Stones Crossing Church

This week on the Sunday Recap, we are joined by Pastor Keith Groves who helped us think through Ephesians 6:10-20 -- the full armor of God.  What does this allegory mean for the church today?  What do these pieces of armor represent?  And how do we know?  This is a longer episode... but totally worth it!

Today Pastor Keith reads from Ephesians 6:10-20 to unpack the full armor of God.

Why do we pray?  What happens when God says, "no"?  Just another light-hearted discussion about Romans 15:22-33 on this week's episode of the Sunday Recap!

Praying God's promises back to Him for other believers was at the heart of Paul's prayer in Ephesians 3.  Today, the Sunday Recap Team looks back at the passage to see the great promises that God has secured for us in Christ and how those promises lead to a greater love for Him.

As Pastor Scott continues the series we look at four principles for powerful praying found in Ephesians 3:14-21.

What is Paul praying for when he prays that the Philippian Church would grow in love with knowledge and discernment?  This week, Ariel and Chris  dissect this passage of Paul's letter and give some thoughts around how the Spirit really helps us to do this. RECOMMENDED RESOURCES: - You Are Special  by Max Lucado - The Prodigal God  by Tim Keller

We are in week two of a series focusing on cultivating a life of prayer. This week we read from Philippians 1:3-11 and look at Paul's Prayer for the church in Philippi.

How are you doing in your prayer life?  Do you feel guilty yet? The truth is that we all know that we can grow in prayer.  As we look into the prayers of the Apostle Paul found in his letters, we get to see what Paul prayed for and the heart and motivation behind his prayer.

As we start the new series focusing on cultivating a life of prayer we read from Colossians 1:3-14 and look at element of powerful praying.

Work, work, work.... In this week's episode, the crew discusses Pastor Scott's message from 2 Thessalonians 3 discussing a theology of work.  Buckle in, folks!  We get into some weighty and interesting stuff in this episode!

On this Labor Day weekend we read 2 Thessalonians 3:6-15 and look at four reasons why we work.

Coffee, kitty litter, and the grace of God.  (But really, the grace of God.)  This week on the Sunday Recap, Ariel, Mitch, and Chris dig into 2 Kings 5 where we see one of the most explicit demonstrations of God's unmerited love placed on the commander of the army of Israel's enemies.  God's love for us truly has no bounds!

As we conclude the series Pastor Scott shares 5 lessons about the grace of God found in 2 Kings 5:1-16.

Elisha kissed a dead kid??  This week on the Sunday Recap Ariel, Mitch, and Chris recap the sermon from Sunday on 2 Kings 4.  

As we read 2 Kings 4:8-37 we answer the following questions. Why is a resurrection needed? Who receives resurrection? What difference does resurrection make?

Today we read from 1 Kings 21:1–29 as we resume the series and look at four portraits of character.

This week, we dig deeper into Acts 2:42-47 and look at how the early church had their own form of the 3B's... Belong, Become, and Go Beyond.  Plus, you get some great book recommendations from the team!

As we wrap up the summer we read from Acts 2:42-46 and look at the vision for the upcoming year at Stones Crossing Church.

What does it mean to be "called" by God?  Is there a specific plan for our lives?  And how in the world did Chris and Ariel get into ministry??  All this and more on this week's episode of the Sunday Recap.

In the fourth week of our series, we focus on both 1 Kings 19:19-21 and 2 Kings 2:7-14 as we look at how Elisha responded to God's call.

We're back!  After our inadvertent two-week hiatus, the team has returned to talk about 1 Kings 19, Covid-19, and nineteen other things.  

As we continue the series, we read from 1 King 19:1-18 and see Elijah's deep despondency.

Today, we step through 1 Kings 18:17-39 to see the 3 differences between the true God and a false god.

As Pastor Scott starts a new series on Elijah and Elisha, we read from 1 Kings 17 and look at 3 attributes of the living God.

Do you always feel content with how life is going?  Of course not... none of us do!  But the Christian life should be marked by contentedness in the Father regardless of our circumstances.  Today, Ariel and Chris unpack Pastor Derek's sermon on Psalm 131.