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Sneak Preview of Dumb & Dumber

HEY CROSSING PEOPLE!  

This Summer At The Movies series has been amazing! We have heard some great stories of people making decisions for Christ or checking out God for the first time because of our sermons from The Avengers & Inside Out.

Thank you for bringing people, worshipping Jesus, eating popcorn, and being on this mission with us! This weekend we are continuing to lead people to Jesus by preaching on friendship from the movie Dumb and Dumber!

Now, before you get all excited and spray ketchup and mustard all over yourself... 

...or before some of you judge me...

...or think this is a terrible idea for a sermon...

Here is what I want you to know:

Dumb & Dumber is one of the greatest buddy comedies ever made!

YES - IT IS TOTALLY RIDICULOUS!  

BUT...

it also shows the lengths great friends will go to, to help, support, and love each other.  

So I am preaching from the BIBLE on FRIENDSHIP this weekend.

We are going to talk about what the Bible says about:

• How to choose your friends wisely.  
• What to look for in a great friend.
• How to be a great friend.
• How to distance yourself from dumb or dumber friends.
• AND JESUS - the ultimate friend - who sacrificed Himself to call us friends. 

This is going to be a great weekend talking about relationships, the Bible, Harry and Lloyd, and, most importantly, Jesus.  

There is a salvation message at the end of the sermon, so BRING A FRIEND!! This is a PERFECT opportunity to share Christ with someone you care about in a non-threatening way.  

Thanks for being on this team with me! We will see you this weekend for DUMB AND DUMBER!  

- Pastor Eric

For The Crossing Church | Pastor Eric Dykstra

Jesus said:

Luke 9:52 "...stop the weeping. She is not dead; she is only asleep."

The reality is, this girl was dead.

But Jesus did not speak reality to the situation; He spoke FAITH.

He didn't call it like He saw it. He called it like God saw it.

In the natural, people saw death and pain. In the supernatural, God still saw life.

Jesus spoke faith to a sad situation, and then the situation changed!

As believers, we don't see with natural eyes - we see with supernatural eyes. We don't speak the reality of our situation - we speak with faith. We speak from God's perspective about our situation.

Jesus said this girl was only sleeping BEFORE she was raised!

So speak faith to your situation today!

You are not sick, you are healed.

You are not worried, you are at peace.

You are not in pain, you are full of strength and hope and life.

You career is not over, is it just beginning.

Your marriage is not terrible, it is being restored.

Your ministry is not stagnant or dying, it is growing and vibrant and God is up to something good!

Romans 4:17 "God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did." (NKJV) 

Wow! Even God calls things by faith and not by sight!

So speak in faith today about the tough situations you face! 

God is about to turn it around.

Love you guys. Praying for you today.

- Pastor Eric