THIS SUNDAY | “ONE COMMUNITY OF JUSTICE”
A gospel believing Christian understands that he/she cannot ignore the physically oppressed nor take advantage of the weak because the gospel teaches them that one day God became physically oppressed and week so that he/she would experience spiritual shalom and wealth. Moreover, a gospel believing Christian understands his responsibility to share of what’s been given to him so that the needs of the poor, the single spouse and the immigrants are met. Do you believe the Gospel? Then, (in James words) “show it!! Otherwise, your faith is dead!!”
COMING UP: BAPTISM SUNDAY
On Sunday, July 18, we will be performing baptisms during the worship hour. If you wish to be baptized or to have your children baptized please RSVP with Pr. Sam.
COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE
This Sunday from 10:30 to 12:30 Community Blood Centers of Florida, Inc. will be at Crossbrige Pinecrest. All donors will receive a t-shirt, mini-physical and thank you pack!!!
19|ONE ARTS COMMUNITY
Starting on July 14th on Wednesday nights from 7-9pm (at the Pinecrest location) Crossbridge is providing a venue for all artists, musicians, song-writers etc. to come out in forum like format to share their ideas in order to raise the worship experience in both Pinecrest and Brickell and, continue to foster a culture of indigenous…
Taste of Crossbridge
[ August 1, 2010; 7:30 PM to 8:00 PM. ] We’ve created a real special opportunity for you to learn more about us!! If you have been hanging around Crossbridge lately and you’d like to dig in a bit deeper TASTE OF CROSSBRIDGE is for you!! Come have some coffee with Pastor Felipe on Aug 1, 2010 @ 7:30 p.m (following the evening service). He will take you through our journey and tell you where we’re headed together and maybe even help you find your place in this awesome story God’s writing here in the city. RSVP with Pastor Sam.
HAITI MISSION TRIP
Thank you Crossbridge for all your prayers during our Medical Mission to Haiti this last week. Your faithfulness and generosity allowed our team of 19 medical professionals and church members to minister to the physical ailments of more than 850 men, women and children in the town of Mirebalais. It was physically, emotionally, and spiritually…
Haiti Update – Day 3
We arrived back at the Mirebalais church this morning to find about the same amount of people needing medical care as when we arrived yesterday. I don’t think we will be able to see them all. There are more than a hundred children waiting to see our pediatricians. Their malnutrition is evident from the discoloration…
Gospel in Life
[ June 8, 2010; 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. ] If you’ve been looking for a place to experience authentic community :: Crossbridge :: is providing a venue for young adults over the summer right here in the heart of Pinecrest. We will be studying the “Gospel in Life” by Tim Keller over an 8 week period Tuesday nights starting on June 8th. If you’re interested please contact Pastor Sam for more info.
Bowling for Brazilian Babies
[ May 14, 2010; 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM. ] We would like to invite everyone to come out and Bowl for Brazilian Babies. Our service project is for a women’s health clinic in Recife, Brazil. We will be collecting prenatal vitamins, folic acid, and DHA to benefit the expectant moms.
ONE LIFE: JACOB
Understanding The Gospel By Looking Into The Life Of Jacob
This series (as every series this year) falls under the FOCUS ONE vision for 2010, which goal is that God would make Crossbridge a huge blessing others here in our city. However, we will never be a blessing unless we ourselves experience what it truly means to “be blessed.” For this reason, we’re gonna focus on one life that the bible gives us a narrative of — the life of Jacob.
BRICKELL: Spread the Word
1770 Brickell Avenue @ 6:00 p.m.
If you weren’t at our very first worship service on Brickell, here’s a note to let you in on what God did last Sunday night! Nothing short of a miracle !!
We had a unbelievably successful launch with 126 in attendance and all the parking spaces were pretty much taken. It…
HAITI RELIEF: Mission Trip
Crossbridge Joins GCA on Medical Mission to Haiti
We are sending a medical mission to Haiti from Wednesday, June 16th to Sunday, June 20th in conjunction with the Great Commission Alliance. We will operate and staff a medical and dental clinic for refugees from the earthquake in a town called Mirebalais about an hour outside Port…
Easter 2010
[ April 4, 2010; ] CROSSBRIDGE: A CHURCH DISTRIBUTED
Pinecrest @ 11:00 a.m. | Brickell @ 6:00 p.m.
Crossbridge will be starting its second location in Brickell at (Immanuel Lutheran Church) 1770 Brickell Avenue – Miami, FL 33129 @ 6:00 p.m, this Sunday, April 4, 2010. We are seeking to duplicate…
North American Network Conference: Review
Last week Crossbridge hosted the first Redeemer North America Network meeting. About 120 church planters from target cities in North America attended this three-day conference, which featured talks by Tim Keller and panel discussions on: the spiritual life of a church planter, worship and liturgy, and church administration and management…
Brickell Site
[ April 4, 2010; 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. ] We are proud to announce the launch of a new Crossbridge location. Crossbridge Brickell has become a reality after much prayer and determination to bring the gospel to a much needed area of Miami. If you’re interested in being a part of this new venture in any way here are some suggestions…
Volunteers needed | March 23-25
[ March 23, 2010 to March 25, 2010. ] March 23-35, Tim Keller together with the Redeemer City to City staff will be at Crossbridge Church, leading a discussion with 100+ church planters and leaders about the formation of a North American network of urban gospel-centered churches. To ensure a smooth event, we are in need of 20-30 volunteers…
ONE FLESH: Marriage
Marriage has the power to challenge our virtues at the same time that it magnifies our weaknesses. Once married we learn that for the first time in our lives we can’t hide nor avoid being who we are. For once, our true self comes to the surface — we are finally exposed. If we allow it to serve its purpose, marriage can be a journey to move our true self towards our radiant self. Moreover, marriage is an opportunity that God gives us to minister in an unique way to ourselves as we care and nurture our spouse. [more]
Membership Class
[ June 6, 2010; 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM. ] If you wish to become a Crossbridge member RSVP with Pastor Sam (sam@crossbridgemiami.com). Our next class is on June 6th, 2010
EMERGENCY CALL: Haiti Relief Effort
Crossbridge is partnering with GCA (Great Commission Alliance – www.gcanet.org) to send monetary gifts, non-perishable items and bottled water to Haiti next week. This is the time to really come along and make a huge diference!
ONE FLESH
This Valentines Day we are launching a new sermon series on sex, porn, singleness and marriage and even though it doesn’t seem like it, God has everything to do with all of the above. So, for the next five weeks we want to help you to gain Gospel perspective on each of these topics so that you will thrive in your relationship with God, your spouse, your community and yourself. Don’t miss the opportunity to bring a friend.
Budget 2010: Fundraiser Campaign
[ February 20, 2010; ] Due the awesome growth we’ve experienced this year, we have been propelled to care even more for some very specific needs in our church such as Children and Youth ministries, the launch of a downtown worship service, and our ever-growing worship & arts ministry. These needs will require an additional budget increase of 140 thousand dollars (something we were not able to predict last year). For this reason…
FOCUS—ONE: Getting Down to Business
(Acts 10:24-48).
This Sunday we’ll continue on with our FOCUS ONE series looking at some very practical instructions on how to effectively communicate the Gospel to people around us, family, friends, neighbors, coworkers, etc… Here’s the heart of what we’ve been going through, talking, learning, and applying these last few weeks: You won’t wanna miss this one!
FOCUS ONE: Prayer Wall
Last Sunday we launched the FOCUS ONE prayer walls. The response of our people has been nothing but outstanding. If you haven’t had the chance to write down the names of those you are committed to praying for this year, walking alongside, intentionally inviting them into a personal relationship with Christ, you will be able to do so this week.
Looking Back and Looking Forward
It had been 20 years since Stela Edwards stepped into a Christian church. Her disappointment with churches came out of a sense of what she called “a lack of ability to explain who God was and how I could relate to him.” She said: “They told me I needed to love God but, how could I love someone I could not know?” In the spring, Stela was invited by a friend to attend the 19|1 arts showcase at a “church.”…
