http://www.xroadsfellowship.org/blog.php en-gb copyright 2012 - Crossroads Fellowship choops0617@yahoo.com choops0617@yahoo.com Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:35:01 -0600http://www.xroadsfellowship.org/blog.php?blogID=1738 JOSHUA 1:2 New International Version (NIV) 2 “Moses my servant is dead. God makes this statement to Joshua after Moses had been dead for at least thirty days. It tells us at the end of the book of Deuteronomy that the people had mourned for thirty days. Joshua already knew that Moses was dead. So why did God say this to Joshua? I think that God was telling him that he was the leader now. Don't let the people put on the WWMD ( What would Moses Do ) wrist bands and t...READ MORE by clicking on the title above. Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:53:01 -0600http://www.xroadsfellowship.org/blog.php?blogID=1516 So how many of you are stressed about the holidays? Stressed about Christmas? How many of you are trying to figure out how to fit it all in? You have her parents to go to, your parents to go to, friends, other family. Wake up on Christmas morning hurry up and open the presents. Trade thank yous, hugs kisses and pack everyone up so you can rush off to the next house. Are you completely worn out by the time the day is over? Looking forward to going back to work so things will slow down again?...READ MORE by clicking on the title above. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:26:01 -0600http://www.xroadsfellowship.org/blog.php?blogID=1439 I have to admit to you that I have been slacking lately in my walk with God. I have meant well. I have meant to spend a little time each day reading His word. I have meant to spend time every day in prayer communing with the Father. I have meant to do all of those things, but the truth is I haven’t. My prayer time has been sporadic lately. I have spent almost no time reading His word, although I have been reading the Left Behind books. (That doesn’t count as reading Hi...READ MORE by clicking on the title above. Sat, 19 Nov 2011 03:27:01 -0600http://www.xroadsfellowship.org/blog.php?blogID=1395 Psalm 100:1-3 (New International Version) A PSALM. FOR GIVING GRATEFUL PRAISE. 1 Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. 2 Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. 3 Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his[a [1]]; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Psalm 147:6-8 (New International Version) 6 The LORD sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground. 7 Sing to the LORD with grateful p...READ MORE by clicking on the title above. Wed, 07 Sep 2011 23:37:01 -0500http://www.xroadsfellowship.org/blog.php?blogID=1115 As some of you know, I have been without a job for a couple of months again. This time there was no unemployment to fall back on. Needless to say, things got a little bit tight. I was signed up with a couple of temporary agencies. They sent my resume out to businesses but I never even got an interview out of any of those. To be honest I was getting discouraged. I was beginning to wonder what was wrong with me that nobody would even give me an interview. Despair was sneaking up on me. My wif...READ MORE by clicking on the title above. Fri, 02 Sep 2011 11:20:01 -0500http://www.xroadsfellowship.org/blog.php?blogID=1088 I was listening to the radio the other day and I heard a song called, "If I die young". This was not the first time I had heard this song, but this time there was one line that caught my attention. The line was, Funny when you're dead how people start listenin. It got me to thinking. How many times have I not listened to someone while they are still here for me to listen to? After all listening doesn't require me to do anything except sit still. It doesn't cost me anything e...READ MORE by clicking on the title above. Mon, 29 Aug 2011 09:07:01 -0500http://www.xroadsfellowship.org/blog.php?blogID=1038 I lay in bed last night reading a book by Henry Blackaby called Hearing God's Voice. As I lay there drifting off to sleep after reading, I asked God to speak to me. I had a genuine desire to hear God's voice and receive His direction. During the course of the night God did speak to me, but not in the way I had expected. I had expected to hear something about the direction God is leading me. Instead He brought to mind someone from my past that had wronged me. I thought that I ha...READ MORE by clicking on the title above. Thu, 18 Aug 2011 22:23:01 -0500http://www.xroadsfellowship.org/blog.php?blogID=968 The Oxford Dictionary defines peace as : freedom from disturbance; quiet and tranquility. Worry is natural for the natural man. Worry isn't natural for the spiritual man. The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. Romans 8:6 (NIV) The word peace is used in the NIV version of the bible 232 times. So, you think maybe God doesn't want us to worry? Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation,...READ MORE by clicking on the title above. Wed, 29 Jun 2011 22:56:01 -0500http://www.xroadsfellowship.org/blog.php?blogID=683 I am starting to settle into my new job schedule now. I miss my church family on Sundays. To be honest I am feeling a little bit isolated from everyone, both friends and family. Anyway, I know this is only temporary and that I will be able to change schedules at work. Then I will be able to get back to church on Sundays and see my church family. I guess that I didn't realize how much support and encouragement that I got from them every week. I am still trusting that God is guiding me thr...READ MORE by clicking on the title above. Sat, 11 Jun 2011 05:22:01 -0500http://www.xroadsfellowship.org/blog.php?blogID=608 10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” PSALM 46:10 I sit here this morning and there are a hundred things going through my mind at the same time. Concerns about school, work and all the other commitments in my life. I want to be successful in school and I want to be successful at work so that I can take care of my family. I miss my girls and my grand babies. I haven't gotten to see them...READ MORE by clicking on the title above. Sat, 28 May 2011 09:46:01 -0500http://www.xroadsfellowship.org/blog.php?blogID=539 Life has gottten pretty hectic for me. I have a new job, for which I am truely thankful, I am going to school full time and I have my family and friends that I need to make time for. Sometimes it seems like there simply isn't enough time in the day to get everything done. My time whith God has been slipping lately and I have noticed the effects. There are timmes when I don't feel as close to God as I have in the past. So how do I get that back? I am trying to rearange my schedule so ...READ MORE by clicking on the title above. Tue, 03 May 2011 16:25:01 -0500http://www.xroadsfellowship.org/blog.php?blogID=474 But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” Exodus 3:11 Change is never easy. We get comfortable in our daily routines. Moses had it pretty comfortable. He had a job and a family. A nice little place to pitch his tent. A quiet little life. Then God came to him and told him," I want you to go to the ruler of the most powerful nation in the world and tell him to let all of his labor force go." Just like that. ...READ MORE by clicking on the title above. Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:34:01 -0500http://www.xroadsfellowship.org/blog.php?blogID=426 Browse the shelves of any christian bookstore today and you will find a multitude of books on how to draw people into the church. Hundreds of outlines and plans on making the church relevant in today´s society. The truth is, the world doesn´t need entertainment. It doesn´t need a stage show with lights, effects and a full band. It doesn´t need a jumbo-tron on every wall. It doesn´t need a coffee shop or a tee shirt with a catchy slogan. It doesn´t need a captivating speaker with a dynami...READ MORE by clicking on the title above. Sat, 02 Apr 2011 06:43:01 -0500http://www.xroadsfellowship.org/blog.php?blogID=357 ECCLESIASTES 3:1 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, (c)2011) 1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: How many times have you thought "Lord when is this going to happen?" God tells us that there is a time for everything. God has been leading me in a certain direction and I have been very anxious about getting started. I know the desire that He has placed on my heart and I have been wanting to just jump right in and go. I woke up this morning w...READ MORE by clicking on the title above. Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:21:01 -0500http://www.xroadsfellowship.org/blog.php?blogID=318 As the events unfolded at the beginning of this week, I thought to myself, "How do you make sense out of something that seems senseless?" I tried to sit down and write out my thoughts but could never quite get down what I wanted. I just couldn´t find the words to express what I knew to be true. As this week has unfolded the sense in all of this has begun to show. God always has a plan. He uses all things to His glory and our good. In the midst of the seemingly senseless one person has come...READ MORE by clicking on the title above. Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:41:01 -0500http://www.xroadsfellowship.org/blog.php?blogID=293 MATTHEW 9:12-13 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, (c)2011) 12 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’[a] For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” How many times have you passed someone on the streets, obviously homeless? Maybe a little dirty, not very pleasant smelling and thought," Another drunk on the streets." I have done that before. I a...READ MORE by clicking on the title above. Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:10:01 -0500http://www.xroadsfellowship.org/blog.php?blogID=289 1 PETER 1:6 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, (c)2011) 6 In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. We all go through trials. We all suffer grief and heartache in this life. Christ suffered for us and gave the ultimate sacrifice so that we may join Him in heaven and be in the presence of the Father. Our trials are not without reason. They make us stronger, teach us more about God and His kingdom, prepare us for mi...READ MORE by clicking on the title above. Mon, 14 Mar 2011 07:26:01 -0500http://www.xroadsfellowship.org/blog.php?blogID=273 MATTHEW 14:22-33 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, (c)2011) Jesus Walks On The Water 22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, 24 and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it. 25 Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, ...READ MORE by clicking on the title above. Wed, 09 Mar 2011 09:17:01 -0600http://www.xroadsfellowship.org/blog.php?blogID=247 ROMANS 8:30 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, (c)2011) 30 And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified. What a wonderful thing that God has called us. We don´t have to look for Him. He has chosen us and seeks to have a personal relationship with us. Because of the blood of Jesus we are not only justified but glorified with God. Isn´t it amazing that the creator of all would come to us! ROMANS 11:29 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSI...READ MORE by clicking on the title above. Fri, 04 Mar 2011 06:42:01 -0600http://www.xroadsfellowship.org/blog.php?blogID=227 We all have a story. We all have something to share about where we came from and how God has taught us. You may think your story isn´t exciting or isn´t powerful enough. However, there is someone out there that is going through something similar to what you did. Your story can help them through that time. God gave us these experiences so that we could share and encourage others. Don´t be ashamed or embarrassed to share your story. Someone needs to hear it and know that they are not alone. A...READ MORE by clicking on the title above. Thu, 17 Feb 2011 09:20:01 -0600http://www.xroadsfellowship.org/blog.php?blogID=174 JEREMIAH 29:11 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, (c)2010) 11 FOR I KNOW THE PLANS I HAVE FOR YOU,” DECLARES THE LORD, “PLANS TO PROSPER YOU AND NOT TO HARM YOU, PLANS TO GIVE YOU HOPE AND A FUTURE. It´s not easy to trust in God when you can´t see what the outcome will be. However God tells us in Jeremiah exactly what His plans are. Trust is something that you have to work on daily. I think of trust as spiritual exercise. It´s hard to do at first and your body will ache and tell you...READ MORE by clicking on the title above. Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:15:01 -0600http://www.xroadsfellowship.org/blog.php?blogID=145 I will admit it. I am the worlds greatest at making excuses for not reading my bible. I will let the events and needs of the day take over, always with the intention of reading "later". Next thing I know it´s time for bed and I am tired, not wanting to read. I would begin a grand "study" of the bible with all the depth of a college thesis and a couple of days later it would be over. The trouble was, I didn´t know what I was doing or how to do it. So, my wife and I have decided that we will...READ MORE by clicking on the title above. Wed, 09 Feb 2011 09:36:01 -0600http://www.xroadsfellowship.org/blog.php?blogID=143 All journeys have a beginning. This is mine. My name is Charles and I face the same struggles, problems and doubts that everyone else faces. I´m just an ordinary everyday guy. I don´t have any special training or education on how to face life´s problems. This is simply the way I see things. Some people will agree and some people will disagree. My story goes something like this: I accepted Jesus into my heart in sixth grade bible class at Moody Christian Academy. As I grew I drifted as a...READ MORE by clicking on the title above.