The Crossing 20 Year Celebration

This isn’t just a story about “us – the church” but US- this is a family. You are a part of God’s plan!

Where we Were

⁵ Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure. ⁶ The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance. ~ Psalm 16:5-6 NIV

Where we Are

Characteristics as a Church:

• Three wonderful campuses: Tampa, SouthShore & Plant City
• Promise from years ago- healthy staff & healthy resources
• Fulness of Holy Spirit: we went from Bapticostal to Charasmatic with seatbelts to a beautiful supernaturally natural Spirit led church; with Spirit of Prophesy, Baptism of Holy Spirit,
• Regional effort for Unity
• Across the Street & Around the World-Outreach – 12 Local Partners 
• Missions – Latest numbers from Crossing Cultures International/Church Planting

What we are learning

¹⁷ The priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord stopped in the middle of the Jordan and stood on dry ground, while all Israel passed by until the whole nation had completed the crossing on dry ground. ~ Joshua 3:17 NIV

• Consecration: Setting ourselves apart through intimacy with God.
  • Building relationship with God where we learn to host His presence, hear His voice, and obey.
  • ⁵ Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you.” ~ Joshua 3:5 NIV

• Removal (Repentance) : Dying to the flesh.
  • Learning to be set apart which includes the removal of flesh—cutting away sinful tendencies or wilderness mindsets.
  • ⁸ And after the whole nation had been circumcised, they remained where they were in camp until they were healed. ⁹ Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” So the place has been called Gilgal to this day. ~ Joshua 5:8-9 NIV

• Overcoming: Boldly confronting obstacles and possessing God’s promises.
  • Killing giants and taking the land—the process of spiritual warfare, faith-filled obedience, and walking in the promises of God.
  • ²⁰ When the trumpets sounded, the army shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the men gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed; so everyone charged straight in, and they took the city. ~ Joshua 6:20 NIV

•  Submission (Sanctification): Radical obedience and trust.
  • Yielding fully to God’s authority in humility, recognizing that the land is not taken by human strength but by reliance on God’s power.
  • ⁷ Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. ~ James 4:7 NIV

Where we are Going

Vision: Changed Cultures through the power of Jesus Christ!

Greater Things: Belong/Believe/Become  – ¹² Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. ~ John 14:12 NIV

Redemptive Purpose

• National- USA/Prophet
• State – Florida/Giver
• Regional – Tampa Bay/Ruler

Words of Knowledge

• We believe the Lord wants to heal someone suffering with diverticulitis.
• We believe there is someone suffering with severe varicose veins in their legs and the Lord wants to heal you today.
• We believe there is someone dealing with a lot of pain from scar tissue and the Lord wants to remove the pain today.
• We believe the Lord wants to heal someone suffering with a severe sinus infection.