Christ and the Cross

Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 2:2 - "For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified."  The Corinthian church was divided into factions - Paul, Apollos, Peter, and Christ which led to disruption and confusion among the body of Christ.  At times we are tempted attribute the label of "silly and immature" to the Corinthian church.  However, we have a tendency to do the same thing today.  We tend to exalt the messenger above the message of Christ.  Our loyalty and identity must be Christ and Him crucified!

Christ and the Cross must be our message, motivation and mission.

Religious people will mess up the Gospel message by distorting the truth through their creeds, systems, pious regulations and institutionalism.  The message of God's people must always be Christ and the Cross.  Our motivation must be to live at the cross and filter our whole lives through it.  Another words, "we must take up our cross and follow Him!"

Paul told the Galatian church that if they attempted to live by a religious system that they were making the Cross of Calvary ineffective.  Once you leave the embrace of the cross you lose the benefit of it's grace and mercy.

Dr. Tony Evans said,"Many Christians are like submarines - they surface once a week on Sunday - then go back down to the depths of sin on Monday.

Our message and our motivation will compel us to complete our mission and that is to GO INTO ALL THE WORLD AND PREACH THE GOSPEL.

Christ and the Cross is Our Only Hope!

The Cross

We are excited about the completion of a new cross that will service as a testimony of our commitment to it's message.  We will be sharing pictures of it in the next few days.  It will be similar to the one displayed in this post, only on a smaller basis.  Special thanks to everyone who has helped to make this dream possible.  Thank God for Christ and the Cross.

Men's Breakfast

Men's Fellowship Breakfast will be Saturday, March 16th at 8:00 a.m. at the Cracker Barrell Restaurant in Cottondale, AL  Pastor Vic Hutchins will be our guest speaker.  Join us for a wonderful morning of fellowship.

Unity Service

We would like to extend our appreciation to Pastor Chris Barnett and Harvest Church for their hospitality and graciousness.  There was a tremendous "manifestation of God's presence" as we join together for worship and fellowship.  We are looking forward to a future Homecoming Revival with Harvest Church in the month of May.