Crossroads - Weekend Messages

Have you ever wondered what God is up to in your life? Hindsight is always 20/20, and as we come to the powerful conclusion of our Oasis series, we get to look back at what God was up to in Ruth's life. God is always multi-tasking, and his blessing for Ruth became a launchpad for the world’s redemption. Everything you're going through is a thread in a much grander narrative that God is composing....

God’s love always overflows into the details of humanity, to uniquely touch people who walk with him. This week we get to see it at street-level in Ruth’s story; God redeems and transforms the lives of both Ruth and Naomi, in a way that blesses other people in the end. Do you need to feel a fresh connection with God and his plan for your life? Ruth’s redemption is possible for each of us as we fol...

For many of us, life feels like we’re traveling over the speed limit on a long stretch of Highway with no end in sight. For too long we have believed the wrong things about how to have a meaning filled life. In his letter to the Philippians, the Apostle Paul outlines how to get an A+ on the assignment of life. Join us Wednesday night as we uncover what Jesus desires for each and everyone of us on...

Sometimes we obey God even when we don’t have all the answers. Ruth’s decisions were life-altering, but she trusted God enough to step out in faith and leave the outcome up to him. How can you learn to trust God with the things you’ve been afraid to ask for, and let him surprise you with the outcome? Join us Sunday and learn about real surrender and real blessing from Ruth 3.

Doubt is part of our human story. And at points in our life, most of us even doubt God. But there's good news in John 20 for anyone who doubts! Jesus gives us everything we need to bridge us from doubt to faith. So join us for this week's message, as we learn what it means to have faith in a God we can't see.

People remember first and last impressions better than anything else. At the end of his life, Joshua makes a final address to the nation of Israel, urging them to “Remember.” He knows what we often forget: most of our problems arise when we forget who God is and who we are in Him. Join us Wednesday! Joshua’s farewell address will ring true as we learn the keys to remembering all God has done, so w...

If you’ve got issues, you’re a prime candidate for a miracle. Sometimes God’s plan to provide for our needs shows up right in the middle of the mundane details of your life. This week we will explore more of the story of Naomi and Ruth, learning how God orchestrates our lives so we’re in the right place at the right time to receive his blessing - often in the most unlikely ways. Come celebrate Mot...

There’s a saying: “If it can go wrong, it will.” And sometimes it feels like everything falls apart all at once, no matter how hard we try to make decisions that keep us from life’s messiness. However, God loves to leverage the situations that seem impossible to us to bring about His perfect and astounding plans. In our brand-new series “Oasis,” God shows us through Ruth that when everything goes...

In the book of Joshua when the Israelites finished conquering the Promised Land, their work had only just begun. Some of the tribes claimed the inheritance promised them by God, while the rest of the tribes turned against them. You know that thing you’re waiting on? Sometimes it's hard to trust God with it. Even worse, sometimes your friends or family will tell you you're crazy for having faith in...

Michael’s ability to communicate visually with clay, combined with Pam’s musical gifts, create a powerful narrative illustrated by touching stories that range from hilarious to deeply emotional. Anyone who has experienced brokenness in their life will identify with this presentation.

Few things are more painful than persecution for faith in Jesus. What makes persecution even worse is when we respond in a way that displeases God - and let ourselves and others down in the process. Self-control frees us to rejoice in suffering because it allows us to move forward with a clear conscience, knowing we’ve lived in the way God calls beautiful. Join us Sunday for the last message from...

Do you ever find yourself comparing what God's given you to what he's given to other people? In Joshua 21, the Levites received a much different inheritance than the other tribes, and they wondered why. In situations where you feel like you got stuck with the leftovers, how do you see God in the midst of your story? Join us Wednesday to learn how our situations that seem lame at first can actually...

Gentleness has a stigma in our culture, doesn't it? In a society where aggression is prized as a response of strength, Jesus's command to be gentle sounds, well...weak . But the way of Jesus flips our understanding of strength and weakness on its head - because Jesus proved himself strong by his gentleness in the face of the persecution of the cross. How do we get there in our lives? How can we cu...

God's faithfulness to His people is always detail-oriented. When the children of Israel arrived in the Promised Land, God's plans for them didn't stop there - He made sure Joshua took necessary steps to protect those who couldn't defend themselves. All of us, in different ways, long for protection and justice; if you're aching for someone to stand up for you too, join us next week in Joshua 20 and...

Whether it’s rallies with celebrities or our nation’s leaders calling for change, our culture values peace. Jesus values peace too, and his promise for peace and how to get it actually works! His lasting peace is brought into the world through the faithfulness of his followers...but sometimes that can be hard for us. Do you want to help bring real peace to the world, instead of feeling like you co...

"Cause I got to have faith" was the chorus to George Michael's song Faith playing all over the radio in 1987. Nothing could be closer to the truth for God's people today. Everyday, we exercise faith without even realizing it. Faith that oncoming drivers stay in their lane, faith that the food we're about to eat is not poisoned, and so on. Yet, if we're honest with ourselves we often fail to have f...

If you’ve ever felt the weight of the world on your shoulders, then you can appreciate the moment you feel that weight lift. The first Easter was like that. The church felt the tremendous tragedy of losing Jesus … then a beautiful new day dawned. If you could use a fresh outlook on life, join us this Easter as we celebrate the resurrection and find out why that event turns every day into a new day...

At different times, we all feel incomplete - because our failures and wounds leave stains and scars we don’t know how to heal from on our own. Jesus came to cleanse us in a way that transforms our lives. And when Jesus purifies us, he opens us up to a whole new way to be human. This way of Jesus is our route into all God’s goodness. If that’s the kind of change you’re longing for, you don’t want t...

Who doesn't want to know the very best master plan for their life? Would it surprise you to know that God has a specific and unique plan in mind for everyone? And it's not just any plan...it 's a roadmap to the best possible life. How can you find it? Join us Wednesday to learn how to find the specific plans of God for your life!

In a world where efficiency and expediency are valued above everything else, kindness takes a back burner to getting things done. But whenever we experience an act of selfless kindness, the beauty it creates cultivates deep and meaningful connections. Do you sense a need to go deeper with people in your life who matter? Join us this Sunday to learn how rekindling kindness can bring blessing to you...

Have you ever desired anything? Of course...everyone does. But unfortunately those desires can get you in trouble if you're not careful. Many religions teach that human desire is the beginning of life's problems. But Jesus challenged us that desire isn't the problem. The question is how can we cultivate a hunger for the right things, so God's best life for us comes to pass? Join us this Sunday to...

What defines you? For many, it's not something that has an easy answer. Our life choices are driven by the news, our families, or whatever promises the most success in our jobs and hobbies. But are these choices delivering the life we really want? Or are we making decisions based on a false reality and coming up empty? To find the person we were created to be, we need to make decisions based on tr...

Few things are as intimidating as clashing with societal norms. But sometimes Jesus puts us right in the middle of those very situations. He teaches us there’s great beauty in qualities our society usually holds at odds. Our world pits meekness, which our culture hates, against peace, which we’re all longing for. But ironically, we need to seek meekness to find peace. How does it work? Join us thi...

We all want joy in our life, but very few people would describe themselves as joyful...at least not day in and day out. But what if you could find the joy we’re really longing for, and it’s not where we thought it would be? You don’t want to miss this mind-blowing teaching on the beauty of joy and how to find it.