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Complete Healing 

Sunday’s service wasn’t a conventional service. It was a moving one during which people shared their different experiences since they had fully committed their lives to being transformed by the Lord. ‘’Complete Healing”  was fully demonstrated by various persons.

What stood out for me were the messages on rejection. Everyone faces rejection in one form or the other at some point in their lives. I’ve found myself being rejected by people, schools, and organizations but I learnt that in every situation I’m supposed to remember that I’m chosen by the Lord and accepted by Him. I need to make a conscious decision to believe in the Lord and follow His voice, complete healing is always available to me.

Women alone, facing rejection, but with God, complete Healing is part of our journey

In difficult seasons, we might feel like we can’t feel the Lord’s presence and we’re all alone, and we might also find ourselves questioning the reason for our challenges and experiences. It’s important that in all this we surrender everything to the Lord in prayer because He guarantees us that he has plans to prosper us and give us hope and healing.

 Chiraene, July 22, 2022

]]> https://mycrosspointe.org/complete-healing/feed/ 0 12184 Do you really want to be in the Lord’s army?(by Zach) https://mycrosspointe.org/being-in-the-lords-army/ https://mycrosspointe.org/being-in-the-lords-army/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2022 12:50:33 +0000 https://mycrosspointe.org/?p=11803 do you really want to be in the Lord’s army?

Pastor Vickylextar shared a strong message during the second service of 2022, calling us to examine ourselves and review the past year seriously and sincerely. She led us in personal reflections with simple yet profound, critical questions that all Christians should consider. Among these, we were asked:

Do you really want to be in the Lord’s army?

A lot of Christians would feel the need to automatically answer yes to that interrogation, giving the ‘correct’ answer without really evaluating if it is true for them. I’ve done that many times myself, but this is probably the last thing anyone should do when prompted with this question. I strongly recommend to anyone reading this to take the time to listen (or re-listen) to the full message to ensure to understand who members of the Lord’s army truly are. We must count the cost, let’s not deceive ourselves.

For a big part of last year, I had been centred on my own self, marriage, studies, and career, relaying my role in His army to a secondary priority. But recently, I’ve felt an urge to make a difference with my life, to really serve Christ and leave a legacy behind that will speak for eternity. It’s a sobering thought to remember I will stand before Him and account for my life in the end. I want to hear Him say “well done”.

At this point, I’m not certain of the specific roles I may play in the future, but I know I want to serve in His army of redeemed and selfless soldiers that live for His love. Nonetheless, I feel like I’ve only started my reflections and need much more time to examine myself and do justice to the truth that God calls me to. If you read this, please also take the time to consider the true desires of your heart. “Do you really want to be in the Lord’s army?” As for me, I will serve Yeshua because He loved me and gave His Life to redeem me!

– Zach, January 12, 2022

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During the last service, we had a delightful overview of the blessed gift of our saviour Yeshua through songs and Scriptures, reviewing the beautiful miracle of His birth, the painful hours of His crucifixion, and the marvellous Victory of His resurrection. It was beautiful to hear the story through the mouths of His creation of various ages, styles, and backgrounds! I enjoyed pausing and taking the time to reflect on the foundation of my faith and how grandiose is the gift of our blessed Saviour as we began the year together.

Pastor Vickylextar then excitingly shared the year’s theme with us: Equipping God’s army to possess the nations – Enlarging our tents/territories.

So. Much. Excitement!!

I am excited for my life to be at His disposal for the sole purpose of others, their wellbeing, and reconciliation with our Creator. The past few years have indeed been years of learning how to shed the excess weight I was carrying: bad habits, fleshiness, self-centeredness, envy, religiosity… I had to shed a lot of things that kept me nearsighted and ineffective for His Kingdom of God. I am very thankful, and as I am still exercising these muscles daily to keep the ‘weight’ down, I am beyond excited to forge my vision and mind to be centred on what Christ desires for others, not focusing on me anymore.

Being God’s Warriors

What a privilege it is to be a soldier in God’s army! To be efficient, though, I know the utmost importance of destroying the flesh completely, rendering it silent, so His light in me and my true self in Him can shine in this dark world; for me, it starts with preventing my emotions to be my guide. Pastor Vickylextar explained how soldiers in training first need to be stripped of everything that makes them civilians; that is, in our case, to stop thinking humanistically and make our bodies/flesh slaves, as previously taught in another message. It will require commitment, consistency, discipline, and constant renewing of my mind to ensure that my flesh does not have a say over my thoughts, attitude, behaviours, and words anymore. And I am ready to do it, in His strength!

I am ready and excited to discover what role I play in God’s army; I am ready to make God proud and let go of all the junk entangling me; none of it is more precious than what I have in Christ. I know that our Father craves for all His creation to be redeemed by His Love and for all to know of His peace, unending hope, and amazing grace. I am ready to do my part and train my body, soul, and mind to be an effective warrior for the Kingdom of God; it is a gift He is extending to me, and I am saying yes– are you?

2022 – Warriors Unleashed!!

– Lisa, January 5, 2022

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