Crossing Community Church

Whatever God is doing in your life, He is doing that in our church as we others to see and witness what God is doing. Being at church, in a small group, a bible study -- in relationship -- is important. It's how God intends church to function.

In our study of the local church this week we looked into Scripture to see how Jewish wedding customs at the time of Christ tell us a great deal about what it means for the church to be the Bride of Christ. Spoiler alert: it all boils down to remaining faithful.

This week we begin a new series focusing on the Church. It is the Bride of Christ -- glorious and wonderful. And at the same time, it is a mess much of the time. People get hurt, confused and angry. God uses all that and more to sanctify people and bring glory to Himself in the local church.

On Sunday afternoon, April 23rd, we gathered to remember and celebrate Cheryl Ann Shipley and the Lord Jesus that she loved and served. Each of her children as well as Greg, her husband, shared during the service. While this recording does not include the congregational singing or the music that accompanied the power point presentation, it does include the piano solo by Charis. "Glory be to G...

Fake News is all the rage but it's not a new thing. Thousands of years ago the Apostle Paul was addressing the 'fake news' that Jesus never rose from the dead. On this Resurrection Sunday we look at history and Scripture to confirm the truth -- that Jesus did rise from the tomb!

All the players were assembled. All the agendas were presented. Pharisees, Romans, true followers of Jesus, the disciples, those seeking a new Jewish nation and the sight seers -- all the elements for a perfect storm. And in rides Jesus on a donkey. Such a seemingly simple act, but in reality is like a match on gasoline. Jesus confronts every agenda and assumption as He proclaims Himself as the Me...

Exactly what did Ham do that was so wrong? This week we explore Genesis 9 and take a look at this puzzling passage. Nestled in this passage we find eternal truth for parents and children.

This week our guest speaker was Mordechai Wiseman. He is the Chairman and CEO of Israel Firstfruits Center for Economic Advancement. He spoke to us about what it means to be a priestly servant leader in order to manifest the Kingdom of God here on Earth through prayer, repentance, submission and discipleship. It was a strong challenge to move from being an 'observer' to a 'server.&a...

In Genesis 9 God makes a covenant with Noah. Later He'll make other covenants with Abraham, Moses and David and finally the New Covenant will be instituted by Jesus Himself. Why are covenants important? What do we learn about God from them? Be encouraged as we are reminded that God demonstrates an everlasting faithfulness towards us. He can never break His promises to us!

Joe Darrow, our missionary in Kensington, shared today about how he is seeing faith jump from the book of Hebrews into every day life in many aspects of his family and his ministry -- from K&A in Philly to the Congo!

Rich Mears, a long-time Crossing member and one of our missionaries, shares about how God is using soccer to bring children to Christ all over the world. Enjoy his stories of children in Bensalem and Haiti trusting Christ as well as the time he was shot while serving in Haiti.

Genesis 9 is packed with learning opportunities! This week we focused on Genesis 9:6 where God states that whoever sheds a man's blood must pay with his own blood. How does capital punishment line up with the Christian position on abortion and war?

Genesis 8 begins with these words, "But God remembered Noah." Don't we all need to be reminded that God NEVER forgets His people. Even if we have been floating in an ark for a really long time, God has not forgotten you!

As the story of the ark unfolds in Genesis 7 it's natural for there to be a lot of questions. How did all those animals fit on the ark? How were they fed and cleaned up after? How did Noah get all of them on the ark? But God didn't give us all those details. Instead we must focus on what we know -- for that is what is important to God, therefore it should be important to us.

God has been accused of being a "moral monster." Many feel like they can't reconcile the violence of the Old Testament with the message of love in the New Testament. Today Pastor Tim walks us through several passages from the Bible to answer some of these questions.

While the story of Noah and the flood is a story of judgement it's a story of compassion and sadness as well. In our study of Genesis this week we see the broken heart of God over the corruption of His creation.

It was a great day for our church as we commissioned Steve Adler as a new Elder for our church. Todd Domke introduced our service. Pastor Tim was asked by Steve to provide his commissioning charge. Finally, Steve provided a rich sermon from Psalm 23. He did a great job and we praise God for providing new Elder leadership.

Genesis 6 reveals the full extent of the corruption of the human race. And in some way the Nephilim play a role in the corruption of God's image bearers. This week we explore who the Nephilim were and why they existed.

Genesis 4 closes with a short list of the generations of Cain. Chapter 5 is only a genealogy of Seth. "He was born. He Died." -- what is there to learn from that? But Paul teaches us that ALL scripture is inspired. So let's get inspired by this genealogy!

The murder of Abel by his brother Cain is not a separate story from Adam & Eve's sin in the Garden -- it's a continuation of their sin. As we study the spread of sin into the family of Adam we should examine our own hearts for the spread of sin in our lives.

Intertwined with the punishment for the sin of Adam and Eve is a promise -- an eternal promise. We expanded our study of Genesis 3:14-24 so we can see how God will fulfill His promise to redeem creation.

Our study of Genesis continues to reveal how relevant this ancient book still is today. What is marriage? What is gender? There is absolute truth to these questions that provide reassurance to a society that is deeply confused.

This past Sunday the Elder Council of Crossing Community Church presented Steve Adler as a candidate to serve as an Elder at our church. As a part of our process at Crossing, every candidate shares their testimony before the church family. Please keep our church and Steve in prayer as he goes through this process.

It was a volatile week following the election of the 45th President of the United States. Many of us are asking how did we get to such a divisive place in our nation. Why are there people marching in our streets. The answer is as simple as it is complicated. Genesis holds the most profound look at so many of our current cultural struggles.

You hear it all the time, "I can't vote for that candidate." Or people say, "I'm voting for the lesser of two evils." How are we to decide how to vote. What guidance does the Bible give us on this matter? Consider the direction of our nation if we continue on the path we are on now. Don't vote for a candidate. Vote to stop the current direction of our nation. God...