Crossgate Church Podcasts

Vital Signs - Part I

Foundational Truths

Foundational Truth #1: The GOSPEL - Christ alone is our confession . (v 13-17) “I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept his claim to be God. That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic—on the level with the man who says he is a poached egg—or ...

Moving Toward God

The Spiritual Discipline Of Watchfulness

Father's Day (2019)

What Do I Treasure

Fixer Upper

The Harvest Is Ripe

Jesus commanded us to go, to our neighborhoods, our country and the world with the Good News. How are we doing in this mission?

Above The Line

Mother's Day Service

The Door Of Opportunity

Waiting On God

Our Living Hope

Pastor Rob concludes this two-part series on the importance of placing your hope in the right person, not your circumstances, resources or each other. Only Jesus Christ provides us with hope for this life and the life to come.

Living Hope in the Face of Disappointment

Today's teaching is based on Hebrews 10:19-25 - Drawing Near to God in Enduring Faith 19 Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus, 20 by the fresh and living way that he inaugurated for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near with a sincere heart in the assurance that faith brings, because we have had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil cons...

The Lord's Supper

Pray For One Another

PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER . . . When we pray for one another we intercede on someone’s behalf in the same way Jesus intercedes for us. “Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the One who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.” Romans 8:34 “Consequently, He (Jesus) is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.” Hebrews 7:25 “I am praying for them. I am not praying...

Show Hospitality To One Another

THE WHY OF HOSPITALITY . . . Showing hospitality is putting flesh on the gospel. THE WHAT OF HOSPITALITY . . . Showing hospitality is intentionally choosing to engage, not to separate or isolate. “Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.” Romans 15:7 “Biblical hospitality chooses to engage rather than unplug, open rather than close, initiate rather than sit idly.” Simplest Way to Change the World Showing hospitality is not reserved only for those you like a...

Serve One Another

Serving one another ultimately means serving others as Jesus has served you. When you serve one another, you tangibly display the love of God. “For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.” Galatians 5:13 Love compels you to serve When you serve one another, without pretense, you display the grace of God. “As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied gr...

Forgive One Another

Colossians 3:12-13; Ephesians 4:32-5:2 CHOOSING TO FORGIVE … When I choose to forgive, I’m choosing to not hold a person’s offense against them. It’s not keeping a ledger of offenses. Those who have offended you can never pay back what you think they owe you. “Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.” Ephesians 4:31 When I hold on to unforgiveness, I am being outwitted by Satan. “Anyone whom you forgive, I forgive also. Indeed, wh...

Comfort in Affliction

2 Corinthians 1:3-11 How do you get through moments like this? You might not need this message right now, but at some point, in your life, you will experience affliction and the sorrow that accompanies it. It may be the death of a loved one, a terminal diagnosis, a prodigal child, a broken marriage, the pain and struggle of addiction, and there are many more we could mention, that afflicts the soul. The brokenness of this world leaves no one unscathed. And when those moments of affliction and so...

Blended Family

Thanks for joining us this morning as we talk about Blended Families. We will have testimonies from two couples discussing the joys and challenges of being an blended family as well as Pastor Shawn teaching us biblical truths about the role of the church in encouraging and edifying blended families in their faith journeys.

Honor One Another

Honor One Another, An Attitude of the Heart The 11th Commandment is a call to love one another. “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” – John 13:34-35 A call to love is lived out by honoring/preferring one another. “Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another” - Romans 12:10 “Ther...

Comfort One Another

2 Corinthians 1:3-10 (ESV) “In the world you will have trouble. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 A comfort greater than any other comforts you may find. 2 Corinthians 1:3 (ESV) 2 Corinthians 1:5 (ESV) 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 (ESV) A comfort greater than any afflictions you may face. 2 Corinthians 2:4a (ESV) 2 Corinthians 1:4a (ESV) 2 Corinthians 4:7-9 (ESV) A comfort that guarantees your suffering has a purpose. 2 Corinthians 1:8-9 (ESV) “I have learned to kiss the wave that ...

Be Kind To One Another

Ephesians 4:32; Colossians 3:12 DEFINING KINDNESS . . . Kindness is a display of the character and heart of God that speaks to every human soul. EXPRESSING KINDNESSS . . . True kindness is an overflow of the kindness of God shown to us in Jesus Christ. “ . . . so that in the coming ages He might show the immeasurable riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.” Ephesians 2:7 It is loving others with kindness the way Jesus has shown His loving-kindness towards us. True kindness is ...

Encourage One Another

ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER . . . Encourage one another by how you live out your faith in Jesus. “For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you—that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine.” Romans 1:11-12 So others will see that our faith is not empty. So others will see that our faith points to our hope in Jesus. So others will see that our faith forms how we live. Encourage one another by speaking sincere words that b...

Love One Another

LOVE LIKE JESUS . . . What makes it possible for us to love like Jesus is because He first loved us. “We love because He first loved us.” 1 John 4:19 We are undeserving recipients of His unconditional and unending love. WHY LOVE? . . . Because God has loved us, we should love one another the way He loves us. “ . . . just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.” John 13:34 We are to love differently than the world. “If you love those who love you, what benefit is that to you? For e...

Fish And Loaves . . .

The opportunities to give seem to happen at the most inconvenient times, and in the most desolate places. “Now when it was evening, the disciples came to Him and said, ‘This is a desolate place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves.’ Jesus replied, ‘They need not go away; you give them something to eat.” Matthew 14:15-16 The little we have is made much when surrendered to an all-sufficient God. “There is a boy here who has five barley ...

The True Peace of Christmas

Join us this morning as Pastor Shawn continues his series, "The Best Christmas Ever!" Today's teaching is on how you can know true peace this holiday season (and beyond).

Bread Of Life

CHRISTMAS BREAD . . . Jesus is the bread of life. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? . . . Jesus is God’s gracious provision for our salvation. The bread of life, Jesus, is essential for eternal life. “For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” John 6:33 This bread of life is not worked for, it is received by faith. “Then they said to Him, ‘What must we do, to be doing the works of God?’ Jesus answered them, ‘This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has...

When Ugly Turns To Beautiful

UGLY SWEATER, UGLY SIN . . . We tend to treat sin as though it is an ugly sweater that has become fashionable. “If we say we have fellowship with Him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” 1 John 1:6-8 “The barrier I have met is almost total absence from ...