Crossroads Church

A divided kingdom will not stand, and neither will a divided heart. As Jesus is again questioned for doing the miraculous, He reminds those around Him that the Kingdom of God is at hand. To follow Jesus is to follow Him fully, not half-heartedly.

Often prayer can be viewed as a chore or a last resort. Jesus tells a story that highlights the necessity and opportunity to bring our prayers before a loving Father. When we remember who God is, it changes both our posture and persistence in prayer.

How do you pray? The answer to this question is one that has the potential to change lives because to pray is to change. One of Jesus’ disciples approached Him and said, “Lord, teach us to pray…” What followed is one of Jesus' most famous teachings and a practice that keeps our lives centered on God.

Busy is a word often worn like a badge of honor. But often, we allow ourselves to be “busy” with things that don’t matter. When Jesus came to visit his friends, one friend spent all day distracted with a good thing but missed the greatest. Another friend spent her time at the feet of Jesus. Jesus reminded them and us that one thing is necessary.

We find ourselves in the space between the coming of Jesus and the return of Jesus. In light of this, how are we to live today? As we close out another year, reflecting on what has been, we look toward the horizon of a new year, while keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, always being ready for His return.

In a weary and broken world, hope has come. Immanuel, God with us, breaks through the dark of despair, bringing the dawning light of His unending Kingdom. We join with the angles and all creation as a weary world rejoices as Earth receives her King.

The promised Messiah had come at last, but Jesus also promised to come again. His coming is a day we long for, His forever Kingdom established. His perfect peace realized. The restoration of all things accomplished. This hope leads us to the prayer: Maranatha, come, Lord Jesus, come!

The coming of Immanuel, God with us, not only gave validity to our human experience but was necessary to defeat sin and death. God is His great love, sent Jesus to restore that which was broken. Announcing His Kingdom reign, Jesus promised to return after His death, restoring, renewing, and resurrecting for all eternity those who have placed their hope in Him. The return of Jesus gives us hope tha...

The light has come, and the darkness has not overcome it. From the beginning, the great adversary has sought to destroy the work of God. That first Christmas caused a rumbling in the Kingdoms of the world. King Herod, always grasping at power, would go to great lengths to keep it. Evil does not welcome good. Darkness flees from the light. We see this battle continuing even today. So what did Jesus...

In a quiet town, the King of Kings would come and dwell among us. For centuries, the people of God had waited for this moment. Waiting is a central theme to this season we find ourselves in. But often, in our waiting, we can become discouraged by what we see around us, by our own experiences. While Jesus has come, we await His return, holding on to the promise of a living hope, of a risen and comi...

The story of the good Samaritan is one of the most well-known stories of Jesus. In our familiarity, we can forget just how radical this story is. We all have people we would love to walk by, but we cannot ignore the way of the Kingdom and Jesus call to love your neighbor as yourself.

The 72 return after seeing incredible things, but Jesus reminds them that the most incredible thing is that their names are written in the Book of life. God in His kindness has revealed Himself through His son, and we must never forget the wonder of the gospel and what it means for us as individuals and as a community.

Jesus sends out the 72 as the mission continues to grow. Jesus reminds them and us that the harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. The disciples are sent into the world, but they are not of the world, they are ambassadors of the Kingdom. They are to go where they are sent, even into hostile environments, and this is our call still today, the question is, will we answer it?

As people begin to follow Jesus, He reminds them of the cost. There is no halfway with Jesus, it is all or nothing, and what we must remember is that He alone is worth it.

The work of Jesus cannot be contained or restrained, but not all will welcome the Kingdom. Jesus reminds the disciples and us that we are to stand firm in our faith with courage, while not forgetting His loving kindness and mercy.

No one wants to be overlooked. As the disciples argued about who was the greatest, Jesus reset their expectations and reminded them of what true greatness requires.

Unable to heal a man’s son, the disciples watch as Jesus does what they could not. Even in this moment when all eyes are on Jesus, Jesus chooses to speak to His disciples not of the life He is bringing, but of the opposition that is coming His way.

Our days are filled with many voices vying for our attention, but which matters most? Taking Peter, James, and John up a mountain to pray, Jesus talks with some unexpected guest all while He appears to glow in the dark. The significance of this moment pulls on threads of the Human story throughout Scripture and points to the voice we need to listen to above all others.

Over the last few weeks, we have been looking at our 5 core values that shape who we are as a church and who we aspire to be. We have been seeking Jesus' Kingdom to come, His will be done in the foothills as in heaven. This week we look at all God is calling us to as a church as we ask what it means for us to live this out as we make much of Jesus individually, as a church family, and across the g...

This week we will look at what it means that we are in and not of the world. As a church, we are not building a monument, but we are a part of a movement. We will also look at what it means that we are courageous and kind. These two ideas often seem to run contrary to each other, but we desire to be a church that is courageous in our faith and kind in how we live that out.

Continuing in our look at our 5 values, we will look at what it means that we are everyday disciples and we are intentional. Always learning as we follow Jesus, there is no division between the sacred and the mundane. We also recognize our need to say no to some things so we can say yes to the right things.

Crossroads Church exists to make much of Jesus. In all we do we aim to be Jesus-centered, Biblically rooted, and Spirit-led. These three pillars are expressed in 5 values that we will unpack over the next 3 weeks. We will begin with the value that we are family.

As questions continue to swirl as to just who Jesus is, Peter in a moment of great clarity, sees that Jesus truly is the Messiah. But on the heels of this revelation Jesus did proclaim triumph, but rather He proclaims His own death.

A crowd of hungry people had ventured out to see Jesus. When the time to eat came the disciples encouraged Jesus to send the people home, instead Jesus tells the disciples to ring the dinner bell and feed the people. With nothing but five loaves and two fish Jesus blessed the meal and every is fed in abundance. Reminding the disciples and us, that Jesus provides.