Sermons from The Crossing Church (TCCJAX) Jacksonville, FL

God chose to use the most unqualified and disreputable people (the shepherds) to be His initial mechanism for spreading news of the Savior's birth. Why would He choose to do this and what does this mean for us?

The Son of God enters the world through unlikely and scandalous means. In the midst of this scary and, what appears to be a shameful story, our Savior emerges to take on our shame, to reconcile us to the Father, and to weave our own lives into God’s plan of redemption.

It is so easy for us to get caught up in the affairs of the world and to respond the way the world responds. Yet if we consider how Jesus responded to the hostilities of others in his life

Hebrews 12 VS. 1-2 Looking at how different seasons in our lives can lead to challenges to our Faith…We need to prepare our lives to run with Faith. To be encouraged and remove obstacles to our faith. We need to prepare for the marathon of life by training our hearts and minds with scripture and prayer.

The author of Hebrews compares the faith of those before Christ to those, like us, have lived after Christ. He declares that if their faith produced such incredible glory to God

The story of Rahab is the story of us all

Our Faith is characterized by its endurance. It’s so easy for us to become discouraged, but when we reflect on the faithfulness of our God, our faith endures. It endures our own rebellion, it endures suffering, and it endures time. Because our faith rests on an unchanging, all powerful God, the saving work of His Son Jesus Christ on the cross, and the daily reassurance of the Holy Spirit.