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THE LEGACY WE LEAVE

If you desire to create a legacy, then you need to leave something in others. When you think unselfishly and invest in others, you gain the opportunity to create a legacy that will outlive you. John Maxwell

We all leave a legacy. It may be a good one, it may be a poor one, but without a doubt, we leave a legacy. The legacy we leave will be inescapably vital to the next generations. Legacies don’t just happen. Legacies are created. They require thought, preparation, and action. What we do today becomes our legacy tomorrow - either positive or negative. What kind of legacy for tomorrow are you creating today? When the next generation looks back on your life, how will they remember you? On April 30, we begin a new sermon series entitled The Legacy We Leave. I hope you will join us for each message as we think together about the ways we can leave the world a better place. Charles Swindoll once wrote: Legacy isn’t about us. It’s about God working through us for His glory, not ours.

Crossroads Christian Church477-2229

www.crossroadsgray.orgFull Time

Larry Albrecht, Administrative & Discipleship Minister483-5503

Patrick Chellah, Associate Minister930-4627

Rob Aubrey, Campus Minister791-2719

Tempa Bader, Music Minister676-5870

Nathan Hall, Worship Minister782-9633

Katy Woodward, Children’s Minister502-4183

Robin Johnson, Secretary477-2229

Part TimeOlivia Albrecht, Assistant Children’s Minister

483-3187Amy Aubrey, Student Minister

647-3425Curtis Booher, Lead Minister

543-7989Clint Andrews, Pastoral Care Minister

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SUNDAY STATISTICSApril 2, 2017

Morning Worship 555General Offering $12,925.31Debt Reduction $135.00

April 9, 2017Morning Worship 693General Offering $26,051.99Debt Reduction $1,440.00

April 16, 2017Morning Worship 1080General Offering $16,543.49Debt Reduction $6.00

April 23, 2017Morning Worship 584General Offering $22,911.23Debt Reduction $50.00

Please note: The 2017 General Fund budget requires an average weekly offering of $18,396.00. General offering 2017 YTD weekly average is $17,421.10.

presented by The King’s Kids

May 7, at 6:30 p.m.

Join us for a delightful visit to Tex’s Dude Ranch to hear Bible stories about donkeys! Through these stories you will learn about the obedience God required from Balaam and others in the Old Testament that helped prepare their hearts for the Messiah. AND how the Messiah - Jesus - exhibited humility in all He did!

This program will be preceded by a short presentation of songs and melody bells by our Preschool Music & Movement class, led by Myranda Logan.

Please come and support our children as they lead us in a special and unique time of worship!

SISTERS SHARING STORIES

Last month Crossroads Women’s Ministry hosted the first “3S” event and it was so well-received that we’re going to do it again! Chapter 2 will take place on Thursday, May 25 in Room 108 in the lower level of the Main Building (next to the elevator). This is an oppor- tunity for women to come to listen to inspirational stories of God’s faithfulness and to share food and fellowship with other women from Crossroads. FREE childcare will be provided, but reservations must be made by calling the church office no later than 5:00 on Wednesday, May 24.

The Baltimore Project

Crossroads is sponsoring a mission trip to serve in Inner-city Baltimore with Andy McNeely and The Baltimore Project. Crossroads is a financial and prayer partner with the McNeelys in this church plant and we are excited to have an opportunity to offer “hands-on” support to them this summer. The trip will take place Monday, July 17-Sunday, July 23, 2017. The trip is open to adults and families who would like to take their older children. Deadline to register with a $50 deposit is Sunday, May 7th. Information sheets will be available at the Information Desk this Sunday, along with a registration sheet to fill out. Put the sheet with a check for $50/person made out to Crossroads Christian Church (The Baltimore Project on the memo line) in the manila envelope provided.

THE FIRST 20 PEOPLE TO PAY THE DEPOSIT WILL RECEIVE $200 TO GO TOWARD THE TRIP FROM THE CROSSROADS MISSIONS MINISTRY.

Please feel free to call Tempa Bader (676-5870 or 477-2229) with any questions.

GRADUATES!!! Crossroads would like to acknowledge all of our 2017 high school and college graduates as well as those who are earning Master’s or Doctorate degrees this year by listing them in the bulletin. A sign up sheet is on the Lobby bulletin board to submit those names along with the name of the school/

institution from which you/they are graduating OR call the church office. Deadline to submit names is May 14.

DECISIONS

Baptism

April 2Kalani Nabalta136 Mystic Ln.

Jonesborough, TN 37659

Summer is a great time to focus on a book of the Bible and this year we will be taking an in-depth look at First Corinthians. In this summer study, we will explore what it means to be a follower of Jesus during a time that Christianity seems counter-cultural to everything that is going on in the city. The Summer in Corinthians class will start on June 4th and will meet on Sunday mornings at 9:30 am under the pavilion.

1300 Suncrest DriveGray, TN 37615

Contact us by telephone at:423-477-2229

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FAMILY NIGHTS THIS SUMMER

CROSSROADS STUDENT MINISTRY is excited for another wonderful summer together!

To kick off our summer, we will be honoring our Seniors at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday May 3rd in the Greenhouse. Everyone is welcome to come celebrate the leadership and enthusiasm of this awesome group of seniors! There will be food and punch and of course we will have a video of pictures to honor each senior.

Starting Sunday, May 7 we will begin collecting donations for our yard sale. The donations made will need to be placed in the very left side of the garage, the building adjacent to the office. There will be signs directing you where to go. Our yard sale will take place June 1st - June 3rd and the proceeds made from the yard sale will go towards our high school and middle school mission trips this summer.

Our high school mission trip will be June 12-16. We will be serving in Cincinnati, OH with the CiY Engage ministry. We are excited to partner with them in service!

For more info on each trip, or if you would like to sign up, please come to the Greenhouse!

Looking forward to a great summer!

Our middle school mission trip will be June 25-28. We will be serving again with Riverwood Christian Community in Louisville, TN. We love spending time with our friends from Riverwood and look forward to another great week with them.

May 7 Israel Demanded a King Bible Passage: 1 Samuel 8-10 Bottom Line: God chose Saul as Israel’s first king.

May 14 God Rejected Saul as King Bible Passage: 1 Samuel 13:1-14; 14:18-48; 15:1-35 Bottom Line: God rejected Saul as king because of his sin.

May 21 David Was Anointed and Fought Goliath Bible Passage: 1 Samuel 16-17 Bottom Line: God gave David power to defeat Goliath.

May 28 David & Jonathan Became Friends Bible Passage: 1 Samuel 18:1-12; 19:1-10; 20:1-42 Bottom Line: God used Jonathan to save David’s life.

COMMUNION PREPARATION - May - Susie Honeycut June - Marie McClure July - Susie Honeycutt

1 - Melanie Warden Gray Rowe Blake Denny3 - Brandon Kinnett Alan Barker Ed & Donna Hayes4 - Brittany Huff Todd & Treda Anderson Jerry Williams Jocie Brewer5 - Emma Robinette Sheryl Hulse Isaac Absalom6 - Grace Denny Teah Thompson Lilly Hilton8 - Camden Robinette9 - Isaac Keebler Brandon Tester Bob Thompson, Jr. Chelsey Eslinger11 - Clint Andrews Ray Conkin Kathy Bullen12 - Harvey Harris Jay & Brooklyn Shannon Johnny VanHoever13 - Cindy Shake Heidi Everroad Holly Worrell14 - T. Jay & Colleen Harrison Clayton Moorhouse David & Sheryl Hulse15 - Mary Hilton Ted McInturff Thomas Winningham16 - Ryan Ealy Jared Everroad Christopher Stanton17 - Jerry & Shaune Eberhart Ryan Phillips Lori Puckett18 - Gary Sams Matthew Stanton19 - Jeremy & Mary Jo Lizotte Sonya Fulks 20 - George Dykes Gabriel Barron Brooklyn Shannon21 - David Fulks Lisa Hall Jeremy Lizotte22 - David Guinn Will Wingate Tori Coffey Janice Tester Eric & Lyndsay Nauman 23 - Kent Keebler25 - Tyler Shannon Andy & Luci Creech Melissa Strouth 26 - Vernon Martzin27 - Clint & Jeanne Andrews Sheila Hayden Aiden Hyder28 - Stacy Robinette29 - Kit & JoDee Dotson Tammy Bacon31 - Eli Wines Chris Addams Megan Shumate

BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES

1 - Artie Shaw Dustin Butler Derick Letterman2 - Jolie Stapleton Abbey Booher Laura Honigmann3 - Roger Mosley Elizabeth Denny Michelle Calhoun Richard & Melanie Honaker Craig Thompson Kelley Birchfield4 - Ellyn Treadway Krista Orr5 - Clarence Mabe Donnie & Rachel Denny Chris Chalkley6 - Roger & Chris Mosley7 - Mark Franjione8 - Jonathan Phillips9 - Rich & Sheri Aubrey Neil Sampson Clifford & Stephanie Shaffer Dave Blevins10 - Dave Sapp Rodney Trivett Josh Stapleton Omar Bradley Mary Robinson Logan James McKenzie Strouth Mary Light11 - Kurt & Sandy Carty12 - Michelle Clawson13 - David Cooper Chris Hall14 - Kelly Aubrey15 - Gulhan Stanton17 - Robby & Stacy DeBord Melanie Honaker18 - Justin Shake Josh & Jessica Stapleton Charline Shaw19 - Jerry Aurigema Megan Scott Ron Shaw20 - Philip Bardes Sean Moore Alexander Scott21 - Greg & Cindy Freeman Anita Smith Martha Williams22 - Sue Aurigema Becky Harris John Hall23 - Beverly Overbey Mike Barron24 - Matthew Shannon Jason & Melissa Strouth25 - Daniel Rowe Brianna Honigmann Anna Hunigan Jennifer Alley26 - John & Sandy Babel Emilee Head Rebecca Honigmann27 - Arianna Asbury28 - Alan & Sherry Lewis Jacky & Teresa Sanders Freida Renfro29 - Jarod Hensley30 - Sherrill Trent Desmond Butler

2 - Patsy Bacon Nick Robinette Hannah Greer3 - Jordan Overbey Peyton Wingate Stephanie Poole Franklin Lane5 - Kirby Carty6 - Lindsey Clark Nathan Hensley Charlie Cash Charlie Conger Henlee Dean William Bowman7 - Mike Lature Keri Hicks Jon Meister Jerry King Garrison Caswell9 - Rod & Juli Hensley10 - Cade Elliott Jason Baker Lyndsay Nauman11 - Curtis & Rita Booher13 - Carolyn Trent Matt Barker Will Barker Hannah Robinette14 - Aaron Trent Angela Cummings Madison Cook Dakota Conkin Kaylee Gass15 - Greg Orr Tom Nelson16 - Cecilia Haren17 - Eddie Rowe Portia Sams Jerry Turner18 - Ross Bader Phil Bardes Rick VanHoever19 - Stan & Treva Kinnett20 - Colleen Shade21 - Michael Aubrey Janice Kirk Jim McGriff22 - Ed Hayes Sherrill & Carolyn Trent Anna Lane23 - Stephanie Shaffer24 - Jonathan & Michelle Phillips26 - Harold Maupin Linda Bireley Terry Franjione David Light27 - Will & Sheri Wingate Daniel & Becky Rowe28 - Chris Mosley Beverly Nuckols29 - Carter & Melanie Warden Cindy Douglas Jeff Hall Buck Bacon Nicholas Jones Reanna Bowman30 - Scott Overbey Breagan Kinnett31 - Mike McClure

For the past 4 years the Garden at Crossroads has provided thousands of pounds of fresh produce to Second Harvest Food Bank and to residents of the Gray community. This project needs dozens of volunteers to be successful, no experience is necessary and all ages

can participate!

Here’s some of the ways you can help:

1) Donate money for plants, seeds and fertilizer 2) Come to “PLANTING DAY” on Saturday, May 6 at 9:00. With 10-15 volunteers that morning, it will only take a couple of hours to plant the garden. 3) Volunteer to weed and till during May and June. 4) Volunteer to harvest during mid-June through July.

Please fill out a volunteer form at the Information Desk or call the church office. An envelope for donations will also be available at the Information Desk.

July 2 Solomon Built the Temple Bible Passage: 1 Kings 6:1 - 8:66 Bottom Line: God chose Solomon to build a temple where He would dwell with His people.

July 9 Solomon’s Sin Divided the Kingdom Bible Passage: 1 Kings 11-12 Bottom Line: God divided Israel into two kingdoms because Solomon sinned.

July 16 Solomon Thought About Life Bible Passage: Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 Bottom Line: Without God, life does not have purpose.

July 23 Job Bible Passage: Job 1 - 42 Bottom Line: Job learned God is all-powerful, sovereign, and good.

July 30 5th Sunday Family Worship K-6th are invited to join in a special worship service designed for kindergarten and up - no Sunday School or KIDS Church.

PreK - Praises of God’s People Bible Passage: Psalm 1; 100; 110 Bottom Line: People wrote songs to praise God because of who he is.

Summer Wednesday Study for Adults

Hey Adults! We don’t want to leave you out while the kids are at VBS. Join us on Wednesday nights during VBS (June 14, 21, 28 & July 5th) for a special series just for you.

June 4 God Made a Covenant with David Bible Passage: 2 Samuel 7 Bottom Line: God said Jesus would come from David’s family.

June 11 David Sinned and Was Restored Bible Passage: 2 Samuel 11:1 - 12:14; Psalm 51 Bottom Line: God forgave David when he repented of his sin.

June 18 Solomon Asked for Wisdom Bible Passage: 1 Kings 2:1-4, 10-12; 3:1-15 Bottom Line: Solomon asked God for wisdom to lead God’s people.

June 25 Wisdom for God’s People Bible Passage: Proverbs 1:1-7; 3:1-12; 4:10-19 Bottom Line: Wisdom is fearing the Lord and obeying his Word.