All In, with Kirk Crossing

“This is the way.”  This phrase is used periodically in the tv show, The Mandalorian, as a reminder to the Mandalorians that they have a shared manner and pattern of life […]

Regardless of where you are in your spiritual walk, you never move beyond the Gospel. But, what do we mean by the Gospel? There are plenty of ways to define […]

The final vision of the book of Revelation (in fact, the whole Bible) is breathtaking in its beauty and power.  It is a vision of the restoration of all things.  […]

Revelation 19 reveals that the baby whose birth we celebrate each Christmas is none other than the divine Warrior who will one day bring God’s judgment and justice to the […]

Revelation 12 is a vivid vision in which John sees Jesus’ victory at the cross become the beginning of Satan’s downfall. Though, on first reading it, it may sound strange […]

What does the book of Revelation have to do with Christmas?  More than you might think.  While we always look back in time to Jesus’ first advent (‘arrival’), we often […]

In the final part of 1st Peter, Peter concludes his teaching on suffering for Christ and gives the Church some final instructions. He concludes his teaching on suffering by helping […]

In this section of 1st Peter, Peter offers us some lessons/perspective on suffering.  Not only does it not spell defeat for the Church, it actually teaches us some important lessons. […]

In the first part of 1st Peter, Peter reminds the Church of its nature and identity as God’s chosen people.  In light of that identity, he then goes on in […]

In the final section of the first half of his first letter, Peter uses an abundance of Old Testament images to help the Church understand the core of its identity. To […]

Having established that the Church is people of God who have been given a ‘living hope’ through the resurrection of Jesus, Peter goes on to help us begin to understand how […]

In the beginning of Peter’s first letter, he identifies the people he’s writing to as ‘elect exiles of the Dispersion’.  He writes to a church (actually a group of churches) that […]

This message is part of the 5th anniversary celebration of Kirk Crossing.  It’s based on 1 Chronicles 29.10-22.  In this passage, king David offers praise and prayer to the Lord […]

God, the Author of the mission, gave us the Scriptures, The Story of His mission, and ultimately His own Son, The Hero of the mission.  In the final message of […]

God’s mission begins with God, Himself.  He is the Author of the mission and it flows directly from His character.  The Bible is, in many ways, the Story of God’s mission; it contains His […]

In the second message of this series, Justin Schell helps us see the thread of God’s mission throughout the entirety of Scripture (the story of mission). From Genesis to Revelation, […]

Missions Month at Kirk Crossing is a time to focus on what God has called us to do ‘In The World’ for the sake of the Gospel.  We can’t understand […]

In the final message of the series, we come to the death of Abraham.  Before he died, he did two important things.  First, he had another wife who bore him […]

In Genesis 23, Abraham buys property in the Promised Land in order to bury his deceased wife, Sarah.  This is significant because the normal custom would be for Sarah (and […]

In Genesis 22, God commanded Abraham to do the unthinkable; to offer his son as a sacrifice.  Why would God do this?  We’re told it was a test; a deliberate […]

There is a 25 year gap between the first time that the Lord appears to Abraham in Genesis 12, promising Abraham that He will make a great nation from him, […]

After a spiritual high of seeing God’s righteousness and justice perfectly collide we see that Abraham has another spiritual low. In chapter 20 we see Abraham sojourn to Gerar where […]

In this part of chapter 18 of Genesis, the Lord draws Abraham deeper into his identity as the one through whom the Lord will bless the world.  The Lord reveals […]

In the opening part of Genesis 18, Abrahan receives a visit from three men.  He recognizes them as important and rushes out to meet them and offer them hospitality.  This […]

In Genesis 17, God once again moves his covenant relationship with Abram forward.  The covenant will now put requirements on Abram including a continual walk before God, living righteously, and […]