by Pastor Don Elmore
February 1, 2015
Scripture Reading: Genesis 12:1-3
Brief comments before I start the message:
First, I would like to make a couple of comments about this Sunday’s climax to the National Football League’s championship game. The illuminati’s showcase game has a twice-as-long half-time show as regular games; about ½ hour. Today it will star Katy Perry, another illuminati performer.
For years, churches have battled with these Super Bowl Sunday championship games; mostly losing to them by having the lowest-attended services of the year. There is a “new” church in the area that has the largest crowds of the year on this date: Crossroads Church.
Today is the 13th year of Crossroads Super Bowl Sunday’s performances: Tailgating, inflatables, T-shirt launchers, cheerleaders, pickup trucks full of popcorn, marching bands, tickets (free), with dueling preachers who will be on the four campuses in the Cincinnati, Ohio area. The events includes 17 services beginning Saturday and running through Sunday afternoon. They already are expecting 41,000 this weekend and with television exposure and a story on the headline of the second section of the city’s newspaper, it will only grow larger.
It is similar to what Pope Francis remarked about the mission of Catholic schools: “Catholic education is one of the Church’s most important challenges, committed to carrying out the new evangelization in a historical and cultural context in constant transformation,” likening the modern world to Jesus’ mission field in the “Galilee of the gentiles: a CROSSROADS of people in diverse races, cultures and religions.” Now, where have I heard that word before…?
