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Getting Started

New to Crosstraining? These tips will help you get the most out of it.

 

What is Crosstraining?

Crosstraining is a daily devotion that will help you reflect on the topics discussed during the previous Sunday's message at C3. Crosstraining is delivered Monday through Friday via Email, Online, or on C3's Mobile App and consists of a few Bible verses and s short devotional story to read each morning. Crosstraining can be completed in less than 5 minutes each day.

 

What are Two-A-Days?

Two-a-days are a supplement to C3's Crosstraining that will provide a plan to get a general overview of the Bible in a year while developing a deeper relationship with God and those you choose to go through two-a-days with. Two-a-days will be published Sunday - Thursdays and designed to be completed in the evening. You can choose to do two-a-days as an individual, with your spouse, a friend, or even with your kids. Each two-a-day with consist three parts: read, reflect, and pray.

 

• READ Each day, there will be a passage of scripture to read that will help give you a basic foundation of the Bible throughout the course of a year. You may choose to dive deeper into the passage of scripture using a specific bible study method. At the very least, you should seek to apply what you are reading to your life by asking "What is God Saying?" and "What am I going to do about it?"
• Reflect Reflect on the day by asking each of these four questions:
  1. What was the best part of my day?
  2. What was the toughest part of my day?
  3. When did I mess up today?
  4. Where did I see God today?
You can journal about each of these questions, discuss them with your spouse, or ask and answer them with your kids. Reflecting on your day is important, so you can discover how God is working in your life from day to day. You can even choose to have your kids to journal and discuss them afterwards or beforehand.
• Pray Sometimes it can be awkward to pray in general, let alone pray with our spouse or families. Each day, there will be a prayer prompt to help you get started either in your individual prayer time or with your spouse or family. Use it as a jumping off point to your prayer as you pray for each other, your day, and to apply what you learned.

Two-a-days are designed to help you connect with God and with those closest to you. We encourage you to modify them to fit you and your family's needs.

Experiencing Crosstraining & Two-a-Days

What you need:

1. A Bible (we recommend the NIV translation, but whatever you have and will read is fine; or, you can ask for a free Bible at C3 or look up any section online at youversion.com)
2. A journal for writing down your thoughts.
3. A pen or pencil
4. About 15 minutes each day

Helpful Hints

 

Prayer

Before jumping into reading, spend a couple of minutes in prayer to ask God to meet you during your time. Prayer is simply talking to God, just as you are. You can tell Him whatever is on your mind and in your heart, no matter what. Having spoken your heart, listen for God’s response. Quiet your mind. Be still. Then engage in the reading for the day.

 

If you’re newer to prayer, it can help to have a framework that covers the basics. One exercise that can help you get in the right posture is called the PRAY model (Praise, Repent, Ask, Yield). Simply state or write one thing for which you’re thankful to God (Praise), sorry about or want to change in your life (Repent), seeking from God (Ask), and desiring to surrender to God (Yield).

 

Journaling

Writing out your thoughts is a key to growth. It slows you down and focuses your mind, allowing you to go deeper than simply “top of mind.” Write down your thoughts in such a way that you can read them, understand them and choose to live differently or more intentionally as a result. Journaling can be a deeper, richer way to connect with God.

 

Bible Reading

The Bible is the uniquely inspired revelation of God, and should be regarded by Christ-followers as the ultimate standard of truth in all matters of faith. Reading the Bible sustains the spirit, just as food sustains the body.

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that all God’s people may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. (2 Timothy 3:16-17)

 

Responding

Engaging with God through using Crosstraining is ultimately about helping you know God more intimately, and grow spiritually as a result. Crosstraining can easily become a rote, routine thing you do to check a spiritual box. To keep this from happening, ask yourself what the Bible is teaching you about God or about how to live the life that he desires for you. Ask God’s Spirit to transform your heart and your life as you develop the habit of daily connection with God.