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As Jesus arrives in Jerusalem to observe Passover, his hour has finally come. What does Jesus say his hour will accomplish through his death, and why is resurrection our only hope as believers?
As we journey through the Bible towards the empty tomb of the Gospels, we stop in Exodus and Leviticus to reflect on substitutionary atonement and another road sign that points toward the resurrection and the first fruits of those who will be made alive.
Today we begin a Resurrection series that will take us from Genesis to the empty tomb. We begin in Genesis 3, where sin corrupts creation and thus the need for the cross and the resurrection. Also in Genesis, we see road signs for Gods eternal plan to redeem His creation back to Himself -- the promise to bless all families on earth through Abraham and the provision of the ram as a substitute sacrifice.
“God is involved. He is seeing me. He’s seeing my pain. He’s seeing my struggle. And I trust that if he needed to step in and rescue me he would." This week Dr. Michael Breece preached on "the God who sees" using examples from the lives of Hagar, the Hebrew midwives, Baruch the scribe and Abraham. We say, "Im afraid." God says, "Its ok, Im watching."
As ambassadors of God, what is our message? Its the wonderful love of Jesus!
This week Pastor Tim taught on communion, beginning with the Passover of the OT. We looked at different beliefs on communion and how we observe here at Crossing.
Dr. Plummer uses Romans 8 and 2 Corinthians 4 and Pauls own experiences to teach us that the key to endure present sufferings is to focus on future glory!
What does the Bible teach about technology? How should Christians engage with it; why is it even important? How has technology changed our society and churches? What is the church’s response to an increasingly digital world?
What does the Bible teach about technology? How should Christians engage with it; why is it even important? How has technology changed our society and churches? What is the church’s response to an increasingly digital world?
What does the Bible teach about technology? How should Christians engage with it; why is it even important? How has technology changed our society and churches? What is the church’s response to an increasingly digital world?
What does the Bible teach about technology? How should Christians engage with it; why is it even important? How has technology changed our society and churches? What is the church’s response to an increasingly digital world?
In these few verses, Paul encapsulates what Gods love is truly like. 15 aspects of Gods love jammed into five verses.
Paul opens 1 Corinthians 13 by deconstructing all the things the Corinthian church considered as important and valuable, establishing that nothing compares to love and that only love gives eternal value to the demonstration of faith in our lives and the church.
Pastor Tim returned from his sabbatical today with a report of his studies in the book of Job and how God used that in his life while he was away from us.
From the drama of the birth of Jesus Christ we find Mary, Joseph and Jesus encountering a righteous man by the name of Simeon. It is here that we see the song of salvation sung by Simeon upon encountering the Christ child. Simeons song teaches us many things about the salvation that Jesus Christ brings. One of those things is that we are to worship Christ because of the salvation that He brings.
Music. Food. Presents. Decorations. Of all the things we do that make Christmas "Christmas," there is one - like no other - that has the power to remind Christians why we celebrate!
Peace is a strange word and reality for a time that seems so unpeaceful. The noise of everyday life especially during the holidays can seem overwhelming, drowning out the true peace of the season that is brought by our Savior Christ the Lord. In Luke 2 we read of this peace. A peace that cuts through the noise of life. A peace purchased by Jesus, a peace that is brought between God and man. The only peace and provision you could ever need!
From Marys visit to Elizabeth and her song, known as The Magnificat, we see what God is doing in the world through her son. And we can have the same confidence Mary had -- that because God promised salvation, its already accomplished!
"What Did Mary Know?" From the angels short announcement of Marys miraculous pregnancy, great things are revealed about the identity of this baby boy to be conceived in her womb: He is the Savior, the Son of God, and the King everlasting!
Gratitude leads us to prayer as we express our thanks to God, so what can we learn about prayer from the Apostle Paul in Colossians 4? In verses 2-6, we see the spirit, substance, and sanctifying power of prayer!
In Colossians 3 the Colossian church was encouraged and exhorted to both understand and live in their new identity found in Christ alone. Pauls encouragement to them and to us is to put sin to death in our lives and put on the new life that is found in Christ. We were once lost sinners but because of Christ we now can walk and abound in thanksgiving because He has brought us life. We now as chosen ones, holy and beloved live to reflect our Savior with our lives, resting in His promises, rejoicing in all His works and race toward the end to see Him face to face.
Off the heels of chapter 1 the Colossians are encouraged to walk and abound in thanksgiving as so are we. The Colossian church was dealing issues of heresy and boredom of Gods grace and who He is for them. What we study here in chapter 2 is that Paul encourages the Colossians and the readers of today to grow in intimacy with their Savior, to find Him sufficient for all their needs and to find their ultimate identity.
Christians, more than anyone else, should be a people defined by thanksgiving. But how can we cultivate that spirit of gratitude? In Colossians 1, the Apostle Paul models three things we can do so we dont slip back into ingratitude or grow bored with Gods grace.
Judes epistle resonates deeply with a missional life. It is a letter about contending for the faith. Contending is missional as we will see. Judes fight is against the false teachers of his day but it is also a challenge to develop a sound theology. Specifically a sound theology that fuels our worship and our mission!
In Ruth 4, Naomis story comes full circle. God takes her from emptiness to fullness, loss to gain, and bitterness to joy as he redeems her through the actions of another -- which is how he redeems us too!
The problem with the future is that we dont know where its taking us. Its a natural reaction of humans to fear the unknown, but the unknown is a certainty of life. How do we face the uncertainty of our future? What do we do with our fears? Ruth gives us an example to follow in her humility.
Chapter 2 of Ruth introduces us to Boaz, who seemingly is a good man who exhibits care and generosity towards Ruth as she gleans in his fields. But he is much more than a good man, hes a kinsman, an important relative to Naomi and ultimately the hero of the story. But in chapter 2 we read three times about Ruth finding favor with Boaz. "Finding favor" is an important concept that extends far from the barley fields of Boaz and right into your life. Pastor Tim explains that to us in todays sermon.
Ruth chapter 1 sets the stage for the rest of the book. We learn about the family, the famine, Moab, the daughters-in-law and Naomis return to Bethlehem. In all that, Pastor Tim challenged us to watch and learn from Naomis husband, Elimelechs example -- do I trust God in a famine or do disobey Him and seek refuge in Moab?
This week we begin a new sermon series from the book of Ruth. As an introduction, Pastor Tim discusses the context of the book as well as two of the major themes -- redemption and Gods providence. Where have you seen God at work in your life? What can we learn from His past faithfulness that we can remind ourselves in our current life circumstances?
Our guest speaker today is Dr. Todd Williams, president of Cairn University. He taught from Colossians 2:6-8 about the need for vigilance and diligence in our spiritual walk. He encouraged us to never allow things of the world to overtake all that Jesus has already done on our behalf.
