Crossroads Community Church with Daniel Fusco (video)

Our world is rapidly spinning out of control, more and more with each passing day. As a culture and even in our own lives, we desperately need this to change. Self-control is a fruit of the Spirit, and Scripture has a key that helps us learn to grow and experience greater self-control while we honor God with our lives. This timely lesson in the Art of Living shines a bright light into a dark scenario as we discover God’s plan to teach us self-control, through an experience known as fasting.

Deuteronomy 4:1-24 is the preamble to Moses’ second telling of the law. In a profound and purposeful moment, he prepares this new generation to honor God as they enter the Promised Land. He reminds them of the deadly consequences that accompany disobedience. He issues a call to action that challenges them to be proactive in their relationship with God and to embrace their identity as His children.

The Art of Living helps us look candidly at our three most basic relationships. Driven by a God-given need to connect upward, we are then compelled to look inward and ultimately outward. In this message we begin the journey inward and make a startling discovery of our need for honesty.

Learning is essential to moving forward in life. From the moment you were born you began to learn, and God designed the process to continue throughout your life. But learning isn’t simply about gathering facts and information, it's a way for you to grow deeper in your understanding of God's kingdom.

In this message, discover how God will deepen you as you simply learn from the Scriptures.

Deuteronomy, we are once again looking back at where the children of Israel had been. In order for Moses to refresh their understanding of God’s laws, he first needed to remind them of the circumstances surrounding their recent history. As believers, we never want to live in the past, but understanding our past through the eyes of God is essential for correctly navigating our future.

Intimacy is the deepest level of human relationship. It is where we are embraced and loved as we are. It is the level at which we can let our guard down, love and be loved regardless of our imperfections. And we we all need it, and search desperately for it.

In this message, you will learn how God wants to meet you in stillness, solitude, silence and rest. Discover how your need for intimacy is satisfied in the most unexpected of places.

As we continue our study in the book of Deuteronomy, we are once again looking back at where the children of Israel had been. In order for Moses to refresh their understanding of God’s laws, he first needed to remind them of the circumstances surrounding their recent history. As believers, we never want to live in the past, but understanding our past through the eyes of God is essential for correctly navigating our future.

Every person has the hardwired need to feel connected, to be part of something bigger than themselves. Whether it's being awed by the vastness of creation, seeking ancient wisdom to follow, or embracing any philosophy that comes their way, people will search to find ways to satisfy that need for connection.

For Christians, prayer is the answer to that need. Join us this week as Pastor Daniel unpacks how prayer connects to you God, helps you focus your life upward and cultivates your love for Him.

One of the deepest needs a person has is to make meaning of their existence. Why I am here? What is this all about? Like children who continually ask “Why?” we find ourselves doing the same with the nagging questions that crop up over and over again throughout the phases of our life. These important questions are asked and answered in a myriad of ways and our lives become defined by the answers we get from the places we seek to satisfy our need for purpose.

As we continue our Art of Living series, Pastor Daniel will explore this human need for meaning. We will learn that ultimately everyone satisfies that need for meaning through the practice of worship and what and how we worship determines the definition of who we become.

As we begin to study the book of Deuteronomy, the last of Moses’ five books (collectively known as the “Pentateuch”), we realize that Moses is about to pass the baton of leadership to Joshua who will be guiding the generation that will enter the Promised Land. All of Moses’ contemporaries have died in the wilderness and it is this new generation that has been ordained to take the land. So Moses wants to give a refresher course in the ways and plans of God.  As we embark on this new series that we are calling “Refresh,” we will find ourselves backing up and reviewing some of what has already transpired so that we don't miss the valuable lessons to be learned for the new venture ahead.