Living Sacrifice Romans 12:1 Offering ourselves is our response Offering ourselves takes effort Offering ourselves is how we worship Crossroads – about heaven, earth, and the journey in between. www.crossroadsjourney.com www.facebook.com/crossroadsjourney
Remember Exodus 17:8-16 Write it down! Remember Moses built an altar Crossroads – about heaven, earth, and the journey in between. www.crossroadsjourney.com www.facebook.com/crossroadsjourney
Exodus 17:8-13
God is Like Wifi John 15:1-8 We’re meant to be connected Connection equals identity, purpose, fulfillment, joy, peace, life. The stronger the connection… … The better the experience will be. Most of us live at the fringes. Crossroads – about heaven, earth, and the journey in between. www.crossroadsjourney.com www.facebook.com/crossroadsjourney
The Opportunity of Failure 2 Samuel 12:1-14 Crossroads – about heaven, earth, and the journey in between. www.crossroadsjourney.com www.facebook.com/crossroadsjourney
Judges 2:7-13 If you want to grow in faith, you have to move from belief to experience. Seek God Out Put yourself in his hands Do what he says to do Crossroads – about heaven, earth, and the journey in between. www.crossroadsjourney.com www.facebook.com/crossroadsjourney
Genesis 1:9-31 We tend to settle for good. We try to create our own “very good.” We pick apart God’s “very good.” Crossroads – about heaven, earth, and the journey in between. www.crossroadsjourney.com www.facebook.com/crossroadsjourney
Crossroads – about heaven, earth, and the journey in between. www.crossroadsjourney.com www.facebook.com/crossroadsjourney Mexico Mission Pastor Michael and Hannah share about their week on mission in Mexico and how God continually showed up in unexpected ways.
Crossroads – about heaven, earth, and the journey in between. www.crossroadsjourney.com www.facebook.com/crossroadsjourney Children's Ministry Luke 18:15-16 It's about: Building a Foundation Being an Example Providing Training
Crossroads – about heaven, earth, and the journey in between. www.crossroadsjourney.com www.facebook.com/crossroadsjourney Weeds Hebrews 12:1-3 A weed is just unwanted growth Weeds are resilient Even weeds can have flowers
Crossroads – about heaven, earth, and the journey in between. www.crossroadsjourney.com www.facebook.com/crossroadsjourney The Training 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 Everyone who runs sets goals. Everyone who runs trains. Everyone who runs has to persevere
Crossroads – about heaven, earth, and the journey in between. www.crossroadsjourney.com www.facebook.com/crossroadsjourney Don’t Stop Joshua 6:1-20 4 problems with following the Lord We struggle to see what God sees We struggle to understand his method It doesn’t always seem to be working. It doesn’t seem possible....
Crossroads – about heaven, earth, and the journey in between. www.crossroadsjourney.com www.facebook.com/crossroadsjourney The 2nd Half Philippians 3:7-16 Grow up Own up Trade up Level up Step up
Crossroads – about heaven, earth, and the journey in between. www.crossroadsjourney.com www.facebook.com/crossroadsjourney The Half Hebrews 12 What if I never started? •Find where you’re out of sync •Find where God is working •Find your faith
Crossroads – about heaven, earth, and the journey in between. www.crossroadsjourney.com www.facebook.com/crossroadsjourney Good stewardship: Acknowledges God Thanks God Worships God Psalm 112 Generosity is a state of mind, not a bottom line. Generosity hurts. If you’re not generous with money, you’re not generous. How can we know we’re not greedy? Make sure we’re stewarding what God gives us the way that God asks. Be willing to part with whatever God asks whenever he asks....
Crossroads – about heaven, earth, and the journey in between. www.crossroadsjourney.com www.facebook.com/crossroadsjourney Be rich toward God Realizing “life does not consist in an abundance of possessions” frees us to be rich toward God Realizing our money and resources aren’t really ours frees us to be rich toward God.
Stewardship: Truth & the Gospel Matthew 28:18-20 Acts 1:8 We have to come up with our own philosophy of evangelism based on the Word. Our philosophy of evangelism should start with a relationship. Our philosophy of evangelism should include witness. Our philosophy of evangelism should recognize that it’s God’s work. Not ours.
Be a steward when you Work Colossians 3:23-24 Be a steward with your Sabbath Exodus 20:8-10a Mark 2:27 Be a steward with God Time Psalm 119:16 Be a steward by your Service 1 Corinthians 12:18-20
Love and Relationships Luke 6:27-38 Be a humble steward Be a sincere steward Be a sacrificial steward
Crossroads – about heaven, earth, and the journey in between. www.crossroadsjourney.com www.facebook.com/crossroadsjourney James 1:2-4 Consider it pure joy… Death reminds us that this is not our home. Death gives us a healthy hate for this life. Death causes us to yearn for the next life. Death reminds us how precious life is. Death sharpens our focus to what’s really important. Death encourages us to love fully. Death encourages us to press into God. Death reminds us there’s a cost to our sin. ...
An interview with Royal Stage founder Tammy Warta. Hear the purpose and vision behind this non-profit ministry that uses art and dance as a way to love and reach people for Christ.
Kyle and Kristin share their three year journey of sensing and resisting God's call. God was stirring in their hearts a vision that seemed much to risky to give up everything they had. Kristin confesses what it was like holding on to the familiar and the comfortable and how that created its own discomfort, especially when Kyle was ready to go much earlier on.
Matthew 8:23-27 Are our lives putting God to sleep? What did we sign up for? What’s keeping you up? What kind of man is this?
Hear from Jordan and Ashley as they share their story of waking up from their spiritual apathy to embrace the calling that Jesus put on their lives.
Easter Message by guest Dr. Phil Stevenson, District Superintendent of the Pacific Southwest District of the Wesleyan Church. John 17 Empty cross Empty tomb Empty burial clothes
The Life of Jesus: Palm Sunday Luke 19:28-34 Matthew 21:4-5 Mark 11:7-10 Luke 19:39-40 Palm Sunday is a "Triumphal Sunday" Palm Sunday is a "Donkey Sunday" Palm Sunday is a "Lay It Down Sunday"
Matthew 22:15-22 If we want to accurately reflect the image of God, we have to be more concerned with God’s image than our own. If we want to accurately reflect the image of God, we have to give our lives to God.
Believe It Matthew 5:13-16 Matthew 16:13-18 Matthew 16:21-23 Jesus believed in his followers Jesus believed in the church Jesus believed in a mission that was more important than his life.
Matthew 5:1-12 “Blessed are the meek for they will inherit the earth.” “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness.” “Blessed are the peacemakers.”
John 8:2-11 The law of Jesus’ life is love Mercy, grace, and forgiveness are pillars of that love. People matter more to Jesus than their mistakes People didn’t have to agree with him to love them.
