Crosstowne Church - Sermons

One of the best parts of this time of year is seeing all the inflatable decorations of cartoon characters past and present in peoples yards as you drive around town. But have you ever noticed that when they deflate they it can be a little scary, especially once they’re inflated again and all the things that lay lifeless now start to take on shape, slowly, and sometimes to the terror of young child...

We all love that rush of the new thing, whether it’s a new piece of technology, or a new car, or a new relationship, we all enjoy something new, but as we’ll discover today, something new, isn’t always something better. Thanks for joining us today! For more information and resources, visit www.crosstownechurch.com or download our free app! Search "Crosstowne" in your app store.

If we want to look into the future with a sense of confidence and hope, it must be built upon something reliable, something certain. As we close out this series we do so by focusing on the certainty Jesus provides us, even in the wind and the waves. Thanks for joining us today! For more information and resources, visit www.crosstownechurch.com or download our free app! Search "Crosstowne" in your...

Welcome to our journey through the gospel of Luke where we are learning about the Certainty of the life, mission, and message of Jesus. Over the past few weeks we've seen the challenge He presents to us in following Him, but today we're going to take a moment to discover what He thinks about us. Join us today as we journey through Luke 15 and discover that though our certainty in this life is foun...

Last week we talked about being Certain about Jesus. Jesus, with charity and clarity laid out what that relationship was to be shaped like. A certainty response to Jesus called for action ‘towards’ Him. Today, we are going to see that certainty response to Jesus includes action ‘towards’ people. Action that shifts the load of another person onto our animal. That receives mercy to give mercy. This...

To mince words means to speak vaguely or indirectly about a subject or to speak in a way that avoids conflict and solicits approval. It's something we've all done at one point or another to avoid a situation we don't want to be in or not get cancelled, but as we'll see today, when it comes to things that really matter, clarity is charity. It's how Jesus spoke with those who followed Him, where min...

If we want to look into the future with a sense of confidence and hope, it must be built upon something reliable, something certain, so the even in the midst of the waves we can see that our God is working. Thanks for joining us today! For more information and resources, visit www.crosstownechurch.com or download our free app! Search "Crosstowne" in your app store.

If we want to look into the future with a sense of confidence and hope, it must be built upon something reliable, something certain. Such was the case for the men who lowered the paralytic down through the roof to be healed by Jesus. For as we’ll discover today, the story could have turned out a lot differently for them and so can ours if we choose, just like them, to drop our ropes completely int...

Several years ago technology made a huge advancement by providing a piece of equipment that would all make our lives easier, or at least it was supposed to, it was called the Roomba. As we quickly learned though, it mostly navigated based upon a bump into stuff and hopefully not fall off the stairs to it’s doom approach. But as the technology advanced, so too has its mapping system which allows th...

If we want to look into the future with a sense of confidence and hope, it must be built upon something reliable, something certain. This series is all about rediscovering the only sure foundation to build our lives on. Thanks for joining us today! For more information and resources, visit www.crosstownechurch.com or download our free app! Search "Crosstowne" in your app store.

If we want to look into the future with a sense of confidence and hope, it must be built upon something reliable, something certain. This series is all about rediscovering the only sure foundation to build our lives on. Thanks for joining us today! For more information and resources, visit www.crosstownechurch.com or download our free app! Search "Crosstowne" in your app store.

If we want to look into the future with a sense of confidence and hope, it must be built upon something reliable, something certain. This series is all about rediscovering the only sure foundation to build our lives on. Thanks for joining us today! For more information and resources, visit www.crosstownechurch.com or download our free app! Search "Crosstowne" in your app store.

If we want to look into the future with a sense of confidence and hope, it must be built upon something reliable, something certain. This series is all about rediscovering the only sure foundation to build our lives on. Thanks for joining us today! For more information and resources, visit www.crosstownechurch.com or download our free app! Search "Crosstowne" in your app store.

When we think about blessings and curses, most of us rely on past usages of the word. Blessings tend to fall into the realm of happiness or pleasure (more money, more expensive vacations, parking spots close to the door, etc.), while curses tend to fall into the realm of wands and spells (dark arts, ill intent from the spiritual realm, the devil, etc.). But as we'll discover today, they have less...

The Holy Spirit, Jesus referred to Him as the comforter and helper, but what exactly is He here to help us do? Join us today as we take a look at the role He plays in our lives and why it’s so important for us to desire more of Him each and every day. Thanks for joining us today! For more information and resources, visit www.crosstownechurch.com or download our free app! Search "Crosstowne" in you...

Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species. Most of us remember the scientific classification, or taxonomy, in which we categorize all living things. It’s a part of the fabric in which we live, all the way from the largest creatures down to smallest ones we can barely see under the most powerful of microscopes. Is it possible that this reality, in which no one would dismiss as irrationa...

When we hear the word sabbath we think about doing no work and resting. It's a place where we all find ourselves at some point, in need of more of it, and science bears witness to that. But if it's something we all know the benefits of, why is it so hard for us to do? Join us today as we discover the priority, the process, and the purpose of what God intended and how it all comes to fruition in th...

Generosity is term synonymous with money, especially when used in the church setting, but as His representatives on this earth, His royal priests if you will, we'll learn that though that is a part of it, it's far from all there is to this powerful idea. Thanks for joining us today! For more information and resources, visit www.crosstownechurch.com or download our free app! Search "Crosstowne" in...

Throughout Scripture we see the concept of Temples carried out. From the Garden of Eden, through the life of Jesus, and now into our own lives. But this concept was always meant to be so much more than just an idea, or a phrase we hear uttered. It was meant to transform our lives into the people God made us to be. Each one of us, places, temples, for His very presence to dwell. For more informatio...

The idea of a test isn't something we hold in a positive view. Probably because we can all remember what it was like to have to take tests in school and as a result have placed a completely negative view on a word that actually doesn't have to be all bad, specially when we discover the heart of what's behind it. Join us today as we explore this concept and discover that a test from a good God can...

The idea of humans being image bearers of God is first introduced in Genesis 1 and continues throughout the entirety of Scripture. But what does it mean to be made in His image and what does that look like for us in the here and now? Join us today as we discover the answer to those questions and how God has tasked us with the great privilege of carrying out His work here on earth. For more informa...

Figuring out God can be tough. He's Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, all wrapped up in one person, but how? And beyond that, how is Jesus God? Join us today as we explore this complex reality and discover that God in all His overlays is Love. For more information and resources, visit www.crosstownechurch.com or download our free app! Search "Crosstowne" in your app store.

In Scripture we hear about Old Covenants and New Covenants, about believing in God, but there is so much more that we have been invited to and that’s Covenant Lordship Partnership. It’s not a broad brush concept that universally includes everyone, though it universally invites everyone. It’s not simply affirming a list of agreed upon beliefs. It’s not something we drift in and out of based upon ou...

Have you ever wondered why the Bible seems to always be filled with killing things and blood? From the Old Testament, all the way through the death of Christ, it seems to be a pretty big trend in Scripture, but why? Well as we'll learn today, there are few plot lines more powerful, that give us more hope in the midst of a fallen world than the plot line of atonement. Though we all contribute to th...

This series is about reconnecting to the plotlines of God’s story for us. We will look at stories, events, and ideas that all make up the story of God and His good plan for our lives. We will be partnering with the Tim Mackey and Jon Collins from the Bible Project to help bring these concepts and stories closer for our understanding. So today we are going to start with an overview look of the plot...