Crossway Christian Church

The elders' vision for BBC's future ministry and recommendation for BBC's future building plans.

How pervasive is idolatry in your life? Idolatry isn't limited to stone statues that we bow down to. Idols are anything we think we need apart from God. Elijah had a strong message for those who worshiped idols, revealing why there is only one, true God who alone deserves to be worshiped.

In 2 Samuel, God demonstrates his faithfulness to his promises to his people, especially his choice of king, David. This faithfulness culminates in the coming of David's Greater Son, Jesus Christ.

Why was it a sin for Israel to want a king? Why is it that we often commit the same sin today?

What is the ultimate goal of making disciples of Christ? Jesus himself told us as he prayed to God the Father - it's about glorifying Him.

If we are going to fulfill Christ's command to make disciples of all nations, then we will have to do it according to his plan. That includes loving another as Christ's people.

Fulfilling the Great Commission requires that we sacrifice our comfortable lives and go outside the camp with Christ.

How can we fulfill the Great Commission? It begins by following Christ.

People were amazed at Jesus' teaching, wondering where he came up with what he said. Pastor Richard shows more of the glory of Christ in this follow up to last week's message.

'Who is this man?' was the surprised question that everyone asked about Jesus.

Where does hope come from in dark time? God! Despite the spiritual darkness of the time of the Judges, God brings hope to his people and continues to fulfill his plan to bring about a Messiah.

Why are idols so bad? Israel learns the hard way that idols aren't just powerless, they enslave. As they turn away from faithfulness to God, God shows himself faithful and saves them by his grace.

How do you prepare for a seemingly impossible task that God calls you to do? How do become courageous in the face of life's challenges? God speaks to Joshua and so us today, showing us how to have courage in conflict.

What does it mean to live as the people of God? Deuteronomy is the final sermons of Moses to Israel before they cross into the promised land. In them, he reminds them of their covenant with God and encouraged them to keep it. Those instructions are remarkably relevant today as Christians seek to live as God's people in the 21st century.

How does a holy God respond to a faithless people? Judgment and mercy. The Book of Numbers shows how God continues to fulfill his promises to Abraham despite the faithless grumbling of Israel.

In the Old Testament, God's people were called to holiness. Nothing has changed in the New, except that our holiness is rooted in Christ

Israel were God's people because he redeemed them from Egypt. This redemption sets the pattern for the salvation God's people have in Christ.

The book of Genesis is a book of beginnings. It shows the beginning of all things as God's begins writing the story of human history. Genesis also shows us how all of us even today fit into God's story.

The Bible is more than a book, it's a story. Over the coming weeks we will see the unfolding story of God's redemption of sinners--a story that unfolds according to God's wise and sovereign plan in Christ.

What will the end of our salvation be? What future glory awaits those who now put their faith in Christ?

What does it mean for Christ to be lifted up on the cross? (NOTE: The first minute or two was cut-off during recording).

Although Christ has freed the Christian from the guilt and power of sin, sin's pollution remains so that we struggle with sin. How can we have victory over sin? How can we put it to death in our lives?

It has been said that the primary blessing of the gospel is justification, but that that greatest blessings is adoption. What does it mean to be God's sons and heirs?

At the heart of the atonement is being "at one" with God - being in right relationship with him. This is part of our salvation and our calling to take the message of salvation to those not yet reconciled to God.

When God justify sinners, he forgives their sin and declares them to be righteous. But how can God justify sinners - people who are not innocent or righteous, but guilty before him?