Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
This week: A repeat announcement! We want to make sure you’re informed!
CrossPoint Community is planning to have a Summer Potluck on August 10, from 12 to 3 pm, in the Main Cafeteria at CBCGL. Join us for the CPC Summer Fun Event! You can sign up via this link; and you can let us know what you plan to bring for the potluck via this link. We will have time for a shared meal, games and even a scavenger hunt. Games are designed for participants of all ages and athletic/skill levels. There is a game for everyone!
This event is for all adults in CPC and their families. So, yes, that means our visitors, that means you college students, that means you members who generally join online, and those who call CPC their church congregation. We want to get together to have time to get to know one another, get to know what CPC has to offer, and how you can participate in our regular activities. So please, Save the Date, clear your schedule, invite your friends, and let us know you’re coming by signing up in the forms above. (Note: please do sign-up, but if you forget to sign-up, you can still show up!)
Also, do you have used electronics or musical instruments just sitting at home? We are blessed to be a blessing. If you find old electronics or forgotten musical instruments at home, you can bring them to church to be collected for Pastor Benjamin Owino of Let the Needy Smile. He has returned to the States for a season to revisit churches and renew connections to continue to support his ministry to AIDS orphans and churches in Eastern Uganda. If you need help with wiping your personal info from your device, let us know. Provide your passcode/password so we can access your device and we’ll have Joshua Zhang help you with removing your personal info.
Please continue to pray for the nations of Israel and Ukraine. Pray that the wars would end. Here is a suggested list of prayers if you are at a loss for words in how to pray: https://send.org/story/hh_pray_for_ukraine. And https://worldrelief.org/blog-prayer-for-israel-and-gaza/ Thank you for kneeling on behalf of the people of Ukraine and Russia, Israel and Gaza and taking a stand (or a knee in prayer) against the forces of darkness in this present age.
This Week (Aug. 2 -Aug. 8, 2024):
1. Tonight, Aug. 2, 2024, the Living Stones Friday Night Bible Study is meeting from 7:30-9:30 to study the topic of “Worshipping God”. You can read Psalm 34 to prepare in advance. Join in person in Room A-218 or online via the following link at 7:30 pm:
https://zoom.us/j/685376249?pwd=cWtyUk1pckJiRHJxZVZCSGdJZWw2UT09
Meeting ID: 685 376 249
Password: 840840
Join by phone: +1 929 436 2866 US (New York)
Also, the Grace Ambassador Bible Study will meet (A216) and the Empower Fellowship will be meeting in A201-A.
2. CrossPoint Community Summer Sunday School continues this Sunday – Aug. 4. We will be doing a study on Christian Civility from Richard Mouw’s book – Uncommon Decency. We will meet in the Community Hall (A-202). Those who wish to join online this Sunday can use the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/491248585?pwd=RnpLcnpjQ01nTGZLSmhaZ3l4L3dKQT09
Meeting ID: 491 248 585
Password: 403767
Join by phone: +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)
3. This Sunday, Aug. 2, 2024, at 11:25 am, our CrossPoint Community Worship Service will start and Pastor Raymond Lee will be preaching. Pray for him! Join us for worship at CBCGL!
Text: James 1:19; Ephesians 4:29
Title: “But You Don’t Understand!”
Live stream via Youtube: https://www.cbcgl.org/live-stream/
4. Each Wednesday, such as this coming week (August 7) at 7:45 pm, you are invited, encouraged, and requested to join our weekly prayer meeting. We will not grow in Christ without growing in our dependence on God through prayer. In August, we are taking time to pray for neighbors and friends. The link is found below in the section on prayer.
Administration / Events
1. We have a missions update (so check out the missions tab in the bulletin)! You can provide support for James Liang (at UConn), or pray for Henry Lu and his family who are serving in England. Pray for him and other COCM co-workers!
2. Sunday Lunch Service is available at CBCGL with $5 lunches that are first-come, first-served. Lunch service will resume again in September.
3. Join us for the CPC Summer Fun event – August 10, from 12 pm to 3 pm. We hope you can make it. For more information, see above!
4. From now to August 25 – CPC will have a combined Sunday School discussing Christian Civility. If you don’t know what that is, come and learn! And if you do know what that is, come and practice it!
5. All other announcements can be found here (in our CrossPoint Community bulletin).
For Prayer:
1. From Bishop J.C. Ryle – “To be prayerless is to be Christless, Godless, and in the high road to destruction…It will always be found that when prayers are few, grace, strength, peace, and hope are small.” Please join our Wednesday night prayer meeting (7:45 – 9:15 pm) even if you can’t participate the whole time.
https://zoom.us/j/758587937?pwd=aS9sZUdxcm1janNNM2I2aXJ6Smx2QT09
Meeting ID: 758 587 937
Password: 030086
Join by phone: +1 929 436 2866 US (New York)
2. We’d be glad to pray for you. If you need prayer, you can submit your prayer request via the following link: https://www.cbcgl.org/pray/
In Christ, your servant, SDG,
Rev. Dr. Nathan Willems
Associate Pastor of CrossPoint Community – A Ministry of CBCGL