Crossgate Church Podcasts

Pastor Phil, Pastor Rob, and Mark Cramer, one of Crossgate's Elders, answer your questions on the Genesis series. These questions cover a far range of topics and tackle some of the hot topics of interest in our today's culture. Pastor Phil references a previous service which can viewed here: https://vimeo.com/426017768  

"In the Beginning: Gender, Sexuality, and Identity" Two important things to remember as we navigate this message: 1) How I express what I believe is just as important as what I believe. 2) People may disagree with my position, but I pray that I never give them a reason to disagree with my disposition. Our main scripture for this teaching is found in Genesis - Chapter 1, Verses 26-28. I - Our Cultu...

In this message, Pastor Phil discusses marriage, and what a God-designed, God-ordained, unshakeable, unbreakable authentic marriage looks like. 1) The Heavenly Origin of Marriage - In Genesis 2, verses 18 - 25, God declared that it was not good for man to be alone, and He created for man a woman, a partner for life. 2) The Obvious Need for Marriage - After God assigned Adam the job of naming all t...

Our teaching today is about the "Sabbath principle." Even though the term Sabbath sounds almost archaic in our culture but if we are honest with ourselves, we need to obey this principle now more than ever. Check out this quote, "The American dream – the belief that hard work always guarantees upward mobility – has for more than a century made the U.S. obsessed with material success and the exhaus...

This week our scripture can be found in Genesis, Chapter 1 - Verses 31 and Chapter 3 - Verses 1 - 24. Today's teaching is found in three simple words: "Creation, Catastrophe, Calvary." Creation - After God had created for six days and rested and pronounced that Creation was good. In fact, He used that description six times culminating with "very good". In short, Creation was perfect, pristine, wit...

"You Take After Your Dad" Scripture Verses - Genesis, Chapter 1, Verses 24 - 27. Reviewing last weeks teaching we saw that WHO + WHAT + HOW = WHY https://vimeo.com/535619423 Today we are looking at the Truth that you and I are made in the "image and likeness" of God and how that should affect how we view God, our value, and the purpose for which He made us. 1) We Are Created For His Glory "Everyon...

We invite you to join with us as we start a new series, "Genesis - In The Beginning".  One of the most fundamental of all truths found in scripture is located in the first book of the Bible. Our scripture verse for today's teaching is - Genesis, Chapter 1, Verse 1, "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." Let's start off with something we call "the creation equation." It's simple...

Happy Easter everyone! He is Alive!  Write this down, "The Gospel makes it possible." Victory in Jesus is made possible only by the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  The word "Gospel" means good news and in a world filled with darkness and despair, we could all use some good news. The best news that we can share with you today is this, "Jesus died for your sins so that you can have a relationship with God...

Thanks for watching the conclusion of our teaching series, "The Edge of Eternity". The title of today's teaching is, "Living A Serious Faith". Our teacher today is Mike Fendley and our main scriptures for today's teaching can be found in 1 Thessalonians, chapter 5, verses 12 through 24.

Join us as we continue our series, "The Edge of Eternity." Pastor Rob brings us this next installment entitled, "Live In The Light". Primary Scripture Verses - 1 Thessalonians, Chapter 5, Verses 1-11 In this passage the Apostle Paul is reminding the Thessalonians about the Day of Judgement, for the following purposes - 1) To Remind Them / Us of the Swiftness of God's Judgement. We do not know the...

What are you looking forward to in the future? Maybe its an upcoming vacation, graduation, getting married, there are so many wonderful gifts that God has given each of us throughout our lives. But one of the biggest events that all Christians should be waiting for with great anticipation is the return of Jesus!  In today's teaching, Pastor Phil talks about three big questions regarding the return...

One of the strongest motivators for believers should be our desire to please God. In this message Pastor Phil will show us how the Thessalonians strived to please God in every facet of their lives.  Our main scripture verses are - 1 Thessalonians, Chapter 4, Verses 1-12 1) The Disciple's Ambition - Every follower of Jesus Christ true ambition is to please God. (Colossians - Chapter 1 - Verses 9 -...

Pastor Phil is continuing our series, "The Edge of Eternity." In this teaching we will learn how the Thessalonians dealt with persecution and affliction, and how their faith thrived despite these challenges. Our scripture verses are 1 Thessalonians chapter 3, verses 1 - 13 .  One thing that immediately jumps out when studying the Thessalonian church is that despite the fact that they were living g...

In today's teaching Pastor Phil talks about the example of the Thessalonians and why the apostle Paul had such an affection for them and their church.  Today's scripture verses 1 Thessalonians, Chapter 2, Verses 17 through 20 .   Let's look at some of the reasons the Thessalonians were so loved by Paul. 1) They had a Personal Desire for Disciples 2) They were Fourth-Soiler Disciples (See Bill Hull...

This week Pastor Rob is teaching from 1 Thessalonians, chapter 2, verses 1 through 16. The Thessalonians were praised by the apostle Paul as pleasing God and loving the people in their community, in short, they were "The Real Deal".  Let's look at two truths that will help us determine what is Real.  1) Authentic Christian leaders will reflect a genuine love for and commitment to God and the peopl...

Pastor Phil starts a new series, "The Edge of Eternity" a study of the people of Thessalonica. Let's look a few qualities that those early believers shared: The Thessalonians were pace-setting followers of Jesus. The Thessalonians embraced the Lordship of Jesus. The Thessalonians faced tremendous opposition. The Thessalonians had heaven on their minds. He examines the world, the environment in whi...

As we conclude our series, "The Priority of Community", we look at the importance of LifeGroups in building a authentic community. Sharing life with other Christ followers is of vital importance, but what should LifeGroups be focusing on when meeting together? Teaching and Prayer – When gathering as a LifeGroup, our goal is not to simply check a box when it comes to studying the Bible, instead our...

"The Power of Transforming Relationships" In this teaching Pastor Rob examines one of the most crucial characteristics that make up a authentic Biblical Community. Accountability - "So then each of us will give an account of himself to God." (Romans 14 Verse 12) This accounting will not be a general review, it will be a detailed account of our lives and the words we have spoken. "But I tell you th...

We are continuing our series, "The Priority of Community" and in this teaching message we are talking about the importance of "church membership" and the role that plays in the priority of community. Primary Scripture Verse - 1 Corinthians 12:12 - 20, 25-28. Membership Means Community - the church of Jesus Christ is not an organization, but a living organism. The body of Christ - the church - is m...

Community is a word that gets tossed around quite a bit but what does it mean to live in biblical community?  First of all it means that everyone is observing "The Source Principle" (Luke 6:45) - meaning that we understand that what comes out of our mouths is coming from our hearts. Because our hearts are the source of our words, the Bible places a high premium on self-control with our words. Seco...

We invite you to listen today as we start a new series, "The Priority of Community". Today we will be talking about the early church and how the new believers shared all that they had with joyful and sincere hearts. Let's examine what the Bible says about how we live (or don't live) in community: 1. The Power of Association - This new group of believers were marked by their devotion to God's Word,...

"Good News for Married Couples in 2020" Join us as we take a deeper look at a couple in the Bible that had some significant odds against them, Joseph and Mary. How did there marriage not only survive but thrive? Here are some lessons we can learn from their lives: 1) Devotion to God was Their Top Priority 2) Joseph was a Selfless Spouse 3) Mary Sought Godly Wisdom and Community Today's teaching is...

We continue our series, "Good News in a World Gone Wild" where we are discussing the challenging times we live in and the fact that God gets the last word on not only 2020, but all of history. We examine the scriptures in Matthew 2 where we learn about some of the powerful men of the day and how they react to the birth of Jesus. Here are some points we will be looking at in this teaching. Jesus >...

During these challenging and difficult times, it is a great reminder that God always has the last word. He had the last word on 1968 which was by all accounts a terrible year. Just like in 2020, in 1968 people were tired, circumstances were troubling (at best), and there were significant doubts about the future of our country and its leadership.  So what do you do when the world has gone wild?  Yo...

In this message Pastor Phil's addresses how we can see revival not only come to our country but most importantly to our own hearts.