Lost and found...

I lost something important to me this week. One of my most useful possessions is my iPod. It's nothing fancy--doesn't even have a color screen. It was given to me when one of our members got a new one. One of the coolest hand-me-downs I've ever received. We preachers get a lot of stuff handed down to us. Yesterday I misplaced it. I don't know about you, but I get pretty obsessive when I lose something I know I can't replace. This time was pretty bad. I was almost to the point of grieving when there it was--right where I left it...

Jesus tells us the story of a woman who lost a coin. You can read it for yourself in Luke 15. When she finds it she throws a party. As I studying this week, I was thinking about the cross. Jesus came to earth to die for humanity on a cross--probably one of the most gruesome, dishonorable ways to die. The book of Hebrews tells us that Jesus died joyfully. Why? Because he knew that his death would give back the most important thing to him--his creation. He knew that when his life expired, the struggle with sin would be finished, and the punishment of everyone who believed in him would stay nailed to his cross.

What makes today, Friday, March 21st, good? I once was lost but now am found even though it cost Jesus his life.

I'll see you on Resurrection Day!

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If you are looking for a good way to keep up with everything going on at CrossRoads, below you will find a link to a web feed that will keep you up to date with our Upcoming Events, Pastor's Blog and Picasa picture page.

What is a web feed? Here's a site that gives you a pretty good idea of what a web feed is and what it is good for: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_feed

Here's the link for the feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/crossroadsfortworth

Don't forget that Easter is this Sunday. Come worship with us and bring your kids for Easter Egg Hunts after each service!

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Why We Hunger...

This past Sunday we talked about fasting. That's something we don't generally make a big deal about at CrossRoads, but I thought in light of the Easter season, it was worth spending some time talking about. During the 40 days leading up to Easter, the church celebrates Lent. Lent is a time of prayer, fasting and self-denial that leads up to our remembrance of Jesus' death on Good Friday and resurrection on Easter Sunday.

So really, what's the deal with fasting? One of the best resources I've found on the spiritual side of fasting is a book by John Piper: A Hunger for God. Piper explains that fasting is not about trying to earn God's favor. (We can never earn God's favor. Instead, we receive God's favor as a gift through faith in Jesus.) He also points out that fasting is not about trying to manipulate God to get him to do what we want. Fasting is about increasing our hunger for God. Piper points out that in a world full of good things--many of which are God's gifts--it's easy to become satisfied with God's gifts and lose our hunger to know him. We have all been guilty of neglecting to pray or read our Bibles regularly when things are good, haven't we?

My prayer for you this week is that you would be reminded of your hunger for God. I would encourage you to take some time this week to refuse to be satisfied with the stuff around you--maybe even food for a day--to really focus on your hunger for God.

Psalm 63:1 NIV
O God, you are my God,
earnestly I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you,
my body longs for you,
in a dry and weary land
where there is no water.

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