEL read-thru-the-Bible event live OR to watch our past services go to crossroadswired.com


To see what other ministries used in their services go to
The Worship Community

Josh and Hope Kocher @ last House Church gathering before
leaving for Dallas

emotional week

I've been in a bit of a writing funk this week, dealing with lots of emotions…

Mourning…sitting with Gary and Carol Harris at Hospice…and surprised yesterday by another old Crossroads friend's death….and yet it definately brings perspective
Missing….missing my daughter and son-in-law like crazy all of a sudden
Loss….of Pastor Tim and family
Loving….amazed at how deep my love runs for my family and girlfriends
Praising… praising God for provision in ministry as well as finally enjoying being home a little more
Thankful..that God is in control and I don't have to take on trying to make sense of details
Anticipating…we have college interns arriving next week for the first time at Crossroads
Determined…  I've never felt as driven and responsible as I do now
Excited….when there is an ending there is always a new beginning

I feel surrounded by God's army and I can't imagine moving forward alone!   My heart has been deeply, deeply burdened for those outside the Lord lately.   I can't imagine the helplessness they must feel.   I'm burdened also for people who know the Lord but have chosen to step into sin, knowing their own decisions separate them from Him…how lonely they must be.

So I ask the Lord - how do I help them, how do I even know who they are?

My heart feels close to God this morning - yet feeling very far from where I long to be spiritually.

 I would assume that puts me right where He wants me.

My day off

My hubby and I spent our beautiful day up at Lake Erie trying to find a place for us to go on vacation with our kids.  It's difficult to find a place big enough for all of us, we're waiting to hear back from one cottage owner.

I am LONGING for a true vacation!

We've been blessed to travel overseas for mission work - but we've had nothing connected to rest and relaxation for as long as I can remember!

It made sense on 'my day off' to try to locate the perfect place to take that day off ... and a few more!  Fingers crossed!!

weekend report

Well, in 18 years of ministry I never thought this weekend would have to come.  But the Lord called our pastor away and this weekend was the celebration of all the things God has accomplished at Crossroads in those 18 years.   So sad to say goodbye - so good to remember what God has done - so sad to sing together one last time, watch videos together one last time and sit at the front of the auditorium together one last time…

But the thing that I continue to celebrate in my own soul is how well Pastor Tim and his family are leaving us.   I've never been part of a ministry where a pastor has left well!  It's encouraging, it makes me proud of them and gives me hope for the future!



Our Service and weekend farewell:

Our amazing choir and praise team

staff - elders farewell party

Wendell hosting our staff and elders

saying goodbye to faithful Worship guy Dan & Corrine

saying goodbye - Kristen

Our staff - 

Hit of the party - the Tim Bobble-head

Our Setlist:


Countdown full of photos
Video farewell:  Pastor Dave Pound
Long Train Running- instrumental with photos
Dallas Theological Professor Video:  Professor Hannah
Song: 2014 Songs of the Year Mashup
Song: Help Is On The Way - Michael W. Smith
Worship: A Mighty Fortress is Our God
                 10,000 Reasons
                  Blessed Be The Name
2 Stories from our congregation video:  Crawfis' & Rudricks'
Song: Thank You For Being a Friend with photos
Rick Muchow and Jason Allison video
Video collage:  Mother's Day - Cooking promo - Elvis
Pastor Tim says goodbye
Elders prayer of commission
Song:  He Is Able

To watch this service go to crossroads wired.com

To see what other ministries used in their service go to www.theworshipcommunity.com

what I learned today

I was reading this morning a chapter from a book I'm studying and this one sentence popped out to me, "one of the main ways God asserts Himself is in the timing of events".   So much unnecessary stress is caused by plunging ahead of Him, even when trying desperately to remain in His will! 

So, I can be pursuing His will and STILL be disobedient by doing things in my own timing.

He offers me rest, and no stress, it's not the circumstances that cause me problems, it's me creating my own agenda from a timing standpoint.

I could instead choose to just sit tight in His will and let Him do the navigating!

I can pictures it - awakening everyday with -- a peaceful soul - content in HIm, anxious in a healthy way to see what He'll reveal to me on this day.  Ready to obey but not at all concerned about the details beyond my daily responsibilities.

I continue to complicate His Calling, His life for me.

My brother (who is 9 years younger than I am), described me to a friend as being nearly 60 years old the other day…. this got my attention big time.  I keep so busy I don't fully grasp how important it is to choose wisely where and how to invest my life.

Those of you who read my blog hear me wrestle with this same BUSY issue over and over - I'm sorry that I talk about the same things so much.   But, when I began this blog it was to honestly document my life daily without worry about who was reading or even if anyone EVER read it.  So I continue to endlessly pour out my confession to Almighty God - about the longings of my heart and short-fallings of my days, hoping it can help especially younger believers not to make the same mistakes.  Before you know it you too will be 'nearly 60' and beginning to look back instead of forward at your whole life.

This realization of age is not a sad thing at all - but, a wake-up call to how quickly time is passing and I want my time to pass fully within Him - deeply within Him, for without the Lord our lives are completely pointless, COMPLETELY POINTLESS!  Let's live purposefully!

But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. 
MATTHEW 6 : 20 – 21

my day off

We began by cleaning out all that was left over from our garage sale and finished the day by going to Easton.

Quite a contrast!  Garage sale junk - Easton!

Anyway, it's quite clear we have too much stuff!

How I can fill a car twice with stuff to sell, and still there is no see-able difference in my house- it is shameful!

A few people went home with treasures but many other treasures just got donated to get rid of them!

I wonder if it honors God when He sees how many things I have in my home?   Does He care?

I guess if we're not in debt for what we have, and serve the less fortunate and tithe and give as God requires, then maybe it's ok…I'm just not convinced.  I've been feeling for quite some time that we should live a more minimalistic life…  I may look into this more - I'll start by being honest before the Lord.

Who would have thought a simple garage sale could be SO convicting!

…I'm glad it's over!

weekend report

This past weekend marked an almost unbelievable time in the history of Crossroads Community Church…

Our beloved founding pastor, and ONLY pastor of Crossroads for the past 18 years - Tim Armstrong,  is stepping down, it was his final sermon this weekend.

So with a mixture of thankfulness for the amazing things God has used this beloved man to accomplish, and sadness over a lost pastor, friend and the unknown that follows, we say thank you for faithfully teaching us!!

Next weekend we'll take a look back at the past 18 years and try really hard to focus on the souls who have been reached for eternity instead of our own personal loss of Pastor Tim and his family…

Our setlist:

Announcements on video:  We launched our 80 hour - read-thru-the-Bible event PROPEL sign-ups to read!

We began worship with an ancient reading that sat the tone for our worship...

God Be Praised
Cornerstone
Praise the Father Praise the Son
Here in Your Presence
Message:  Last Words - Pastor Tim Armstrong
Exit Song:

to watch our services on line go to www.crossroadswired.com

to see what other ministries used in their services go to www.theworshipcommunity.com

Have a blessed week and pray for our ministry as we search for our next Senior Pastor!