Crossroads Cowboy Church

08/29/2026

08/27/2026

It's that time,,,,,a great fellowship gospel meeting, singing, eating for all.........✝️✝️✝️✝️

08/23/2026

August 23, 2026
The singing is scheduled for Saturday, August 29 at 6:00 pm. We will be serving hamburgers, chips and desserts. Everyone welcome! The last word I have on Julia is that she was in ICU, waiting for a heart cath. Praying for you Julia. Frankie’s sister and her family need prayers. We received word Saturday that Benny passed away. Such a shock to us all. His family needs prayers. Today we didn’t have the usual sermon. Vince read a letter titled Homecoming Day in Heaven written by Vicky Usrey. The theme of the letter is the writer’s first day in Heaven. Imagine all the people waiting at the gate for you to arrive, sharing stories, hugs. You have an eternity to walk and talk with them. Imagine seeing Jesus, the nail prints in His hands. Imagine seeing the beauty of Heaven. What a wonderful Homecoming Day! Today during the reading I was thinking of Benny. He was one of the founding members of our church. He was an Elder; a great friend to everyone. Ainsley and Aubrey, two of my granddaughters, thought the sun rose and set on Benny. They loved him and he loved them. He was their second Papa. When our church group went out to eat, Benny always sat at the head of the table. Always his seat. And he loved a good steak! It wasn’t real easy cooking for Bible Study, he didn’t like just anything. He was one of our chief cooks for the signings and anytime we had a function at church. Benny was one of a kind. We all loved him. He will be greatly missed. I’m sure we’re all imagining him and Buddy talking, sharing stories and watching Gunsmoke! We’re all praying for Dorothy, their children and grandchildren. Also his other relatives. Benny’s visitation and funeral will be Tuesday. Visitation 12 to 2:00; funeral service at 2:00, at Crossroads Cowboy Church, Hwy. 3033, West Monroe, La.🙏✝️ 1441 Hwy 3033

08/17/2026

Whenever people are lacking the direction that comes from strong leadership, it sets the stage for the enemy to invade. That’s why it’s so important that leadership in families, in our homes, -fathers, mothers, grandparents- be strong and clearly guided by Christian principles. Those leaders in our homes and families need to be absolutely clear about who owns the family, whoever owns the family owns the future. Judges 5:6 “In the days of Shamar…the highways were abandoned; travelers took to the winding paths.” The Philistines had taken control of the main roads and so the people had to change the way they did things. The passage refers to the Days of Shamar. Judges 3:31 tells us that, in the line of Judges, “After Ehud came Shamgar… who struck down 600 Philistines with an oxgoad. He saved Israel.” The first thing we now know about Shamgar is that before he became a judge, he was a farmer. Shamgar was just a guy who was dissatisfied with what the Philistines were doing to change things up where he lived. He was a farmer, and not having access to the main roads meant it affected his being able to get his products to market. Shamgar was determined to make a difference in spite of how bad things may look or how heavily the odds seemed stacked. 600 Philistines! 600 - 1, tough odds. How did he do it? He did it 2 ways. He figured out that all 600 Philistines couldn’t be in the same place at the same time, they had lots of roads to cover. Rather than take on 600 at once, he only had to deal with a few at a time. A great lesson in not becoming overwhelmed by what seems like the size of any problem we face, a situation in our personal lives, our finances, in our family, in our church, in our country. It would be easy to look at everything that’s not going right and be overwhelmed by it. Rarely is it ever just one problem but several smaller problems. It’s not often that problems can be fixed right now, but we can do something about one piece at a time. Too many people wait before they try to improve things for themselves or their families or their country, waiting on the perfect opportunity to come along. It rarely works out that way. We need to recognize that we already have gifts from God that will allow us to make a difference right now. Shamgar had one tool he used the right way, under God’s direction and he made a difference. David had a stone and faith. The stone became a tool for God to use for His purpose. Samson had the jawbone of an ass and faith. It was also a tool for God to use. Ask yourself: What is your gift? 2 Chronicles 16:9 “The eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen the hearts of those who are fully committed to Him.” Judges 3:10, Allow God to take control of your life. When He is allowed to take control, He changes the odds: no longer 600:1, now 600:2, one of the 2 is God. Today’s question: Are we ready, not as a congregation or as a family, but as individual Christians,to live up to the potential He has in mind for each one of us? The potential that He created each one of us for? Good message, lot of information in it. Sorry for the length. ✝️✝️

08/17/2026

Whenever people are lacking the direction that comes from strong leadership, it sets the stage for the enemy to invade. That’s why it’s so important that leadership in families, in our homes, -fathers, mothers, grandparents- be strong and clearly guided by Christian principles. Those leaders in our homes and families need to be absolutely clear about who owns the family, whoever owns the family owns the future. Judges 5:6 “In the days of Shamar…the highways were abandoned; travelers took to the winding paths.” The Philistines had taken control of the main roads and so the people had to change the way they did things. The passage refers to the Days of Shamar. Judges 3:31 tells us that, in the line of Judges, “After Ehud came Shamgar… who struck down 600 Philistines with an oxgoad. He saved Israel.” The first thing we now know about Shamgar is that before he became a judge, he was a farmer. Shamgar was just a guy who was dissatisfied with what the Philistines were doing to change things up where he lived. He was a farmer, and not having access to the main roads meant it affected his being able to get his products to market. Shamgar was determined to make a difference in spite of how bad things may look or how heavily the odds seemed stacked. 600 Philistines! 600 - 1, tough odds. How did he do it? He did it 2 ways. He figured out that all 600 Philistines couldn’t be in the same place at the same time, they had lots of roads to cover. Rather than take on 600 at once, he only had to deal with a few at a time. A great lesson in not becoming overwhelmed by what seems like the size of any problem we face, a situation in our personal lives, our finances, in our family, in our church, in our country. It would be easy to look at everything that’s not going right and be overwhelmed by it. Rarely is it ever just one problem but several smaller problems. It’s not often that problems can be fixed right now, but we can do something about one piece at a time. Too many people wait before they try to improve things for themselves or their families or their country, waiting on the perfect opportunity to come along. It rarely works out that way. We need to recognize that we already have gifts from God that will allow us to make a difference right now. Shamgar had one tool he used the right way, under God’s direction and he made a difference. David had a stone and faith. The stone became a tool for God to use for His purpose. Samson had the jawbone of an ass and faith. It was also a tool for God to use. Ask yourself: What is your gift? 2 Chronicles 16:9 “The eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen the hearts of those who are fully committed to Him.” Judges 3:10, Allow God to take control of your life. When He is allowed to take control, He changes the odds: no longer 600:1, now 600:2, one of the 2 is God. Today’s question: Are we ready, not as a congregation or as a family, but as individual Christians,to live up to the potential He has in mind for each one of us? The potential that He created each one of us for? Good message, lot of information in it. Sorry for the length. ✝️✝️

08/10/2026

Sunday, August 9, 2026
Ronald’s birthday is Saturday! Have a good birthday Ronald. Our next singing is August 29th. Hamburgers and hot dogs this time. School starts this week. Praying for the teachers and students. Drive carefully. Prayer requests: Vince has unspoken request; Kathy’s cousin’s granddaughter committed su***de; Sandra; Cheri’s dad and Bonita home after several months in the hospital and rehab; Curtis and Ginny Kimbrough’s grandson Easton. Today’s message: Needing Jesus
Read John 15:1-7. It’s possible for Christians to chew on a church service - they all hear the same songs, the same music, the same sermon but it won’t always have the same effect on everybody. Some will leave and be satisfied and fulfilled. Others will chew on the service and receive no lasting nutritional value. When you have a big enough problem in life, you’re going to seek an expert. Let’s talk today about an expert-somebody whose abilities far surpass your greatest need, no matter what that need is. With all the stresses and strains life can bring, people are trying all sorts of ways to cope with them. At the end of verse 5 Jesus says “Apart from me you can do nothing.” A vivid analogy, He says “I am the vine and you are the branches.” A branch has no life itself unless it is attached to the vine, you and I can have no life unless we are attached to Him. The Bible talks about the simplicity of our walk with God. Many Christians have made life more complicated than it needs to be. Jesus says “Apart from me you can do nothing.” The flip side is what Paul says in Philippians 4: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Far too many Christians really don’t believe those words. They will read those words and go do it themselves. Many do not truly believe that their attachment to Christ is the secret to victory and sustenance in life. A tree becomes a tall strong tree that we can see but it depends on its roots that we can’t see in order to sustain its life. Our greatest need in life is not what we can see but it is something we cannot see. Unless our invisible relationship with Jesus Christ is solid and growing, our visible life will be a mess. When Jesus speaks in John 15, He is about to leave His disciples. He uses this vine and branches illustration because He is concerned about their ability to bear fruit after He is gone, about their ability to lead productive lives for the kingdom after He is gone. Too many people are looking in all the wrong places for purpose and productivity in this life. If we look to the world for the answer to that, we’ll get a lot of wrong answers. The Bible is clear that heaven’s definition of purpose and success is finishing our course having completed the work God put us here to do. Read verse 6. The Greek word for “abiding” means to remain or stay. The idea is to make relationship with Christ, the goal of your life and mine. We have things we need to do for Jesus, things He needs and wants us to do, but we must never let our performance for Him cause us to miss our relationship with Him. It dawned on me what the problem is with so many Christians and so many Christian churches: We don’t think we need God here. I’m speaking about America. We have gotten used to being blessed. Too many have gotten used to “a prayer a day to keep the devil away” kind of Christianity. Too many have gotten used to “doing my weekly duty” kind of Christianity. Too many are practicing “professional Christianity”. Too many have lost the passion for just wanting to be with Him, experience His presence, wanting to know Him better. Apostle Paul says that “the joy of the Lord is my strength.” We need more people who simply want to experience the joy of the Lord that can only come with being in His presence. The question for every Christian every Sunday is this: Are you here today because it’s Sunday, or because you are driven by a desire to be in His presence? Are you here because it’s the good Christian thing to do on Sunday, or are you here because you recognize that you desperately need Him in order to handle next week? If we don’t really understand that without Him we can do nothing, if we really think that on our own, we can produce in life what life was meant to produce, then we are missing the whole point of what Jesus is telling us. Verse 7. If you ever wonder why we don’t see more answered prayer, one reason is that we don’t see enough people abiding. He is saying that answered prayer starts with a relationship. Too many of us are “Me and Jesus people” and not enough are “Jesus and me people.” Analogy of the man with a machete cutting his way through the jungle to make a way. The man behind him says “Sir, if you will let me go in front, I have been this way before and I know the way. It would be easier if you let me lead.” We all know that Jesus is a waymaker, but we have to let Him lead. Good message Vince. Til next week, everyone have a good week.

08/03/2026

August 2. 2026
Jon Griffith’s birthday is Tuesday. Happy Birthday Jon.
Today is Charles Rohner’s birthday. Mr. Rohner is a new friend in our church. Welcome Charles.
Good News: Sandra’s PET scan showed no new masses. She has an appointment Tuesday with the oncologist. Praying for more good news.
Prayer requests; Cheri’s father and stepmother are still in need of prayer; Carol’s husband Rusty is home from the hospital; Geno and Amy are still recuperating after their wreck; Terry Gowan has a small mass in her kidney; Frankie’s friend has 2nd and 3rd degree burns following an accident. Little Easton is in the ICU. Today’s message: The Greatest Wedding Ever
Read John 2:1-8.
Cana is a small town in Galilee. How did Jesus end up at this wedding? The answer is in verse 2: He was invited. Jesus wants to be involved in the lives of His children. He wants to be part of everything that’s going on with us. So often all He’s waiting for is an invitation. To invite Him, all we have to do is pray! Paul tells us to pray without ceasing. It means something like waking up in the morning and telling The Lord that you dedicate every moment of this day to His purpose and for His glory. That way your whole day becomes a prayer. The wedding in Cana is before Jesus is famous. He hadn’t preached a sermon yet or worked a single miracle. So how did it happen that this bridegroom decided to invite Jesus? In the previous chapter, beginning at verse 45, read 45-49. Nathaniel approaches Jesus, Jesus says “Here comes an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.” Nathaniel says, “How do you know me?” With Jesus’ answer, Nathaniel instantly knows. We see that Nathaniel has met Jesus and recognized that He is the Son of God. To see why that matters, look at John 21:1-2. Whom did Jesus appear to? Read verse 2. Nathaniel was from the same small town as the bridegroom and told the bridegroom about Jesus. Jesus gets invited to meet the bridegroom because somebody who knew Jesus introduced Jesus to somebody who didn’t know Jesus. Great example of one-on-one discipleship. We all know Jesus and what kind of a difference He makes in our lives every day. Who is there in our circle of acquaintances that doesn’t know Jesus like we know Him? Who is there to whom we need to suggest “You might want to think about inviting Jesus into what’s going on right now.” In verse 3 we learn they have run out of w**e. In Biblical times, w**e was a very important part of the wedding feast. It was a symbol of joy, prosperity, provision, future security. So if the w**e ran out, it was like an omen that future prosperity and provision and security might also run out. When the w**e vats became empty, the people were also facing emptiness. When Jesus turned the water into w**e, He replaced their emptiness with fullness. He turned their lack into sufficiency. So if they don’t invite Jesus, they stay stuck in their emptiness and their lack instead of experiencing Jesus’ fullness and sufficiency. How many people are stuck in their lack and they haven’t tried inviting Jesus into their situation? How many people are stuck in their worry and their troubles and their difficult circumstances and they haven’t tried inviting Jesus in? The answer “too many”. In verse 5, Mary, Jesus’ mother looks at the servants and says to them “Do whatever He tells you.” There were 6 stone water jars nearby, each one holding 20 to 30 gallons. Jesus told the servants to fill them with water. The servants filled them to the brim. Jesus told them to draw some water out and take it to the master of the banquet. It was the best w**e anyone had tasted since the feast began. They had the miracle they needed. They had their miracle because of their obedience. Do you need a miracle today? “Do whatever He tells you to do.” Your miracle is tied to your obedience. If you want a miracle, you have to give God something to work with, what He wants more than anything is our obedience. Main message of the wedding feast at Cana. Do you want the best wedding possible, the best church service possible, the best family dinner possible, the best life possible? Invite Jesus. Verse 10, read it. When He has brought us through our trials and our scares and our rough spots, as He so often does, He saves the best for last. Good message Vince. Looking forward to Bible Study Wednesday.

07/18/2026

Rest in peace Buddy Ramsey. You will be missed. We love you. 🙏✝️🙏✝️

05/09/2026

May 3, 2026
Today is Jim Gowan’s birthday. Happy Birthday Jim! We had some guests today. Welcome to them. Prayer requests: Buddy and Sis; Emily Simmermaker waiting for biopsy results on lump on her neck; Stuart’s brother’s wife has a lump on her neck; Irene unspoken; Benny; Sandra and Vince; Gideon testing this week under a lot of pressure. Today’s message, brought by Ronald Crowell, What Do We Have To Do To Be Forgiven Proverbs 28:13 Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper but one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy. We all have sins we don’t want made public. Some are from the past, a life that is long passed. If we have not confessed that sin to God it remains a sin, a distortion on our heart and soul. I chose the word distortion because it changes the direction of or stops the progression of whatever needs to be completed. Someone is assembling a piece of equipment. During the assembly process there are two pieces that don’t mesh, the one doing the assembling ignores this and continue assembling the machine. Outwardly, it looks perfect. But when it is put to use the tiny distortion eliminates the usefulness of the machine. Sin is the same way, it is the distortion that stops the progression of our final product which is to hear “Well done my good and faithful servant.” How is sin concealed? 1-Active denial and/or secrecy. We try to hide actions. Put it out of our mind hoping it will leave our heart, but it won’t. You can’t hide from God, He knows every sin. 2-Rationalization/Justification. Excusing behavior, “Times are different now” “Everybody does that”, “That was only for people back in Jesus’ time.” 3-False confidence. Believing that sin is not damaging, “It’s just a little white lie.”, “Just this one time won’t hurt anything.” 4-Hardening of the heart. This is hiding sin from yourself, ignoring your conscience, which is the Holy Spirit talking to or (trying to) directly to you. 5-Redefining sin. This one is the most prevalent and the most dangerous. This is being done by omitting or changing words in scripture to fit what is easier or socially acceptable. I think the biggest way sin is being redefined is by science, calling it a disease. Sin is Sin! Drunkenness is not a disease, drug addiction is not a disease, perversion is not a disease, promiscuity is not a disease. These are all choices that are made in the heart that eventually work their way to the surface and become action. In order for us to not conceal our sin we must own our sin. This means taking full responsibility for the actions, words, and thoughts that got us to the point of sin. We must realize we alone are responsible for the transgression. No one or no thing can make you sin. To confess our sin we have to recognize it, through God’s word and the Holy Spirit, as a sin. This is where conviction of the Spirit takes place. This is the only instance where ignorance of the law may be an excuse. Romans 2:12 All those who do not know the law (of God given to Moses) and did what was wrong, will die. But they will not be judged by the law. All those who know the law and did what was wrong will be judged by the law. An admittance of wrong doing and a heart felt conviction are non elective in the process of confession. This is an internal modification of a distortion. Renounce: to give up, refuse, or resign, usually by a formal declaration. In order to receive forgiveness we must whole heartedly give up, refuse, resign, refuse to follow, obey or recognize each sin by a firman declaration to God. Read 1John1:9. We as part of the family of God are to those outside the family in the recognition of the distortions that are hindering their relationship with the Father. Jesus tells us not to judge others,Matthew 7:1-2. We should focus on being a light to them and loving them. 1 Corinthians 16:15, Fo everything in love. It is impossible to love others if you are mad at them or hate them.Anger and hate are not the way of Jesus.
Ronald, that was a very good message. Good job! Everyone have a safe week. Please keep,, Aubrey. Please accept my apologies for not posting last Sunday’s message. Great sermon from one awesome fellow. ❤️. We love you Ronald Crowell!