Mission Trip 2010 will be to San Diego! Your trip deposit of $50 is due February 14th. For a list of trip requirements, read below:
As a member of the choir, and one who is committed to the purposes of the group and its goals for this mission trip, you will be required to attend and participate in various activities. Please note the following:
· Out of the 15 rehearsals, you must attend 12 to remain eligible for the trip. All conflicts should be communicated to John as soon as you become aware.
· Crossroads will also be singing throughout the semester in the morning worship services; Feb.14, March 7, April 18, & May 23. You are expected to attend each time that we sing.
· Crossroads will be having a special performance at Beautiful Feet on Wed., Feb. 10. Your participation is required.
· Crossroads will be performing a fundraising concert the evening of February 14th. Your participation is required.
· In weeks leading up to the trip, you will be assigned a family group. The family groups will meet once or twice outside of normal rehearsals for socials and service projects. Your participation is required.
· Out of the 18 Life Connection classes on Sunday mornings, you must attend 9 to remain eligible for the trip. Attendance will be checked.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Everywhere That I Go
This Sunday Crossroads will be singing "Everywhere that I Go" by Israel Houghton
This stirring worship song was written by Israel Houghton:
Nearly Disposed - Israels' Testimony
My mother became pregnant at the age of 17 in Waterloo, Iowa. You can imagine how this is shaping up. She was given the choice of a back-alley abortion or being disowned by her family. Thank God she chose the latter. Ultimately, she was disowned, abandoned by my biological father, and ended up in San Diego, California. Picture this. It was 1971 and my mother was 8 months pregnant, all alone, thousands of miles from home, and forced to enter reality unprepared. Pretty bleak. One day while walking down the street, a lady pulled up in her Volkswagen Bug, got out, and respectfully yet boldly, began to share the Gospel with her. Words of life and hope began to overtake the words of rejection and abandonment she had grown accustomed to. There on a street corner, she ended up on her knees and cried out to God-committing her life to Jesus Christ. The lady gave her a bible and that's how I got my name. My mother started reading at page one and well, you know-you have a bible, my name's on every page!
I'm often asked by skeptics or the stoic, why I'm as passionate about worshiping God as I am. The answer is simple for me. In this age of disposable relationships, I could have easily become a statistic and at best, a distant memory of a youthful mistake. Instead, a Sovereign God rescued my mother and me and gave us hope, a future, and a testimony of the providence of God. The very least I can do is enter into His gates with fresh thanksgiving, His courts with a passionate praise, and eventually bow before His throne in intimate worship. As far as leading worship goes (which is my passion and calling), I now realize that there have been demands put on me from every part of my experience since day one - culturally, emotionally, musically, and more. So things tend to sound cross-cultural, cross- denominational, and cross-generational. I like to call it, "The Sound of New Breed Worship." I tend to lead from an internal platform founded in Psalm 124:2, "If it had not been for the Lord who was on my side"....where in the world would I be? In an age of disposable relationships, maybe we should be asking ourselves that question a lot more often. I am confident that we would worship with far more conviction, intensity, and overwhelmed gratitude if we did. It is my delight to encourage you today.
Click here to hear about the story behind the song:
www.youtube.com/watchv=5TI9yRDbdZE
Click here to learn more about Israel:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Houghton
Click here to worship along with the Lakewood Church:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0W0oCGcu8k&feature=related
Click here to listen online:
www.imeem.com/pickurnose/music/fEmluTVP/everywhere_that_i_go/
Tetelestai will be singing "Forever Always" by Martha Munizzi.
In an interview about the album "Change the World" that produced this song, she writes:
"This record has songs that we wrote and songs that were brought to me. We went back to the beginning. Songs talk about how we’re created for a purpose, to be loved by God, to love and be loved. When we walk in that understanding, it releases us to love other people. When we’re working so hard, thinking we have to earn His love, then it’s hard to love others.
When we receive His love for ourselves, then we can open our hearts and see people the way God see’s them, on another level and another plateau. That’s how the world is transformed by God’s love and not by our religion or our ideas but by our kinship with God, and that’s how we change the world."
For the full interview, click here: http://blackgospel.com/martha-munizzi-interview-2008/
To listen to this song on Youtube, click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzdZT3LRinQ&feature=PlayList&p=05093B054F498DC8&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=61
This stirring worship song was written by Israel Houghton:
Nearly Disposed - Israels' Testimony
My mother became pregnant at the age of 17 in Waterloo, Iowa. You can imagine how this is shaping up. She was given the choice of a back-alley abortion or being disowned by her family. Thank God she chose the latter. Ultimately, she was disowned, abandoned by my biological father, and ended up in San Diego, California. Picture this. It was 1971 and my mother was 8 months pregnant, all alone, thousands of miles from home, and forced to enter reality unprepared. Pretty bleak. One day while walking down the street, a lady pulled up in her Volkswagen Bug, got out, and respectfully yet boldly, began to share the Gospel with her. Words of life and hope began to overtake the words of rejection and abandonment she had grown accustomed to. There on a street corner, she ended up on her knees and cried out to God-committing her life to Jesus Christ. The lady gave her a bible and that's how I got my name. My mother started reading at page one and well, you know-you have a bible, my name's on every page!
I'm often asked by skeptics or the stoic, why I'm as passionate about worshiping God as I am. The answer is simple for me. In this age of disposable relationships, I could have easily become a statistic and at best, a distant memory of a youthful mistake. Instead, a Sovereign God rescued my mother and me and gave us hope, a future, and a testimony of the providence of God. The very least I can do is enter into His gates with fresh thanksgiving, His courts with a passionate praise, and eventually bow before His throne in intimate worship. As far as leading worship goes (which is my passion and calling), I now realize that there have been demands put on me from every part of my experience since day one - culturally, emotionally, musically, and more. So things tend to sound cross-cultural, cross- denominational, and cross-generational. I like to call it, "The Sound of New Breed Worship." I tend to lead from an internal platform founded in Psalm 124:2, "If it had not been for the Lord who was on my side"....where in the world would I be? In an age of disposable relationships, maybe we should be asking ourselves that question a lot more often. I am confident that we would worship with far more conviction, intensity, and overwhelmed gratitude if we did. It is my delight to encourage you today.
Click here to hear about the story behind the song:
www.youtube.com/watchv=5TI9yRDbdZE
Click here to learn more about Israel:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Houghton
Click here to worship along with the Lakewood Church:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0W0oCGcu8k&feature=related
Click here to listen online:
www.imeem.com/pickurnose/music/fEmluTVP/everywhere_that_i_go/
Tetelestai will be singing "Forever Always" by Martha Munizzi.
In an interview about the album "Change the World" that produced this song, she writes:
"This record has songs that we wrote and songs that were brought to me. We went back to the beginning. Songs talk about how we’re created for a purpose, to be loved by God, to love and be loved. When we walk in that understanding, it releases us to love other people. When we’re working so hard, thinking we have to earn His love, then it’s hard to love others.
When we receive His love for ourselves, then we can open our hearts and see people the way God see’s them, on another level and another plateau. That’s how the world is transformed by God’s love and not by our religion or our ideas but by our kinship with God, and that’s how we change the world."
For the full interview, click here: http://blackgospel.com/martha-munizzi-interview-2008/
To listen to this song on Youtube, click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzdZT3LRinQ&feature=PlayList&p=05093B054F498DC8&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=61
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Announcements
Crossroads will meet this Sunday evening at 5:15. Tetelestai will not rehearse this Sunday but will rehearse the following Wednesday at 8:30. Crossroads will be singing in both morning worship services the following Sunday, November 22nd. Please arrive at 8:45am. The colors are shades of blue.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Mission Trip 2010
The dates for this year's mission trip will be July 11th-July 19th, 2010. The cost is $280. Any monies earned from the youth fundraisers provided through the student ministry this year can be applied to this trip. Please begin making small payments now so that you will not have to make larger payments in the late spring/early summer. All scholarships should be applied for as soon as possible.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Solo Auditions
This Sunday, November 1st, we will be hosting solo auditions during the Crossroads Rehearsals. Available solos are in the following songs:
- God So Loved
- My Shepherd
- Great is the Lord
Please prepare to sing a portion of any and all solos you are auditioning for.
Monday, October 19, 2009
October 18th Performances
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Check out this youtube link to see Crossroads perform "Back II Eden" and Tetelestai "Glorify Your Name."
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Back II Eden & Glorify Your Name
Back II Eden
This Sunday Crossroads will be singing Back II Eden by gospel singer/songwriter Donald Lawrence. Lawrence spoke about the message of this song saying “This is pushing people to get back to our original design. God deemed for us a life of family, good health, wealth, spirituality and love. . I’m reminding us of this principle and saying what are you waiting for? Let's get back to our original purposes.”
Click here to listen to Back II Eden:
http://new.music.yahoo.com/donald-lawrence/tracks/back-ii-eden--206110805
Click here to watch Donald Lawrence lead this song live in Chicago:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJEWQMrkBKw
Click here to purchase this song on itunes:
Glorify Your Name
Tetelestai will be singing Glorify Your Name written by Kevin Singleton. Singleton is a former pro basketball player who uses his sports and musical abilities to perform for over 200,000 people a year. He seeks to inspire students to make a difference on their campuses and in their communities.
To read more about Kevin Singleton, visit his website here:
http://www.kevinsingleton.com/
To watch Cindy Cruse Ratcliffe and Jaci Velasquez lead this song at Lakewood Church click here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfS7yxT4JbQ
Click here to purchase this song on itunes:
This Sunday Crossroads will be singing Back II Eden by gospel singer/songwriter Donald Lawrence. Lawrence spoke about the message of this song saying “This is pushing people to get back to our original design. God deemed for us a life of family, good health, wealth, spirituality and love. . I’m reminding us of this principle and saying what are you waiting for? Let's get back to our original purposes.”
Click here to listen to Back II Eden:
http://new.music.yahoo.com/donald-lawrence/tracks/back-ii-eden--206110805
Click here to watch Donald Lawrence lead this song live in Chicago:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJEWQMrkBKw
Click here to purchase this song on itunes:
Glorify Your Name
Tetelestai will be singing Glorify Your Name written by Kevin Singleton. Singleton is a former pro basketball player who uses his sports and musical abilities to perform for over 200,000 people a year. He seeks to inspire students to make a difference on their campuses and in their communities.
To read more about Kevin Singleton, visit his website here:
http://www.kevinsingleton.com/
To watch Cindy Cruse Ratcliffe and Jaci Velasquez lead this song at Lakewood Church click here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfS7yxT4JbQ
Click here to purchase this song on itunes:
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