Crosswood United Methodist Church

09/06/2026

9-6-26 worship

08/30/2026

8-30-26 worship

08/23/2026

8-23-26 worship

08/09/2026

8-9-26 worship

07/24/2026

We have 19 signed up for the Book Study. Let me know if you are one who hasn't yet signed up but would like to.

07/01/2026

Isaiah proclaims that if we put out goodness and beauty and new life, it will spread and multiply.

Our calling as followers of Jesus isn't just to be saved to some other place when we die. Our calling isn't just to make this world great for ourselves. Our calling isn't just to make this world great for our family, and those who we like and are close to us either geographically or ideologically. Our calling as followers of Jesus is to care for this world so as to make it great for all of humanity and all of God's creation. And this message is nothing new, it's as old as the Bible itself. We say when folks pass on, that they have gone to a better place. Imagine if it didn't have to be that way. Imagine if this world was the place God intended it to be through our care. There would be no better place. Heaven to mirror Earth and Earth to mirror Heaven.

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05/26/2026

This Sunday we take a look at Acts 17 and Paul's sermon on Mars Hill in Athens. When talking with the Greek philosophers he refers to an altar that is dedicated to "The Unknown God". There is nothing wrong with staying so humble as to recognize that we don't know everything. Whatever we might know about anything is probably only scratching the surface. So it good not to make an absolute out of anything or make concrete judgements based on first appearances.

On the other hand, if we are too ambigous to make any real clear statements, then we affect nothing. While blanket statements do their best so as to not leave anyone out, they also make false inclusions. Admitting that we don't know everything should cause us to hunger to know more but when the admission to not knowing leads to apathy. Naming something based on the information one has might lead to having egg on your face but it also leads to growth. Making a decision even it is a wrong one at least gets you off of the couch.

Take a stand. Be bold enough claim whatever it is you believe. Things we label unknown have a tendency of staying that way. We stop messing with them, we forget about them, they have no form or identity. God is not satisified with us leaving God alone. The truth is, the more we explore God, the world around us, and the people within it, the better we understand who we are and our role in the story of our lives.

05/19/2026

Come and join us for a mini VBS (Friday night and Saturday morning and afternoon) on June 26th and 27th. There is no fee for participating and a meal will be provided on Saturday. Link to register is below.

(feel free to share this) You can message Joshua Freshour if you have any further questions.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SwehRNFpxW05CtMq1UDsNB8rMZ_YImtQ0zQf72Gtq1g/edit?usp=sharing

05/18/2026

This Sunday is Pentecost Sunday. Just so you know, whenever you love boldly, whenever you open your circle wider to include more, whenever you practice peace over violence and forgiveness over vengeance, whenever you welcome people and accept people that most of the world does not, whenever you see anyone more than what they are worth in dollar signs, whenever you practice empathy and care, whenever you give of yourself, there will always be those who bully, who will throw stones your way and call you names. They will say you are radical. They might even say you are drunk on new w**e. If that be the case, drink up I say, drink up. If lovin is wrong, I don't want to be right.