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Here's the information you need to know for Sunday, August 24, 2025
Announcements
- Fuse Preteens, Get Ready For An Adventure! We are headed to Bair Lake for a one-day Fuse Fall Retreat. There will be ziplining, kayaks, a rock wall, gaga ball, and much more! On September 6th, we will meet at the church at 7:15 am and won't return until 7:00 pm. Scholarships are available. Click here to register! Registration ends August 26th.
- Crossroads Community Table: Share Your Garden Harvest! As our “Renewal in the Garden” sabbatical draws to a close, we’d love for you to share the fruits of your labor. Starting today through Sunday, August 24, bring in your homegrown produce and drop it off at our Community Table Produce Stand, which is located in the Connection Area. Remaining produce will be donated to our partners: David’s Courage, Bread of Life Food Pantry, Marshall County Council on Aging, and the Marshall County Neighborhood Center Food Pantry—blessing our wider community! Please help us reach our goal of 1,200 lbs. Just estimate the weight of your harvest and record it via the church app or at crossroadsefc.com. Thanks for helping our church and community grow together!
- Men’s Bair Lake Retreat! Work, marriage, family, church, friendships. All of these are good gifts from God, but trying to perform well in each of these areas can be stressful and exhausting. Men’s Retreat is designed to provide a refuge from the pressures and distractions of modern life through a fun-filled program and spiritual challenges to strengthen your faith. Be equipped through God’s word to live out your identity as a son of God who is fully accepted in Christ, and find your rest in Him. Join us September 19th—21st for dynamic teaching, engaging worship, and brotherly fellowship. Registration now open!
- Weekly Update All-Church E-mails - In the midst of all of the various digital communication tools, e-mail is still one of the most reliable ways for us to share information with you. One of the ways we communicate with you is through our Friday Weekly Update E-mails! These weekly e-mails highlight our upcoming weekend message via a personal video from Pastor Scott, inform you about opportunities for you and your family to serve in our church and our community, highlight ministry events, and so much more! It's an excellent way to stay connected with your church family! Go to the church website (crossroadsefc.com), fill out the pop-up form, or mark it on your Connection Card this morning! It's that simple! *Signed up to receive the Weekly Update already but not seeing it in your inbox? Make sure to check your spam or junk box.
Rocks of Remembrance & Sabbatical Blessings
In the Old Testament, standing stones were a way of commemorating God’s work among the nation of Israel. See Joshua 4:1-24 as an example of this. Standing stones were meant to be visual reminders, as we are all prone to forget the work of God. They were meant as generational talking points, and parents were to tell their children the story represented by the stones.
At Crossroads, we have Rocks of Remembrance. These rocks are meant to be a tangible way for us to express appreciation for God’s work in our lives and serve as a visual reminder each time we walk in and out of the building, so that we might never forget. In Joshua 24:14-15, Joshua makes a bold declaration to the nation, “…choose this day whom you will serve…But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
If, in your life, there is a work of God you want to express appreciation for, take a moment to write a message on a rock and place it in the bin by the boulder just outside the main entrance. Rocks and markers are available near the Welcome Desk. Then, take a glance at the bin each time you come and go and let it serve as a reminder of God’s faithfulness and your commitment to Him. At times, pause with your children and tell them about your rock, or tell them these rocks represent the work of God among us in a variety of ways. All our hearts will be encouraged by the visual testimony of these rocks as they increase over time.
At Crossroads, we have Rocks of Remembrance. These rocks are meant to be a tangible way for us to express appreciation for God’s work in our lives and serve as a visual reminder each time we walk in and out of the building, so that we might never forget. In Joshua 24:14-15, Joshua makes a bold declaration to the nation, “…choose this day whom you will serve…But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
If, in your life, there is a work of God you want to express appreciation for, take a moment to write a message on a rock and place it in the bin by the boulder just outside the main entrance. Rocks and markers are available near the Welcome Desk. Then, take a glance at the bin each time you come and go and let it serve as a reminder of God’s faithfulness and your commitment to Him. At times, pause with your children and tell them about your rock, or tell them these rocks represent the work of God among us in a variety of ways. All our hearts will be encouraged by the visual testimony of these rocks as they increase over time.