Crossroads - Weekend Messages

Every broken place in our lives is an opportunity for healing, and no healing is impossible. Broken relationships are some of the most painful places we inhabit in this life. That’s why, when we’re confronted with broken relationships, we can take courage and find great comfort in knowing Jesus is the great Reconciler. He reconciled us to God, and he is more than able to reconcile our relationship...

The Bible uses some pretty big language to talk about Jesus…Preeminent. Firstborn of creation. Humbled and exalted. What does it all mean? And, what difference does it make in our lives? Understanding who Jesus is makes all the difference in the world. In a world that’s constantly changing, uncertain, sometimes overwhelming, Jesus is hope and truth and love who doesn’t change. This weekend, join u...

The Bible uses some pretty big language to talk about Jesus…Preeminent. Firstborn of creation. Humbled and exalted. What does it all mean? And, what difference does it make in our lives? Understanding who Jesus is makes all the difference in the world. In a world that’s constantly changing, uncertain, sometimes overwhelming, Jesus is hope and truth and love who doesn’t change. This weekend, join u...

We’ve all got those friends who are super blunt and say the things we were thinking about but didn’t verbalize. Jesus is kind of like this, but often he asks questions instead––the kinds of questions that get us to say those things that are on our minds and reveal what’s truly going on in our hearts. When we let God’s words to us (including his questions) hit our hearts, we open ourselves up to gr...

We’ve all got those friends who are super blunt and say the things we were thinking about but didn’t verbalize. Jesus is kind of like this, but often he asks questions instead––the kinds of questions that get us to say those things that are on our minds and reveal what’s truly going on in our hearts. When we let God’s words to us (including his questions) hit our hearts, we open ourselves up to gr...

It’s no surprise to any of us––words are incredibly powerful, no matter who’s saying them. But words that come from God are the most powerful of all, which is why it’s so amazing that God chooses to share the power of his own words with us in the spiritual gifts of tongues and prophecy. For some of us, tongues and prophecy are mysterious, foreign...maybe even a little weird! Whether you regularly...

It’s no surprise to any of us––words are incredibly powerful, no matter who’s saying them. But words that come from God are the most powerful of all, which is why it’s so amazing that God chooses to share the power of his own words with us in the spiritual gifts of tongues and prophecy. For some of us, tongues and prophecy are mysterious, foreign...maybe even a little weird! Whether you regularly...

We’ve all had those times where we didn’t realize the power contained in something we thought was insignificant…small choices that turned out to be big decisions. Little acts of kindness that made a huge difference. Or our words! Words are such a seemingly small part of who we are, but they have the power to make or break us. If it’s ever felt like an impossible task to get your tongue under contr...

We’ve all had those times where we didn’t realize the power contained in something we thought was insignificant…small choices that turned out to be big decisions. Little acts of kindness that made a huge difference. Or our words! Words are such a seemingly small part of who we are, but they have the power to make or break us. If it’s ever felt like an impossible task to get your tongue under contr...

Even if we’ve never acknowledged it, the reason words are so powerful is because they reveal what’s in our hearts...The worst part of regretting your words is knowing where your heart was at when you misspoke –– or knowing where someone else’s heart was at when they said what they did to you. Our words alter reality for people, and every time we open our mouths we have an opportunity to bring to l...

Even if we’ve never acknowledged it, the reason words are so powerful is because they reveal what’s in our hearts...The worst part of regretting your words is knowing where your heart was at when you misspoke –– or knowing where someone else’s heart was at when they said what they did to you. Our words alter reality for people, and every time we open our mouths we have an opportunity to bring to l...

Here’s something crazy: at the most basic level, being a follower of Jesus is about experiencing the blessing of God...Talk about a life upgrade! There’s two places we get hung up when it comes to God’s blessings: sometimes, we don’t want to let God bless us. Or if we do, sometimes we don’t work to bless others in turn. As we wrap up our journey through the Psalms of Ascent, we’re taking a deeper...

Here’s something crazy: at the most basic level, being a follower of Jesus is about experiencing the blessing of God...Talk about a life upgrade! There’s two places we get hung up when it comes to God’s blessings: sometimes, we don’t want to let God bless us. Or if we do, sometimes we don’t work to bless others in turn. As we wrap up our journey through the Psalms of Ascent, we’re taking a deeper...

It’s not hard for any of us to imagine how unsafe life can feel sometimes: people hurt us, plans fall apart, we face problems we don’t know how to deal with. As we follow Jesus into unsafe territory, even if he doesn’t move the mountains for us, he climbs with us. And as his children, we know God will always hold us, comforting us in his arms, no matter what we go through. Because the God of the u...

It’s not hard for any of us to imagine how unsafe life can feel sometimes: people hurt us, plans fall apart, we face problems we don’t know how to deal with. As we follow Jesus into unsafe territory, even if he doesn’t move the mountains for us, he climbs with us. And as his children, we know God will always hold us, comforting us in his arms, no matter what we go through. Because the God of the u...

Sorrow or feelings of overwhelm take a ton of energy...In fact, when things get really bad, it’s hard to think about anything else other than how badly we want something –– anything! –– to change. And that’s when it can be so tempting to take matters into our own hands and start living in a way that’s ultimately not God’s best for us...we can end up with serious regrets! The key to living out God’...

Sorrow or feelings of overwhelm take a ton of energy...In fact, when things get really bad, it’s hard to think about anything else other than how badly we want something –– anything! –– to change. And that’s when it can be so tempting to take matters into our own hands and start living in a way that’s ultimately not God’s best for us...we can end up with serious regrets! The key to living out God’...

If you’re experiencing suffering that seems impossible to change, you’re the perfect candidate for a miracle. One of the amazing promises Jesus gives us in his Word is that sorrow is momentary. So if you’re facing impossible pain, you’re in the middle chapters –– God’s writing an end to your story that is beyond what you can imagine now, but is totally beautiful and full of joy. In this weekend’s...

If you’re experiencing suffering that seems impossible to change, you’re the perfect candidate for a miracle. One of the amazing promises Jesus gives us in his Word is that sorrow is momentary. So if you’re facing impossible pain, you’re in the middle chapters –– God’s writing an end to your story that is beyond what you can imagine now, but is totally beautiful and full of joy. In this weekend’s...

When times are hard, the worst thing is feeling alone. That’s why your support system is essential, and having people who can stand with you and for you helps. The beautiful thing for the follower of Jesus is we have the corner on the market for the best support system ever because God is our Great Defender. When we’re down, we can take encouragement in knowing God fights for us! Even if everythin...

When times are hard, the worst thing is feeling alone. That’s why your support system is essential, and having people who can stand with you and for you helps. The beautiful thing for the follower of Jesus is we have the corner on the market for the best support system ever because God is our Great Defender. When we’re down, we can take encouragement in knowing God fights for us! Even if everythin...

If you don’t know your destination, it doesn’t matter what kinds of directions you’re using. But when you have a specific outcome in mind, you’ll follow whatever steps –– no matter how specific they are –– to get there. Our focus always determines what direction we take...so if we could just get our focus right, we’d know the right steps to take through life too. In this weekend’s message, we’ll z...

If you don’t know your destination, it doesn’t matter what kinds of directions you’re using. But when you have a specific outcome in mind, you’ll follow whatever steps –– no matter how specific they are –– to get there. Our focus always determines what direction we take...so if we could just get our focus right, we’d know the right steps to take through life too. In this weekend’s message, we’ll z...

Words have creative power. God spoke, and a universe was born! Jesus spoke, and the sick were healed, demons were cast out and the dead rose. Made in God’s image, our words have tremendous power too, both to build up and to tear down. That’s why it hurts so bad when someone uses words against us. In our new series, The Way Up, we’ll see the wordsmiths of the Bible using the artistic and creative p...

Words have creative power. God spoke, and a universe was born! Jesus spoke, and the sick were healed, demons were cast out and the dead rose. Made in God’s image, our words have tremendous power too, both to build up and to tear down. That’s why it hurts so bad when someone uses words against us. In our new series, The Way Up, we’ll see the wordsmiths of the Bible using the artistic and creative p...