Back To School
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Psalm 78:1-8 What should we do for our kids as they go out into the world for the school year? We must tell them The praiseworthy deeds His power His wonders Generations The next generation Their children Children’s children Why? Their trust in God Not forget his deeds Keep his commands Crossroads – about heaven, earth, and the journey in between. Connect with us Website: YouTube: Facebook:
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Spring Forward: Generosity
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2 Corinthians 9:6-11 Generosity applies to both God and people. God has called us to be generous toward him, but he has also called us to be generous to our fellow neighbor. There are at least three areas where we can spring forward in our generosity: Finances Time Grace Crossroads – about heaven, earth, and the journey in between. Connect with us Website: YouTube: Facebook:
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Spiritual Blindness
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John 9:1-41 #1 WE HAVE SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS · Identify Them: o cultural o familial o trauma o expectations · It Undermines: o your spiritual life o how you perceive God o Biblical authority o your ability to mature and disciple #2 WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE · Act On It o be all in o testify o even if #3 JESUS IS...
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Spring Forward: Effort
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What are the things that get your best effort? Ecclesiastes 9:10a (NASB) Paul’s “Race” Acts 20:24 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 Hebrews 12:1-3 2 Timothy 4:7 What areas do we need to turn it up? Intimacy (to be close to God) Transformation (to be like God) Surrender (worship of God) Crossroads – about heaven, earth, and the journey in between. Connect with us Website: YouTube: Facebook:
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The Greatest Commandment
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Matthew 22:34-40 The 10 Commandments Exodus 20:3-17 The Shema Deuteronomy 6:4-5 Loving God rightly requires using all our different faculties as we show love through various means. Our heart loves with feeling and emotion. Our soul loves with will. Our mind loves with logic. How do we love god with heart, soul, and mind? Know God with your heart, soul, and mind.
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Spring Forward: Uncomfortableness
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2 Corinthians 11:21-29 How do we make living in uncomfortableness part of our daily lives: Live with standards, not heroes Live for heaven, not comfort Live with present day faith Live for the next opportunity Crossroads – about heaven, earth, and the journey in between. Connect with us Website: YouTube: Facebook:
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What to give the Father Who Has Everything
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Mark 8:34-38 It’s pretty clear what God is asking us for. There are a number of gifts we can give to God: Deny yourself Live an “others-centered life” Take up your cross You “can’t save yourself.” Follow Him “Go where he went.” Your Life Give God “every part.” Your Boldness “Share the Good News.” To sum it up, what do you give the Father who has everything? What is asked Your best 100% Crossroads – about heaven, earth, and the journey in between. Connect with us Website: YouTube: Facebook:
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Spring Forward: Communion
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com·mun·ion /kəˈmyo͞onyən/ Noun a Christian sacrament in which consecrated bread and wine are consumed as memorials of Christ's death. the sharing or exchanging of intimate thoughts and feelings, especially when the exchange is on a mental or spiritual level 1 Corinthians 11:23-29 So what should we do as we take communion: Remember Embrace Examine Crossroads – about heaven, earth, and the journey in between. Connect with us Website: YouTube: Facebook:
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Spring Forward: Fruit
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John 15:1-8 We are just branches connected to the vine. We can’t be his disciples if we’re not connected to the vine… that is, God. The purpose of being a branch connected to a vine is to bear fruit, but a branch on its own cannot bear fruit. When thinking about our connection to God, we need to ask ourselves a few questions: Are you bearing fruit in your life? Galatians 5:22-23 Are you bearing fruit in their lives? Are you bearing fruit for his mission? Crossroads – about heaven, earth, and the journey in between. Connect with us Website: YouTube: ...
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Spring Forward: Identity-Part 2
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Genesis 1:26-27 Judges 6:11-16 We all like to give ourselves different identifiers. Whether we identify with a hobby we enjoy, or something we spend too much time thinking about, or sometimes even our weaknesses that we think define us. That doesn’t necessarily go along with our identity as set by God. So how should we determine our true identity? You are who God says you are. Often finding our true identity requires shedding a false one. Who you really are is only discovered/revealed/achieved in a walk with God. Crossroads – about heaven, earth,...
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The magi journeyed by faith. The knew there was something important in the west: the Jewish messiah, but they didn’t know exactly what their journey would be like. And their journey may have taken some time. For us, just like for the magi, faith is a journey…
- that often takes time.
- sometimes filled with wrong turns
- sometimes suffers pause
- that requires persistence
- where God is always waiting
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