All In, with Kirk Crossing

In Genesis 16, Sarai and Abram make a bold plan.  In chapter 12, faced with the obstacle of a famine, Abram decided to move his household to Egypt.  That plan […]

In Genesis 15, Abram raised his ‘fear’ to the Lord that, despite his increased wealth and status in the land, the Lord had not yet provided an heir.  He also asked the Lord how […]

After being kicked out of Egypt, Abram and his family go back to the land that the Lord had called him. The Lord richly blesses Abram and Lot and it […]

In the next part of the story of Abraham we see that his faith journey is one of ups and downs and twist and turns. A severe famine causes Abram […]

In the first message of the Faith Steps series, we’re introduced to Abram.  Of all the people in the world, he is the one the Lord selected to use in moving […]

In this one-off message, we meditate on Psalm 66 and what it reveals about the Living God and our relationship with Him.  We are reminded that He is the God […]

The average adult makes 35,000 decisions a day. That is a lot of decisions and as Christians we want to process our decisions through the filter of wisdom. The book […]

In the final message of the series, we find a great wedding, a great birth, and a great legacy.  Boaz is finally able to marry Ruth; we’re not given any […]

In this part of the story of Ruth, Boaz follows through and brings the ‘case’ of Naomi’s property (and Ruth’s future) to the ‘other redeemer’ to see what his decision […]

In this part of the story of Ruth, Naomi and Ruth undertake a bold plan for Ruth to propose marriage to Boaz.  It was risky since Boaz could have misinterpreted […]

As we continue the story, we find Ruth showing initiative in going out to the fields to glean in order to provide for Naomi and herself.  We’re given a glimmer […]

In the next part of the story of Ruth, we find a ray of hope, a remarkable kindness, and a painful reckoning.  The ray of hope is that Yahweh has visited […]

The book of Ruth is set in a bad time which gives rise to a bad plan that, unsurprisingly, leads to a bad result.  In just the first five verses, we […]

In the final message of the series, we see Jesus appear as the resurrected One.  The story of how Jesus appears to the disciples on their way to Emmaus is […]

As the final week of Jesus’ life continued from his ‘triumphal entry’ into Jerusalem, betrayal began to take center stage.  While Judas’ betrayal is the most famous (and the one that […]

As we approach Easter and celebrate the greatest appearance of all time, the appearance of the resurrected Jesus, it’s good to remember that Jesus is still appearing today.  To many, he […]

In this final section of Ephesians, Paul teaches us how to stand in the midst of the spiritual battle which is taking place in the ‘heavenly places’ but also directly […]

In this section of Ephesians, Paul continues to answer the question, ‘in light of what God has done for us, what does He require of us?’  Pushing beyond the walls […]

In Ephesians 5.1-21, Paul goes deeper into what our response to God’s grace in the Gospel looks like.  In this section of the letter, he reminds us that God has […]

Ephesians chapter 4 ends with answering the question, ‘what does God require from us’ with holiness. Because of all that God has done for us we are called to take […]

The beginning of chapter 4 in Ephesians is a major turning point in the letter.  Having described the glory of God’s eternal plan of salvation in chapters 1-3, Paul turns from the […]

In this section of Ephesians, Paul offers a prayer for the church but, before he does, he goes on a lengthy digression.  Just as he was about to pray, he […]

In Ephesians 2.11-22, Paul steps back to consider the bigger picture of what God, the Master Planner, has accomplished in Christ.  While His electing and saving purposes are experienced by […]

As Paul continues his letter to the Ephesian church, he answers the question of how God’s immeasurably great power has been used for the salvation of His people.  Paul first […]

After the greeting and introduction of the letter, Paul continues his message to the Ephesians (and to us!) with a prayer.  Just as we desire good things for those we […]