The Crossing Church Sermon Podcast

Do you know what your passion is, and how God has designed you to share it? What are you willing to live and die for? Part of figuring out how God made us to personally share our passion, is by finding our place in the family of God. When that happens, we become the hands and feet of Jesus to a world desperately in need of His love.

Loving words and sentiments without loving acts to back it up are hollow. When you begin to

love God, you automatically begin to love what he loves. . . people. And when you begin to love people, then you want to you serve them.

It's one thing to say you believe something. It's another to actually follow through on what you believe. The heroes of faith in the Bible weren't known for their profession of faith, but the deeds that came as a result of their faith. To truly love people, we must go beyond saying we love them...and actually act on it.

Have you ever walked around in the dark? It's not easy. You can't see where you're going or what obstacles might lie ahead. According to John, this is what it's like for us spiritually when we fail to love others. So, how do we turn on the lights?

Worship is a natural part of the human experience. We will worship; either God, or other things. If we truly understand how much God loves us, we can't help but worship him.

As humans beings, we need to be loved. It is a basic, yet essential, part of our existence. Not a superficial, sentimental, or mushy type of love. But a love that truly knows us and accepts us contrary to all logic. A God love. Until we come to embrace and experience the love of God, we cannot have a true, satisfying, life-giving walk with God.

We all have hopes and dreams. But sometimes our dreams don't turn out as planned. And when our dreams don't work out...it can be hard to swallow. So what do you do when the legacy you thought you'd leave will never be realized? How do we deal with broken dreams?

Even when we're at our worst, God is for us. As we see towards the end of David’s prime, God was not done working in His life. And as long as there's breath in your lungs, He's not done with you either.

What good is it if you win all the prizes offered to you by the world and in the process lose your children? In "The Sins Of The Father," Pastor Tim portrays a first person narrative from the perspective of David during the most devastating time in his life...the loss of his son.

The cycle of sin, repentance, and forgiveness is a normal part of the faith journey. We're broken people that are prone to messing up and making bad decisions. But what if we messed up really bad? What if we’ve made choices that still haunt us to this day? Is there hope for repair?