Crossroads - Weekend Messages

Life has a tendency to drag our soul through the dust of the earth. It is at this time, we must raise our voice to call upon the Lord, Maker of all. Pastor Robert Furrow shares a message entitled "A Song for the Soul" from Psalm 86 packed with practical Biblical truths to encourage the downtrodden and strengthen the weary soul.

Each and everyone of us are looking for acceptance, support and association with others and/or a cause. Jesus speaks of this unity in the gospel of John as he prays, "Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me." We will look at the perfect picture of what it means to be united.

We start a brand-new summer series called "Songs of Summer". Because Jesus is real and God lives within the praises of His people, the Bible is full of songs. Every Sunday this summer we will take a Biblical song and unpack what God teaches us through that song. To kick off this series, Pastor Daniel will share "A Song for Dad" from Psalm 127.

With this study we will be bringing our journey through Leviticus to a close. Leviticus ends with a look at the redemption price of people and property among the children of Israel. A theme that emerges is the fact that there is a cost to buy back people. This reality points us to the finished work of Jesus in a profound way.

We have now reached the conclusion of our series on 1 Corinthians 13 called “The Greatest.” The Apostle Paul reminds us that we are to abide in faith, hope and love. We are to find our home in Christ and stay there. There is to be no straying or wandering. Instead we are to be settled in the everlasting arms of Jesus. But of these triplets of Christian grace (as they have been historically called), the greatest is love.

As we begin to bring the book of Leviticus to a close, we have a very serious chapter. God makes promises to the children of Israel. For those who obey, there will be blessings. For those who disobey, there will be curses. God places the outcome in the people’s hands, much as God does today. This chapter will have some rich insights for each of us!

The Holy Spirit, as He inspired the Apostle Paul to write the letter to the church in Corinth, is absolutely laying out a profound case for supremacy of love in the life of the follower of Jesus. We first saw that without love, nothing is of any value. Then we saw love defined. In this message, we are learning that, even with our understanding, there is way more growth that needs to take place. We have not attained or understand everything. This is why, here at Crossroads, we often say that we are all in process. As we continue to see the importance of love, we have to remember that we are all growing and learning. Our understanding of God’s love and our walking in that love need constant tending to and revision. God isn’t done with us yet. So we continue to walk, day by day, in His grace.

It has been said that the Bible is about God, the people and the land. From Genesis to Revelation, we actually see these themes played out. There is a God who calls a people to Himself. And God places those people in a land by inheritance. Leviticus 25; deals with various aspects of these themes. Addressing concepts like Land Sabbaths, the Year of Jubilee and care for the poor, we see over and over again that God is interested in the lives of His people.

In one of the most commonly known biblical passages, Pastor Daniel will begin to unpack the love that is essential for our lives. 1 Corinthians 13 defines God's love for us in Jesus. As we define love, we see Jesus revealed in our own hearts and lives. God wants to reveal this love to us, in us, and through us. This is Part 2 of the Love Defined.

If there is one thing that the Holiness series has taught us, it is that God sees things differently than we do. When the Lord sets something apart for a special purpose, there is a commitment to seeing it utilized in that way and that way only. In Leviticus 24; we will see three things that are sacred and how the people are meant to set it apart.