In John 12:32, Jesus made this promise,
And I, when I am lifted up from all the earth, will draw all people to myself.
The Lord Jesus fulfilled that amazing promise last weekend at CrossPoint.
We were two minutes into worship, when 178 students from Truman State University arrived on our campus in buses and several vans began streaming into our worship center. Our greeters helped them pour into an already crowded worship center. We were adding rows of chairs; people were shuffling to make room. It was organized chaos, and it was an awesome sight.
The students from the Campus Christian Fellowship at Truman State University are in town spending their Spring Break week at a nearby conference center. They decided to worship with us, and we are glad they did. Their presence and participation made for an awesome experience in worship.
As all the CrossPointers who read this daily blog know, I introduced a message series last weekend that will take us through the entire Bible between now and the end of April. And the introductory message was a message from the entire Bible. I started in Genesis and I concluded in Revelation, laying out the drama of Scripture.
And this is where the promise Jesus made comes into play.
After worship the two leaders of the group from Truman State University informed me that 18 participants in their group are international students who do not have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. The international students are from all over the world – Budapest, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Africa.
Now isn’t that just like God. Only God would bring 18 students from all over the world to Truman State University. Then, for Spring Break, He would transplant those students to Springville, Alabama, to stay at a conference center. Then, on Sunday morning, they would drive five miles down the road to Argo, Alabama in order to hear the Gospel – the entire Gospel of the Bible – in one message. Only God, only the God of the Bible could do something that incredible.
Please pray for the 178 students from the Campus Christian Fellowship of Truman State University. Also, pray for the 18 international students who are not yet born again. And please pray for Josh and Courtney, the two leaders of the group. Pray they continue to exalt Jesus Christ this week while on their Spring Break.
It was an amazing sight to see!!!
Glory! Watching all those young people file into church and join in worship must have been incredible! Praise God for your open and welcoming spirit!
Know that I will be praying for the 178 and even more for the 18!
Soli Deo Gloria!
Yesterday was glorious. The trip through the Bible and the story of “The Gospel” was clearly laid out. Thank you Ryan for making the effort to commit to memory our God as he relates to each book. That was awesome, to God be the glory! It was also pretty cool how our scripture reading ties in to how the Holy Spirit is working.
CW
It was very neat. I’d love to get a written copy of God’s attribute per book. What an encouragement and great reminder of the sovereignty of God.
Ryan,I am sorry for missing that amazing sight Sunday. We attended the early service and didn’t witness it. But the message was God led and God inspired. Bless you Ryan. Can’t wait for the “rest of the story”.