Sermons

McKnight Crossings Church guest preacher, Matthew Bardowell, helps us begin a new sermon series focusing on taking in the, metaphorical, larger picture of moments, life, and history. Beginning at ‘the beginning’, Matthew reintroduces us to God and our world as all things are coming into existence. We are challenged to examine how God and the Creation process are a perpetual ongoing process that repeats everyday and includes us and God loving the beauty of all He created, and all he continue to create, including you, and me.

McKnight Crossings Church lead minister, Andrew Owens, wraps up our sermon series by challenging us to take action, step out on faith, and simply walk forward along the path that we believe God is setting out for us. We are encouraged that, so long as we take the Holy Spirit and God with us, we will not be wrong because God will be there to use us for His good. Andrew challenges us to take that step into faith and trust the Holy Spirit to lead us, so long as we trust, listen, and focus on moving with God and His Holy Spirit.

McKnight Crossings Church lead minister, Andrew Owens, acknowledges that often this unseen Holy Spirit can be claimed when it is likely not a message from the Spirit, or God. Andrew points to the Bible’s guidance about how to discern when the message is from the Holy Spirit. We are reminded that when we have a relationship with God, through Christ, and thereby the Holy Spirit, we will recognize the Spirit and God because we know them personally. Andrew also gives us guidelines to measure a moment against to discern if the Spirit is leading the way forward.

McKnight Crossings Church lead minister, Andrew Owens, brings us a message about the power of the Holy Spirit and how it can be a gentle wind that cools a brow or a gusting storm that tears mountains apart. We are encouraged to remember that, when we are trusting our faith in God, the Holy Spirit in us can do things much bigger and much more powerful than "little ol' me" might have been capable of on our own, possibly even the "impossible."

McKnight Crossings Church lead minister, Andrew Owens, continues our sermon series examining the Holy Spirit. This week we explore the idea of Jesus Christ & God’s baptism, which bestows the Holy Spirit into us. Through this demonstration of faith and acceptance of God, Andrew encourages us to see how this symbiosis with God’s Holy Spirit empowering us to become a new version of ourselves, a better version of ourselves, through our faith and service to Christ’s mission, sharing love and hope.

McKnight Crossings Church lead minister, Andrew Owens, continues our sermon series exploring the Holy Spirit, this week examining the many roles that it plays in our lives and our faith journey. We are reminded how the Holy Spirit is with us to help encourage and remind us to choose a path which adheres to the morals we aspire for. Additionally, Andrew lays out how, through the Trinity, we are blessed to carry the essence of God & Christ Himself within us because the Holy Spirit is one-in-the-same and lives in us as a comforter and the promise of salvation.

McKnight Crossings Church lead minister, Andrew Owens, begins a new sermon series diving into the idea, the existence, the actions of what the scriptures call “The Holy Spirit.” We are introduced to who and what the Holy Spirit is described as in the Bible and the role the spirit plays in relation to Jesus Christ and his teachings. Andrew asks us to consider our knowledge and relationship of and to the Holy Spirit as we prepare to explore where and how the Holy Spirit intersects in our lives.

McKnight Crossings Church youth minister, Nathan Strickland, asks us to consider the numerous debates and conversations that often happen amongst a church congregation as they debate what is and isn’t appropriate in a church. Nathan aks us to consider not only the content of these debates, but our motivations for holding to opinions so strongly, as well as whether Christ and God would even want us considering these debates; are they what is truly important? We are challenged to consider how we use our time and on what we place our focus; is it where and how Jesus Christ would focus and spend time?

McKnight Crossings Church lead minister, Andrew Owens, continues our sermon series examining the times when Jesus claimed, “I am… “, this week look at when Christ stated, “I am the vine”. Throughout the Old Testament, and into the New Testament, the tending of grapevines is used as metaphor for the care of a healthy person, and a healthy church. Andrew talks us through the process of pruning a vine to encourage the growth of good fruit. We are encouraged to see ourselves as a part of the vine, which is the church, and to trust the gardener, Christ, to prune away those parts that will hinder spiritual growth.

McKnight Crossings Church lead minister, Andrew Owens, continues our series examining the “I am… “ statements of Jesus Christ; this week considering Christ’s claim of being the way, the truth, and the light. We are encouraged to examine how the path that Jesus leads us down, through his example, is the path towards community and Godly love. We are challenged to have faith in the path Christ leads us down and to share that path with others.