Welcome to Crossroads Church of Christ
Deaf Ministry
 

We thank you for visiting our site today. We hope that you will find this webpage to be informative as well as enriching.  As you see the picture of deaf members at the right, they come to the church every Sunday and Wednesday, they worship God together and they study the Bible. After the worship service they stay together to talk with each others in American Sign Language (ASL), and they enjoy a wonderful fellowship with one another.  The Bible tells us more about the importance of being fellowship with one another (see Acts 2:42; 1 Corinthians 1:9; Philippians 2:1-2; Philemon 1:6; 1 John 1:5-10).

Perhaps you have heard of the church of Christ through advertisement or surfing websites through internet or by special invitation from its members. Maybe there is a building in your community where the church of Christ meets, and you have considered attending one of their worship services. But you have put it off simply because of the dread of going to a strange place, not knowing what to expect.

May we briefly introduce ourselves and let you know what to expect when you visit us. About our congregation, we are a growing group of Christians dedicated to helping others, and sharing the gospel of Christ with the people in Jasper, Crossroads community, and the world around us. Friendliness is a natural response of a Christian. We believe that one of the basic foundation principles of Christianity is love and friendship toward our fellowman (Matthew 22:36-40). When you come and visit us at Crossroads, you can expect a warm friendly welcome. If you plan to visit us but you may not know where we are located, please click on "Maps" at the left side menu and you would be able to see three maps at the next page.

True Christianity recognizes no social or racial differences (Galatians 3:28). Neither does it permit respect of persons on the basis of poverty or wealth (James 2:1-9). Jesus is our superb example in friendliness, in that He was compassionate toward all humanity, regardless of their status in life. We were sinners but we are alive in Christ through our faith. We believe you will find that same spirit among Christians today. 
 

The Internet is a great place to find quality reference material. We want you to know that all biblical resources contained in our site; however, these resources are not intended to replace public worship but rather as providing Bible reference materials. We have five Bible Study Correspondence Courses, you may order them and you will find any biblical information from them. The Bible Study tools and its resources are free to everyone. 

Our mission is to spread the Word of God by using computer technology to expand God's kingdom and share the Gospel with all Internet users. Apostle Paul said, "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written," "The just shall live by faith" (Romans 1:16, 17 NKJ).

We want you to know that our proper motivation behind the use of this site is to glorify and magnify Christ -- not to win an argument. Apologetic is not for proving the Word of God but simply for providing a basis of faith, hope, and love. One should have a gentle and reverent spirit when using apologetic: "But sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to every one who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence" (1 Peter 3:15).

We had several deaf visitors to come and worship with us sometimes. Some deaf visitors came to visit us from Birmingham, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. We thanked them for coming to see us at Crossroads.


When you are visiting someone or staying in the city of Jasper, please visit us at Crossroads and we would love to have you with us. If you plan to visit us and you don't know where we are located, please click on "Maps" at the left side menu and you would be able to see three maps at the next page.

The History of Deaf Ministry at Crossroads

The deaf ministry was started March 16th, 1977.  Johnny Alexander, Kathy Alexander, Marvin Windham and Laura Windham began work in this much-needed area of mission work.  For more information, you may click on "History" at the left side menu and you will reach at the next page. We thank them for allowing the deaf ministry to run its own course according to the deaf culture and sign language.

Richard Robbins is our (itinerant) minister to the deaf. On the date of April 29, 2001 he began to work among the deaf every Sunday. Since 2001 the Lord added six precious deaf souls to His church (Acts 2:38-47). Note: The word "itinerant" means traveling; passing from place to place, not settled in local community, or done on a journey such as an itinerant preacher.  Did you know that Jesus was an itinerant Savior? He traveled a lot by walking from village to village in the land of Judea and Israel. 
You may want to watch Richard's sermon on the video program.  He is sharing God's word with you about "The Great Commission" and please feel free to watch it now.  Click on this video at:  "The Great Commission"  and it has the closed caption.

We were a deaf sinners but God made us alive together with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Though we are not a perfect Christians but we are forgiven through our faith in Christ Jesus! It is so important for all deaf Christians to have a good fellowship with Jesus every Sunday and Wednesday. Why? Because God is faithful, through whom you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord (1 Corinthians 1:9; 1 John 1:3-7). Do you not know that you are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? (1 Corinthians 3:16). So let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more, as you see the day drawing near (Hebrews 10:24-25). This is God's will for all deaf Christians to attend at their local church regularly for enhancing their biblical knowledge, strengthening their fruit of the spirit, and fortifying their faith in God.

Only God can cause the growth according to the scripture (1 Corinthians 3:6) and that growth will expand continually according to the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes (Romans 1:16). He also made us alive together with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ as our entrance into the eternal kingdom (Daniel 2:44; Daniel 7:18, 22, 27; Matthew 16:18, 19; Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 2:38-47; Acts 8:12; Romans 6:3, 4; Ephesians 2:4-5; 1 Corinthians 15:22-24; Colossians 1:13; 2 Timothy 4:18; Hebrews 12:28, 29; 2 Peter 1:5-11; Revelation 5:10; Revelation 11:15).  The kingdom of Christ is here to last forever and He is reigning in heaven until He comes back again (1 Corinthians 15:21-24).

We hope you enjoy surfing our web pages and we want you to share it with your friends! 

Once again, we thank you for visiting our site today.