June 22, 2025
June 22, 2025
Crossfire:faith+gaming is an online ministry (and now a series of in-person summer camps) meant to reach nerds, geeks, and gamers of all ages. Crossfire's online community gathers weekly in an online voice chat and throughout the week in text chats on a Discord* server. Crossfire also produces a podcast, YouTube channel, and live-streaming Twitch.tv* channel. The goal of Crossfire is to help reach generations of people who have felt left out of the church and this ministry often reaches people who have left the church due to church hurt or not feeling like they belong.
In 2023, Crossfire expanded its ministries to include an in-person Summer Day Camp. Now, in 2025, this camp will cover multiple sessions across the front range of Colorado and two cities in Montana. Crossfire Camp is not your typical camp. Crossfire is a whole new camp for a whole new generation of camper. At Crossfire Camp, the kids play games, explore their nerdy side, deepen their faith, and explore the place where faith and pop-culture combine.
As a new ministry reaching an unreached group of people, Crossfire relies mostly on the generous donations of organizations, churches, and individuals to make its ministries possible. Thank you for supporting this vital ministry and supporting the discipleship journeys of youth and young people in your region.
In 2023, Crossfire expanded its ministries to include an in-person Summer Day Camp. Now, in 2025, this camp will cover multiple sessions across the front range of Colorado and two cities in Montana. Crossfire Camp is not your typical camp. Crossfire is a whole new camp for a whole new generation of camper. At Crossfire Camp, the kids play games, explore their nerdy side, deepen their faith, and explore the place where faith and pop-culture combine.
As a new ministry reaching an unreached group of people, Crossfire relies mostly on the generous donations of organizations, churches, and individuals to make its ministries possible. Thank you for supporting this vital ministry and supporting the discipleship journeys of youth and young people in your region.
Gathering
July 22, 2025 9:30 am Worship Service
Gathering
Prelude
Cynthia Hibbetts
Welcome
Pastor Donnie Sturgill
Crossing the Threshold
Call to Worship
CLM Twinkle Gordon
Leader: In reverence, in wonder, in hope, we gather.
People: With unsettled questions in our hearts,
Leader: With the mystery of God enshrouding us,
People: Acknowledging that we who were lost are now found and loved,
All: Let us worship God.
*Opening Hymn
Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
UMH #103
1. Immortal, invisible,
God only wise,
in light inaccessible
hid from our eyes,
most blessed,
most glorious,
the Ancient of Days,
almighty, victorious,
thy great name we praise.
2. Unresting, unhasting,
and silent as light,
nor wanting, nor wasting,
thou rulest in might;
thy justice
like mountains
high soaring above
thy clouds
which are fountains
of goodness and love.
3. To all, life thou givest,
to both great and small;
in all life thou livest,
the true life of all;
we blossom and flourish
as leaves on the tree,
and wither and perish,
but naught changeth thee.
4. Thou reignest in glory;
thou dwellest in light;
thine angels adore thee,
all veiling their sight;
all laud we would render:
O help us to see
’tis only the splendor
of light hidest thee.
*Greet Your Neighbor – Passing the Peace of Christ
Mystery Box
Scripture Reading
CLM Twinkle Gordon
Exodus 32:1-15
When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered around Aaron and said to him, “Come, make gods for us, who shall go before us; as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.” Aaron said to them, “Take off the gold rings that are on the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters and bring them to me.” So all the people took off the gold rings from their ears and brought them to Aaron. He took these from them, formed them in a mold, and cast an image of a calf, and they said, “These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!” When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it, and Aaron made a proclamation and said, “Tomorrow shall be a festival to the Lord.” They rose early the next day and offered burnt offerings and brought sacrifices of well-being, and the people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to revel.
The Lord said to Moses, “Go down at once! Your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have acted perversely; they have been quick to turn aside from the way that I commanded them; they have cast for themselves an image of a calf and have worshiped it and sacrificed to it and said, ‘These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!’ ” The Lord said to Moses, “I have seen this people, how stiff-necked they are. Now let me alone so that my wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them, and of you I will make a great nation.”
But Moses implored the Lord his God and said, “O Lord, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, whom you brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand? Why should the Egyptians say, ‘It was with evil intent that he brought them out to kill them in the mountains and to consume them from the face of the earth’? Turn from your fierce wrath; change your mind and do not bring disaster on your people. Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, how you swore to them by your own self, saying to them, ‘I will multiply your descendants like the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have promised I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.’ ” And the Lord changed his mind about the disaster that he planned to bring on his people.
Then Moses turned and went down from the mountain, carrying the two tablets of the covenant in his hands, tablets that were written on both sides, written on the front and on the back.
Gathering
Prelude
Cynthia Hibbetts
Welcome
Pastor Donnie Sturgill
Crossing the Threshold
Call to Worship
CLM Twinkle Gordon
Leader: In reverence, in wonder, in hope, we gather.
People: With unsettled questions in our hearts,
Leader: With the mystery of God enshrouding us,
People: Acknowledging that we who were lost are now found and loved,
All: Let us worship God.
*Opening Hymn
Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
UMH #103
1. Immortal, invisible,
God only wise,
in light inaccessible
hid from our eyes,
most blessed,
most glorious,
the Ancient of Days,
almighty, victorious,
thy great name we praise.
2. Unresting, unhasting,
and silent as light,
nor wanting, nor wasting,
thou rulest in might;
thy justice
like mountains
high soaring above
thy clouds
which are fountains
of goodness and love.
3. To all, life thou givest,
to both great and small;
in all life thou livest,
the true life of all;
we blossom and flourish
as leaves on the tree,
and wither and perish,
but naught changeth thee.
4. Thou reignest in glory;
thou dwellest in light;
thine angels adore thee,
all veiling their sight;
all laud we would render:
O help us to see
’tis only the splendor
of light hidest thee.
*Greet Your Neighbor – Passing the Peace of Christ
Mystery Box
Scripture Reading
CLM Twinkle Gordon
Exodus 32:1-15
When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered around Aaron and said to him, “Come, make gods for us, who shall go before us; as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.” Aaron said to them, “Take off the gold rings that are on the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters and bring them to me.” So all the people took off the gold rings from their ears and brought them to Aaron. He took these from them, formed them in a mold, and cast an image of a calf, and they said, “These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!” When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it, and Aaron made a proclamation and said, “Tomorrow shall be a festival to the Lord.” They rose early the next day and offered burnt offerings and brought sacrifices of well-being, and the people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to revel.
The Lord said to Moses, “Go down at once! Your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have acted perversely; they have been quick to turn aside from the way that I commanded them; they have cast for themselves an image of a calf and have worshiped it and sacrificed to it and said, ‘These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!’ ” The Lord said to Moses, “I have seen this people, how stiff-necked they are. Now let me alone so that my wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them, and of you I will make a great nation.”
But Moses implored the Lord his God and said, “O Lord, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, whom you brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand? Why should the Egyptians say, ‘It was with evil intent that he brought them out to kill them in the mountains and to consume them from the face of the earth’? Turn from your fierce wrath; change your mind and do not bring disaster on your people. Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, how you swore to them by your own self, saying to them, ‘I will multiply your descendants like the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have promised I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.’ ” And the Lord changed his mind about the disaster that he planned to bring on his people.
Then Moses turned and went down from the mountain, carrying the two tablets of the covenant in his hands, tablets that were written on both sides, written on the front and on the back.
Prayer
Prayer Song
Seek Ye First
v. 1 UMH #405
1. Seek ye first
the kingdom of God
and his righteousness,
and all these things
shall be added unto you.
Allelu, alleluia!
Prayer, Silent Prayer, The Lord’s Prayer
Pastor Donnie Sturgill
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father
who art in heaven,
hallowed be Thy Name;
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy will be done
on earth
as it is in heaven.
Give us this day
our daily bread,
and forgive us
our trespasses,
as we forgive those
who trespass against us.
Lead us not
into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the Kingdom,
and the Power
and the Glory forever.
Amen
Prayer Song
Seek Ye First
v.2 UMH #405
2. Ask, and it shall
be given unto you;
seek and ye shall find;
knock, and the door shall
be opened unto you.
Allelu, alleluia!
Seek Ye First
v. 1 UMH #405
1. Seek ye first
the kingdom of God
and his righteousness,
and all these things
shall be added unto you.
Allelu, alleluia!
Prayer, Silent Prayer, The Lord’s Prayer
Pastor Donnie Sturgill
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father
who art in heaven,
hallowed be Thy Name;
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy will be done
on earth
as it is in heaven.
Give us this day
our daily bread,
and forgive us
our trespasses,
as we forgive those
who trespass against us.
Lead us not
into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the Kingdom,
and the Power
and the Glory forever.
Amen
Prayer Song
Seek Ye First
v.2 UMH #405
2. Ask, and it shall
be given unto you;
seek and ye shall find;
knock, and the door shall
be opened unto you.
Allelu, alleluia!
A Word of Inspiration
Matthew 7:13-14, 21-23
CLM Twinkle Gordon
“Enter through the narrow gate, for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it. For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it.
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ Then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; go away from me, you who behave lawlessly.’
Hymn
Depth of Mercy
UMH #355
1. Depth of mercy!
Can there be
mercy still
reserved for me?
Can my God
his wrath forbear,
me, the chief
of sinners, spare?
2. I have long
withstood his grace,
long provoked him
to his face,
would not hearken
to his calls,
grieved him by
a thousand falls.
3. I my Master
have denied,
I afresh
have crucified,
oft profaned
his hallowed name,
put him to an
open shame.
4. There for me
the Savior stands,
shows his wounds
and spread his hands.
God is love!
I know, I feel;
Jesus weeps and
loves me still.
5. Now incline me
to repent,
let me now
my sins lament,
now my foul
revolt deplore,
weep, believe,
and sin no more.
Message
Pastor Donnie Sturgill
CLM Twinkle Gordon
“Enter through the narrow gate, for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it. For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it.
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ Then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; go away from me, you who behave lawlessly.’
Hymn
Depth of Mercy
UMH #355
1. Depth of mercy!
Can there be
mercy still
reserved for me?
Can my God
his wrath forbear,
me, the chief
of sinners, spare?
2. I have long
withstood his grace,
long provoked him
to his face,
would not hearken
to his calls,
grieved him by
a thousand falls.
3. I my Master
have denied,
I afresh
have crucified,
oft profaned
his hallowed name,
put him to an
open shame.
4. There for me
the Savior stands,
shows his wounds
and spread his hands.
God is love!
I know, I feel;
Jesus weeps and
loves me still.
5. Now incline me
to repent,
let me now
my sins lament,
now my foul
revolt deplore,
weep, believe,
and sin no more.
Message
Pastor Donnie Sturgill
Giving Back
Giving Back
Invitation to Offering
CLM Twinkle Gordon
Offertory
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Pastor Donnie Sturgill
Doxology
Praise God from Who All Blessings Flow
UMH #94
Praise God, from whom
all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures
here below: Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God, the source
of all our gifts!
Praise Jesus Christ,
whose power uplifts!
Praise the Spirit,
Holy Spirit!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia!
Invitation to Offering
CLM Twinkle Gordon
Offertory
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Pastor Donnie Sturgill
Doxology
Praise God from Who All Blessings Flow
UMH #94
Praise God, from whom
all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures
here below: Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God, the source
of all our gifts!
Praise Jesus Christ,
whose power uplifts!
Praise the Spirit,
Holy Spirit!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia!
Sending Forth
*Closing Hymn
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
UMH #384
1. Love divine,
all loves excelling,
joy of heaven,
to earth come down;
fix in us Thy
humble dwelling;
all Thy faithful
mercies crown!
Jesus, thou art
all compassion,
pure, unbounded
love Thou art;
visit us with
Thy salvation;
enter every
trembling heart.
2. Breathe, O breathe
Thy loving Spirit
into every
troubled breast!
Let us all
in Thee inherit;
let us find that
second rest.
Take away
our bent to sinning;
Alpha and
Omega be;
end of faith,
as its beginning,
set our hearts
at liberty.
3. Come, Almighty
to deliver,
let us all
Thy life receive;
suddenly return
and never,
nevermore Thy
temples leave.
Thee we would be
always blessing,
serve Thee as
Thy hosts above,
pray and praise Thee
without ceasing,
glory in Thy
perfect love.
4. Finish, then,
Thy new creation;
pure and spotless
let us be.
Let us see Thy
great salvation
perfectly restored
in Thee;
changed from glory
into glory,
till in heaven
we take our place,
till we cast our
crowns before Thee,
lost in wonder,
love, and praise.
*Benediction
Pastor Donnie Sturgill
Postlude
Cynthia Hibbetts
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
UMH #384
1. Love divine,
all loves excelling,
joy of heaven,
to earth come down;
fix in us Thy
humble dwelling;
all Thy faithful
mercies crown!
Jesus, thou art
all compassion,
pure, unbounded
love Thou art;
visit us with
Thy salvation;
enter every
trembling heart.
2. Breathe, O breathe
Thy loving Spirit
into every
troubled breast!
Let us all
in Thee inherit;
let us find that
second rest.
Take away
our bent to sinning;
Alpha and
Omega be;
end of faith,
as its beginning,
set our hearts
at liberty.
3. Come, Almighty
to deliver,
let us all
Thy life receive;
suddenly return
and never,
nevermore Thy
temples leave.
Thee we would be
always blessing,
serve Thee as
Thy hosts above,
pray and praise Thee
without ceasing,
glory in Thy
perfect love.
4. Finish, then,
Thy new creation;
pure and spotless
let us be.
Let us see Thy
great salvation
perfectly restored
in Thee;
changed from glory
into glory,
till in heaven
we take our place,
till we cast our
crowns before Thee,
lost in wonder,
love, and praise.
*Benediction
Pastor Donnie Sturgill
Postlude
Cynthia Hibbetts
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