Crossroads Church

Some of us are praying too safe. Praying for comfort is nice sometimes, but we aren't just made to pray that we don't get a nail in our tire or that our pizza is still hot when we get home. We're made to pray in a way that brings Heaven to earth. Things so big only God can do them. This week, Kyle Ranson shows us how God doesn't just ask us to pray safe. He asks us to pray big.  Recorded live at C...

Prayer is harder than scrolling headlines—and that’s exactly why it matters. Jesus didn’t run on hype or people-pleasing. He ran on prayer. He didn’t pray because He lacked power; He prayed because prayer was the foundation of His power. And He invites us to ask boldly, seek intentionally, and knock persistently. There are things God may only do if you ask. Recorded live at Crossroads Church in Ci...

Who Do You Want To Be?

New thoughts for a new year. A lo-fi look at how to make the best of your new year. 2026 is here. Let it rip. Recorded live at Crossroads Church in Cincinnati, Ohio.

This is a 60-minute, family-friendly immersive experience that makes the story of Christmas feel larger than life. It’s more than just a traditional candlelight service. It’s a chance to discover joy that stays with you all year long.

What do you do when your Christmas isn't perfect? Shouldn't Christmas be perfect? Presents under the tree, stockings by the fireplace, family you actually like being around...the problem is, all those things you see in the movies rarely happen in real life. This week, Brian Tome shows us how Clark Griswold's pursuit of a perfect Christmas in the classic, Christmas Vacation, mirrors what a lot of u...

Why does A Christmas Story still hit after all these years?  In Part 3 of Christmas at the Movies, we uncover why this classic connects so deeply and how it points to the heart of Christmas itself. Beneath the nostalgia is a powerful truth: God isn’t a taskmaster, He’s a giver. From childhood longing to the Christmas story in Scripture, this message explores what it means to trust a generous Fathe...

Fake can look pretty (ever heard of Instagram?), but sometimes our lives can feel like that fake Christmas tree in your living room. It's beautiful, perfect, and also..sterile and lifeless. This week, Kyle Ranson uses the Bible (and also the classic "A Charlie Brown Christmas") to show us how God stepped away from perfection to chase something better: you.  Recorded live at Crossroads Church in Ci...

What’s your Christmas season strategy? All of us have one. Maybe you’re trying to wring every bit of cheer out of the holiday like it’s a tube of toothpaste, or maybe you have a schedule so bare it would make the Grinch jealous. But what if there’s a better way? This week, Alli shows us how strategies we find in the most unlikely of places (like, say, 2004's “Christmas with the Kranks”) points us...

Eves aren’t just for Christmas anymore. We love Christmas, but who decided we start celebrating on November 1st? Let’s not skip over one of the only holidays dedicated to something God actually commands us to do—be grateful.  Recorded live at Crossroads Church in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Deserts and rainforests. One day  life feels like you’re stuck in a desert, begging for rain. Other times feel like rainforests—life is lush and you’re swinging through the vines like George of the Jungle. Why does God feel so far away in one, yet, so close in another? This week, Brian Tome shows us how God isn’t just with us in the good times, but uses every season of life to accomplish His main...

Imagine this: you’re lost in the woods. Your flashlight just died. Your phone, too (turns out flashlight mode makes that happen faster??). What do you do? All of us have lies whispered to us that we carry around that want to KEEP us stumbling around in the dark. This week, Kyle Ranson shows us how when you feel lost in the valley, there’s not only a light, but there’s a light that comes to find yo...

Mountains aren’t just in national parks—they show up in your life, too. Kyle shows how even the tiniest step of faith can turn a looming obstacle into a story of triumph. Faith isn’t about certainty or magic. It’s about taking the first step, trusting God, and moving forward even when the peak looks out of reach. Get ready to start climbing.  Recorded live at Crossroads Church in Cincinnati, Ohio.

God can’t be controlled. Yet, we think the more we do the good “church things”, God will respond with giving us all the cool stuff we want. Not so. In a special message under the tent at Base Camp, guest speaker Jon Tyson shows us how real freedom (and maybe even some of that stuff we want) can only be found in God—in true surrender.  Recorded live at Crossroads Base Camp in Felicity, Ohio.

The world’s got dragons—fear, shame, lies we’ve believed for too long. But you’ve got a weapon they can’t touch: your story. That means the truth about what you’ve lived through—yes, even the messy parts—can take down darkness and bring real freedom. This week, Chuck Mingo shows us your  story more powerful than any old piece of metal you could buy at a Renaissance Fair.   Recorded live at Crossro...

How do you share your faith without feeling weird or “pushy”? They say the best way to understand something is to try to explain it to someone else. But trying to explain the Gospel in ten words or less kinda feels like trying to fit a gallon of ice cream in an dixie cup. It can be so complex, but it can also be so, so simple. Today, Alli Patterson gives us some tools to not only understand the Go...

Ok, we know we’re supposed to share the Good News of Jesus. But, uh…how? The even better news is that you don’t have to do it alone. There’s a Helper. This week, Brian Tome breaks down why the Holy Spirit’s job isn’t just to give you a nice spiritual experience, but to empower you to share the story of Jesus with your friends and neighbors. Recorded live at Crossroads Church in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Evangelism” sounds like a scary word. You might picture guy in a suit speaking to a stadium or a guy screaming on the street corner. But what if we told you that the people Jesus called to be evangelists are…you and me? This week, Kyle shows us how evangelism isn’t just to reach “those” people “out there”, but all of us are called to go not just to the ends of the earth, but to our neighbors next...

The people need good news. If you’ve turned on a TV or opened social media recently, you know it. We actually have access to the BEST news—Jesus came and died and wants to have a relationship with you. This week, Brian Tome shows us how Jesus offers us an identity that’s greater than any bumper sticker, and how much the world can change when we start sharing it. Recorded live at Crossroads Church...

You’ve probably heard of Noah’s Ark. Animals, a boat, a rainbow... and, oh yeah, a global flood. Sounds like God was in a bad mood, right? This week, Kyle Ranson flips the script on one of the Bible’s wildest stories. It’s not about anger (or even just a Biblical precursor of “We Bought a Zoo”)—it’s about a God and his deep love for his people. Recorded live at Crossroads Church in Cincinnati, Ohi...

“Faith” is one of those nice words you might see stitched into a pillow or on the class roll at a Christian school. We might think it has something to do with believing God or having nice thoughts. But what if we told you faith isn’t just reading the Bible and going “Nice! Thumbs up!“, but really comes down to believing something enough to move. This week, Alli Patterson shows why out of the whole...

It seems like in the Bible, miracles are happening all the time. Did they stop happening when they invented the Polaroid or something? What’s up with that? Some of us feel like if we saw a miracle happen before our own eyes, we’d be the best believers of all time. Yet the Israelites saw the Red Sea part and were grumbling and complaining again three days later. Jump in to hear Brian Tome break dow...

It was too late for swimming lessons. When 2 million Israelites arrived at the edge of the Red Sea with all the might of Egypt nipping at their heels, it seemed like it was game over. But where there was a sea, God made a highway. Maybe you feel up against the Red Sea in your own life. That job you’ve been waiting on falls through, the bills keep coming when your money runs out, you get that diagn...

Maybe you’ve heard about Daniel in the Lion’s Den from Sunday School. The moral of the story probably went something like this: if you’re nice and faithful, God will save you from all of your troubles and you’ll never have to deal with any difficulty and you can play with the nice kitties. But there’s actually so much more to the story. This week, Kyle Ranson unpacks how this story is not just how...

We’ve all felt dry. There’s something about being stuck in the same job, same relationship (or lack thereof), or going back to the same old habits that can have your spiritual life feeling like a mouthful of saltines. This week, Brian Tome unpacks the story of Elijah’s showdown with the prophets of Baal and how it can show us how to stay faithful even when you’ve got spiritual cottonmouth. Recorde...