CrossFaith Church

Some things are easy to start and hard to finish. Faith is often like that. The beginning is full of energy and excitement, but the real test comes later, when you've been doing the right thing for a while and nothing seems to be happening. In this message, we look at Galatians 6:9 and the two ways we stop moving with God. When life gets hard, we're tempted to go back. When life gets good, we're t...

Benaiah went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion. Every detail in that sentence makes the situation worse, and he still moved toward it. In this message, we look at three men and three pits. Joseph was thrown into one through betrayal. Jeremiah was lowered into one for his faithfulness. Benaiah chose to climb into one. Three different pits carry one truth: the presence of a pit does n...

Some things get buried before they ever die. Disappointment doesn't always make us walk away from God. Sometimes it just makes us stop believing Him in one particular place. In this message from 2 Kings 4 and 2 Kings 8, we look at the Shunammite woman, a woman who buried a desire, received it back as a miracle, watched it die in her arms, and still made one decision that changes everything: she di...

The pressure on the church in every generation is the same: move the pillar. Move it a little so nobody gets offended. Move it a little so culture approves. Move it a little so the message fits the moment. But the church was never called to author the truth. We were called to hold it up. In this message, we walk through 1 Timothy 3:14-16 and unpack the three "C's" of the church: her Conduct, her C...

We live in one of the most connected generations in history, yet many of us have never felt more alone. In this message, we walk through Mark 2:1-12, the story of four friends who carried a paralyzed man through a crowded doorway, up a roof, and into the presence of Jesus. Their faith had hands on it. This sermon asks two questions we all need to sit with: Who's carrying your corner? And whose cor...

We live in a world where distance doesn't feel like distance anymore. You can watch a service from hundreds of miles away, follow someone online for a decade, and still never actually know them. Somewhere along the way, many of us learned to do the same thing with God — we know the songs, the language, the routine, while something inside quietly knows we haven't been close to Him in a long time. I...

There are things you can lose and replace, and things you can lose forever if you're not careful. Paul tells Timothy to guard the good deposit, the gospel entrusted to him through his grandmother Lois and his mother Eunice. But guarding the deposit doesn't mean guarding a decade, a style, or a set of preferences. It means remembering what God has done and refusing to let familiarity steal the wond...

Every generation carries something — the only question is what. On Back-to-School Sunday, we look at the most infamous fumble in NFL history and Hebrews 12:1-2 to talk about the difference between the weight we're called to lay down and the weight we're called to pick up. From Josiah to Samuel, David to Jeremiah, and Timothy to Paul, Scripture is full of young people entrusted with more than their...

What do we do when we have given everything we have and still come up empty? This message takes us to the shores of the Sea of Galilee, where we find Peter exhausted, discouraged, and cleaning his nets after a fruitless night of fishing. The story drawn from Luke 5 becomes a mirror for every season of life where our best efforts have yielded nothing. The central lesson is both humbling and liberat...

What happens when the miracle we have been praying for finally arrives at our door, and we are too afraid to open it? Acts 12 gives us one of the most striking and honest pictures of the gap between our prayers and our faith. Peter is miraculously freed from a Roman dungeon, led through layers of guards by an angel, and brought to the very door of the house church that has been crying out to God f...

What does it look like to be anointed for increase, and why does God sometimes call us to move and wait at the same time? This message takes us deep into the life of King David, exploring the three distinct anointings he received and what each one meant for the expansion of his calling. We see a man who was overlooked by his own father, who spent years running from enemies, and who made serious mo...

In this message, we walk through the healing of the man born blind and ask why the people who saw the miracle with their own eyes still refused to believe. The disciples wanted an explanation for suffering. The Pharisees wanted an investigation. The healed man just wanted to tell the truth about what Christ had done for him. Along the way we look at why Jesus used mud instead of a word, why the he...

Last week we stood beside a man who needed to be born. This week we stand beside a woman who needed to live. In John 4, Jesus crosses every barrier society had built (racial, religious, moral, social, and gender) to meet a Samaritan woman at Jacob's well. He doesn't begin with her sin. He begins with a gift, offering living water that satisfies the thirst no earthly well ever can. This message wal...

We all want to feel like we've contributed something to earn our worth in front of God, but the story of Nicodemus in John 3 flips that idea upside down. He was a Pharisee, a ruler of the Jews, a man who could quote the first five books of the Bible word for word. He worshipped, tithed, prayed, and showed up every time the doors were open. And Jesus still told him he needed to be born again. In th...

The message centers on three transformative principles for walking in "more" with God: understanding our clean identity in Christ's righteousness, bringing darkness into God's light rather than fighting sin in our own strength, and prioritizing intimate presence with Jesus over mere religious activity. The core theological insight is that sin doesn't push God away from us; rather, it pushes us aw...

This powerful message centers on the transformative power of spiritual determination, drawing from Acts 20:24 where Paul declares that none of these things move him from completing his race with joy. We're challenged to examine our own level of commitment to God's calling in our lives. The sermon explores how determination is born from desperation, which produces desire, which then produces our de...

The devil has no new tricks — just the same cycle, running on repeat. In this message, we break down the three-step pattern the enemy uses to pull you into sin: Separation, Isolation, and Idolization. From the Garden of Eden to the wilderness temptation of Jesus, the blueprint hasn't changed. But neither has God's promise. The God of peace will SOON crush Satan under your feet — and soon doesn't m...

Romans 8 is one of the most important chapters in all of Scripture for understanding the identity of every believer. In this message, we dig into what Paul means when he says you've received the Spirit of adoption — not the spirit of bondage, not the spirit of fear, but full legal placement into the family of God. This isn't sentimental language. In the Roman world, adoption was legally binding, i...

Catch this powerful Mother's Day 2026 message from Pastor Mirdanda from the Song of Solomon - this is a sermon on anointing, returning to the secret place, and that holy longing we all want revived. That oil and flame! If you’re feeling stuck, mentally exhausted, or spiritually dry—this message will help reset your thinking from the inside out.

What do you do when obedience leads you into a valley? In this message, we look at Deuteronomy 11, 2 Kings 3, 1 Kings 20, and the pattern of valleys throughout Scripture. The Bible does not treat valleys as accidents, detours, or signs that God has abandoned His people. Instead, valleys are often the very places where God tests, forms, prepares, and fills His people. Israel was promised a land of...

In Ephesians 5:18–21, Paul gives a powerful contrast: “Do not be drunk with wine… but be filled with the Spirit.” The Spirit-filled life is not about losing control — it is about being surrendered to God’s control. In this message, we look at the power of the Holy Spirit and the evidence He produces in the life of a believer: worship, gratitude, humility, and submission to one another in the fear...

Before sin ever shows up in your hands, it has already been tolerated in your heart. In this message, we walk through Cain and Abel, the danger of unchecked anger, and why God always goes deeper than behavior. This sermon is about confronting what is forming inside of you before it becomes something destructive. God is not just after behavior modification—He wants heart transformation.

What happens when God outgrows the categories religion built for Him? In Acts 15, the early church faced a collision between the Pharisaical spirit and a genuine move of God — and James stood up with a prophetic word from Amos: "I will rebuild David's fallen tent." In this message, we explore why God chose David's tent over Moses' tabernacle and Solomon's temple, what it means to carry glory with...

Why do you follow Jesus? On Easter, we celebrate the resurrection—but what if the empty tomb does more than prove Jesus defeated death? What if it exposes everything we’ve been trusting to save us? In this message, we explore one of the most overlooked figures in the Easter story: Judas. He walked with Jesus, witnessed miracles, and stayed close… but never surrendered. He followed the Man—but reje...