On Wednesday, May 16, Anil Yesudas will talk about Hinduism and efforts to share the gospel with Hindus living in the West Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, surrounding bustling Devon Street.  Before his ministry in Chicago, Anil conducted a dual outreach ministry in Kalamazoo, Michigan, seeking to share Christ with both the homeless community and the Indian community in that city.  (Some Crossroads members remember Anil as the presenter of a previous Quest focusing on homelessness.)  Quest will take place at D’Agostino Pizza’s party room, at Southport & Addison in Wrigleyville. D’ags is a short walk from the Brown Line (Southport) and Red Line (Addison).  Metered street parking is usually in good supply.  Otherwise, the Red Line Addison stop or Brown Line Southport stop are good CTA options.  We’ll have pizza at 7:00pm with the presentation beginning at 7:30pm.  We have an Evite set up, so that you can tell us that you plan to join us.  Follow this link: http://bit.ly/mayquest

How is your prayer life?  If we had to answer that question honestly, most of us would probably respond: “Oh, somewhere between nonexistent and lukewarm.”  Prayer can be hard, and not just for us.  It’s always been hard for everybody.  Even Jesus disciples, the committed followers who had left everything to follow Jesus and live with him so they can learn from him every day — even those guys had to say to Jesus: “We don’t really get this prayer thing… how do we do it?”  (See Luke 11)

Jesus answered that question with a prayer.  We call it the Lord’s Prayer.  Christians have been praying it ever since.  The very words that Jesus gave them that day.  But Jesus wasn’t just saying “memorize these words and spit them out once a week.”  He was saying “When I pray, here’s what’s in my mind, so when you pray, it would be good for you to keep these things in mind too.”

Starting on Sunday, May 6, we’ll look closely at the things that Jesus prayed in his model prayer… so we can have them in our minds when we’re praying too.  Please join us!

On this Superbowl Sunday, a little football history to get us off and running.  Football fans will argue forever about who was the greatest pro football coach of all time, but toward the top of that list (if not the very top) would be Vince Lombardi.  Lombardi is a legend.  He’s remembered probably most for his legendary ability to motivate his team.  He had a way with words, and the story goes that every season at the beginning of training camp he would always begin the same way: he would gather his players around (rookies and veterans), hold up a ball, and say “Gentlemen – this … is a football!”  And they probably all rolled their eyes – they knew what a football was.  These guys were professionals.  And that was the point.  You can have all the talent and training in the world, the most brilliant game plan, the most superb conditioning, but if you forget the fundamentals like “hold on to the ball” – none of that other stuff matters.  Hence: “This Is A Football!”

We’re at the beginning of something new today too.  We’re starting a series that we’re calling DISCIPLE… it’s all about moving forward as disciples of Jesus Christ.  Hence:

This… [hold up Bible] … Is The Gospel: It’s About Jesus.  How do you respond to that?  Maybe you’re thinking: Read the rest of this entry »

On any given night in the greater Chicago area, about 2,000 13- to 21-year-olds are homeless. However, fewer than 300 beds in the city are dedicated to these youth. Teen Living Programs (TLP) is the only Chicago agency solely focused on youth who are homeless. Please help us support TLP and the homeless teens of Chicago by donating to the snack drive during the month of February.  Here are a few ideas: ramen, trail mix, juice boxes or granola bars, but any foods that do not require refrigeration or much preparation are acceptable. A box will be in the back lobby of church for donations.  If you have any questions or would like more information about TLP please contact Megan Hrusovsky at megan.hrusovsky@gmail.com.

Join us for the January Connections event: Game Night @ Guthrie’s Tavern in Lakeview January 28th  8 p.m.  

Guthrie’s has all the classics- just bring you and your friendly game face!  Please email Sarah at fellowship@crossroadschicago.org for more information.

Friday, December 16th at 7pm at Adam Mays’ place: 2956 Logan Blvd. #1, Chicago, IL 60647

Wear an ugly sweater, bring your favorite holiday dish, and also bring an item for the Burmese refugee family.  Please read the post below to find the list of items needed.

Eggnog and punch will be provided.

RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/d3p7z68

A Burmese refugee family of six is scheduled to arrive in Chicago the week of December 12th. We would like to welcome the family by providing items and food for their apartment, visit with the family on a regular basis to help with their English and provide assistance when we can, and keep them in our prayers as they face the challenges of adjusting to their new home. 

We will update everyone soon on how and when we are going to collect everything.  A list of needed household and food items follows:

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Every 2nd Monday night in Lakeview and 4th Monday night in Wicker Park 7p.m. We are currently studying the power of God in our lives. Please join us for great conversation and fellowship. Email Kate at spiritualgrowth@crossroadschicago.org for more information!

 SATURDAY, November 5, 6pm

 Resurrection Covenant Church

 3901 N Marshfield Avenue Chicago, IL 60613

 ·   Auction:  Got talent? Got stuff? Share it!  It’s not too late to help support Crossroads by auctioning something.

       In the past two years we’ve had great donations from Crossroads members including sushi rolling lessons, smokin’/grillin’ packages, piano lessons, bed & breakfast packages, dinner packages at people’s homes, beauty & spa packages, sports tickets, babysitting packages, sewing lessons, photography, illustration/cartooning, local business baskets, unique Chicago tours and experiences, and much, much more!!!!   Contact Sara Evenson at ske_glam@yahoo.com and share your ideas and gifts for auction items.

       Look for a compiled list of items early this week!

 ·    Chili News:  Like last year, there will be two trophies for the best chili: judge’s choice and people’s choice.  Start tweaking those recipes now.

       Are you joining us for this event?  Please let us know at our Evite site for this event: http://tinyurl.com/frynbuy1

The Importance of a Biblical Worldview in a Postmodern World  

Join us for Quest on Wed, Oct 19th at 6:30pm as Pastor Ken Fisher from Wisconsin Lutheran High School leads a discussion of the Bible’s reply to the postmodernist view of truth, We will discuss being “salt” and “light” in a postmodern world. Together we’ll explore the skeptical worldview of postmodern thought and consider the Christian’s hope-filled response.

 Quest takes place at D’Agostino’s Pizza’s party room, at Southport & Addison in Wrigleyville. We enjoy some pizza at 6:30 before the presentation begins at 7 PM. Everyone is encouraged to bring a friend or two – this is a casual opportunity for us to enjoy fellowship and grow our faith over some good pizza!  Please RSVP via evite: tinyurl.com/quest-biblical-worldview  Questions? Contact Kate Dall – kdall@crossroadschicago.org