Crossway Christian Church

The Anabaptist movement during the Reformation was a wide and diverse movement. Today, we look at the good and bad of the movement that sparked hatred from Protestants and Catholics alike. This is part of an ongoing series during Crossway's Sunday School reviewing church history.

An important reformer, today we get to look at the life and theology of Ulrich Zwingli, the great Swiss theologian. This is part of an ongoing series during Crossway's Sunday School reviewing church history.

The letter to the Romans is known as one of the greatest theological works of all time. Such a conclusion is hard to disagree with; where else can one find the details of the gospel laid out in such a clear and articulate fashion? And, in the book of Romans, not only does Paul seek to explain the gospel, but to implore others to help in promoting it throughout the world. Today, we get to hear Paul...

The continuation of the life of Martin Luther, looking at his major theological points. This is part of an ongoing series during Crossway's Sunday School reviewing church history.

We, as Great Commission Baptists, know well our duty to take the gospel to the nations. The desire to take the gospel to where it has not been named is nearly as central to our identity today as it was to Paul’s as an apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ. Yet, it is a dangerous venture, and one not taken lightly. There are things that we must remember, lest we get sidetracked, lose focus, and in doing...

The continuation of the life of Martin Luther, including the Diet of Augsburg through the Diet of Worms. This is part of an ongoing series during Crossway's Sunday School reviewing church history.

A recounting of the history of Martin Luther, up to the Diet of Augsburg. This is part of an ongoing series during Crossway's Sunday School reviewing church history.

Our walk through the wilderness of this world can be difficult and exasperating. Many, trying to cope with that reality, do so by lowering their goals and expectations. But Christians ought to rightly know that such a solution doesn’t really solve the problem. Christ places on us high expectations, even when he knows that we will fail. Therefore, Paul seeks to encourage both the Romans, and us, in...

All this talk of unity is not meant simply for the immediate body of believers; rather, it extends out to talk about all of our partnerships and how we are to have unity with them. For us at Crossway, that means the unity we have with our sister churches in the SBC, and our missionaries across the world. Paul sees this connected, not just to practical matters in Rome, but to the very purpose of Go...

At the end of Romans 14, Paul continues his discussion of the weak and the strong. The weak are in a precarious position, and the strong must be careful in how they use their liberty to not hurt the faith of those who are already weak. Why should this matter to them? Is not the sin of the weak their own sin? Why is food such a big deal, anyway? In this text, there are three primary actors, and we...

Very early in the act of creation, God’s organization of chaos was seen. Light and darkness separate, as do the heavens and the waters and the land. Yet, God also brings some things together, as he does when Adam and Eve, although separate, are united as one. Today, Paul reminds us that what God has brought together we ought not separate, causing division or disruption to the people of God over ou...

Philippians 1:1-11

Having spoken over specific instructions about love, that we should love our brethren, our enemies, and ourselves, and even speaking about a particular kind of love shown in obeying authorities, Paul turn to summarize why it is that we love the way we do: we are debtors in love to those around us. This high calling is difficult, so Paul likewise gives us encouragement in the trial, as he reminds u...

We often wonder how Christians should handle themselves in the foreign land that is this world. Answers are not easy; problems are legion. So, in coming to Romans 13, we have perhaps the clearest and boldest statement of Paul to these questions. Christians, at the very least, are to have as their first instinct a mind of submission to the authorities of the world. Today, we think through how that...

In Romans 12:1-2, Paul instructed us to not be conformed to this world, but be transformed through the renewing of our minds. As Paul begins to lay out for us the practice of the Christian life, he gives us a hint at precisely what he means by this. The Christian life is meant to be lived in the body of Christ, his church, striving to serve one another in faith. How are we to do this, though? Paul...

In Luke, we have reported that Jesus was crucified with two criminals. Each of these has different and profound responses to Jesus; one rails and him while the other expresses trust. Each of these men, and Jesus' words themselves, provides for us three distinct images from Scripture. Let us hear from these pictures, that we may better see the beauty and wonder of the cross!

“He is risen! He is risen indeed!” Is this just a cute phrase that the early church paraded around to who the worthiness of Jesus for worship and adoration, with out any real meaning? What does his resurrection really mean for us? More, perhaps, than you think. As Paul writes to the Corinthians and defend the resurrection, we learn much about the importance and the necessity of Jesus’ resurrection...

As the end of chapter 11 acted as an epilogue, or an afterword, on the entirety of the first 11 chapters of the book of Romans, the first two verses of Romans 12 do the same for the last chapters of the book. This prologue or foreword helps to summarize all that Paul will call on the people of God to do and be. These famous verses are of great importance, as they set the tone for all Christian eth...

Paul’s discussion of God’s good plan for Israel, as well as the laying out of salvation which has occurred over the past 11 chapters has lead Paul (and us!) to one of the most glorious benedictions in Scripture. We are ever being led by our own hearts to consider ourselves as central – God acts solely on our behalf and the universe itself twirls around our wants and whims. But such things are not...

There is very little in this world than feeling as though your time is being wasted. We get so short a time here on earth, and we typically want to feel as though we are spending it in the ways we desire. So, if that is so, why spend so much time worried about God’s dealings with a foreign nation, one whose people we likely do not deal with on a regular basis? Is this all a waste of time? No, cert...

No one wants to be rejected. It is a horrible feeling, no matter how gently one is let down. Whether rejected for a job or in love, it can crush even the best of us. How much more crushing, then, would it be to be rejected by God? To be sworn off forever, with no hope of salvation? Given what Paul has said in Romans 9-10, is this the very fate of the people that God has called his own, even Israel...

We live in an unprecedented age of information distribution. Who might have guessed, even 15 years ago, how easy it would be to gain real-time information of world events? Twitter and Facebook give us updates on a war halfway across the globe; the Super Bowl provides opportunities for companies to promote their messages to millions in a single moment. Yet, the mission of God goes forward with a sl...

Americans love new things. Whether seeking after a new car, a new phone, or new furniture, we love to have the newest and latest things. This is no less true in religious circles – we like innovation in almost every way. This seems embodied in Christianity. After all, we are New Testament people. Even so, Paul seems intent on dissuading the Romans from the pursuit of novelties. Faith in Jesus Chri...

Paul has made it clear that salvation depends upon God alone; for he will have mercy upon who he has mercy. Even so, we know that God’s decreed will has clear and noticeable outcomes in people’s actions: Pharaoh’s heart was hardened and he did not let people go. So what has Israel done that demonstrated their failure to obtain the blessings? What is the source of their unbelief? Paul makes it clea...

Paul has started, at the beginning of the 9th chapter, to explain to the Romans the reason for the rejection of Jesus as the Messiah by Israel. Today, we look as Paul continues his discussion of election by looking at the benefits of election, what it tells us about God and how his work in salvation is sufficient and complete. While election can be a difficult subject for us to reconcile with othe...