The Cross Worship Ministry

Thursday, May 3rd is the National Day of Prayer and you are invited to join others here as we seek the Lord together through worship, prayer and His Word.  You may come by anytime between 10am – 10pm and stay for a few minutes or linger longer.   Light refreshments will be available downstairs.

1 Tim 2:1-4
“I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone-  for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.  This is good, and pleases God our Savior,  who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.”

You are invited to join us as we celebrate Passover on Saturday evening, April 7th.  Jonathan Mickelson will again be leading us through the Passover Telling.  This is always a very meaningful evening and is a great reminder of all God has done for His people.  You will enjoy a delicious dinner including lamb with all the trimmings.  A love offering will be received that night to help cover the cost of your meal.  Space is limited, so contact us soon to reserve your place at a table.  Call 770-222-1406 today or sign up when you come by for worship.  We hope you will consider joining us!

Downstairs at The Cross, Saturday, April 7th, with the Passover Telling beginning promptly at 6pm.  Please plan to arrive no later than 5:45pm to be greeted and be seated by 6pm.  Nice casual attire.

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March is a five Friday month, so that means Gathering night is coming up!  We hope you can join us for our Gathering night on Friday, March 30th.  This is always a sweet time of “Cross Pollination” for all the worshipers.  Worship is 6-10pm with a different Lead Worshiper each hour, followed by food with friends downstairs.  So, mark your calendars for the 30th, grab a finger food to share with others that night, and come to rejoice in the goodness of the Lord!  You are welcome to invite or bring a friend too.  As always, “Come when you can, leave when you must!”  See you on the 30th!

Today is Valentines Day.  Joyce, the Lead Worshiper for today’s noon set, had prepared wonderful songs and scripture that enabled us to tell the Lord how much we love Him and to reflect on His love for us on this special day.  Hours after the worship set, lyrics from a hymn were filling my thoughts, “Love so amazing, so divine, demands my soul, my life, my all.”  The words gripped me at my core.  I hummed the melody until I could remember the name of this hymn.  “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”!  I grabbed our copy of the “The One Year Book of Hymns” devotional.  Reading the devotional (copied below), I immediately connected with the intent of the writer of the hymn.  I bear witness to the message, and on this Valentines Day, it is this Love …so amazing, so divine, that demands my soul, my life, my all, that I live for each and every day.  I honor and worship you, Lord Jesus. ~Reflections from Linda

“Few Believers ever learn to truly love the cross of Christ.  For though it offers great deliverance, it also demands great sacrifice.  Isaac Watts drives this truth home through the words and music of this powerful hymn.  Watts was deeply disappointed with the hymns of his day, which failed to inspire his parishioners to genuine worship and holy living.  His dissatisfaction led him to compose more than 600 hymns, all designed to call his congregation to a deeper knowledge and worship of God.  This hymn was written in 1707 for use in a Communion service.

The music of this hymn was borrowed from Gregorian chant.  Its rich, grave tones call those who sing it to realize the seriousness of Christ’s sacrificial death.  What shall we offer to God in grateful return for his gracious gift?  All that we are and have is but a small offering in return for such great love.”

Mist, like a cloud, covering The Cross pond

On a recent Sunday I captured this picture in the backyard on The Cross property, a beautiful mist covering the pond and land while the sun was setting.

Mist is caused by particles of water vapor filling the air until it is only partially transparent. Mist and haze produce much the same effect, the one being due to moisture in the atmosphere and the other to dust particles.  It is nothing else than a cloud touching the land.

The other night during worship I read aloud scripture about the dedication of Solomon’s temple:

2 Chron 5:11-14
11 And it came to pass when the priests came out of the Most Holy Place (for all the priests who were present had sanctified themselves, without keeping to their divisions), 12 and the Levites who were the singers, all those of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, stood at the east end of the altar, clothed in white linen, having cymbals, stringed instruments and harps, and with them one hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets– 13 indeed it came to pass, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD, and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the LORD, saying:

“For He is good, For His mercy endures forever,”

that the house, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud, 14 so that the priests could not continue ministering because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.

What a picture!!!  The temple was filled with a cloud - the glory of the Lord!

When did the cloud, the glory of the Lord, fill the house of God?

• It was when they were unanimous, when they were as one, to make one sound.  Where unity is, the Lord commands the blessing.  (Ps. 133)
• It was when they were rejoicing and lifting up their voices to praise and thank the Lord.  They were probably singing and shouting for joy as they praised the Lord, glorying in His Holy Name.  The Word says they also were thanking the Lord, probably calling to remembrance all the things that He had done, making known His doings among the peoples, singing their thanks as well.  (I Chron. 16:4-10)
• It was when they were, with their praises and thanksgivings, celebrating the everlasting mercy and goodness of God.  Twenty-six times in Psalm 136 we find these beautiful words, “For His mercy endures forever,” one of the most comprehensive statements regarding the nature of God in all the Bible.  When the glory of God appeared, they were singing this simple song, “He is good, and His mercy endures forever”.

Misty Sunset at The Cross

When we spend time together worshiping an audience of One here at The Cross Worship Ministry, we incorporate the following elements:  worship through music, prayers of thanksgiving and God’s Word.  We read, pray and sing God’s Word back to Him.  We fear the Lord, for the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.  The fear of the Lord brings unity.  We regularly experience unity in the midst of diversity among the worshipers here and we are thankful for God’s blessing upon us and this house on a lake that He brought us to.  Come join us at The Cross and see for yourself.  God is good.  His mercy endures forever.

We hope you will come and join us for “The Gathering” this Friday night, December 30th here at The Cross.  Worship begins at 6pm with a different Lead Worshiper each hour until about 10pm.  At that time we will enjoy food with friends downstairs until  ?  .  Bring a finger food to share and join us for a lovely evening of worship and praise to the Lord Jesus as we celebrate the coming of the new year – 2012!  And as we always say, “Come when you can, leave when you must!” 

December 31, 2011 – What a wonderful time we all had last evening, worshiping the Lord Jesus with brothers and sisters in the body of Christ!  Happy New Year everyone!  May 2012 be your best year yet!

Christmas is a time for celebration and worship.  We hope you will make plans to come by The Cross Worship Ministry yet this month and spend a little extra time honoring our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  Be sure to celebrate the birth of Jesus by calling to mind all that He has done in your life, thanking Him and giving Him the honor due His name.  His love and compassion concerning you are not affected by worldly circumstance.  They go far beyond!  Christmas is a great season for worship.  Be a person of worship this Christmas. When you are unable to be here at The Cross, don’t forget to tune to our new TCWM Music Web Radio to listen to the beautiful songs and sounds of some of the worshipers at The Cross Worship Ministry.

Christmas Holiday Schedule – There will be no scheduled worship here at The Cross on Friday evening December 23rd.  Have a Merry Christmas weekend!

Mark your calendars for “The Gathering” on Friday night, December 30th here at The Cross.  Worship begins at 6pm – 10pm, which is followed by food with friends downstairs.  Bring a finger food to share and join us for a lovely evening of worship and praise to the Lord Jesus as we celebrate the coming of the new year.  

May we offer some Christmas gift giving suggestions for the musician/songwriter in your life?

Give a complete recorded song to your budding artist – only $200

Learn the art of songwriting – 1 year of Songwriter dues only $100

CDs – buy 2 get 2 free  -  see complete listing by clicking here

Purchase a full studio recording package for your group – individual plans and discounts now available

Need CD/DVD copies?  We have complete CD/DVD duplication and graphic services

Rent the Worship Truck – prepaid events now 25% off

Give a Free2Worship System to your church worship team and get a tax deduction

Call 770-222-5998 now for details/more information

The Cross Worship Ministry is pleased to welcome TCWM Music Web Radio as an extension of our worship ministry.

We are excited to announce the start of our new Web Radio station, TCWM Music Web Radio.  It is currently still in the development stage but is online now. 

We have added a new page, “Web Radio”, to our website to direct you to the link or you can simply go here to TCWM Music Web Radio and enjoy worship music by your friends at The Cross Worship Ministry.  Don’t forget to let us know that you are listening and be sure to let us know what you think.  We appreciate your input!  It will assist us as we grow.

When a worshiper here at The Cross told us that he could get us the use of a LIFT to paint the much-needing-to-be-painted stairwell tower of the Worship Building, we were not only excited to get the project done, but very thankful to have the vehicle (literally) to get it done.  The stairwell tower towers above the roof line and could not be reached to be painted without this equipment.  Check out the BEFORE and AFTER pictures below that reveal the size of this little BIG property facelift.

11/05/11

BEFORE

The top two thirds of the stairwell tower is finally getting the paint it needed!

AFTER

A beautified and protected stairwell tower!