Faith For All

The D&D group from Cross of Glory discuss various wide ranging topics surrounding the Dungeons and Dragons roleplaying game.  Defining D&D, Fellowship, the satanic panic, raising children in a modern world, and what it's like to play a character in a fictional world are all discussed in this episode.

I am the Lord, and there is no other;     apart from me there is no God. I will strengthen you,     though you have not acknowledged me,  so that from the rising of the sun     to the place of its setting people may know there is none besides me.     I am the Lord, and there is no other.  I form the light and create darkness,     I bring prosperity and create disaster;     I, the Lord, do all thes...

The time is now to act on Climate Change He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.     And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy     and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8 NIV  For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10 NIV   “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the a...

  The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it,     the world, and all who live in it;  for he founded it on the seas     and established it on the waters.  Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord?     Who may stand in his holy place? The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,     who does not trust in an idol     or swear by a false god. They will receive blessing from the Lord     and vindic...

This week Cross of Glory's Climate Action Team, alongside a couple of random church members, discuss the topic of Christians and the Environment.    The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. Genesis 2:15 NIV    

What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works? Can faith save you?  If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, and one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace; keep warm and eat your fill’, and yet you do not supply their bodily needs, what is the good of that? So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead. James 2: 14-17 New International Version...

Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice fo...

**This sermon was recorded during an outside worship service (somewhat appropriate for a sermon on the environment) and the sound quality is lacking.     

Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals,[ a ] and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”     So God created mankind in his own image,     in the image of God he created them;     male and female he created them. God blessed them and said to th...

This week random members of Cross of Glory discuss prayer

This is prayer most christians pray, but how well do we really know what it means? "and whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, so that they may be seen by others. truly i tell you, they have received their reward. but whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your father who is in secre...

this is prayer most christians pray, but how well do we really know what it means? "and whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, so that they may be seen by others. truly i tell you, they have received their reward. but whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your father who is in secre...

This is prayer most christians pray, but how well do we really know what it means? "and whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, so that they may be seen by others. truly i tell you, they have received their reward. but whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your father who is in secre...

This is prayer most Christians pray, but how well do we really know what it means? "And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, so that they may be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. But whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secre...

This is prayer most Christians pray, but how well do we really know what it means? "And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, so that they may be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. But whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secre...

A few Cross of Glory church members discuss using secular music during worship

The Apostles were filled with the holy spirt on that day, and began a journey from student to teacher.    Acts 2: 1 - 12 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of the...

Radical Welcoming means we're open to being changed by the one we welcome “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor[ a ] and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. If you love those...

The church is not a where or a what, but a who. Church is not a worship service or a set of programs, but the people of God. Church is not where we go, but who we are. Welcoming is not just about welcoming people into the church building, but is also about welcoming people you meet.    “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. All the...

Romans 15:5-7 ESV May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.   When Jesus welcomes he goes to people, he doesn't wait for people to come to him. Jesu...

Cross of Glory's Welcome Statement:   We recognize the importance of worshiping with a diverse group of people of any color, age, creed, ethnicity, physical and mental abilities, addictions, legal record, economic status, station in life, life circumstances, marital/family status, heterosexuals, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people, their partners and their families. We welcome all into full...

Things are great when God loves us. How do we feel when God loves those that we dislike? 

We have a God of second chances. A God who continually uses broken people to fulfill God's redemptive plan. 

In this three part sermon series we will be looking at the Old Testament book of Jonah. We will find how this ancient story has meaning for our modern lives. 

Look for our sermon on Jonah in the next couple of weeks.