North Crestview Campus eLetter
Hello Crosspoint North Crestview,
I pray that you had a great, restful summer! Now that vacations are over, families are gearing up for the back-t0-school rush and new routines. I'm sure everyone is eagerly awaiting the first cool fall morning, too!
This Sunday, we are kicking off the school year with a new sermon series called "Family First." As followers of Jesus, we are called into God's very own family. We are sons and daughters of the Most High God! A key priority in the family of God is to path on the faith to the next generation.
Thankfully, we are given clear instructions on this idea in the Bible. The anchoring verses for this series are found in Deuteronomy 6:4-9.
4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. 5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.
Passing on the faith to the next generation is based upon a deep, satiating love for God. We connect our kids to God in everyday moments: in the car, at mealtimes, and before bed. Whether you are a parent, uncle, coach, grandparent, or friend, we all have the responsibility to teach young people the way of Jesus.
As a church, this is an abiding conviction. Something we say at Crosspoint is, "The Next generation is NOW." Today, we need to invest in kids and students. Today, we must support parents and guardians to disciple children in the home. Today, we can impact our families in everyday moments for the kingdom of God.
I hope that you will join us over the next four weeks as we learn to embrace our disciple-making call in the family of faith.
See you soon,
Taylor Nixon, Campus Pastor
