Dear Crossing Church,
I want to say how proud I am of you and all your hard work to prepare for this Easter. Kelly and I love you and are grateful to get to serve as your pastors. We believe God is going to use you in a powerful way to point people far from God to Jesus Christ this year.
Here is some important info about this year’s Easter experiences at THE CROSSING CHURCH. If you are an attender or partner, PLEASE READ!
1. We are not giving away anything this year. In the past we have given away cars and TVs and other stuff as incentive to get your friends in the door to hear about Christ. This year we are not doing a major giveaway and just want to focus on the simple message of Jesus and WHY HE STILL MATTERS AND CHANGES LIVES! (This does not mean we are not giving away stuff in the future, we just didn’t feel like God wanted us to do that this year.)
2. The services for Easter are average Crossing services. So they will be totally OFF THE HOOK like always! The new set design for the stage is ridiculously awesome, the worship is going to be SICK, and the talk is designed to THRILL believers with an awe inspiring God and MOVE seekers to a real relationship with Christ.
We give away FREE tickets to our Easter services. Here is why:
– WE BELIEVE SAVED PEOPLE SAVE PEOPLE! As a church we want to make it is simple and easy as possible for you to INVITE your family members/friends to church on Easter so that they can experience Jesus in a way unlike anything they’ve ever seen before. These FREE Easter tickets are a powerful tool you can use to invite someone. “Hey, I picked up four tickets for the 6:45 service on Friday night for you and your family…” (I just did this for someone today. My friend took the tickets and is stoked to attend!)
– WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ABLE TO GIVE ATTENTION & LOVE TO EVERYONE WHO SHOWS UP ON EASTER. By distributing tickets, we can effectively staff the services with enough volunteers so that everyone from birth to adult has a fantastic worship experience.
– MANY OF OUR PREVIOUS EASTER SERVICES HAVE BEEN STANDING ROOM ONLY, WITH OTHER SERVICES BORDERING ON EMPTY. By getting tickets, you are able to help your church split up the crowds evenly over all the services so that everyone can celebrate Christ as he was meant to be celebrated – WITH ENERGY, JOY, AND PRAISE!
3. Final details about Easter:
EASTER TICKETS ARE FREE!
YOU DON’T HAVE TO HAVE A TICKET TO ATTEND! If you (or someone you invite) does not have a ticket you can STILL come to any service at any campus and WE WILL FIND YOU A SEAT! I PROMISE WE WILL NOT TURN YOU AWAY! (You might wonder if this is the case then why get them at all? GREAT question–the answer is that it really does assist the church in making sure we are adequately prepared to take care of everyone who will be in attendance with us at all of our locations during this season.)
IF YOU DON’T BRING A FRIEND, YOU CAN STILL ATTEND! We really want you to come, even if you can’t bring someone with you. We love you. We want you to worship Christ with us, and we want Christ to change your life. SO COME TO CHURCH!
WE ARE DOING BAPTISMS AFTER THE 6:45PM SERVICE ON SATURDAY! If you would like to be baptized please contact the church office at 763-633-9706 or email office@crossing-church.com.
THE ELK RIVER CAMPUS HAS SPECIAL SERVICE TIMES EASTER WEEKEND. Thursday 6:00pm, Good Friday 5:00 & 6:45, Saturday 5:00 & 6:45, Sunday 8:00 9:30 11:15 & 5pm. Zimmerman, Princeton and Big Lake will meet at their regularly scheduled times.
So there you have it, Crossing! It's Easter again! People will come to church if you ask them! We have an opportunity to live out our calling as SENT ONES! We get to point people to Jesus! Join us and WATCH GOD CHANGE YOUR LIFE and the life of SOMEONE YOU LOVE!
Always only about Jesus,
Pastor Eric