Cross Pointe TXK

A summary of the depiction of a Living Sacrifice from Romans 12 and a glimpse of the victory Jesus won over evil on the day of the Cross. Bubba Rainwater

At no point in the Scriptures are individuals invited to exact revenge on anyone. God claimed the right to vengeance, so what is my right? My opportunity? God's expectation? Bubba Rainwater

KALOS is what Mary was doing when she anointed the feet of Jesus--it was excellent, beautiful, awesome. The Living Sacrifice plots these moments. KAKOS is the opposite of KALOS. The Living Sacrifice never repays KAKOS for KAKOS. Bubba Rainwater

Remember walking into the school cafeteria back in the day and sizing up where you would sit? Did you see others in the same way? Did you choose to sit with the "lowly"? Jesus taught this at a Sunday Lunch with a group of Pharisees.

Bubba Rainwater

Empathy is rarely natural, but it is always worship.

6/29/2025 - Bubba Rainwater

The Living Sacrifice is bent on honoring Christ and there is no better way than with our words, so even in the midst of persecution we can honor Christ with the words we choose.

6/22/2025 - Bubba Rainwater

The English simply fails to portray the words of Romans 12:13. More than sharing. Infinitely more than mere hospitality.

7/15/2025 - Bubba Rainwater

The Living Sacrifice is not merely the one who does big things, but the one who can sit in the quiet presence of God and rejoice in the unrevealed reality of what is to come . . . and that is HOPE.

6/1/2025 - Bubba Rainwater

The Living Sacrifice begins with an oft-renewed identity in the love of Christ which fuels a fervor to strive boldly . . . and to do so without hesitation.

5/25/2025 - Bubba Rainwater

The Living Sacrifice is to love like a brother ought to love a brother, and to be competitive in that love so that he beats his brother to that love.

5/18/2025 - Bubba Rainwater