Jesus uses parables to illustrate the Kingdom of God, but he emphasizes here the importance of hearing well. Those who have ears to hear will be the ones who truly understand. He then gives examples of four soils, each soil hearing and receiving the word in a different way.

In the Gospel, there is a new center of your family… no longer blood or name… but a new Father who has a family of sons and daughters. And since we have a new Father… we really do have a new family definition.

The Spirit is precious and powerful and must be respected by all. But what is the unforgivable sin and have I committed it? Can I be forgiven? Do I even want forgiveness?

As Jesus teaches and performs miracles he attracting large crowds but remains steadfast and in control of his message. He then calls out his disciples and begins their equipping process.

Just as King Jesus would not fit into any other system, even the Old Covenant, Here here Jesus cannot fit into the Sabbath, but rather, even the Sabbath is made by and for its Lord… King Jesus.

Jesus, his teaching, his work and his reign fits inside nothing else… no larger narrative.. no greater agenda or idol in all of eternal history. All of Judiasm was about Jesus. all the Old Testament….all of human history.. all the universe and all time is about the Triune God’s plan in Jesus’s Kingdom. And with that Kingdom came all new ceremonies, ordinances and commands.

Regular, proactive fasting is fitting and helpful for us to train our minds and hearts to love and long for our Savior who is physically away from us right now. It is his call and desire for his Church and you.

The mission of Christ means the establishment of strong, healthy church families and we believe God has placed this ambition on the shoulders of Cross City Church for His children in Ohio.

The baby Jesus came to provide us with the perfect King who would rule and reign us and all things perfectly!

Jesus is the hope of sinners. We rejoice because though his righteousness is desperately needed by all of us, it's also given freely to the worst of us. His mercy never runs out and he's faithful to forgive the sins of his people. As Christ alone can make us clean from sin and righteous in the sight of God, we need to continue to confess our sins to him, seek his mercy, and embrace his lordship.

The birth of Jesus was the most remarkable birth in the history of the world. Fulfilling every prophecy and bringing hope and salvation to the world, Jesus’ birth was God’s announcement that where we fail, he succeeds.