Crossroads - Weekend Messages

Intimacy is so personal -- even the word itself has become more so over time. What once meant faithful, devoted and cherished, intimacy has become a word that our culture relates to our most private, innermost thoughts and relationships. So how much more personal is Divintimacy? It's deeply personal, and God's intention is that like a branch attached to a vine, there is a deep rooted connection between us and God. But at some point, that connection means more than nourishment, it means the branch bears fruit. We all want to see this fruitfulness in our lives, but how does that happen? This Sunday, Pastor Daniel will continue our Knowing series, sharing from John 15 and 16 about The Overflow. The overflow not only will fill our lives, it will spill out and change the world. And the consequences are incredible. Come and learn more this Sunday, and bring someone who is seeking God's overflow in their lives.

Every one of us have been built by God to make an impact. Whether or not we know and understand it, were designed to make a difference in the world we live in. In Jesus, we have everything we need to do that. But will we? As we move deeper into our series Knowing, we get to some of Jesus' most powerful thoughts about how to experience the life He has for us. You will not want to miss the incredible truths that will help us understand and know how to impact our world.

It's impossible for us to talk about Divintimacy (Divine intimacy) without considering the person and work of the Holy Spirit. Though Christians hold the Holy Spirit in high regard, many of us only admire Him from a distance. It's time to get to know Him for who He really is. In "The Missing Link," the fourth message in our series The Mission: Knowing, Pastor Daniel Fusco dives in to John 14 to help us understand and welcome in the Holy Spirits work in our lives. The Helper, as Jesus called Him, is the power-plant that fuels our ministry and ability to follow God completely.

In the virtual world we live in, the concept of "friends" has taken on a whole new meaning. While many of us have formed new ties with people and reconnected with people we haven't seen for years, now we have more and more people we "know," but at a shallow level. We end up wondering if we really know them at all, or if they even begin to know the real "us." With the new reality of "friends" and "circles" in our life, true friendships take on a deeper meaning. We love knowing people who are on the inside, who know us as we really are, and love us unconditionally. They will encourage us when we're down, confront us when we need to grow, and walk with us through whatever we are facing in our life. For many, that kind of friend is few and far between. But that's exactly the kind of relationship God wants to have with us. He doesn't only tell us about sin and grace and the cross, and leave it there. He wants us to be "tight" with him, in a relationship so intimate that we delight in being transparent before Him, vulnerable in every way because we understand he will support us, teach us, love us, and encourage us in every area of our life.

In our second installment of the Knowing series, we are digging into a message from John 13:18-28 entitled, "How's Your Heart?" For each one of us, we are our own greatest hindrance to really knowing God. God has done everything necessary for us to know Him through the death and resurrection of Jesus and the gift of the Holy Spirit. But our hearts are often fickle and problematic. In this text, we will see three different heart conditions. There are aspects of each of these heart conditions in each of our hearts.

Perhaps you have heard about the couple that was perfect for each other, but all of the sudden one of them takes off and leaves the other in absolute shock. Or maybe you have heard about a teenager who ended their life without the family having a clue that they were living in despair. Sometimes you wonder, do you ever really know someone the way you think you do? In John 17:3 Jesus prayed, "And this is the way to have eternal life-to know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one You sent to earth." That is something we all want...to know God, and to know Him closely. When you get right down to it, more than anything you do as a Christian, knowing God is the most important. It drives everything else that happens in your life. The awesome reality is God wants us to know Him, and He gives us a roadmap to knowing Him intimately. What does it take?