The Crossing, DE Podcast

This episode is part of our Acts series at The Crossing, walking through how the mission of Jesus keeps moving forward even when there is pressure, pain, and resistance. This message looks at Acts 5:17–42 and shows how the Holy Spirit gives ordinary disciples power to obey, speak, and keep going when following Jesus is costly. In Acts 5, the apostles are arrested, miraculously freed, and sent righ...

Pretending can be fun when you are a kid. It is destructive when it becomes the way you live your faith. In this message, “No More Pretending,” we walk through Acts 5:1–16 and the story of Ananias and Sapphira to see how hypocrisy, image, and spiritual shortcuts can wreck a church and a soul. We look at the difference between real devotion and looking devoted, and why God cares so deeply about int...

What actually makes a man, beyond the stereotypes, highlight reels, and pressure to measure up? Biblical manhood is not about John Wayne-style toughness, image, or success, but about a life formed by Jesus and His Word. This message helps the men of The Crossing, and anyone listening, trade cultural caricatures for God’s design for men who love, serve, lead, and live with Christlike character. Ser...

This message explores what it means to hold everything we have with open hands before God and to practice intentional generosity in a world that tells us to cling tightly to “our” money and stuff. It looks honestly at our fears, our past hurts, and our excuses, and then points us to the freedom Jesus offers when we trust Him with our finances and our hearts. In this sermon from The Crossing in Mil...

When pressure rises, what does the church pray for? In Acts 4:21–31, we see believers asking God for faithfulness, boldness, and His presence in the middle of opposition. This message shows how prayer is not just a way to ask for comfort, but a way to be formed for mission. It speaks to anxiety, fear, and the challenge of living faithfully when following Jesus is costly. It also points to the Holy...

When Jesus fills your life, people can see the difference. From Acts 4:13–21, we see Peter and John stand with courage because they’ve been with Jesus, not because they are impressive on their own. We explore how whatever fills you eventually comes out in your words, your reactions, and your relationships, and how time with Jesus can reshape all of that. This message is for anyone who is curious a...

There is still real, life-changing power in the name of Jesus—and it can meet your deepest need today. In Acts 3–4, a lame beggar is healed “in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,” turning an ordinary day into a moment of transformation and worship. Peter shows that money, religion, and self-help can’t do what Jesus alone does: forgive sin, change hearts, and give us a new identity. That miracle...

God’s plan isn’t perfect people, it’s a devoted family. In this message, “We Are Family,” we walk through Acts 2:42–47 to see what everyday life looked like for the very first church family. Acts shows a Spirit-filled people devoted to four priorities: God’s Word, real fellowship, remembering Jesus, and prayer—and that devotion begins to shape how they live. We explore how that devotion overflows...

When life feels harsh or unfair, it can be hard to see how God is at work behind the scenes. This Mother’s Day message explores the story of five women in Exodus 1–3 whose courage and faith helped save a baby named Moses and shape the future of God’s people. Through Shiphrah, Puah, Jochebed, Miriam, and Pharaoh’s daughter, we see how God uses women to protect, praise, preserve, and provide in ways...

What do you do when you finally see that Jesus isn’t just a religious idea but the risen Lord who gave His life for you? This message from Acts 2 walks through Peter’s powerful sermon, the crowd’s response, and the clear, biblical answer to the question, “Brothers, what shall we do?” You’ll see why good behavior, religion, or self-help can’t heal what’s broken at the core, and why only Jesus—who l...

What if the biggest danger for a healthy church isn’t bad doctrine but staying in the huddle and never speaking up about Jesus? In “Huddle to Herald,” Adam Woods walks through Acts 2:1–36 and the day of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit filled the apostles and turned a scared huddle into bold witnesses. You’ll hear how God used wind, fire, and languages to launch the mission, and how Peter’s first s...

What if waiting on God isn’t wasting time, but the doorway to real power? In this message, Adam Woods looks at Acts 1:12–26 and shows how the early church refused to move without prayer. You’ll see how prayer reveals our weakness and need, reminds us who we are as sons and daughters of God, and demonstrates real trust in His wisdom instead of our control. This sermon also unpacks what it means to...

What if Jesus is ready to move in your life, even when you don’t feel ready at all? In “Ready Or Not,” Pastor Adam walks through Acts 1:1–11 and shows how the risen Jesus continues His work through ordinary people empowered by the Holy Spirit. This message explores four big truths: Jesus’ work didn’t end at the empty tomb, the Holy Spirit is essential, the mission to be witnesses is clear, and we’...

Death is the darkest cage every one of us will face—but Jesus has already stepped into it and walked out again. In this Easter message, we explore how His death and resurrection offer real freedom, not just from guilt and shame, but from death itself. Adam traces “easter eggs” throughout the Old Testament—Abraham and Isaac, Passover, the Day of Atonement—and shows how they all point to Jesus as ou...

Prayer can feel confusing, optional, or reserved for “really spiritual” people—but Scripture calls every follower of Jesus to pray on all occasions with all kinds of prayers. In this message, Austin Garrett shows how a simple framework can help you move from talking about prayer to actually living a life of prayer. Walking through Ephesians 6:18 and the ACTS prayer model—Adoration, Confession, Tha...

Confession often feels like losing—but what if it’s actually the way we experience true freedom? In this message, we explore Jesus’ teaching on prayer in Luke 11:4 and discover that confession is not a sign of weakness, but a mark of a healthy, growing faith. Through confession, we honestly admit our need for God, agree with Him about our sin, and commit to extending forgiveness to others. This ki...

What would you ask God to provide every day of your life? In this message from Luke 11:3, we explore why Jesus taught His followers to pray, “Give us each day our daily bread.” In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus moves from the greatness of God’s name and kingdom to a simple request for daily bread. Yet this ordinary prayer reveals something profound about our relationship with God. It reminds us that pra...

What Happens When We Pray “Your Kingdom Come”? When Jesus taught His disciples to pray, He didn’t start with our needs. He started with God’s name, God’s kingdom, and God’s will. In this message from Luke 11:2, we discover that prayer is bigger than personal requests. When we pray “Your kingdom come… on earth as it is in heaven,” we are inviting God’s rule, healing, salvation, and restoration into...

The disciples saw Jesus preach, heal, and perform miracles. But they didn’t ask Him to teach them to preach. They asked, “Lord, teach us to pray.” (Luke 11:1) Why? Because there was something different about the way Jesus prayed — it was intimate, confident, and rooted in who God is. And Jesus began with two powerful words: “Father… hallowed be Your name.” In this opening message of our Teach Us t...

What If Pride Is the Thing Holding You Back? Peter had walked on water. He had preached to thousands. He had also denied Jesus three times. Same man. Same night. Two different hearts. By the time Peter writes 1 Peter 5, he’s no longer the loud, self-assured disciple. He’s a broken, restored, battle-tested follower of Jesus — and his final message in this letter is clear: If we’re going to live SET...

What do you do when suffering comes? In this message from 1 Peter 4, Austin Garrett walks us through one of the most practical and challenging questions followers of Jesus face: How do we suffer well? Peter doesn’t pretend suffering is avoidable. In fact, he tells us to expect it. But he also shows us that hardship doesn’t have to weaken our faith — it can refine it. It can clarify our priorities....

If Jesus is really Lord… why do you live the way you live? That’s the question Peter says our lives should provoke—and in this message from 1 Peter 3, we’re called to do one central thing: “In your hearts revere (set apart) Christ as Lord.” (1 Peter 3:15) When we set Jesus apart as Lord, it doesn’t just change what we believe—it reshapes our homes, our relationships, how we suffer, and how we resp...

What do you do when following Jesus starts to cost you something? In this message from our SET APART series, Peter gets uncomfortably practical: living holy in a hostile world requires more than good intentions—it requires humble submission. Not weakness. Not passivity. A steady, Christlike surrender that says, “Not my will, but Yours.” 1 Peter 2:11–25 was written to believers facing pressure, acc...

What if the biggest threat to your faith isn’t failure… but forgetting who you are? In this message from our SET APART series through 1 Peter, we’re reminded that God doesn’t ask us to invent our identity—He declares it. And when we remember who we are in Christ, it reshapes what we do every day. 1 Peter 2:4–10 shows us two inseparable realities for every believer: IDENTITY: We are God’s people—ch...

How many times do we need to be reminded before truth really sticks? In this message from our SET APART series, Peter does what loving parents—and faithful pastors—often have to do: he repeats what matters most. Writing like a spiritual father, Peter reminds believers how to live out the identity they’ve already been given in Christ. This passage calls us back—again—to what it looks like to live h...