Crosswalk Sermons

Most of us have heard the word "mission" and felt one of two things: quiet guilt that we're not doing enough of it, or a vague sense that it belongs to other people. The particularly bold. The ones who pack up and move overseas. Either way, mission tends to feel like something outside ordinary life rather than woven into it. Missio Dei simply means "the Mission of God." The idea at its center is t...

Most of us have heard the word "mission" and felt one of two things: quiet guilt that we're not doing enough of it, or a vague sense that it belongs to other people. The particularly bold. The ones who pack up and move overseas. Either way, mission tends to feel like something outside ordinary life rather than woven into it. Missio Dei simply means "the Mission of God." The idea at its center is t...

Most of us have heard the word "mission" and felt one of two things: quiet guilt that we're not doing enough of it, or a vague sense that it belongs to other people. The particularly bold. The ones who pack up and move overseas. Either way, mission tends to feel like something outside ordinary life rather than woven into it. Missio Dei simply means "the Mission of God." The idea at its center is t...

Most of us have heard the word "mission" and felt one of two things: quiet guilt that we're not doing enough of it, or a vague sense that it belongs to other people. The particularly bold. The ones who pack up and move overseas. Either way, mission tends to feel like something outside ordinary life rather than woven into it. Missio Dei simply means "the Mission of God." The idea at its center is t...

Most of us have heard the word "mission" and felt one of two things: quiet guilt that we're not doing enough of it, or a vague sense that it belongs to other people. The particularly bold. The ones who pack up and move overseas. Either way, mission tends to feel like something outside ordinary life rather than woven into it. Missio Dei simply means "the Mission of God." The idea at its center is t...

When a Good Thing Becomes a God Thing

Have you ever experienced the thrill of getting what you hoped for, only to realize it wasn’t as great as you imagined, or at least, not for long? Approximately 1000 years before the coming of Christ, the tribes of Israel asked for a king. Badgered and beaten by the armies of the Ammonites and the Philistines, the Israelites’ memories of deliverance from Egyptian slavery and the felled walls of Je...

Have you ever experienced the thrill of getting what you hoped for, only to realize it wasn’t as great as you imagined, or at least, not for long? Approximately 1000 years before the coming of Christ, the tribes of Israel asked for a king. Badgered and beaten by the armies of the Ammonites and the Philistines, the Israelites’ memories of deliverance from Egyptian slavery and the felled walls of Je...

Have you ever experienced the thrill of getting what you hoped for, only to realize it wasn’t as great as you imagined, or at least, not for long? Approximately 1000 years before the coming of Christ, the tribes of Israel asked for a king. Badgered and beaten by the armies of the Ammonites and the Philistines, the Israelites’ memories of deliverance from Egyptian slavery and the felled walls of Je...

Have you ever experienced the thrill of getting what you hoped for, only to realize it wasn’t as great as you imagined, or at least, not for long? Approximately 1000 years before the coming of Christ, the tribes of Israel asked for a king. Badgered and beaten by the armies of the Ammonites and the Philistines, the Israelites’ memories of deliverance from Egyptian slavery and the felled walls of Je...

Have you ever experienced the thrill of getting what you hoped for, only to realize it wasn’t as great as you imagined, or at least, not for long? Approximately 1000 years before the coming of Christ, the tribes of Israel asked for a king. Badgered and beaten by the armies of the Ammonites and the Philistines, the Israelites’ memories of deliverance from Egyptian slavery and the felled walls of Je...

We are living in a time when truth feels harder to find than ever. We scroll, we listen, we react, and yet clarity often feels just out of reach. Whether you’ve felt confused, overwhelmed, frustrated, or even discouraged about what’s real and what’s reliable, you’re not alone. These next six weeks are designed to gently walk with you through this very human experience, not with judgment or oversim...

We are living in a time when truth feels harder to find than ever. We scroll, we listen, we react, and yet clarity often feels just out of reach. Whether you’ve felt confused, overwhelmed, frustrated, or even discouraged about what’s real and what’s reliable, you’re not alone. These next six weeks are designed to gently walk with you through this very human experience, not with judgment or oversim...

We are living in a time when truth feels harder to find than ever. We scroll, we listen, we react, and yet clarity often feels just out of reach. Whether you’ve felt confused, overwhelmed, frustrated, or even discouraged about what’s real and what’s reliable, you’re not alone. These next six weeks are designed to gently walk with you through this very human experience, not with judgment or oversim...

We are living in a time when truth feels harder to find than ever. We scroll, we listen, we react, and yet clarity often feels just out of reach. Whether you’ve felt confused, overwhelmed, frustrated, or even discouraged about what’s real and what’s reliable, you’re not alone. These next six weeks are designed to gently walk with you through this very human experience, not with judgment or oversim...

We are living in a time when truth feels harder to find than ever. We scroll, we listen, we react, and yet clarity often feels just out of reach. Whether you’ve felt confused, overwhelmed, frustrated, or even discouraged about what’s real and what’s reliable, you’re not alone. These next six weeks are designed to gently walk with you through this very human experience, not with judgment or oversim...

We are living in a time when truth feels harder to find than ever. We scroll, we listen, we react, and yet clarity often feels just out of reach. Whether you’ve felt confused, overwhelmed, frustrated, or even discouraged about what’s real and what’s reliable, you’re not alone. These next six weeks are designed to gently walk with you through this very human experience, not with judgment or oversim...

In the middle of Mark's Gospel we find Jesus, who has been teaching, healing, and confusing people for months. The crowds have been following Him, the religious leaders have been questioning Him, and His disciples have been trying to figure out who He really is.  It’s at this point that Jesus stops being evasive about His identity and starts being really clear about His mission. And it's not at al...

In the middle of Mark's Gospel we find Jesus, who has been teaching, healing, and confusing people for months. The crowds have been following Him, the religious leaders have been questioning Him, and His disciples have been trying to figure out who He really is.  It’s at this point that Jesus stops being evasive about His identity and starts being really clear about His mission. And it's not at al...

In the middle of Mark's Gospel we find Jesus, who has been teaching, healing, and confusing people for months. The crowds have been following Him, the religious leaders have been questioning Him, and His disciples have been trying to figure out who He really is.  It’s at this point that Jesus stops being evasive about His identity and starts being really clear about His mission. And it's not at al...

In the middle of Mark's Gospel we find Jesus, who has been teaching, healing, and confusing people for months. The crowds have been following Him, the religious leaders have been questioning Him, and His disciples have been trying to figure out who He really is.  It’s at this point that Jesus stops being evasive about His identity and starts being really clear about His mission. And it's not at al...

In the middle of Mark's Gospel we find Jesus, who has been teaching, healing, and confusing people for months. The crowds have been following Him, the religious leaders have been questioning Him, and His disciples have been trying to figure out who He really is. It’s at this point that Jesus stops being evasive about His identity and starts being really clear about His mission. And it's not at all...