The Christmas Story (as told by Elf): "The Best Way to Spread Christmas Cheer..."
Release Date: 12/13/2025
Back to School: Prayer
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As we get ready for going back to school, we can be praying for the students that will be starting a new school year. To aid us, we can think of these prayers in terms of the five “W’s” of writing. Who: God Genesis 1:1, 27, 31 Psalm 103:8-18 John 3:16 Deuteronomy 6:5-9 What: For needs For your worries For strength in temptation For direction and wisdom Matthew 6:32-33 1 Peter 5:7 1 John 5:14 Matthew 26:41 James 1:5 When: Ephesians 6:18 Where: Privately - Matthew 6:6 With others - Acts 4:31 Why: It’s God’s will 1...
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Taste and See
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Palm 34:1-8 Many of us have already surrendered the easy things, but now God is calling us to surrender everything else… the really hard parts. When we experience God and his goodness, it’s hard to to praise him. God works for our righteousness more than we do. When we come to church, it’s like a spiritual buffet: Sample everything Just like when you take leftovers home after a large meal at a restaurant, if you didn’t get a chance to absorb everything from a church service: Pack it up Don’t let those thing that you take home go unused: ...
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Spiritual Maturity
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John 15:1-17 We are like branches of a grapevine, and we can only bear fruit if we’re connected to the vine, which is Jesus. Bearing this fruit equates to spiritual maturity. Spiritual maturity is summed up by Jesus’ command to love, and to do that, we are called to lay down our lives for one another. Here are three ways we can gauge and improve our love: Love quicker Love broader Love deeper Crossroads – about heaven, earth, and the journey in between. Connect with us Crossroads Linktree:
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Communion
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Matthew 26:26-30 1 Corinthians 11:23-29 Jesus instituted the sacrament of Communion at the last supper during the Passover, and the church has carried on the tradition ever since. Why do we receive Communion? It’s hopeful For now. For future. Blessing and crying out. It’s communal Sons and daughters. All equal. It’s hospitable Given. Give. It’s covenantal With Jesus. With the body It’s confessional Reconciliation with God and with people Crossroads – about heaven, earth, and the journey in between. Connect with us Crossroads...
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Reaching: Don’t invite Your Friends to Church - Part 2
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5/31/26 John 1:35-51 Most people are not really interested in just being invited to church because they’re not interested in just adopting our morality or our religion. We do a lot of things just based on instinct. We are taught to bring people to church with us, and that becomes our default response, but there’s something deeper going on that we should be inviting people to. Instead of inviting people to your church: Invite them to experience “Come and see” Invite them to explore Spirituality. Reality. Self. Invite them to engage Invite them to be loved ...
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Reaching: Don’t invite Your Friends to Church - Part 1
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1 Corinthians 9:19-23 For some, when we invite people to church, they hear: “believe what we believe, give up the things we gave up, spend time with only the people we spend time with, and even vote the way we vote.” That’s not what most people want. And yes, we do want to invite people to church, but there’s some groundwork we should think about laying before the invitation. So instead of just inviting people to church, we need to: Learn to speak their language Find our testimony Invite them to their answer Crossroads – about heaven, earth, and the journey in...
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Happy Mother’s Day
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Proverbs 1:8-9 We all have mothers, and there are a number of traits that some of the best mothers have which also reflect the traits of God. Like God the best mothers are masters of: Encouragement Truth Discipline Grace Crossroads – about heaven, earth, and the journey in between. Connect with us Crossroads Linktree:
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Sent
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Living the Gospel, neighbor to neighbor Matthew 28:18-20 Matthew 4:19 Romans 10:14-15 None of this matters if you don’t have a burden for the lost. We talk about the things we love. Maybe we need to reconnect with our love for Jesus. We are becoming people who BOLDY GO: Be present Outside the box Love intentionally (Mark 12:30-31) Depend on the Spirit (John 15:4-6) Listen & learn You Matthew 9:35-38 Crossroads – about heaven, earth, and the journey in between. Connect with us Crossroads Linktree:
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Easter: Peace Be With You
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Luke 24:1-11 John 14:27 John 16:33 John 20:24-27 The peace Jesus is trying to bring us give us at least three things: Peace with God Peace with yourself Peace in a broken world Crossroads – about heaven, earth, and the journey in between. Connect with us Crossroads Linktree:
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Palm Sunday: The Triumphal Entry
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Zechariah 9:9 1 Kings 1:32-33 Mark 11:1-3 Matthew 21:4-5 Luke 19:31-34 Matthew 21:7-8 John 12:13 Matthew 21:9b Luke 19:39-40 Riding a donkey instead of a war horse short circuits the idea of Jesus coming to Jerusalem as a conquerer and instead leads to the idea of Jesus’ kingdom coming to bring peace. By laying down their cloaks and palms, the people were recognizing Jesus’ authority and kingship while pledging their fealty to him. The people praised Jesus as the messiah who would bring salvation to the Jews. Crossroads – about heaven, earth, and the...
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When the supernatural breaks into the natural, it’s terrifying because it’s not our norm. Even those who think there is no such a thing as the supernatural have to find ways to heal society because there’s something beyond our natural understanding which holds us back. We call that brokenness as a result of sin against God. And so God sent his son to us to heal that brokenness… a savior in the form of a baby in a manger. And that’s what the angels proclaimed to the shepherds.
This passage encourages us to “spread Christmas cheer” in four ways:
- Hear the story
- Worship the Author
- Experience the miracle
- Share the story
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