Crossroads Church

09/06/2026

Failure is part of the story. It just doesn’t have to be the end of the story.

This morning we asked a question most of us eventually have to face: “What am I going to do with my failure?”

Because you can’t always undo it. You can’t pretend it didn’t happen. And you certainly can’t spend the rest of your life running from it.

Paul learned something that changes the way we look at our weakest moments:

“When I am weak, then I am strong.” — 2 Corinthians 12:10

God never asked you to be strong enough for everything life throws at you. He asks you to trust the One who is. So maybe the goal isn’t to hide your failure, explain it away, or let it define you. Maybe it’s to fail forward.

Get back up. Choose hope. Let some people walk with you. Give God the wheel. And begin seeing your weakness from His perspective.

Because the scoreboard may say failure while God is still writing faithfulness into your story.

💬 What’s one truth from today’s message you want to carry into this week?

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💧 WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

If you’ve said YES to Jesus but haven’t said YES to baptism, next Sunday could be your day.

Baptism Sunday is just ONE WEEK AWAY—September 13 at Crossroads.

Baptism isn’t about having everything figured out or finally getting your life together. It’s a public declaration that Jesus has changed your life and you’ve decided to follow Him.

Maybe you’ve thought about it. Maybe you’ve put it off. Maybe you’ve been waiting for the “right time.”

This could be it.

If you’d like to be baptized next Sunday—or simply want to talk with someone about baptism—reach out to us this week.

📧 [email protected]

Don’t just think about taking the step. Take it. 💧

09/06/2026

There’s room for you at Crossroads.

You don’t have to have church figured out. You don’t have to know all the songs. You don’t have to know where everything is in the Bible. You don’t have to pretend you have your life together.

You can have questions. You can have doubts. You can have some history. You can have no church history at all.

Maybe it’s been a long time since you walked into a church. Maybe you’ve been hurt by one. Maybe you’re trying to find your way back to God. Maybe you’re not even sure what you believe right now.

Come anyway.

At Crossroads, we believe you can belong before you have everything figured out.

There are no perfect people here. Just people who need grace, are learning to follow Jesus, and are figuring it out one day at a time.

There’s room for you. And we’d love to save you a seat.

Sunday | 8:30 & 10:00 AM
Crossroads Church | Lebanon

09/05/2026

It’s a holiday weekend. There are trips to take. Plans to make. Things to do.

But before you decide tomorrow is a good Sunday to miss… we’d like to give you one reason to reconsider. Because sooner or later, life hands all of us something we didn’t plan for. A setback. A disappointment. A failure. A moment when things don’t turn out the way we thought they would.

And what happens next may matter more than what happened.

Tomorrow at Crossroads, we’re going there.

Not with clichés. Not with easy answers. And definitely not with the idea that good Christians always have it together.

You might be surprised by what the Bible says about weakness, failure, and what God can do with both. Don’t let a long weekend turn into a missed opportunity. Join us tomorrow.

⏰ 8:30 AM & 10:00 AM
📱 10:00 AM Online

And maybe bring somebody who could use a little hope right now.

Your worst moment doesn’t have to write your final chapter.

09/05/2026

“The Lord is my shepherd.” — Psalm 23:1

We’ve heard those words so many times that it’s easy to miss what David was actually saying.

If the Lord is my Shepherd, then I don’t have to be mine. I don’t have to control everything. I don’t have to carry everything. I don’t have to know what happens next. I don’t have to keep running until there’s nothing left of me.

Sheep weren’t designed to lead themselves—and neither were we. That’s part of the answer to soul fatigue.

Psalm 23 doesn’t say the Shepherd drives exhausted sheep harder. It says: “He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside quiet waters, He refreshes my soul.”

Maybe some of us are exhausted because we’ve been trying to do the Shepherd’s job. So here’s a question worth answering:

👇 What is one area of your life where you need to stop trying to control everything and trust the Shepherd?

Share it in the comments if you’re comfortable. Your answer may encourage somebody else who’s carrying the same thing.

If you missed our August 30 message on Soul Fatigue, or you’d like to watch it again:

WATCH/REWATCH: https://tinyurl.com/388dkp48

The Shepherd knows where He’s going. Our job is to stay close enough to follow.

09/05/2026

“We don’t choose this pace so much as we get swept into it.” —Pastor Randy

Most of us never sat down and decided: “I’d like my life to feel rushed all the time.” It just happened.

One more commitment. One more responsibility. One more notification. One more thing that needs our attention. And before long, busy isn’t just our schedule. It’s become our way of life. Even when we stop moving, our minds are still racing.

That’s one of the dangers of soul fatigue. We can become so accustomed to hurry that we forget what it feels like to be still.

But Scripture says: “Be still, and know that I am God.” —Psalm 46:10

Maybe we need to remember that not everything demanding our attention deserves it. You don’t have to keep moving at the speed the world hands you. Sometimes the most spiritual thing you can do is slow down long enough to remember: God is God. And you are not.

The world will keep turning.

▶️ Watch or rewatch the August 30 message:
https://tinyurl.com/388dkp48