The Importance of Being a Born-Again Church pt1
Pastor Nathan Willowby reflects on the importance of being a born-again church. What does it mean to be a church that knows it's been changed. (John 3:1-10)

Pastor Nathan Willowby reflects on the importance of being a born-again church. What does it mean to be a church that knows it's been changed. (John 3:1-10)
Pastor Nathan Willowby reflects on the powerful symbols of Easter, the Cross and the Empty Tomb, the coupling of ultimate humility and ultimate power
As part of the preparation for the coming of Easter, Nathan Willowby now talks about the story of Jesus coming to Jerusalem to be crucified. Does He come the way we would expect Him to come? What does the manner of His coming mean to us?Luke 19:28-40
And where does it come from? Nathan Willowby looks at what exactly we mean when we talk about holiness, and being a holiness church.
Guest Speaker Mark Mallwitz Talks to us about the trials of shariing our faith with others.
Fixing our reflections of God in our lives. Nathan Willowby takes a look at how week can fix up and freshen up the way we reflect od to others with our lives.
Pastor Nathan Willowby continues his series on the importance of being a bible-centered church in the world today. What does the term mean for us today?
Guest Speaker Nathan Willowby brings us a message fromHebrews 4:9-16 about how Jesus has walked our road before us, and is walking with us.
Guest Speaker Mark Mallwitz brings us a message based in the book of James about keeping our tongues in check.The central passage is from James 3:1-12
Guest speaker Nathan Willowby takes James 5:12-20 as the basis for his text about trust within the body of Christ. Here within the community of Christ, we need to trust each other completely, sharing not only our troubles and griefs, but also our joys, and our gifts.
Guest Speaker Al Grant brings us a message today about opportunity. The doorway to it is only open for a short while, and we need to take advantage of the opportunity of a lifetime during the lifetime of the opportunity.1 Cor 16:5-9
Guest Speaker Pastor Al Grant comes to us today to bring us a message about change, in us and through us, and the story of Nicodemus.(The song referenced was Don Francisco's "The Steeple Song")
Today is Youth Sunday, so Tyler Applegate takes a brief turn in the pulpit, putting Dad''s shoe on the other foot. He speaks briefly of family, both biological and church, and what it has meant to him.
In this third and final installment of his sermon series on giving, Pastor Bruce Applegate takes as his text Luke 8:1-15, the parable of the Sower. The way we hear determines the way we respond. So, the question before us is: what type of ground are we?
In the second of his series on Rich Toward God, Pastor Bruce Applegate takes Malachi 3:6-18 as his text. Tithing creates openings between God and us, a window God can use to bless us. Hear the four ways God can use those windows to bless us.
Pastor Bruce Applegate begins a series on our responsibilities toward stewardship. Did you know there were more scriptures dealing with money than love? Where we put our money indicates where we put our priorities.
Pastor Bruce Applegate uses Romans 16 to pay tribute today to the hardest working women in the world -- Mothers. Not just biological mothers, but our mother figures as well. Those who have, in one way or another "mothered" us through our lives.
Jesus came, and enlarged our hearts. How? What does that mean? Pastor Bruce Applegate explains how the enlarged heart given to us by Jesus enables us to care not only about ourselves, but about others as well. Enlarging our hearts is not always painless.
In this Easter entry in the series, Pastor Bruce Applegate introduces us to the Grace-filled Jesus. This is the Jesus that looks for us, that waits for us. The one that pardons us, who Extends Grace to us when we do not deserve it.
This week Pastor Bruce Applegate introduces us to the "lovingly confrontive" Jesus. This Jesus confronts us in love. He doesn't back down, and the confrontation forces us to decide, to change. How He does this, and how we respond, is vitally important.
This week Pastor Bruce Applegate speaks to us about the Embracing Jesus. The main text for this aspect of Jesus Matt 19:13-15, where Jesus instructs his disciples to let the children come. Jesus embraces all who come to Him, all we need do is bring them.
This week Pastor Bruce Applegate focuses on the compassionate Jesus. The central text for today is John 11:17-35, the story of Lazarus. How Jesus cared so much, and the tears he cried.
This week Pastor Bruce Applegate picks up the characteristics of the encouraging Jesus. Mant times during His walk on the planet, Jesus found ways to encourage people. The center of this week's message is found in Luke 22:31-34.
Pastor Bruce Applegate begins a new series of sermons, on the characteristics of Jesus that touched believers and non-believers. Today it is the welcoming Jesus. The story of Zaccheus is used to demonstrate the way Jesus welcomed people to Him.
In the fifth and final installment on the mission of Crossroads Church of God, Pastor Bruce Applegate talks to us about the importance of outreach. Why do we do it? Among other reasons, because we're told to.
Continuing his exposition of the mission of Crossroads Church og God, Pastor Bruce Applegate now expounds on unity, mentioning the difference between unity and unison. Unity is a "condition of harmony" not doing the same thing, or being the person.
This is the third in the series about the mission of Crossroads Church of God here in Milwaukee. Pastor Bruce Applegate speaks to us on the subject of prayer. How do we do pray? Why? What happens when we do?
In this second sermon of the series, preached on Feb 8, Pastor Bruce Applegate reminds us we are called to be holy, to live a holy life. How can we fallen creatures do this? What does it even mean? Join us as we explore these questions.
Pastor Bruce Applegate begins a series on the mission of Crossroads Church. Here in part 1 he talks about what it means to live a Bible-based life and how it relates, not only to our own lives but to Crossroads itself.
This week, Pastor Bruce Applegate shares with us some of the remedies for depression that can be found in scriptures.