Attack

Battle: a large-scale fight between armed forces, any fight or conflect... to fight. Attack: to use force against in order to harm, to speak or write against.
John 15:18 "If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated Me first."
Do you ever feel like you're constantly under attack? It never seems to fail when things are going well, you get blindsided by the enemy. satan, (small letters cause he aint as big as my God) uses anything and everything he can to get you down, to hurt you, to try and cause you to stumble.
Before you give your life to Jesus, you're under satan's thumb. It's more like he has you on a mason jar in his cellar. (mason jar... yep I'm a southerner) He's not concerned or coming after you to0 much because he knows where you are and that you're not doing any good for Jesus. Then it happens, you give your heart to Jesus and a earthquake or hellquake hits. satan walks into his cellar and notices your jar has been shaken off and broken. You are no longer under his thumb. Your out of his control and into God's. That is when the attacks begin. Satan knows that if you're out of his control, you're doing God's will and he hates that.
Being under attack is part of our walk with the Lord. How do you react when the arrows fly your way? I have had an amazing summer. Two mission trips, record numbers at Crossroads, the opportunity to speak in several churches, my family is healthy, and God is all over me... and I have also been under a major attack. Attack of my character, of my ministry and of my church. Honestly I want to go to the attackers and go redneck on them... (yep southerner) but that is just what satan wants. John 16:33 says "I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace, In this world you will have trouble, But take heart! I have overcome the world!"
Don't allow satan to win. Put on your armor and get ready for a fight.

Summer of Mac

So... Summer is coming to an end. It has been an amazing summer. Like so many others, Crossroads has been very busy and hasn't posted anything in a while. So, hopefully this will let everyone in on what's been going on.
We started with VBS. Over 400 children this year. Crossroads is a vital part of our Children's VBS. They staff, and help in many ways during this week. From teaching, to video and audio help, they are very involved.
Crossroads went back to Tupelo, Mississppi for WorldChangers. It was an amazing week. We made many new friends and touched the lives of over 31 families as we finished all 31 projects. We also had the opportunity to build a relationship with some folks from Hunter Street. We love you guys, and hope to join together again soon.
In a twist to WorldChangers, Kenny was asked to speak at Meridian, Ms. He also was asked to speak during our week at Tupelo. What a wonderful opportunity.
this Summer has been the summer of mac. In Kenny's twisted mind, he started looking at the music of TobyMac. Each song has a BibleStudy with it he said. So he took the titles of some of Toby's music and did studies for us each week. "Let's get this party started", "Whoopsie Daisey", "The Slam", "Love is in the house", "Extreme Days", "In the Light", "Gone"... if you didn't get to come to these.... you missed out.
Hope you've all had a great summer and pray that this will be your best school year ever.
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