Crossing Community Church

What if Jesus stayed dead, never rose from the grace? Consider how that would have altered history! But He did and by doing so He opened the door to heaven and possibility for you and I to change the course of eternity for ourselves through faith in His substitutional death@

Jesus enters Jerusalem know all that is going to happen in the days to follow. They call out praise only to cry for His crucifixion days later. 

This parable strikes at our sense of fairness. But the Lord's point was that He can forgive sin of anyone and that no one is outside the reach of His grace. That can be hard for some people who think that others don't deserve forgiveness. When we think that way it reveals our own unforgiving heart. 

Teaching from the parable of the persistent widow in Luke 18, Pastor Tim encouraged us to know God's Word so we can be certain of His promises, because He is the righteous judge that we can depend on for true justice. 

Scott Brubaker shared with us today about the peace and purpose Jesus brought to his life since he was saved in 1988. In the years since he trusted Christ, he has had many seasons of life to prove Jesus keeps His promises. He lost a 17 year old son to suicide. Was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in the brain, liver and lungs. Has had heart issues -- and through all of that he found Jesus to be true!

The Good Samaritan is a well-known story. It is one that penetrates to the heart of each of us as we struggle with our inability to love others well, especially those who are our enemies. But the central truth Jesus is conveying is that no one can attain eternal life by what we do, because we can never do enough!

In the parable of the prodigal son, most readers focus on the younger, rebellious son. Some also see the self-righteousness of the older brother. If we look long enough, we find ourselves in both brothers!! But the main character of the story is the father! This parable showcases his grace and forgiveness to both brothers -- to all of us!

In the second sermon in our Parable series, Pastor Tim teaches from Luke 12, about the rich man who based his life on all that he owned and challenged us about how we can live our lives day to day in this world in a way that makes me rich towards God.  

Today Pastor Tim begins a new series on the parables. His teaching included an introduction on interpreting a parable and then a short lesson from Luke 7, challenging us to consider that our sin is as bad as the most evil sin of mankind in God's eyes.

Dan Andros shared today about how he had years of practice at going to church, but never understood the grace of God and the salvation He offered him until his years in college. By then, he had to untangle years of false teaching and sin. He shared how God has changed his life and replaced that false teaching with the joy of knowing the truth of Jesus.