Stones Crossing Church

As we focus on Philippians 1:18-30 we seek to answer two questions - What is life and What is death.

The perspective that the Apostle Paul held allowed him to triumph over his difficult circumstances, but his triumph did not mean what we might expect.  This week, the 3Bs discuss God's sovereignty over evil and how an eternal perspective can change the way we live every day. 

As we continue the Go Together series we look at Phil 1:12-21 we see the problem, perspective, and priority of a triumphant life.

Why is Christian community so important?  This week, the 3Bs discuss Pastor Scott's first sermon in the "Go Together" series on Philippians 1:1-11.

Today, Pastor Scott looks at the first eleven verses of Philippians to unpack the three reasons why we are better together.

This week, our entire church launched into a seven-week series called "Go Together."  This first week, the 3B's team looks into Romans 10:10-15 at the importance of gospel in evangelism and give some insights on next steps for every person in our church. BOOK TO CHECK OUT: One to One Bible Reading by David Helm

As a launch to our 7 weeks in Philippians, we look at three questions to consider from Romans.

While we're Christians, we can still wrestle with temptations and sin.  But are we left alone to tackle these temptations on our own?  This week, the crew talks about Pastor Scott's sermon titled, "Every Thought Captive" where we learn the importance of winning the battle of the mind through the help of the Holy Spirit.

Pastor Scott looks at 2 Cor 10:1-6 and gives ways to win the battle of your mind

As racial tensions rise, what should the church's response be?  Today, the 3Bs team discuss our guest preacher, Adrian Burden's, sermon on racism, superiority, and the church.

Today we welcome Adrian Burden who looks at Genesis 11:1-9 and applies it to the current culture of people divided.

Closing out our four-week series called "Raise Them Up," Mitch, Ariel, and Chris discuss how Matthew 20:29-34 shows the love of Christ and how we, as God's people, can begin to emulate that love to the world.

As we conclude the Raise Them Up series we focus on Matthew 20:30-34 to see four ways to love like Jesus

We live in a very technologically developed age.  As men and women who live under the grace of God, how should we interact with technology?  How can we use technology for advancing the gospel and increasing the Kingdom of God? Recommended Reading: 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You  by Tony Reinke The Tech-Wise Family  by Andy Crouch Recommended Podcasts: Knowing Faith (The Vil...

In the third week of the series we turn to Ephesians 5:15-17 and look at the traps of digital technology and how to glorify God with it.

What kind of friend do we want for our kids?  What kind of friend do we want for ourselves?  And what kind of friend should we be to others?  This week, Ariel and "the beards" discuss this week's sermon on friendships from Proverbs 13:20.

Today, we turn to Proverbs 13:20 to look at who we should not choose as a friend, who we should, and the one thing we must always choose.

This week, the crew is joined by Shawnna Householder, our Children's Director, as we delve into week one of the new series, "Raise Them Up."  Discussing Ephesians 1:4-13, they talk through the Christian's identity as being someone who is "in Christ," as well as the practical implications of this and some ideas on how to teach this identity to our kids. Resources to help teach your kids (and y...

As Pastor Scott starts a new series we look at three facts about your identity found in Ephesians 1:3-14.

This week we discuss Pastor Mitch's stand alone  sermon An Eternal Perspective of Suffering. We work our way through 2 Corinthians Chapter 4 and have a lot of fun doing it!   RESOURCES: Why Do I Suffer by John Currid

Today Pastor Mitch dives in to 2 Corinthians 4 to help us understand suffering and how we can live to glorify God.

Wrapping up our four-week series on Ruth, Ariel, Mitch, and Chris step back to look at the book of Ruth as a whole and find more that the Lord is teaching us through this incredible Old Testament book.   RESOURCES: The Bible Project - bibleproject.com This site presents a series of  beautifully animated videos that help us to read and understand the Bible.

As we conclude the series in Ruth we look at the cost of Redemption and the hope that it brings.

This week, Shawnna Householder, our Children's Ministry Director, joins us to talk about Ruth chapter 3.  Here we dig a little deeper into what faith is, where it comes from, and how faith is lived out everyday, especially in front of our kids. BOOKS TO CHECK OUT: "Teaching Ruth & Esther" by Christopher Ash

As we look in to the third chapter of Ruth, we see the characteristics of the faith that Ruth had