Crossroads - Weekend Messages

Life is messy because people are messy. Last week we learned what mutual submission really means, and how that plays out in our messy marriages. Continuing on with the same theme, this week we'll look at messy relationships: parents and children, and employees and employers. Children and parents, and employees and employers fulfill unique roles that God designed to work together in harmony, united...

As we move into our second series in the book of the Leviticus called "Cleansing," the focus shifts from the sacrifices to be offered to ritual cleansing. In order to properly worship the Lord, someone who has been defiled must first be properly cleansed before they are reintegrated into the worship community. Leviticus 8 focuses on the consecration of Aaron and his sons, the priests. Before the s...

If we've learned anything through our study of the book of Ephesians, it's that "Life Is Messy" because people are messy. And because we are, this week we'll take a look at marriages. They can be a total mess. Because Jesus is real, He leads and empowers us through the messiness of close relationships, even marriage. God created marriage for so much more than simply human happiness...He has a beau...

Life is messy, but God calls each of us to simply respond to Jesus. Nothing more, nothing less. How do we do that? In Ephesians 5, God gives us the tools to walk through the mess of life. This Sunday, bring friends and family and join us as we learn about how to navigate "The Messy Walk." It will change your life!

As we close out our Sacrifice series, we will now see a recap of the five sacrifices. This time looking at these sacrifices the focus is on the work of the priests. There were specific rules for how the priests were to handle each sacrifice. There are some very interesting insights in these chapters.

Everyone has a style. A style is a way of doing things that is uniquely your own. Whether we are cognizant or not, we present ourselves in certain ways. As people who are simply responding to Jesus, there is a certain style that God wants us to have. You can call that the Jesus style. Even though life is messy, we are to have style in the mess. As we continue our series through the book of Ephesia...

The trespass offering is the final of the five offerings described in the first section of the book of Leviticus. This offering system was designed to put to right many of the issues that transpired between God and his people. The trespass offering is no different. God desires an intimate relationship with his people. The trespass offering reminded people of their ability to rebel and to be set ba...

There is no doubt that life is messy. Yet Jesus is still giving gifts to transform the people of God. Although circumstances seem out of control, God is still working in and through His people to bring about glorious outcomes. As we move into the second half of the book of Ephesians, we now see the practical outworking of God’s grace in the church. Although life is messy, Jesus is real. Jesus want...

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The Apostle Paul was completely blown away by what Jesus had done. Paul was raised as a Pharisee who spent his life devoted to the strict interpretation of the Law of Moses, so the fact that God had given the Gentiles (non-Jews) equal access to Himself was astounding. What benevolent grace! Paul was so amazed, he just wanted to keep sharing it with the church in Ephesus. In our Life is Messy serie...

Forgiveness costs. When there is a severing in any relationship, someone has to pay something in order to restore that relationship. The same is true for our relationship with God. This study in Leviticus 4 shows us the mandatory offering called the "sin offering". When a person sinned against God, they brought an appropriate offering seeking after forgiveness. The sin offering, like all the Levit...

Our Life is Messy series in the book of Ephesians has exposed many different types of "messes" we face in our lives. Our understanding of God is messy. We, as individuals, are as messy as our circumstances. We also saw how we can pray in the midst of the mess, and move forward with joy in our daily life. This week, we look at another difficult fact of life: messy divisions between people. Just as...

Life is messy. Really messy. If we're honest, we are each just as much of a mess as everything else. Life is messy because we are messy. One of the most amazing things about the Bible is its radical realism. The Bible doesn’t shy away from expressing the fact that we are all total train-wrecks! It also doesn’t shy away from the reality that God still loves us and is not finished working on us. Jes...

The book of Leviticus opens with an explanation of five different offerings. These offerings served many different functions within the life of the children of God. Two of the main functions are worship and fellowship. Sacrifices were made to God as acts of devotion and to continue that relationship. In this second message of the Sacrifice series, Pastor Daniel will be looking at the second and th...

We had an incredible fall launch Sunday last week, and we dove into our new series "Life Is Messy." We see in Ephesians that as much as we try to avoid life's disappointments, we find that God works through the chaos to give us the true desire of our hearts, Christ-likeness. God transforms the messiness into a miracle of love and grace. Come Sunday to learn why prayer is essential to navigating li...

The book of Leviticus is all about the holiness of God. Because of God's otherness, humanity is asked to worship in a very specific way. Leviticus opens with a series of five different types of offerings. Each offering has a specific purpose and way it should be carried out. We open the book of Leviticus with looking at the first offering, the burnt offering.

Life is messy. We all know it. We all experience it. And we are trying to deal with life’s messiness. But here’s the deal: life is messy, but don’t worry, Jesus is real. That is the message of Christianity. As we begin a journey through the book of Ephesians, one of the most widely read books of the New Testament, we find that it is brutally honest about the challenges we face and how they interse...

Now in the final chapter of the book of Exodus, the book reaches its climax. The children of Israel have been delivered from Egyptian bondage and they have been commanded to build the Tabernacle. All of the construction is now completed. All of the furnishings are made. And something unexpected happens. God's glory fills this mobile worship tent.

As we have continued through Revelation 2-3, we have seen Jesus do a forensic analysis of the seven churches. Our Case Study series was extraordinarily illuminating for us. We got a chance to see what Jesus values and what Jesus is concerned about in each of the churches. To close out this series, Pastor Daniel will be applying Jesus’ checklist to our family of faith, Crossroads. In doing so, we w...

Like a beautiful home that has termites eroding the foundation, we really cannot judge a book by its cover. This same reality holds true for people, and especially things in the spiritual realm. This week’s Case Study looks at Jesus’ last letter to the seven churches. The Laodiceans had some real issues under the surface, they were in serious trouble and they didn’t even realize it. But Jesus love...

After all the preparations, it is finally here. It is time to actually construct the Tabernacle. God had given specific directions. The people gave with exceeding generosity. God had placed His Spirit on the builders. The people simply obeyed and the construction phase begins. The construction of the Tabernacle covers Exodus 36-39. This is the 2nd part of a teaching on these 4 chapters.

A famous saying says, “When God closes one door, He opens another one.” And you know what? It's true! He is in control, and He has big plans for us when we follow Him. As we continue our Case Study series, we come to the church in Philadelphia in Revelation 3. It's a faithful church that was walking toward what looked like an open door. Jesus’ diagnosis was simple: Just Walk Through. It’s the same...

After all the preparations, it is finally here. It is time to actually construct the Tabernacle. God had given specific directions. The people gave with exceeding generosity. God had placed His Spirit on the builders. The people simply obeyed and the construction phase begins.

The children of Israel are almost ready to build the Tabernacle. All of the details have been explained by the Lord. The calamity of the idolatry of the Golden Calf is now behind them. God has restored the covenant with the children of Israel. All that is left before the construction of the Tabernacle is gathering the materials and the willingness of the people. Exodus 35 is all about both of thes...