Keeping Our Eye on the Ball

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org Because discipleship requires relationships, cell groups are ideal environments for making disciples. However, simply gathering 10 people in a living room will not guarantee that they will love and obey Jesus. From time to time...

Recommitting again and again

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org In 2000, after a lot of prayer and study, our seniors leaders and I made the decision to commit our church to the cell church philosophy of ministry. Over the past 18 years, we have seen a lot of fruit and some frustrations. To...

Seeking Knowledge, Missing Jesus

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org Participating in cell group community is important to keeping our spiritual fire burning. However, simply gathering or serving does not automatically keep our passion for Jesus high. We can lose our first love (Revelation 2) even...

Raising the Dead

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org Recently I have been reading Charles Spurgeon’s book “How to Raise the Dead.” He reminds me that whenever I step out to preach a sermon or lead a group, my goal is to raise to life those who are spiritually dead (raising the...

Groups at Christmas celebration services

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org In our area, Christmas Eve celebration services are among the highest attended of the year. Many guests and unreached people will be present, and so there are many opportunities for group members to serve. Because our church has...