All In, with Kirk Crossing

Maps are very useful for helping us picture the world, identify locations, and know where we are.  But a map only goes so far.  To see and experience a place, […]

In this message we consider the hopes and fears of Herod.  Why would we focus on such a despicable person?  For one, you can’t tell the whole story of Jesus’ […]

In this week’s message we look at the hopes and fears of Mary, Jesus’ mother.  Mary is, perhaps, one of the most surprising people to be used by God and […]

In this message, we consider the hopes and fears of Joseph, Jesus’ earthly father.  Joseph was, by any measure, an ordinary guy with normal hopes and fears.  An extraordinary circumstance arose, […]

“The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight.”  This line from the old Christmas song O Little Town In Bethlehem captures a profound truth: Jesus […]

In this final message of the series, we consider Essential #6 which centers on the doctrine of Christ’s return: Jesus Christ will come again to the earth personally, visibly, and […]

In this message we look at the fifth ‘Essential Of Our Faith’ which centers on the doctrine of the Church: The true Church is composed of all persons who through […]

In this week’s message we look at the Doctrines of Sin and Salvation.  The essential states: Being estranged from God and condemned by our sinfulness, our salvation is wholly dependent […]

This week’s message focuses on the person and work of the Holy Spirit.  The ‘Essentials Of Our Faith’ states: The Holy Spirit has come to glorify Christ and to apply […]

The second essential in our ‘Essentials of Faith’ centers on the person and work of Jesus Christ.  The essential states: Jesus Christ, the living Word, became flesh through His miraculous […]

This message is the first in a series called Essential: The World-Changing Power Of Our Basic Beliefs.  The outline for this series is the EPC’s Essentials Of Our Faith.  Each week […]

This message features a presentation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ based on John 6.25-40 and utilizes the ‘3 Circles’ tool for presenting the Good News.  The ‘3 Circles’ tool can […]

In this week’s message, we look at three objections Moses raised after the Lord called him to go into Egypt.  The first was an objection based on credibility: “What if […]

As we continue to look at Moses’ call to serve, we discover three aspects of his encounter with the Lord that help us answer God’s call to share our faith with […]

In this week’s Scripture, we see Moses go from living in the heights of privilege in Egypt to the depths of fleeing for his life and starting all over again.  […]

Ephesians 2.10 tells us that we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to good works which God prepared beforehand.  In other words, God’s intent was not just to save […]

Jesus concludes His sermon with an analogy comparing two builders.  One is the wise builder who hears Jesus’ words and puts them into practice.  That builder’s life will be like […]

In this part of the Sermon, Jesus continues his conclusion with the third ‘pair’ of things for us to consider: true and false disciples.  Jesus reveals that, in the end, […]

In this part of the Sermon, Jesus begins his conclusion.  The conclusion begins with two pairs of things: two kinds of gates/roads and two kinds of prophets.  As Jesus brings […]

In this part of the Sermon, Jesus delivers some of his most well-known words: “Do not judge, or you too will be judged.”  While many people are familiar with this […]

In this part of the Sermon, Jesus teaches us that wealth and possessions are far more than material or worldly concerns.  Wealth and the pursuit of it can become a […]

In this part of the Sermon, Jesus begins teaching the nature of true religious practice.  As strange as it sounds, t’s possible to do religious things with a selfish motivation […]

In this part of the Sermon, Jesus challenges disciples to learn a different way of responding when affronted or offended.  Instead of retaliating in kind, he teaches us to not […]

In this passage, Jesus continues his message on true righteousness. Once again we learn that there’s more to God’s law than simply refraining to do bad things.  While everyone agrees […]

In this passage, Jesus continues his teaching on righteousness with the first of six examples.  Each of the six helps us understand a common misunderstanding or incomplete understanding of the […]