Crossgate Church Podcasts

Jesus commanded us to go, to our neighborhoods, our country and the world with the Good News. How are we doing in this mission? 

Pastor Rob concludes this two-part series on the importance of placing your hope in the right person, not your circumstances, resources or each other. Only Jesus Christ provides us with hope for this life and the life to come. 

Today's teaching is based on Hebrews 10:19-25 -  Drawing Near to God in Enduring Faith 19  Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus,  20  by the fresh and living way that he inaugurated for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh,  21  and since we have a great priest over the house of God,  22  let us draw near with a sincer...

PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER . . . When we pray for one another we intercede on someone's behalf in the same way Jesus intercedes for us.  "Who is to condemn?  Christ Jesus is the One who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us."  Romans 8:34 "Consequently, He (Jesus) is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through Him, sinc...

  THE WHY OF HOSPITALITY . . .   Showing hospitality is putting flesh on the gospel.   THE WHAT OF HOSPITALITY . . .   Showing hospitality is intentionally choosing to engage, not to separate or isolate.   "Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God."  Romans 15:7   "Biblical hospitality chooses to engage rather than unplug, open rather than close, initiate rath...

  Serving one another ultimately means serving others as Jesus has served you.   When you serve one another, you tangibly display the love of God. "For you were called to freedom, brothers.  Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another."  Galatians 5:13 Love compels you to serve   When you serve one another, without pretense, you display the grac...

  Colossians 3:12-13; Ephesians 4:32-5:2   CHOOSING TO FORGIVE …   When I choose to forgive, I'm choosing to not hold a person's offense against them.   It's not keeping a ledger of offenses.   Those who have offended you can never pay back what you think they owe you.   "Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice."  Ephesians 4:31   W...

2 Corinthians 1:3-11 How do you get through moments like this? You might not need this message right now, but at some point, in your life, you will experience affliction and the sorrow that accompanies it.  It may be the death of a loved one, a terminal diagnosis, a prodigal child, a broken marriage, the pain and struggle of addiction, and there are many more we could mention, that afflicts the so...

Thanks for joining us this morning as we talk about Blended Families. We will have testimonies from two couples discussing the joys and challenges of being an blended family as well as Pastor Shawn teaching us biblical truths about the role of the church in encouraging and edifying blended families in their faith journeys.

Honor One Another, An Attitude of the Heart   The 11th Commandment is a call to love one another.     "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.  35  By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another." – John 13:34-35   A call to love is lived out by honoring/preferring one another.     "Be kindl...

2 Corinthians 1:3-10 (ESV) "In the world you will have trouble.  But take heart; I have overcome the world." John 16:33 A comfort greater than any other comforts you may find. 2 Corinthians 1:3 (ESV) 2 Corinthians 1:5 (ESV) 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 (ESV) A comfort greater than any afflictions you may face. 2 Corinthians 2:4a (ESV) 2 Corinthians 1:4a (ESV) 2 Corinthians 4:7-9 (ESV) A comfort that guar...

Ephesians 4:32; Colossians 3:12   DEFINING KINDNESS . . . Kindness is a display of the character and heart of God that speaks to every human soul.   EXPRESSING KINDNESSS . . .   True kindness is an overflow of the kindness of God shown to us in Jesus Christ. " . . . so that in the coming ages He might show the immeasurable riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus."  Ephesians 2:7...

ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER . . .         Encourage one another by how you live out your faith in Jesus. "For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you—that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine."  Romans 1:11-12 So others will see that our faith is not empty. So others will see that our faith points to our hope in Jesus...

LOVE LIKE JESUS . . . What makes it possible for us to love like Jesus is because He first loved us. "We love because He first loved us."  1 John 4:19              We are undeserving recipients of His unconditional and unending love.  WHY LOVE? . . . Because God has loved us, we should love one another the way He loves us. " . . . just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another."  John...

The opportunities to give seem to happen at the most inconvenient times, and in the most desolate places.   "Now when it was evening, the disciples came to Him and said, 'This is a desolate place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves.'  Jesus replied, 'They need not go away; you give them something to eat." Matthew 14:15-16 The little we...

Join us this morning as Pastor Shawn continues his series, "The Best Christmas Ever!" Today's teaching is on how you can know true peace this holiday season (and beyond). 

  CHRISTMAS BREAD . . . Jesus is the bread of life.   WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? . . . Jesus is God's gracious provision for our salvation. The bread of life, Jesus, is essential for eternal life. "For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."  John 6:33   This bread of life is not worked for, it is received by faith. "Then they said to Him, 'What must we do, to be...

UGLY SWEATER, UGLY SIN . . .  We tend to treat sin as though it is an ugly sweater that has become fashionable. "If we say we have fellowship with Him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.  But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sin.  If we say that we have no sin, we deceive our...

"Advent" (Isaiah 9:2-7; 11:1-2; 12:1-2, 25:6-9)  Works cited/Recommended Reading: ESV Study Bible Hidden Christmas by Tim Keller Christians in the Age of Outrage by Ed Stetzer Come Let Us Adore Him: A Daily Advent Devotional by Paul Tripp   1. Joy to the world! Isaiah 9:3 (ESV) "Outrage functions as an odd catharsis for our insecurities, fears, and sense of powerlessness." - Ed Stetzer "You can't...