The Cross Bible Church

After discussing the need for being transformed by the renewing of our minds (v.2), Paul turns to discuss its practical outworking within the church. This is where Christianity becomes real. He starts with what it means to have genuine love for one another. For more information about The Cross Bible Church or upcoming events, please visit cbc-scs.org To watch the full service of today's sermon...

Last Sunday, Paul appealed to us to present ourselves as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God. Today, he tells us what the church will be like when each person humbly uses their God-given gifts for the greater good of the body of Christ. For more information about The Cross Bible Church or upcoming events, please visit cbc-scs.org To watch the full service of today's sermon, please c...

Having dealt with deep doctrinal matters in the previous 11 chapters such as sin, salvation, sanctification, and sovereignty, Paul now shows what service to the living Lord looks like for us who have been saved by God's free, unmerited grace. He now puts forth the ethical implications and practical applications of the gospel for daily living for those who have been redeemed. He moves from beli...

The whole of Scripture is both a lesson in history and a promise for the future. Christmastime spurs us to look back and to look forward. We reflect on the wonder of the nativity, in which the eternal Son of God came to us as a lowly infant. But we also anticipate the future day when the resurrected Christ will come again, inaugurating the new creation. The God who came down at the first Christmas...

Please enjoy the full service of Christmas Eve. For more information about The Cross Bible Church or upcoming events, please visit cbc-scs.org To watch the full service of today's sermon, please click the link below: https://youtube.com/live/M60jVketEYM

In Genesis we were reminded that our creator God is a promise-keeping God. It taught us to expect that He would send a Deliverer to restore this fallen world, and that in Him all the nations of the world will be blessed. The Prophets provided for us a blurry image full of hope, expectation, and vague details about God’s redemptive plan. And then the Gospels gave us a crystal-clear lens through whi...

The New Testament shows us that the means by which God’s promises are fulfilled, and the entirety of the plan God worked out through the Old Testament age, can be summed up in two words: Jesus Christ. In the Old Testament He is promised and anticipated, in the New Testament He is revealed and presented. For more information about The Cross Bible Church or upcoming events, please visit cbc-scs.org...

When we read through the Old Testament, we find that although God’s people were in God’s land, they were far from Him in heart. God raised up prophets like Isaiah and Micah who foretold the coming of the Lord’s salvation in a future, kingly Ruler. The promised Messiah would bring light to a people in deep darkness, tidings of comfort and joy to a distressed nation. When we speak of Christmas in th...

It is easy to look at the first Christmas as though the story starts on the first page of the New Testament, with an angel suddenly showing up to a girl in Galilee. But the Bible is a two-act drama, and to start at the Gospels is to join at the interval. In a sense, Christmas begins on the first pages of Scripture. The Advent season comes truly alive when we think about the Lord Jesus. In His huma...

Last Sunday, the Gentile believers were warned against antisemitism and arrogance. Paul also revealed the mystery of God’s future redemptive plan for the Jews. Today, following the truths that he has shared with us, the Apostle finds himself in a state of mind and heart in which he can think of and do nothing else but burst into exultant praise of God – ‘O the depth of the riches both of the wisdo...

Last Sunday, Paul addressed and answered two questions: (1) Has God rejected his people, Israel? (2) Has Israel stumbled in order to fall? Today, to warn Gentile believers against antisemitism, and to prevent them from becoming arrogant in thinking that God has chosen them instead of Israel, he reveals to them the mystery of God’s redemptive plan for the Jews.

Last Sunday, Paul took a short excursion to answer the question of how people will call on the name of the Lord to be saved. Today, he comes back to his main argument dealing with two questions: (1) Has God rejected his people, Israel? (2) Has Israel stumbled in order to fall [to their utter spiritual ruin, irretrievably and permanently]? The answer to both questions is, “absolutely not!” For more...

Last Sunday, in Roman 10:5-13, we learned that a righteousness that is by faith is now available to anyone who calls on the Lord for salvation. Today, in verses 14–17, Paul emphasizes that for someone to call on the Lord and be saved, they must first hear the message of the gospel and believe it. He further warns us not to remain recalcitrant like Israel.

Last Sunday, Paul identified two mistakes that the Jews make in their pursuit of righteousness and that results in their failure to obtain God’s salvation. He also gave us the answer to both. Today, in verses 5-13 he elaborates on the two key points he has made in verse 4. (1) Christ ends the era of the law, making available a righteousness that can be attained through faith;(2) this righteousness...

Last Sunday, we saw that the Scriptures foretell the Gentiles inclusion in God’s sovereign election. Today, Paul identifies two mistakes that the Jews make in their pursuit of righteousness and that results in their failure to obtain God’s salvation. He also gives us the answer to this problem. For more information about The Cross Bible Church or upcoming events, please visit cbc-scs.org To watch...

Last Sunday, Paul answered two objections to God’s unconditional, sovereign election. 1. “Is it fair for God to choose?” 2. “Is it fair for God to hold us responsible for our sin?” Today, he continues to answer those questions by adding that God has foretold these things in Scripture.  For more information about The Cross Bible Church or for upcoming events, please visit cbc-scs.org To watch the f...

Last Sunday, Paul argued that God’s promises to Israel have not failed, and that God unconditionally chooses who He will save and who He will pass by. God's justice and mercy in choosing raises questions about His fairness. Today Paul anticipates two objections and he answers them. 1) “Is God unfair in choosing some for salvation but not others?” 2) “Is God unfair to still hold sinners respons...

Last Sunday, we discussed Paul’s pain and anguish over the unbelief of his kinsmen, the Israelites. They are God’s chosen people, yet most of them are perishing because they have rejected their Savior, Jesus Christ. The reason this should matter to you is that, if God’s promises to Israel do not hold true, then there is no reason to think His promises to you will hold true. How can you be secure i...

In Romans chapters one through eight, Paul argued convincingly that all, Gentile and Jew, are equally sinners and are justified by grace through faith in Jesus. Now, in Romans nine through eleven, Paul deals with the problem associated with the condition of Israel’s general rejection of its Messiah. Today, we see Paul’s pain and anguish over the unbelief of his people, Israel.

“Who is Jesus?” is probably the most important question ever asked. It is so important that even Jesus posed that question to his own disciples. But He asks that same question of all of us. Anyone who claims to be a Christian need to answer that question because no one will come to Jesus until they have a clear answer to that question.

Throughout this book we have seen the Preacher conduct social experiments in search of the meaning of life and existence. He tried education, work, pleasure, entertainment, and the accumulation of wealth and possessions, only to find out that they were all dead-end streets. Today, the Preacher reaches his conclusion with this statement, “The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep...

Uncertainty can be paralyzing—but the Bible provides instruction to guide us as we look to an unpredictable future. There are times in life when the risks are high and in those moments, it's really tempting just to quit before we start. God has placed us where we are, and He has called us to action. Even when the conditions do not seem ideal, belief in Christ should inspire us to celebrate lif...

The Bible is a very practical book. It gives advice on countless topics and can be applied in some way to every situation. The chapter before us contains a series of practical proverbial statements from the Preacher that we should take as advice for living wisely. He urges us to resist folly and to embrace wisdom, and to use common sense and live as wise people. For more information about The Cros...

Pastor Mak is back from his missions trip and in today's sermon, The Preacher continues his search for the answer to one of the most important questions of life. “What is the meaning of life?” Solomon tried many different approaches in his life to find an answer. He tried materialism, pleasure, humanism, and even fatalism. The reason Ecclesiastes is so relevant is because these approaches are...

Associate Pastor Aaron Cavanaugh preaches from Exodus 33. If you took a selfie, what sort of actions or characteristics would you be doing in that selfie? If you were to write an autobiography, what would you say about yourself? How would you frame yourself? For more information about The Cross Bible Church or upcoming events, please visit cbc-scs.org If you would like to watch the full service of...