The Ghost of Shame

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⁷ At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves. ⁸ When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man and his wife heard the Lord God walking about in the garden. So they hid from the Lord God among the trees. ⁹ Then the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?” (Genesis 3:7-9)

“Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.” (2 Corinthians 7:10 NIV)

Judas and Peter

Matthew 26 & 27

John 21:1-19

¹⁶ For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. ¹⁷ For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. (John 3:16-17)

So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. ² And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death. (Romans 8:1-2)

¹³ 13 You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. ¹⁴ He canceled the record of the charges against us [that condemned us] and took it away by nailing it to the cross. ¹⁵ In this way, he disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross. (Colossians 2:13-15)

Additional Notes

What’s Happening at Crossroads

NEW HERE?

We’re so glad you’ve chosen to come to Crossroads today! We want to thank you for visiting and would love to get to know you. Stop by and say hello at one of our Welcome Centers, our First Step area, or check out ecrossroads.info for more. We can’t wait to meet you!

CHRISTMAS EVE GATHERINGS

Christmas is rapidly approaching. As you finish your shopping, and make your plans for family gatherings, be thinking about someONE God is leading you to invite. Invite them to join one of our gatherings. More information.

Downtown 
• Tuesday 12/24 – 5 p.m.

South
• Monday 12/23 – 6:30 p.m. 
• Tuesday 12/24 – 5 and 7 p.m.

Childcare will be available for our youngest age groups at each gathering.

CROSSROADS COMMUNION

Today we will take communion together as a congregation after the message. Next week, open communion will again be available at auditorium stations during our worship time.

DEC. 29 GATHERINGS

We will be having gatherings on Dec. 29th. At South, we’ll have one gathering at 10 a.m. and at Downtown, we’ll have our 10:45 a.m. gathering as normal. If you are on vacation and can’t join us in person, you can always join us via online at ecrossroads.tv, Facebook Live, and YouTube Live.

STUDENT EVENTS

This year for Christmas, give your student the gift of an experience. We have two winter/spring events coming up for students.
• Winter Retreat (8th-12th graders) — Friday, February 7th to Sunday, February 9th at Shiloh Park in Marion. 
• SuperStart (4th-6th graders) — Feb. 28-March 1 (early registration closes January 22th) at Traders Point in Indianapolis.