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Here's the information you need to know for Sunday, July 13, 2025
Marriage Moment
6 Ways to Improve Your Marriage Adapted from Wednesday Word, 5/5/21 , with Paul Tripp
1. Give yourselves to a regular lifestyle of confession and forgiveness. This is the only way that a marriage grows. Regular patterns of forgiveness give us the courage to continue to confess, and regular patterns of confession allow us to experience the joy of the restoration of forgiveness.
2. Make growth and change our daily agenda. As sinners, we have the perverse ability to be all too easily satisfied. Don’t be satisfied with anything that falls short of God’s wise and beautiful plan. But this requires a daily investment of pulling weeds and planting seeds.
3. Work together to build a sturdy bond of trust. We simply cannot have a healthy, God-honoring, mutually satisfying marriage without trust. In a fallen world, trust allows couples to weather the discouragements that every couple faces.
4. Commit to building a relationship of love. Yes, there may be some respect and appreciation, and, yes, you may have learned how to avoid daily battles, but many followers of Christ don’t practically incarnate Christ’s love to their spouse.
5. Deal with your differences with appreciation and grace. The Creator puts very different people next to each other. The striking beauty of a marriage is when a couple learns to celebrate and benefit from their differences, shielded from their weaknesses because of their spouse’s strengths.
6. Work to protect your marriage. There are few things more dangerous to a marriage than the feeling of “arrival.” When a couple loses a healthy sense of need, they start coasting, and patterns of laziness and inattention grow. The best protection for a husband and wife is humble prayer and diligent attention.
1. Give yourselves to a regular lifestyle of confession and forgiveness. This is the only way that a marriage grows. Regular patterns of forgiveness give us the courage to continue to confess, and regular patterns of confession allow us to experience the joy of the restoration of forgiveness.
2. Make growth and change our daily agenda. As sinners, we have the perverse ability to be all too easily satisfied. Don’t be satisfied with anything that falls short of God’s wise and beautiful plan. But this requires a daily investment of pulling weeds and planting seeds.
3. Work together to build a sturdy bond of trust. We simply cannot have a healthy, God-honoring, mutually satisfying marriage without trust. In a fallen world, trust allows couples to weather the discouragements that every couple faces.
4. Commit to building a relationship of love. Yes, there may be some respect and appreciation, and, yes, you may have learned how to avoid daily battles, but many followers of Christ don’t practically incarnate Christ’s love to their spouse.
5. Deal with your differences with appreciation and grace. The Creator puts very different people next to each other. The striking beauty of a marriage is when a couple learns to celebrate and benefit from their differences, shielded from their weaknesses because of their spouse’s strengths.
6. Work to protect your marriage. There are few things more dangerous to a marriage than the feeling of “arrival.” When a couple loses a healthy sense of need, they start coasting, and patterns of laziness and inattention grow. The best protection for a husband and wife is humble prayer and diligent attention.
Announcements
- Welcome New Member! Please welcome Judo Zecevich as a new member of Crossroads! If you’re interested in becoming a member of Crossroads, please indicate your interest on your Connection Card today!
- 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. From Sunday, July 20 through Sunday, August 24, bring in your homegrown produce and drop it off at our Community Table Produce Stand which will be located in the Connection Area. Any leftovers 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!
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!
Worship in the Park - Just 28 days away!
We’re excited to celebrate all God is doing through worship and testimony of those being baptized, on Sunday, August 10 at 10:00 AM at River Park Square. For this special day, all three Sunday services will combine into one powerful gathering. Pastor Scott returns from sabbatical to share a message, lead baptisms, and guide us in communion. Stick around afterward for our annual church picnic—a celebration full of fun, food, and fellowship for all ages!
This is the only Sunday of the year when our entire church family comes together for one service and celebrates baptisms, so be sure to mark your calendars now!
It’s Church Picnic Time! Join us after the worship service at noon under the River Park Pavilion for our annual church picnic! The church will supply pulled pork, hot dogs, plates, napkins, utensils, and bottled water—but we need you to bring the sides! Sign up now to bring side dishes, chips, and desserts. *Please keep anything with dairy in a cooler until serving time. Let's make this a tasty and joyful time of fellowship as we share food, laughter, and fun together.
What to Bring to Worship in the Park + Picnic - We’re gathering outside for our special Worship in the Park service—followed by a church picnic—so here’s what to bring for a comfortable and joyful day. Essentials to Keep You Comfortable: Lightweight, weather-appropriate clothing, sunscreen & bug spray, outdoor chairs or blankets, water for during the service, and a heart ready to celebrate God’s goodness! Shade Tips: Feel free to bring a pop-up tent, but please set it toward the back so it doesn’t block others’ view. The picnic area has ample shade for everyone.
Kids & Family Activities: There will be no Children’s Ministry during the service. However, kids (with parental supervision) can enjoy the splash pad and playground after the service during the picnic. We’ll also have a few simple, family-friendly games to enjoy together!
Are you ready to publicly proclaim Jesus as your Lord and Savior through baptism? Our one and only baptism service of the year will take place during our Worship in the Park event. If you’re ready to take this powerful step in your faith, please complete the Baptism Testimony Form in your church app or grab a paper copy from the tables in the Worship Center.
We’re so excited to celebrate this milestone with you! Want to learn more about what baptism means? Click here!
This is the only Sunday of the year when our entire church family comes together for one service and celebrates baptisms, so be sure to mark your calendars now!
It’s Church Picnic Time! Join us after the worship service at noon under the River Park Pavilion for our annual church picnic! The church will supply pulled pork, hot dogs, plates, napkins, utensils, and bottled water—but we need you to bring the sides! Sign up now to bring side dishes, chips, and desserts. *Please keep anything with dairy in a cooler until serving time. Let's make this a tasty and joyful time of fellowship as we share food, laughter, and fun together.
What to Bring to Worship in the Park + Picnic - We’re gathering outside for our special Worship in the Park service—followed by a church picnic—so here’s what to bring for a comfortable and joyful day. Essentials to Keep You Comfortable: Lightweight, weather-appropriate clothing, sunscreen & bug spray, outdoor chairs or blankets, water for during the service, and a heart ready to celebrate God’s goodness! Shade Tips: Feel free to bring a pop-up tent, but please set it toward the back so it doesn’t block others’ view. The picnic area has ample shade for everyone.
Kids & Family Activities: There will be no Children’s Ministry during the service. However, kids (with parental supervision) can enjoy the splash pad and playground after the service during the picnic. We’ll also have a few simple, family-friendly games to enjoy together!
Are you ready to publicly proclaim Jesus as your Lord and Savior through baptism? Our one and only baptism service of the year will take place during our Worship in the Park event. If you’re ready to take this powerful step in your faith, please complete the Baptism Testimony Form in your church app or grab a paper copy from the tables in the Worship Center.
We’re so excited to celebrate this milestone with you! Want to learn more about what baptism means? Click here!