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TXC started 25 years ago.

// November 9th, 2009 // TXC

The fact that The CrossCurrent is in existence is a miracle.

If I was to tell you that prayer, God’s grace and the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit were absolutely vital to TXC becoming a reality you would probably nod your head in agreement thinking, “Tell me something I didn’t already know.”

But there’s more to it than that.  This story goes back 25 years and is a tangled web of lies, deceit, distrust, rage, hurt and the desire to die in order for the pain to stop.

I was 5 years old when TXC started.

This Sunday you will experience that story first hand.  I’ve only known about it for 1 year myself but it has impacted me in ways that you will only see and understand on Sunday.

If you know someone who is in need of extreme grace, radical forgiveness and a second chance or five hundred, this is the week to bring them.

Maybe they’ve experienced unbelievable hurt, unthinkable pain and unrelenting rage and anger towards the person(s) that committed the offense, this is the week to bring them.

If you know someone who is struggling in their marriage, is considering leaving, has already left, wishes they didn’t, doesn’t know what to do…this is the week to bring them.

I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m not sure I like the idea of encouraging you to bring your friends all that often.  It seems a bit pretentious solely for the fact that you are already bringing people anyways.

However, this Sunday is different.  I’m going to over ride what I just wrote because I honestly believe that if you don’t do it, you will walk away thinking you wish you had.  And I might be building this up to high and you might just walk away thinking that it was a waste of time.

But I don’t think so.

I think this week is going to be pivotal in many of your lives, relationships and marriages.  And you and your friends are going to get ripped off if they don’t get to experience this.

So I’m challenging you to bring that person that is always on your mind but you’re scared to invite them.  Tell them your pastor put you up to it if you want.  Tell them that if they have a terrible time, you’ll buy them lunch and tell them you’re pastor put you up to that as well.   Tell them you’ll buy them lunch regardless, obviously you’re pastor put you up to that as well because you would NEVER do that on your own would you?

Maybe they’ve already come before.  Bring them back! Even if it’s just for a visit and they never come back again.  This isn’t about having lots of people in the seats for the heck of it.  This is about the power of the gospel in an extreme way and they need to experience it as do each of us.

This Sunday is what our church is all about.  It will become clear once it’s over.  You’ll just have trust me and take me at my word.

See you there.

With that person.

And some kleenex.

You won’t regret it.