Cross Point Church Podcast

In week 12 of our series on the Gospel of Mark, guest speaker Laurel Bunker recaps Mark 3:20-35. In this passage, Jesus reminds the crowd to love one another. If we fight each other we won’t get very far. As Christians, we can’t be Christlike if we don’t learn to love and forgive others. Our salvation is supposed to be a radical transformation from the inside out. 

Ever felt like you don’t fit in, or fail to meet the criteria? In Week 11 of our Gospel of Mark series, guest speaker David Nasser unpacks Mark 3:13-19, where Jesus selects His disciples. Jesus demonstrates that Everyone’s Welcome when He chooses a diverse group and looks to empower the unique elements in each disciple.  Through these verses we learn that, while ministry mattered,...

In Mark 2, people came to ask Jesus why His disciples did not fast like the Pharisees. Jesus’ response? A question and two cryptic metaphors. Pastor Mike Kelsey unpacks not only the significance of these metaphors but also what the answer to this question means for our search for the abundant life as Christians today. In this message, Pastor Mike explains why the answers to our prayers are sometim...

In week 10 of our series on the Gospel of Mark, guest speaker Dr. Megan Fate Marshman shares Jesus’ thoughts about the Sabbath in Mark 2:23-3:6. Her teaching reminds us that God isn’t calling us to do more “right things” to prove ourselves – that’s what the Pharisees are prone to doing. Instead, you can change your life by opening up your heart, as Jesus did on...

In week eight of our series on the Gospel of Mark, Pastor Daran shares the story of Levi in Mark 2:13-17. Jesus told Levi to follow Him, as He ate with other tax collectors and sinners. This move may seem surprising, but Jesus doesn’t look at our qualifications or experience when looking for those to encounter Him. He looks at the gifts placed in our heart. We’re all sinners who need J...

In week seven of our series through the Gospel of Mark, Pastor James Savage shares the story of a paralyzed man whose friends go to great lengths to bring him to Jesus. However the moment doesn’t go as planned. As the story unfurls, we see how Jesus meets our deepest needs, over what we want or expect. We all carry hopes, prayers and assumptions about how God should move. But what happens wh...

In week six of our series on the Gospel of Mark, we see Jesus model what it looks like to slip away to spend time alone with the Father. Pastor Kevin unpacks Mark 1:35 and how the power of prayer in silence and solitude can fuel us just like it did for Jesus. If we want to flourish, we must prioritize the presence of God – nothing else can fuel us for a flourishing life. The more time we spend wit...

In this passage of the Gospel of Mark, we see how Jesus teaches, frees and heals with full authority and full vulnerability. Since the beginning of the world, a battle has waged between good and evil. The grand story of Scripture shows us the reality of that battle, the outcome and our place in it.  Jesus doesn’t just confront brokenness, He restores it. His authority isn’t distant; it’s deep...

In week four of our series on the Gospel of Mark, Pastor Kevin dives into Mark 1:16–20, a powerful passage where Jesus calls Simon Peter, Andrew, James and John to leave everything behind and follow Him. This moment marks the beginning of their discipleship journey, and reminds us of our own. Following Jesus is how we truly flourish. Jesus calls us to lead, to step outside of our comfort zones and...

In week three of our series on the book of Mark, Pastor Kevin shares another story of baptism. In Mark 1:9-11, Jesus was baptized to identify with us. It’s a reminder that He won’t ask us to do something He hasn’t already done. Just as we use baptism to repent, we also use fasting and prayer to deal with our heart issues when we are tempted.

In week two of our series on the book of Mark, Pastor Kevin shares the story of John the Baptist on this Baptism Sunday. In Mark 1:4-8, John encourages others to get baptized so they can get ready for Jesus. It’s one way Christians can repent and show their obedience to the Lord. Baptism also helps us stay grounded in a disoriented world.

In week one of our new series on the book of Mark, Annie F. Downs introduces us to the authors of the Gospels – Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Each one has a different point of view on Jesus’ life on Earth. Over this next year, we’ll study Mark, which is the second of those four Gospels canonically. Join us as we start our journey through The Gospel of Mark!

Life, in many ways, is lived between two grips: a newborn grasping their parent’s finger and our final moments reaching for the hand of a loved one. What if the scars, the wrinkles, the memories of your hands are telling a bigger story than you realised? And what do ancient prophecies written hundreds of years before the cross have to do with your story today? This Easter, Kevin Queen takes us on...

In the final week of our “On Map On Mission” series, Pastor Kevin teaches how Jesus’ Triumphal Entry in Matthew 21 can actually show us an example of the generosity we are supposed to have in our lives. As we see how Jesus gave the greatest gift of all, it helps us to live with open hands as we trust Him with what He has entrusted us. 

In week three of our “On Map on Mission” series, Pastor James shared scripture from Acts 2, where Jesus used Peter and the disciples to bring thousands of people from all walks of life together to follow Him. If we truly believe Anything’s Possible, and our behavior matched our beliefs, imagine the people we could reach for Jesus! How are you living out your faith? 

In week two of our “On Map on Mission” series, Pastor Kevin gave us an anecdote to picture the people closest to us in our lives – those who would be sitting in the front row if we were to gather everyone in an auditorium. Our “oikos” refers to the people who God has placed in our lives with whom we have the opportunity to share God’s love. In this message, Past...

In week one of our new “On Map on Mission” series, Pastor Kevin shares scripture from Matthew 28. The Great Commission tells us to make disciples of all nations. Doing that starts with sharing your love for Christ with those around you. Who are the people God placed in your life who could be your mission?

In week three of “Divine Hospitality” guest speaker, David Nasser, taught us the kind of hospitality that Christians are called to share to the world. Divine hospitality means loving the outsider and making space for the stranger,  The end goal of divine hospitality is to seek and save the lost – David shares stories of people accomplishing the Great Commission through displ...

In week two of our Divine Hospitality series, guest speaker David Nasser shares some of the Bible’s 59 commands for the Believer about how to approach one another. One of those commands is mentioned in 1 Peter. This Scripture reminds us to “love one another”, even when we don’t see eye to eye. How are you showing hospitality to those who are different than you?

When you think of hospitality, does God come to mind? In our new “Divine Hospitality” series, Pastor Kevin shares how Jesus showed hospitality in John 6. Jesus fed 5,000 people with only five small loaves of bread and two fish. Those people may have been physically hungry, but they were spiritually hungry too. God wants to feed those hungry hearts by giving eternal life.

In week four of our “Awaken” series, Pastor Kevin encourages us to not let life pass us by without fully waking up. In John 11, Lazarus has a literal awakening when Jesus raises him from the death to life. This story shows us that God allows painful events to let others see His glory. Where do you need to wake up to what God has for you in your life?

In week three of our “Awaken” series, Pastor Kevin shares the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at a well in John 4. Jesus knew her sins and could satisfy her thirsty heart more than the water she was trying to get – the kind of water He offers is living water, that doesn’t leave us thirsty.

In week two of our “Awaken” series, Pastor James shares the story of the woman who was desperate for a miracle in Luke 8:42. After bleeding for 12 years, she knew that no one but Jesus could heal her. This passage shows us there is no shame in reaching out to Jesus for help. Do you trust Jesus enough to reach out to Him?

In week one of our new Awaken series, Pastor Kevin shares Nathanial’s story from the book of John. We may be physically awake, but we can still fall asleep spiritually. The good news is that God will use circumstances to wake us up. Other people, His Word and prayer can help too. How can you pray for God to wake you up this month?  

In the last week of our “Momentum” series, Pastor Kevin shares how God called Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. It’s a reminder that no matter how big the call, God has prepared you for it. What has God called you to do?