Crossing Community Church

In this sermon, Pastor Steve teaches on how the Song of Solomon celebrates physical intimacy as God's good gift within marriage, and in this unique book, we can see three truths: how satisfying it is, how dangerous it is, and how meaningful it is.  God designed physical intimacy for affection, friendship, and mutual delight, as well as physical pleasure. That's why it's dangerous ou...

In this sermon, Colin shows us how Ecclesiastes challenges our attempts to master life on our own terms. Through the Preacher's search for the good life, we discover that the good life isn't something we can achieve through wisdom, pleasure, wealth, accomplishments, or work. It isn't something we can secure, because time marches on, death is inevitable, and life is unpredictable. In...

From an initial glance, Mark's story might seem "boring." He was raised in a Christian family, attended a Christian school, and came to Christ at a young age. Nevertheless, self-deception and a false sense of self-reliance followed Mark wherever he went, and always there was that question: "How do I know that I'm truly saved?" Listen to Mark's story of a slow but...

In Philippians 4:4–9, Paul gives practical instructions for living a life worthy of the gospel. While these familiar verses are often applied to life's difficulties and personal anxieties, in this sermon, Pastor Tim points out how their context reveals another important application: maintaining unity in our relationships. Paul teaches that rejoicing, gentleness, prayer, and godly thinking not...

In Luke 24, Jesus says that the Psalms point us to him. In this sermon, Pastor Steve shows us how the Psalms give God’s people words for worship in every season of life: joy, sorrow, guilt, fear, gratitude, suffering, and hope. The Psalms are the heartfelt cries of God’s people, and Jesus is God’s answer to those cries! He is the answer when we need forgiveness, when we praise God’s mighty works,...

Is God good? At some point in our lives, each of us has to answer this question, and this question is the heart of the book of Job. In this sermon, Pastor Tim walks us through the problems of faith that Job's story raises and the beauty of trusting God, even when all of life falls apart.

Introducing the wisdom books, Pastor Steve first takes us through I Corinthians 1, preaching on Christ Jesus who is the ultimate wisdom. While the world presents many counterfeit wisdoms, only God's wisdom is what is needed. The cross may appear as foolishness to the outside world, but its message is the only true one. 

In this sermon, Pastor Steve reminds us of the imperative to be baptized after being saved, based on the teachings of Matthew 28 and Acts 8. 

In the conclusion to our "History Lessons" sermon series, Colin Earle leads us through the book of Esther. He outlines how God is always at work, whether or not we can see it, through even the most unexpected means--a pagan queen, a sleepless night, the roll of the dice, and even through our enemies. If God is sovereign over all (and He is!), then He also has a plan for you where you are...

In this week's book, Nehemiah, Pastor Steve preaches on how godly leadership has three marks: prayer, action, and response to God's Word. Nehemiah modeled this kind of leadership when he prayed over Jerusalem's brokenness, acted wisely to rebuild the walls despite opposition, and led the people to repentance, worship, and joy when the Scriptures were read to them. Every Christian ha...

We're coming to the end of "History Lessons," as Pastor Steve preaches on the book of Ezra. In it God gives his people another chance after exile. He moves the Persian kings to send them back to Jerusalem, and even provide supplies for them to rebuild the temple -- showing that God is sovereign and merciful. While rebuilding the temple, we see God’s people face opposition, but God i...

How do you go from going through the motions of Christianity to being transformed? Sometimes it takes rising to the top, only to lose everything. That was the case for Allen, but what the Lord took away, He more than replaced in a new faith, a new commitment to the Word, and most importantly, a new and eternal life. 

In the second part of his walk through Chronicles, Dr. Michael Breece extends his definition of a whole heart. Through a handful of the kings of II Chronicles, it quickly becomes apparent that a whole heart is not merely a one-time event, but a life-long commitment to guarding against pride and courageously placing faith in the goodness of God.

"Blessing and prosperity flow through a whole heart."  According to Dr. Michael Breece, this is the theme of both I and II Chronicles, and in this next sermon in "History Lessons," he explains what a whole heart is through the book of I Chronicles. This history book is full of examples -- from David himself to the tribes that came to make him king. 

Continuing "History Lessons," Pastor Steve preaches on II Kings. It shows Israel and Judah’s spiritual decline ending in destruction because their kings and people turned from God, worshiped idols, and became like the surrounding nations. Their exile was not proof that God failed, but that God kept his covenant warnings. Their example forces us to examine own own lives: are we worshiping...

Continuing the mini-series, "History Lessons, Pastor Steve preaches on 1 Kings. He offers us some warnings about spiritual decline. Israel began strong under Solomon, but his divided heart led him away from God, and the kingdom eventually split and spiraled into idolatry. In Solomon (the wisest king ever!), we see that no one is immune to spiritual decline; even he, with such great wisdom and...

Caleb Poirier recounts his story of how he saw God use every encounter in his life to create a need that only He could answer. He recounts how God used all kinds of people -- Christian parents, fellow missionaries, and two high-school teachers who took time to invest -- to demonstrate what a godly life looks like.  But to make this faith and these values his own, it took investing a community, spe...

Next in our "History Lessons mini-series, Pastor Tim covers the book of II Samuel. The book begins with the death of Saul and David finally taking the place of King over Israel. Nevertheless, the instability of God's nation continues, as it becomes apparent that a human king will never be the perfect king. Even so, the failures of Israel's kings lay the framework for the coming eter...

Continuing our "History Lessons" mini-series, Pastor Tim preaches on the book of I Samuel. It tells the story of Israel’s transition from the period of the judges to the beginning of the monarchy. The nation is spiritually and politically unstable, its leadership is weak, and the people eventually demand a king so they can be “like all the nations.” Although God had always intended for I...

Continuing in our sermon series, "History Lessons," Pastor Steve covers the book of Ruth. It shows God working faithfully through ordinary events, even when He seems silent. The story takes place during the dark days of the judges, and it begins with Naomi losing her husband and sons and returning to Bethlehem bitter and empty.  Nevertheless, God is quietly at work. Ruth, Naomi's da...

The book of Judges presents us with a repeated cycle: Israel sins, God disciplines them, they cry out, and God shows mercy by raising up a judge to deliver them. Joshua's generation didn't fully obey God's command to remove pagan influences from the land. As a result, they turned to idols, suffered under their enemies, and repeatedly needed rescue.  Hope isn't lost, however. In...

We're beginning our next mini-series on our journey through the Bible: History Lessons! In this sermon, Pastor Steve covers the book of Joshua.  Joshua focuses on one central truth: God is a sovereign, promise-keeping God who fights for His people. Therefore, his people should trust Him, obey Him (even when it doesn't seem to make sense), and choose to serve Him--not to earn His favor, b...

Abraham is considered one of the forefathers of our faith, and yet in one chapter, he goes from faithful obedience to fearful foolishness. What happened? In this sermon, Pastor Tim explains how all of us are like a coin: one side is faithful and the other is fearful. Nevertheless, God remains the God who will fulfill His promises, regardless of how we react. 

Colin Earle concludes the sermon series, "From Creation to Canaan" with a wrap-up of the entire Pentateuch. In this message, he outlines how God knows and sees our longings, and how He fulfills them all through Christ, His Son. While the Pentateuch was written long before Jesus walked on the earth, listen to how Jesus' salvation was foretold even in Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbe...