Meal Groups at Crossroads Church

WEEKEND WITH BRENNAN MANNING...THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS!!!

World renown author and speaker, Brennan Manning will be our guest speaker at all services in Woodbury, on Saturday, January 17, (5 PM) and Sunday, January 18 (9 & 11 AM, and 5:30 PM Sanctuary). He will be speaking on the theme: "The Overwhelming Love of God."

Manning will also lead a special seminar Saturday morning from 9:00-11:30 AM at the Woodbury Campus: "Healing Our Image of God and Ourselves". Click here to purchase tickets for the Saturday morning event online ($10). — Sponsored by Crossroads Meal Groups.

For more information on Brennan Manning, go to www.BrennanManning.com. For details on the event, click here to email Groups Coordinator, Lisa Adams.

DR. CLARK TOOK US TO THE MAX W/ THE BOOK OF ACTS!!!

Tuesday night, Dr. David Clark (for more information on Dr. Clark, see his bio below) came to the Woodbury Campus as part of the Meal Group Fireside Series. As we prepare to launch into the book of Acts for our Daily Devotional Readings, we wanted to get a high level view of what God has been doing in the history of the church.

You can listen to Dr. Clark's teaching by clicking here. Or, right click here and then click "save link as" to download the mp3 of the lecture.

Meal Groups brings you "Fireside w/ Dr. David Clark"

At the Woodbury Campus on Tuesday, November 18th, at 6:30 pm, Meal Groups will be hosting “Fireside with Dr. David Clark”. As we move into the book of Acts for our daily readings, we have invited Dr. Clark to help us “Read the Book of Acts to the Max.”

Dr. Clark is an esteemed Professor of Theology at Bethel Seminary. He joined the Bethel Seminary faculty in 1988 after teaching philosophy and theology for 10 years at Toccoa Falls College in Georgia. The author of several books, essays, and articles on apologetics, he most recently published To Know and Love God: Method for Theology.

Having served in numerous ministry positions, Dr. Clark is a favorite speaker at Crossroads Church because of his unique ability to connect Biblical truths to life.

Please RSVP for this free event to Lisa Adams by phone at 651-294-7794 or by email at lisaadams@crossroadschurch.cc. We will be offering child care (for children birth to 5th grade) to those who indicate a need on their RSVP. We are limited to 30 children.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Rabbi Ed brought "The Word" at the Woodbury Campus!!!

Last night, Rabbi Ed Rothman (for more information on Rabbi Ed, see his bio below) came to the Woodbury Campus as part of the Meal Group Continuing Education Program.  As we launched into the Gospel of Luke in our Daily Readings, we thought it would be helpful to get a perspective on the book from the eye of a Rabbi.

The night was broken into two parts.  The first part of Rabbi Ed's visit consisted of an exposition of Luke 1.  You can listen to it by clicking here.  Or, right click here and then click "save link as" to download the mp3 of the lecture.

The second part of the night was an interesting Q & A time.  In this discussion we covered a wide range of times from "the Jewish understanding of Communion" to "how many camels are needed to pay the dowry for a good woman."  You can listen to the Q & A by clicking here.  Or, right click here and then click "save link as" to download the mp3 of the Q & A.

MEAL GROUPS IS SPONSORING A SPECIAL EVENT - THE GOSPEL OF LUKE FROM THE EYE OF A RABBI!!!

HOW JEWISH ARE WE?

Most of the New Testament was written by or about Jewish Rabbis, and the Gospel of Luke (which is coming up quickly in our Daily Devotional Readings) is heavily steeped in Jewish tradition. So, as we read through Luke's version of the biography of Jesus, understanding Jewish roots will help to make the Bible come alive!

This Wednesday, October 22, Rabbi Ed Rothman will be joining us to teach us how to interpret the Gospel of Luke in light of its Jewish origin.

Rabbi Ed is a Messianic Jewish Rabbi (a Jew who believes Jesus/Yeshua is both Lord and the resurrected Messiah). Rabbi Ed was instrumental in starting the first Messianic Congregation in the Twin Cities, and he has been active across the world sharing the Good News that the Messiah has come and is alive today.

He currently serves the Seed of Abraham congregation in St. Louis Park (visit www.mealgroups.org for Rabbi Ed’s complete bio).

This event, held at the Woodbury Campus, is FREE and open to anyone who would like to attend.

Bio for Rabbi Ed Rothman

Rabbi Ed is a Messianic Jewish Rabbi (a Jew who believes Jesus/Yeshua is both Lord and the resurrected Messiah). Rabbi Ed was instrumental in starting the first Messianic Congregation in the Twin Cities, and he has been active across the world sharing the good news that the Messiah has come and is alive today. He currently serves the Seed of Abraham congregation in St. Louis Park.

Ed and his wife Alberta's life message has been to encourage the Jewish people to accept Y’shua (Jesus) as the promised Messiah and all New Covenant believers to understand their Olive Tree Connection (the Jewish roots of their faith in Jesus the Messiah). They believe that should inevitably lead the Church to pray for, share their faith with, and to show G-d’s love to the Jewish people and the nation of Israel (Romans 1:16 & chapters 9-11).

Ed will speak to us about the Jewish roots of our faith and take our questions about Judaism, his life and ministry and whatever else we throw at him.

REGISTER FOR MEAL GROUPS HERE!

To sign up for a Meal Group, click here!

Meal Group Survey Results

Over the summer, Chris Mehus (our Groups Coach) surveyed our Meal Group Leaders to determine strength and growth areas in the groups.

You can download the results from the survey here.

What is a Meal Group?

Meal Groups are spaces for people at Crossroads to grow in their love for God as they follow Jesus with a few other people. These groups are comprised of 8-12 people who gather weekly to:

CONNECT through sharing stories;
PRAY for one another;
LEARN together from the Scriptures;
SERVE others in the community.

Groups meet weekly in homes to eat, pray, and discuss the Bible, and once a month to serve others in the Twin Cities area.

Meal Groups launch twice a year and run for three months.

If you are interested in being a part of a group, there are three ways to find a group:

1) Click "Join a Meal Group" on the www.mealgroups.org website
2) On the internet at www.crossroadsgroups.org
3) At the kiosk in the lobby

How To Use SOAP!

I am not talking about taking a bath! This is the clip we referred to on Sunday that explains how to use the SOAP method of daily devotions. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Ryan Lunceford or James Brown about how to use SOAP!