Crosswalk Daily Study

Here are some questions to get you thinking: 1— Are you prepared to put your identity completely in Christ? 2— Are you willing to see the opportunity in the trials and troubles you will inevitably have to endure? 3— If you put your identity in Christ, what would that mean to you every day, every hour, every minute? 4— Is there someone you greatly admire in faith that you would like to echo in your...

Text of the Day: For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing. If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a pe...

Text of the Day: Believers who are poor have something to boast about, for God has honored them. And those who are rich should boast that God has humbled them. They will fade away like a little flower in the field. The hot sun rises and the grass withers; the little flower droops and falls, and its beauty fades away. In the same way, the rich will fade away with all of their achievements. God bles...

Text of the Day: Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. (James 1:2) Reflection Questions: 1 — What trials are you going through right now? 2 —How are you going to get through them? 3 —How can purpose, the Holy Spirit, and a Savior help? Want to get in touch with someone at CRSWLK? podcast@crosswalkvillage.com

Text of the Day: For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing (James 1:3-4) Reflection Questions: 1 — How do your struggles make you stronger? 2 —Where do you find your strength to endure? 3 —Can you endure a bit more each time? Want to get in touch wit...

Text of the Day: This letter is from James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. I am writing to the “twelve tribes”—Jewish believers scattered abroad. Greetings! (James 1:1) Reflection Questions: 1 — Have you ever been frustrated by your experience of faith? 2 —Have you ever tried to create consistency in your faith with a hoped-for outcome? 3 —What would your well-designed life of faith...

Text of the Day: This letter is from James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. I am writing to the “twelve tribes”—Jewish believers scattered abroad. Greetings! 2 Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. (James 1:1-2) Reflection Questions: 1 — What Joy did you find in your troubles so far this year? 2 — How can you look...

Here are some questions to go along with this week’s sermon: 1 — What have you thought about judgment over the years? 2 — Has reading these texts changed your idea of judgment from God? 3 — How has God judged in your favor in the past? 4 — What have you thought about Hell and eternal torment? 5 — How can a God who loves you enough to come and die for you allow you to be tortured forever? 6 — What...

Text of the Day: so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. (2 Thess 1:12) Reflection Questions: 1 — What can you do today to build god’s reputation in the world? 2 —What is the greatest gift you can give someone? 3 —How can you share how great God is with someone today? Want to get in touch with a pastor...

Text of the Day: They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might, 10 when he comes on that day to be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at among all who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed. (2 Thess 1:9-10) Reflection Questions: 1 — Have you ever found yourself happy when someone “gets what the...

Text of the Day: and to grant relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. (2 Thess 1:7-8) Reflection Questions: 1 — What “signs of the times” have you seen lately? 2 —What is it teaching you about trus...

Text of the Day: This is evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are also suffering— since indeed God considers it just to repay with affliction those who afflict you, (2 Thess 1:5-6) Reflection Questions: 1 — When was a time when judgment went in your favor? 2 —Elaborate on how you felt when the judgment went your way! 3 —H...

Text of the Day: We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing. Therefore we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions that you are enduring. (2 Thess 1:3-4) Reflection Questions: 1 —...

Here are some questions to go along with this week’s sermon: 1 — How can you lift up your spiritual leaders today? 2 — Who would you consider to be a spiritual mentor or leader in your life? 3 — How can you show them appreciation and support? 4 — What of the previous exhortations do you struggle with, and how do you hope to overcome those issues? 5 — What do you aspire to be? Are the words of Paul...

Text of the Day: Abstain from every form of evil. Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it. (1 Thess 5:12-24) Reflection Questions: 1 — When you heard, “abstain from evil in all its forms,” were you nervous you might not be able t...

Text of the Day: Do not despise prophecies, but test everything; hold fast what is good. (1 Thess 5:20-21) Reflection Questions: 1 — What do you think prophecy is? 2 —What is your favorite prophet to read about in the Old Testament? 3 —What does this do to your idea of what a “Prophetic” voice should be? Want to get in touch with a pastor? Crosswalk Redlands: mike@crosswalkvillage.com (Mike Rhynus...

Text of the Day: Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies,. (1 Thess 5:19-20) Reflection Questions: 1 — What are your first thoughts on this? Does the Holy Spirit still work? If so, how? 2 —What do you think about new prophetic words? Would or could God still send them? 3 — What makes us hesitant to believe that God is still doing some of these acts?   Want to get in touch with a pastor...

Text of the Day:   Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (1 Thess 5:16-18) Reflection Questions: 1 — What are you grateful for today? 2 — How can this give you joy? 3 —How can you express joy for what God has given you right now? Make this tangible in your life.  Want to get in touch with a pastor? Crosswalk Red...

Text of the Day:  And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all. 15 See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone. (1 Thess 5:14-15) Reflection Questions: 1 — How do you minister to those who see the world in a different way than you do? 2 —When someone is negative, does it...

Text of the Day:  We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, 13 and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves. (1 Thess 5:12-13) Reflection Questions: 1 — What is a good moral teaching (Paraenetic) that you live by and have for a while? 2 —Where did it come from? Was it something you found i...

As we look at these texts in the sermon today, ask yourself these questions: 1 — Do you have a true belief that you are saved and that no one can take that away? 2 — Are you okay with God being your judge? 3 — How often do you find yourself questioning your salvation? 4 — What is the most important thing to you? Purity or compassion? 5 — Are they mutually exclusive? Why or why not? 6 — How dirty i...

Text of the Day: For God chose to save us through our Lord Jesus Christ, not to pour out His anger on us. Christ died for us so that, whether we are dead or alive when he returns, we can live with him forever. 11 So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.. (1 Thess 5:9-11) Reflection Questions: 1 — Where do you feel the most encouragement? 2 —How can you help m...

Text of the Day:  Night is the time when people sleep and drinkers get drunk. 8 But let us who live in the light be clear headed, protected by the armor of faith and love, and wearing as our helmet the confidence of our salvation. (1 Thess 5:7-8) Reflection Questions: 1 — Has anyone ever tried to take away the confidence you have in the Cross of Jesus? 2 —How can we remain confident in these situa...