Crossing Community Church

In David's lowest moment, when all other places of safety have failed, David flees, not to a place but to a person. He flees to Jonathan. David felt safe with Jonathan because of the covenant they had formed at an earlier time. Now at a time when all other safe havens have failed him, he finds safety in his covenant friend. We too have a covenant friend in Jesus, that serves as a refuge and stronghold in all the difficults of life. 

1 Samuel 19 initially doesn't seem to have a lot to offer. It's another episode of Saul seeking to kill David. But when we dig a little deeper we find there is much to learn. In this case, we can learn a lot from the character of the 3 men highlighted in the chapter: Saul, David and Jonathan!

Today six families dedicated themselves to raising their children with the Gospel at the center of their family life. Pastor Tim took advantage of the moment to talk about why families are important to God and to our church and to each other!

In light of our upcoming baptism services, this reminder from Pastor Tim is a good overview of baptism and what it means to our walk with Christ. 

This week Pastor Tim discussed how opponents of God's Word often use small details in the Bible to attempt to discredit the authority of Scripture. But we also looked at the injustice of King Saul's jealousy and how jealousy wreaks havoc in our lives and the lives of our those around us, often creating seasons of injustice that we are forced to live through. 

This week we had the pleasure of having Gary Bailey speak to us and challenging us to consider that every day has great reasons to live for God!!

Today Pastor Tim speaks from 1 Samuel on the well-known battle between David the shepherd and Goliath the mammoth warrior. With stories such as this that are so familiar to us, we have to look deeply into them to find who they apply to our lives today. In this case, Pastor Tim encouraged us to consider the David's convictions that gave him the courage to confront Goliath and how we need the same convictions and courage to confront the cultural Goliaths of our day. 

This week we began a new sermon series based on the life of King David. 1 Samuel 16 records the anointing of David as the king of Israel. The question Pastor Tim asked us is how we see the people in our life and whether we see them the way God sees them. 

Joe McDermott did a wonderful job of honestly and humbly sharing how God has healed his life. He shared how he fixed things for a living but couldn't fix his own life until he finally came to a place where he understood that the One who created him was the only one who could fix his life. 

Today, Pastor Tim took us through a biblical tour of God's heart for the nations. Beginning in Genesis, through Psalms, Matthew, Acts and ending in Revelations, we saw how God has always had a plan for redeeming all mankind back to himself!