Verse of the Week

π»π‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘šπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘π‘¦ π‘œπ‘› π‘šπ‘’, 𝑂 πΊπ‘œπ‘‘ π‘Žπ‘π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘“π‘Žπ‘ π‘‘ π‘™π‘œπ‘£π‘’; π‘Žπ‘π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘Žπ‘π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘šπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘π‘¦ π‘π‘™π‘œπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘šπ‘¦ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›π‘ π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘ π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘ . π‘Šπ‘Žπ‘ β„Ž π‘šπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘”β„Žπ‘™π‘¦ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘šπ‘¦ π‘–π‘›π‘–π‘žπ‘’π‘–π‘‘π‘¦, π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘π‘™π‘’π‘Žπ‘›π‘ π‘’ π‘šπ‘’ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘šπ‘¦ 𝑠𝑖𝑛! πΉπ‘œπ‘Ÿ 𝐼 π‘˜π‘›π‘œπ‘€ π‘šπ‘¦ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›π‘ π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘ π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘ , π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘šπ‘¦ 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑖𝑠 π‘’π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘π‘’π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘šπ‘’. π΄π‘”π‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘ π‘‘ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’, π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘œπ‘›π‘™π‘¦, β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘’ 𝐼 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑑 π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘€β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ 𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑙 𝑖𝑛 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘ π‘–π‘”β„Žπ‘‘, π‘ π‘œ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘šπ‘Žπ‘¦ 𝑏𝑒 𝑗𝑒𝑠𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘π‘™π‘Žπ‘šπ‘’π‘™π‘’π‘ π‘  𝑖𝑛 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘—π‘’π‘‘π‘”π‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘. π΅π‘’β„Žπ‘œπ‘™π‘‘, 𝐼 π‘€π‘Žπ‘  π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘”β„Žπ‘‘ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘β„Ž 𝑖𝑛 π‘–π‘›π‘–π‘žπ‘’π‘–π‘‘π‘¦, π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑖𝑛 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑑𝑖𝑑 π‘šπ‘¦ π‘šπ‘œπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘π‘’π‘–π‘£π‘’ π‘šπ‘’. π΅π‘’β„Žπ‘œπ‘™π‘‘, π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘–π‘”β„Žπ‘‘ 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘β„Ž 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘–π‘›π‘€π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔, π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘β„Ž π‘šπ‘’ π‘€π‘–π‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘š 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘ π‘’π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘ β„Žπ‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘. π‘ƒπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘”π‘’ π‘šπ‘’ π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž β„Žπ‘¦π‘ π‘ π‘œπ‘, π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝐼 π‘ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘™π‘™ 𝑏𝑒 π‘π‘™π‘’π‘Žπ‘›; π‘€π‘Žπ‘ β„Ž π‘šπ‘’, π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝐼 π‘ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘™π‘™ 𝑏𝑒 π‘€β„Žπ‘–π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘› π‘ π‘›π‘œπ‘€. 𝐿𝑒𝑑 π‘šπ‘’ β„Žπ‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿ π‘—π‘œπ‘¦ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘”π‘™π‘Žπ‘‘π‘›π‘’π‘ π‘ ; 𝑙𝑒𝑑 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘’π‘  π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘˜π‘’π‘› π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘—π‘œπ‘–π‘π‘’. 𝐻𝑖𝑑𝑒 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘“π‘Žπ‘π‘’ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘šπ‘¦ 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑠, π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘π‘™π‘œπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘™π‘™ π‘šπ‘¦ π‘–π‘›π‘–π‘žπ‘’π‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘’π‘ . πΆπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’ 𝑖𝑛 π‘šπ‘’ π‘Ž π‘π‘™π‘’π‘Žπ‘› β„Žπ‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘, 𝑂 πΊπ‘œπ‘‘, π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘›π‘’π‘€ π‘Ž π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘”β„Žπ‘‘ π‘ π‘π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘‘ π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘› π‘šπ‘’.

π‘ƒπ‘ π‘Žπ‘™π‘š 51:1-10

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

6:00 p.m. - James - A Portrait of Practical Faith - Bible Study Onsite & Google Meet (Google Meet begins at 6:10p.m.) Children are welcome

Saturday, May 16, 2026

9:00 a.m. - Church Work Day - Come when you can, leave when you need to.

Sunday, May 17, 2026

9:30 a.m. - Sunday School Classes for All Ages

Children - Grades K-5 (Lower Level)

Women’s Class - Youth-Adult (Multi-Purpose Room)

Men’s Class - Youth-Adult (Fellowship Hall)

Membership Class - Youth - Adult (Library

THE SERVICE BEGINS AT 11:00 a.m.

Worship Service Livestream


Pastor Mak will continue his series, β€œRomans - God’s Good News for the World”. He will be preaching on β€œGreetings to Fellow Workers in Christ”, Romans 16:1-16.

The Service, including the music, will be live streamed, but we encourage you to listen to and sing along with these songs of praise and worship ahead of time.

COMMUNITY LIFE

  • Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m. - Adult Bible Study Onsite & Google Meet

    (Google Meet begins at 6:10p.m.)

  • Saturday, May 16 at 9:00 a.m. - Church Work Day

  • Sunday, May 17 at 9:30 a.m. - Membership Class

  • Wednesday, May 20 at 11:00 a.m. - FREE Food Pantry

  • Sunday, May 24 - NO Sunday School

  • Monday, May 25 - Memorial Day

  • Sunday, May 31 at 12:30 p.m. - Mid-Year Congregational Business Meeting &

    Faith Family Potluck

  • Monday, June 1 at 2:00 p.m. - Alone Together Fellowship

  • Wednesday, June 3 at 11:00 a.m. - FREE Food Pantry

    at 6:00 p.m. - Missions Evening with The Kellar Family - Iceland

  • Thursday, June 4 at 6:00 p.m. - White Cross Workshop

  • Saturday, June 5 at 5:00 p.m. - Darawi Family Open House

  • Sunday, June 7 at 9:30 a.m. - Missions Morning with Andrew Phillips - Japan

  • Monday - Friday, June 15-19 - Rainforest Falls VBS

Pray …

  • For greater unity in Christ, obedience to God’s Word, wisdom as to what is good, and innocence as to what is evil (Romans 16:17-19).

  • Hope Community Baptist Church - Sterling Heights

  • Andrew & Alyssa S. - Africa - as they serve to advance the gospel.

2026 Bible Reading Challenge

 
 

How will you read your Bible more this year?

Reading the Bible deepens your understanding and connection with God. One effective approach is to set a specific and manageable daily reading schedule, such as reading a chapter a day or dedicating 15 to 20 minutes each morning.

Consider using a Bible reading plan, many of which are available online or in Bible apps, that guides you through different sections over the year. Engaging with a study group or participating in a Bible discussion class can offer additional insights and accountability. Additionally, incorporating journaling into your reading practice can help you reflect on passages and apply their teachings to your life.

Remember, the key is consistency and making the process meaningful and enjoyable.

To grow in the knowledge of God and to live in light of His truth, it’s important that we set aside focused time to study His Word.

Click on one of the links below to find a plan that works for you

YouVersion is a website and downloadable app that you can choose from a multitude of plans.

Here is a list of more than 20 Printable Reading Plans that can help you meditate on the Scriptures often.

 
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Serving God

There are many areas of service within our church, and workers are always needed. Some duties and activities are on a rotating schedule, others are needed on a regular basis. But all of them are vital to our faith family and God’s work at The Cross. Please prayerfully consider how you can serve the Lord this year.

Prayer Requests

- Keith S. - Amy S. - Geri M.

SHUT-INS/HOMEBOUND

Dixie S. Donna W.

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