Pastor's Notes
Praise God, it is so good to be writing to you again my friends! What a joy it is to come to you each month and share with you what God is doing and what He's about
to do with this church and through the  ministries of Crossroads World Christian
Center Church. It has been a while since I've gotten a chance to write a newsletter and update you on what's going on around the church, but glory be to God, I am here today to do just that.
It is so exciting to see God work even when times are hard and funds are low. To see His mighty hand coming down to keep this church and its ministries going each
month and growing stronger every day leaves us in awe of His power. We have some great news to share with you about where God is leading us!
You Make This Possible
First, I want to thank all who have given to this ministry and have prayed for this church when we were faced with closing
the doors for good. It was such a trying time for us, getting everything caught up and set up to where we can minister as it
is needed in this community, in this nation, and around the world. We get prayer requests from all over this great nation through our 800-line, as well as from around  the world through our website. Our online live services have touched so
many more people who were hurting and just needed someone to talk to and pray with and for them, or just needed a new word from God, than we'd have ever thought possible.
Without the grace of God working through you, we could not have done any of this, and we ask for your continued tithing
and prayer support as God makes a way for us to maintain these outreaches and leads us into even more areas to spread the life giving Word of the Lord.
We have many ways you can help, and even ways that you can give and keep money in your pocket, as we will introduce to you…
Good Search
is an online search engine that you can use for your online searches and help support this church at the
same time. By searching through Good Search, every search you do gives the church 1 penny. You might not think that is
much, but if we can get a lot of people doing it, it adds up. Pennies make cents and cents make dollars. Also, if you shop
online through Good Search, it will also give back to CrossroadsWCC, which will help us to continue carrying out what God has us doing to help those who are hurting.
Of course, you can always go to our website to give your tithes online and help continue our work in the community.
 Media Outreach: Speak Life TV
We have some exciting news for you! God has opened the doors for this ministry to go on local television in four different areas in Ohio:TV 8 in Columbus, OH
TV 39 in Marion, OH
TV 42 in Delaware, OH
TV 48 in Kenton, OH Our new media outreach ministry will be called SPEAK LIFE TV and soon you will be able to check out the website SpeakLifeTV.com. Please be on the look out for it.
 Welcome Back!
We would like to welcome back Pastor Maurice Johnson and his wonderful family! What a joy it is to
have him, as well as his wife and children back at CrossroadsWCC. Pastor Maurice has a wonderful new website for his One Step recovery ministry. Meetings are now being held every Friday
evening at 6pm in our church building here at Crossroads World Christian Center Church.
Country Hands Inner-City Youth Group
To Take a Unique Annual Trip
In a few weeks before it gets too cold, we will be taking our second trip with our  Country Hands
ministry youth group down to the beautiful hills of southeastern Ohio. Taking inner-city kids to the country is so healing and provides a much needed getaway for them, as well as exposing them to
the pure serenity, fun and enjoyment in a rural setting, which they may never otherwise get a chance to experience. These are children who see crime, drugs and
hardship on an everyday basis in their lives, and this is something that in the past, they've gained so much from. If you know if any kids that would benefit from this trip,
please contact the church for more information, we'd love to have them join us. If you can, donate to this worth while cause
, and help bring the joy of the Lord into a child's life by supporting this unique adventure! Ongoing Services & Ministry Meetings
Sunday Evening Services
Sundays at 7:30p.m.
Join us every Sunday and make Crossroads your church, your new beginning! We are located at 1084 Brentnell Avenue,
Columbus, OH 43219. Click on the link above for location information and driving directions...we look forward to seeing you! CrossKIDZ Bible Study
Thursdays at 6:30p.m.
Please join us for CrossKIDZ Bible study on Thursdays. We'll have a lesson, prayer, snacks and a great time studying the
Word together! We'll also organize and work on community projects from time to time that are focused on loving and helping others in our community, as Jesus loves and helps us.
CrossWORDS Bible Study
Thursdays at 6:30p.m.
Please join us every Thursday evening to feed your spirit and study The Word! One Step Ministry
Fridays at 6:00p.m.
The mission of One Step Ministry is to bring the lost, to come to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. We
believe that you gain freedom from addictions when you place your dependency on God, and that only by accepting
Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior can you receive forgiveness, true deliverance, and eternal life with God. All are welcome, come celebrate recovery with us! Parenting Pathways
Meeting times vary. We'd love to have you join us! Please contact us for info on the next meeting.
Parenting Pathways Group Meetings are now being held regularly. If you've been involved with the Childrens Services
system or would like to become an active part in this ministry that God has anointed, please come and join us for refreshments and a time for support, healing and guidance. A Word from the Pastor
A Broken HeartI want to share with you a spiritual message from something that was sent to me. Isn't the Internet amazing in that
inspiration and knowledge from God by way of His servants can suddenly appear in your inbox at just the right time? This
is a wonderfully inspired message about the heart by Pastor Cecil A. Thompson. I know you will be blessed by it, as I was. May God Richly Bless You and Yours Always,
Pastor Cory P. Pariseau
A BROKEN HEART! "The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; He delivers them from all their troubles. The LORD is close to the
brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. A righteous man may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all."
~Psalm 34:17-20
Have you ever lost a loved one? In the past I have shared with you about losing our daughter, but I feel led to do so again.
"Dad, are you sitting down?" Those words came across the phone lines from our oldest daughter, Brenda, some twenty
years ago. I told her that I was. She said, "I am in the hospital with heart failure."
The words struck with the force of a blow to my stomach. I told her that her mother and I would be there as soon as
possible. It was over 500 miles from Shelton, Washington to Boise, Idaho, and we made it in record time.
When we arrived, the prognosis was even worse than we had anticipated. Brenda was diagnosed with Primary Pulmonary
Hypertension and the only way she could survive was to have both a heart and lung transplant. In the meantime she, like so many others, had to live with a broken heart.
I knew that as much as I wanted to fix my dear daughter's condition, neither myself, her mom, nor the medical doctors could fix Brenda's heart. She would live the remaining days of her life with
a broken heart. There are many people reading this who have a heart condition or have loved ones who are living with a heart defect.
We know the tender care which must be exercised in living with a broken heart. It may require a change in the way we eat, the way we exercise and the medicines we take.
There is another aspect of having a broken heart—it is the attitude of heart before our God. It may be described as the
opposite of pride and arrogance. It was a chief characteristic of our Lord when He walked the dusty roads of Israel. He, who was the One who had created all things, was now in submission to His Father.
He lived with a broken heart. How are we to emulate the attitude which Christ patterned? The most obvious answer is that we are to live with a broken heart.
That does not mean that we are to develop a medical heart condition, but rather a spiritual one. It is not only okay to have a spiritually broken heart, it is essential in order to live in victory.
Our hearts need to be crushed and broken by the things which we see in our lives which are contrary to the will of God. In
these instances we need to cry out to God and confess our sin in order for Him to forgive and cleanse. This very attitude should also be evidenced as we observe the sins of our nation and of the world. If there was a single characteristic which described the prophets of the Old Testament, it was their godly sorrow for sin. They very clearly lived with a broken heart.
Is it any wonder that the Lord was able to do such mighty works through them?
I think it is time for us to stop and evaluate our lives in view of eternity. More than being brokenhearted because of the
loss of a loved one, we need to have our hearts crushed before the Lord. As we examine our lives may we pray with all sincerity: "Lord let me live before You with a broken heart!" Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing! Pastor Cecil
Check out Pastor Cecil Thompson's website at: www.daily-e-votional.com. |
