The Power of the Gospel

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⁸ But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. ⁹ And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God’s condemnation. ¹⁰ For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of his Son. ¹¹ So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God. (Romans 5:8-11)

1. The power of the Gospel to and .

¹⁷ He brought this Good News of peace to you Gentiles who were far away from him, and peace to the Jews who were near. ¹⁸ Now all of us can come to the Father through the same Holy Spirit because of what Christ has done for us. (Ephesians 2:17-18)

2. The power of the Gospel to .

¹⁷ This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! (2 Corinthians 5:17)

3. The power of the Gospel to overcome our .

¹⁶ So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. ¹⁷ The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. … ²⁴ Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there. ²⁵ Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives. (Galatians 5:16-25)

4. The power of the Gospel to .

¹⁶ For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes … (Romans 1:16)

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!

RETURNING PRESENTS

Thank you to all of you who agreed to sponsor families for Presents from Parents and assist foster children for Josiah White’s. At South campus, return your gifts to the tables in the Next Steps area. Look for the red balloons for Presents from Parents and the blue balloons for Josiah White’s gifts. At Downtown campus, bring your gifts to Next Steps.

JOURNEY BAGS NEEDS

Did you know every week across the United States children enter foster care often with nothing but the clothes on their backs? We want to do something about that by making up quality Journey Bags filled with personal and comfort items for children to call their own. We want to bless them and show that they are loved, prayed for, and remembered! We have some items we need to collect for journey bags for babies, toddlers, and older kids. You can find out the details about our immediate needs at our Journey Bags webpage.

CR THANKSGIVING

Join Celebrate Recovery Crossroads for our annual Thanksgiving Celebration on Thursday, November 27th! We’ll first meet at Crossroads Downtown in the main auditorium at 6:30 p.m. with a free Thanksgiving feast to follow upstairs in the dining hall. Everyone is welcome even if you’ve never been to CR before. Let’s give thanks, share love and make unforgettable memories.

CRASH COURSE

Crash Course helps you discover your place at Crossroads. At this two-hour setting, lunch is provided and childcare available if prearranged. Our next South date is December 14th. Find out more.

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Pregnant and need help?   We’re here for you. Email us at [email protected]