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January 3rd Weekend



CRASH COURSE
Crash Course is an interactive 4-week group setting that will help you grow in your faith and connect at Crossroads. A new session starts Jan. 10 at both campuses. Learn more and sign up at ecrossroads.org/connect.

THE CROSSROADS APP
The Crossroads App is the easiest way to connect with our church. Get quick access to sermons, prayer, giving, push notifications, event signups, and much more!

ONLINE GIVING
Online giving has been a game changer for Crossroads’ ability to impact our community regardless of snow closures, vacations, or (now) viral outbreaks. You can join us in our BOLD mission by setting up regular giving today:

  • visit ecrossroads.org/give,
  • text give2ccc to 77977 for a secure giving link,
  • access giving through the Crossroads app
  • or you can simply mail your gift to the church office.


Leaving It Behind


it behind.

2 Corinthians 5:15 & 17
15 He died for everyone so that those who receive His new life will no longer live for themselves. Instead, they will live for Christ, who died and was raised for them.
17 This means anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!


1. I need to leave some behind.

Luke 12:15
“Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.”


What if my pursuit of acquiring more

is robbing me of realizing the things God created me to do?

A. Can I this away?

B. Do I this, really?

My value doesn’t come from what I have, but from I am.


2. I need to leave behind.

Romans 12:21
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil by doing good.


I can’t control what people do, but I can control how I

.


3. I need to leave my behind.

1 John 1:9
But if we confess our sins to Him, He is faithful and just to forgives us our sins and cleanse us from all wickedness.


My standing with God isn’t determined by

; it’s determined by .

If I can’t leave my past behind, it’s hard to take hold of my .


A. I need to .

Acts 3:9
Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away.


B. I need to shut some

.

I need to make it hard for me to walk back into .

C. I need to accept God’s .

Ephesians 2:8
God saved you by His grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this gift; it is a gift from God.


My story isn’t a story about my failures, it’s a story about God’s

.