Every Moment His - Holy Cross Kearney

2.  Our faith is based on Scripture Alone. The Bible is the final authority on everything for faith and life because they are from God. Other authorities such as church traditions, science, politics, reason and feelings can be useful and true, but they are always placed under the authority of the scriptures.  We believe the bible is God-breathed and is the most reliable source of truth t...

Romans 12:9–21 Marks of the True Christian [9] Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. [10] Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. [11] Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. [12] Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. [13] Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to sho...

Romans 12:3–8 Gifts of Grace [3] For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. [4] For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, [5] so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and indivi...

Romans 12:1–2 A Living Sacrifice [1] I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. [2] Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. (ESV)

Romans 11:25–36 The Mystery of Israel’s Salvation [25] Lest you be wise in your own sight, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers: a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. [26] And in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written, “The Deliverer will come from Zion, he will banish ungodliness from Jacob”; [27] “and this will...

Romans 11:11–24 Gentiles Grafted In [11] So I ask, did they stumble in order that they might fall? By no means! Rather, through their trespass salvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make Israel jealous. [12] Now if their trespass means riches for the world, and if their failure means riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their full inclusion mean! [13] Now I am speaking to you Gentiles...

Romans 11:1–10 The Remnant of Israel [1] I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin. [2] God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he appeals to God against Israel? [3] “Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have demolished your al...

Romans 10:5–21 The Message of Salvation to All [5] For Moses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that the person who does the commandments shall live by them. [6] But the righteousness based on faith says, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’” (that is, to bring Christ down) [7] “or ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’” (that is, to bring Christ up from the...

Romans 9:30–33 Israel’s Unbelief [30] What shall we say, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith; [31] but that Israel who pursued a law that would lead to righteousness did not succeed in reaching that law. [32] Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were based on works. They have stumbled over the stumbl...

Romans 9:14–29 [14] What shall we say then? Is there injustice on God’s part? By no means! [15] For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” [16] So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy. [17] For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I might show m...

Romans 9:1–13 God’s Sovereign Choice [1] I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit—[2] that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. [3] For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh. [4] They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption,...

Romans 8:31–39 God’s Everlasting Love [31] What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? [32] He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? [33] Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. [34] Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that...

Romans 8:18–30 Future Glory [18] For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. [19] For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. [20] For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope [21] that the creation itself will be set free f...

Romans 8:12–17 Heirs with Christ [12] So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. [13] For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. [14] For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. [15] For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but y...

Romans 8:1–11 Life in the Spirit [1] There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. [2] For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. [3] For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, [4] in order tha...

In this new series, we discuss things that everyone in the church should totally know about being a member of a church.  #1 is this:  In becoming a member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church, you are making a life-long commitment to the Holy Christian Faith as taught by the scriptures and the Lutheran Confessions (what we’ve been working on). The promise to you, is that by binding yourself to...

In this episode, Pastor Tim and Music Director Jolene Berke  talks with artist Stephen Lufkin of the group LOVKN about what motivates him to write and perform music that glorifies God and communicates the Gospel to peoples hearts.  #Art #CreatingwithGod #Music   

In this episode based on a recent sermon, Pastor John and Pastor Tim discuss how the law can provide guidance to parents to raise their kids. 

Pastor John explains how God's law impacts us in three ways.  He also clearly shows what God's law cannot do... namely, it cannot save us, OR sanctify us.   Romans 7:1–6 Released from the Law [1] Or do you not know, brothers—for I am speaking to those who know the law—that the law is binding on a person only as long as he lives? [2] For a married woman is bound by law to her husband whil...

Romans 6:15–23 Slaves to Righteousness [15] What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! [16] Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? [17] But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin h...

Pastor Tim once again meets with our DCE team, but this time to discuss vocations. How do you know what's right for you? What led them to church work? This great discussion is applicable to all ages and stages of life and is just in time for graduation.

[5] For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. [6] We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. [7] For one who has died has been set free from sin. [8] Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will...

We're BACK!  PT and PJ discuss how the law interacts with those who are baptized into Christ.  Check out what St. Paul says about it in Romans 6! Romans 6:1–3 Dead to Sin, Alive to God [1] What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? [2] By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? [3] Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Chr...

Pastor John preaches through Romans 6:1-14 focusing on the question, "Should we keep on sinning so that grace abound?"  Romans 6:1–14 Dead to Sin, Alive to God [1] What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? [2] By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? [3] Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into h...

Good Friday 2022  Holy Cross was led in a meditation on the 10 commandments in order to be rid of sins in Jesus name.  The congregation then received individual forgiveness spoken by the pastors of Holy Cross and the sign of the cross upon their heads completing the journey of Lent which began with ashes in the sign of the cross placed upon their heads.