In a letter that is addressing the problem of false doctrine, Paul provides guidelines for appointing elders for the local church -- the first line of protection against false doctrine! 

Does Paul teach that women are not equal? No. 
Does he teach that women must be under authority? Yes
Does he teach that women have less value in church matters? No.

But Paul does teach that even among the Trinity there is a hierarchy, and an authority structure -- and that extends to our families as well as to the local church. We all -- men and women -- have important roles to play in our churches. 

Paul warned Timothy about false teachers and the real-life effects of their teaching. On the other hand, how does the truth of the gospel shape our lives? It makes God's desires our desires, and we begin to pray for everyone, live godly in front of everyone, and preach the gospel to everyone!

As Paul opens up this letter to his young protege, he immediately jumps to the topic of doctrine, specifically false doctrine. He outlines false teachings that were prevalent in the Ephesus church and pointed out what true doctrine was and how to adhere to it. 

It's been a while since one of our people have shared their testimony. This week we start up that practice with Aubrey Eshelman sharing about tragedy, disillusionment and redemption. 

this week Pastor Steve begins a new study from Paul's first letter to Timothy. He challenged us to consider who is our Paul? Who is my Timothy?

When Paul finds Timothy, he finds someone in whom he can invest. And as Timothy accompanies him, he grows into the kind of man Paul can trust to represent him to the churches in Ephesus. From Paul and Timothy's mentor-protégé relationship, each of us are challenged to ask who are we pouring into and who's pouring into us.

Today Pastor Tim introduces our summer teaching series that will focus on the Fruit of the Spirit from Galatians 5:22-23.

Vacation Bible School begins this week, and our theme is “God’s Truth Never Changes.” This week we look at five examples of God’s truth that the world tries to change, and we see what Romans 12:2 tells us about not being conformed to the world, but instead being transformed by God’s unchanging truth!

"To be and make committed followers of Jesus Christ" is the mission statement of Crossing. This week Pastor Tim preaches on how our church embraces our mission and encourages us to live them out in our daily lives. 

Hebrews 2:1-3 warns believers there are consequences to drifting away from salvation but that shouldn't cause us to fear; rather we should approach God's throne with confidence and fix our eyes on Jesus, our helper.