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Crosswinds Church in Plainfield Illinois is dedicated to teaching, living and connecting people with Jesus. Pastors John Stillman and Ken Schultz lead preaching for Crosswinds Church and regularly distribute audio content via this channel.
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Spectacular Sins and the Sovereignty of God | There have been some spectacular sins in the history of the world. But because of God’s sovereignty, we can say, “What you intended for evil, God used for good.” (Gen. 50:20) In this message, Pastor John examines spectacular sins – including our own – and how the Son of God demonstrates the Father’s spectacular, sovereign love for us. | 2/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Our Plans: God's Plans | Life brings hurts when it doesn’t go according to our plan. But when we realize that Jesus has a plan – and that it’s a good plan - then we just might be able to see something beautiful in it. In this message, Pastor John looks at Jesus’ plan and how some choose to follow His plan and be honored, or their own plan and face condemnation. | 2/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Calling Hypocrites to Repentance | As Jesus closes His time in Jerusalem, He extends a tearful, passionate appeal to those who have rejected Him to be gathered in fellowship, comfort, and safety. We must turn to Him, or face the destruction and loss of what we hold dear. | 2/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Woe to Hypocrites - pt. ii | 85% of 16-29 year-olds say that present-day Christianity is hypocritical "some or a lot" of the time. Jesus has an even greater concern about hypocrisy in the church because we represent Him in the world. In today's message, Pastor John talks about "7 things hypocrisy does" and how Jesus responds to it. | 1/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Woe to Hypocrites - pt. i | The Pharisees’ flattering words belied their hypocrisy. They said nice things to Jesus, but did not do what He said, believe in Him, or love Him. Today, Pastor John does the first of two messages on hypocrisy, and how our thoughts about Jesus are at the center of true religion. | 1/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Answering the Skeptics | Many people in the world have a mistrust of religion. How do we respond to these skeptics? In this passage of Scripture, we see Jesus fielding questions from people who were skeptical of his teaching, character, and mission. From the way Jesus responds, we can learn much for how to handle our own “Q&A” sessions. | 1/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Enduring Faith | Everybody has trials and some are meant to train us in patience and endurance. In today’s message in Hebrews chapter 12 we learn about Enduring faith by fixing our eyes on Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith we share in Christ suffering and His victory. We are to run toward the promises of God in faith and endurance as he trains us for rightiousness. | 1/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Faith | Happy New year! In today’s message Pastor Ken shares a message on how to live a life of faith that is pleasing to God from Hebrews chapter 11. Without faith it is impossible to please God! In 2012 by our faith that He is and He seeks to reward us may we live a life pleasing to Him as we grow in knowledge, agreement, and confidence in Him and His word. | 1/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Room at the Table for One More | In the parable of the Wedding Banquet, we learn that, right now, Jesus is preparing the party to end all parties. As we celebrate Christmas, we should be reminded of the great celebration that will take place for all of God’s people in heaven. | 12/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Precious Word for A Rebellious People | In an intense parable, Jesus illustrates the truth of our relationship with His Father, and what He has to say about it. | 12/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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By What Authority? | Around Christmas many get all sentimental about baby Jesus. We like baby Jesus because we can talk to Him - and He doesn’t talk back. He doesn’t tell us what to do or make us feel uncomfortable. But Jesus is the God-Man, and as grown-up Jesus He said and did things and some responded with belief and worship, and some responded with anger and accusations. What we’ll see in the text today is that it’s important for every one of us to change our minds about the authority of Jesus. | 12/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A House of Prayer for All Nations | Jesus wants all people to know and worship His Father in Heaven. But there are many ways that people are robbed of that opportunity when the church does not operate according to God’s plan and design. And more importantly, God is robbed of the glory and honor due Him when we are uncareful and unfruitful. In this message, Pastor John describes four images of the church, and four ways we steal from God when we don’t operate as a church according to His plan. | 12/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What Child is This? - pt. i | Who is this? was a question asked about Jesus all through His life. He spoke with authority, forgave sins, and did mighty miracles – What manner of man is this? A genuine Church exists for the admiration of Jesus Christ! When the world sees a Church worshiping like that, they will begin to wonder and ask, “Who is this? | 11/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Becoming Compassionate Christians | In a recent study, 70 million Americans said they feel “left behind” and are not living to their fullest potential. On top of that, many are dealing with unresolved emotional pain and experiences that have caused them to seriously question God. How should we respond? In our brief text today, we see that Jesus is a compassionate healer and will learn how to imitate Him as His disciples. | 11/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Way Up is Down | We live in a world that aspires to greatness. And Jesus is not opposed to us pursuing greatness in His kingdom. It’s just that He has a different way of achieving it than the world. | 11/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Encouraging Words from an Eccentric Employer | While the country has unemployment rates hovering around 10%, we look at a parable where Jesus teaches that His Father is like an employer who hires laborers - not because He needs workers, but because we need work. In this sermon, Pastor John explores the grace of God, and how we need to be cautious to not turn it into legalism. | 11/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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HIMpossible | Jesus' Kingdom is not of this world, so the priorities of the Kingdom will be different than what we are used to. In the passage we’re looking at today, Jesus tells a rich man to do what is seemingly impossible. But then we see that what is impossible for us, is only possible in Him. It is HIM possible. | 10/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Now | In Today message titled “Now” Pastor Ken shares how we can live abundant lives in Christ not in the future in Heaven but right NOW! The text is from Roman’s chapter 8 where the apostle Paul teaches how to have abundant life without guilt, shame, or fear by living by the spirit. | 10/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Kingdom Family | When it comes to marriage and family, the culture of a 21st century disciple of Jesus is much like the culture of a 1st century disciple of Jesus. When it comes to your family, will you trust the culture, or will you let God's word be your guide and your guard. In this message, Pastor John looks at Jesus' counter-cultural teaching on the Kingdom Family. | 10/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Kingdom Discipline | We have been focusing in this chapter on the Kingdom Community. There are really two kingdom communities around us. The kingdom of Heaven and the kingdom of the World. Which do you belong to? One operates on the basis of Grace. The other on the basis of Law. Which do your actions towards others show that you are a citizen of? | 10/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Kingdom Calling | There are many images used to describe the church community in the Bible – a fellowship, a family, a body. But one of Jesus’ most common images for the church was a flock because of what it says about His heart and our calling. Do you have the same heart for the Good Shepherd that the Good Shepherd has for you? | 10/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Kingdom Humility | Jesus want s you in His kingdom community. And His concern and care are that people in His kingdom not get wounded, hurt, or led into sin. In this message, Pastor John explores how obedience to the Word of God demonstrates our humility and dependence on Jesus. | 9/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jesus Paid it ALL | Two topics that no one likes to talk about, but we cannot avoid, are death and taxes. In this passage, Jesus addresses both. He uses the issue of taxes as an analogy of how He uniquely can address the death that we must all face. | 9/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Faith that Cannot be Shaken | Ten years ago today, America was attacked by radical Muslim extremists. Since then, it seems we have been living with anxiety through two wars, recession, polarizing politics and a string of natural disasters. In this message, Pastor John uses Jesus’ healing of a demon-possessed boy to illustrate where we should fix our eyes to establish a faith that cannot be shaken, regardless of the confusion around us. | 9/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Tale of Two Goats | Have you been hurt or abused by the sins of others? Jesus has help for both the victim of sin and the sinner. In today’s message “A Tale of Two Goats” Pastor Ken teaches on the doctrine expiation where by Jesus took away our sin and our shame so that we could live free of shame in a new identity in Him! | 9/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Friendship is a Sheltering Tree | Jesus saves individuals and connects them to community to be the people of God Friendship with people is an essential part of the gospel. | 8/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Kingdom of Heaven is Like | In this message, guest speaker Doug Morrow explains Jesus' parable of the Talents and applies it to how we should think about Christian stewardship. | 8/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Cultivating Compassion for the Down and Out | 1,000 adults were recently asked in a survey, “What does your community need that churches could provide?” The #1 response was: “Help for the poor and needy.” In this message, Pastor John first shares what God’s word has to say about helping the needy, and then gives three important actions to increase our generosity to those in need. | 8/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Raising Family Values | Proverbs is written by a father who is teaching wisdom to his children. In today’s message, Pastor John shares four “family values” that the Holy Spirit inspired Solomon to record for us to pass on to our sons and daughters. | 8/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Redeeming the Realities of Marriage | Most couples spend more time preparing for the wedding than they do their marriage. It takes a 10-minute ceremony to become a husband and wife; it takes a lifetime to become the kind of excellent husband and wife God intends for us to be. In this message Pastor John shares wisdom from the book of Proverbs and other Scripture to help couples redeem the realities of marriage from a Biblical perspective. | 7/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Counsel, Correction, and Criticism | Do you like to be corrected? Do you appreciate it when someone gives you a bit of unsolicited advice or criticism? We may not pursue counsel, correction, or criticism, but Proverbs would say that there is safety and life in receiving counsel well. In this message, Pastor John encourages understanding and appreciation of the value of counsel, correction…and even criticism from a Biblical perspective. | 7/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How to Steer Clear of the Danger of Anger | If you are going to steer clear of the danger of anger, you have to manage your anger. Many people work at life, at a job, at raising a family. But they never work on their life, on the things that God wants them to work out. In this message, Pastor John shares some insight from God’s word on how we can wisely and healthily manage anger. | 7/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Wordly Wise | Living wisely in our everyday world is challenging – and nowhere does this prove to be more true than our words. It’s so easy for our conversations to quickly turn sour, to go where he had not intended to go. In this message, Pastor John shares wisdom from Proverbs on how the tongue can be transformed from a factory of hurt to a fountain of life. | 7/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Enrolling in the School of Wisdom | It’s summer and school’s supposed to be out for summer, but today we are opening enrollment in the School of Wisdom. God’s word promises blessings to those who are wise and also teaches us how to be wise. Today, Pastor John begins a series of messages on “living every day with every day wisdom.” Class is in session! | 7/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Accomplished! | Jesus has all authority and commissions us to be personally involved in His mission to make disciples of all nations. And here’s what He says He will personally do: “I will be with you always.” In this message, Pastor John explores the depth of Jesus’ personal, powerful, privileged, and promising commitment to enable us to accomplish our Mission: Possible. | 6/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Words from the Well (Evening Service) | In this message to kick of Mission: Possible week, Pastor John shares four encouraging words from Jesus, the Master Soul-winner. | 6/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Are you F.A.T.? | Statements of faith aren’t much good unless they are translated into the real world. The good Samaritan showed love to his neighbor in a real way and gives us an example of what it means to be faithful, available, and teachable. Are you F.A.T.? | 6/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Stay Down To Go Up! | In Today’s message Pastor Ken coaches us by telling us to “Stay Down To Go Up!” in our worship of God! True worship of God does not happen by accident by the commit of your whole mind, body, and soul to God. Pastor Ken shares that learning to worship is much like the way he learned to pole vault in High School! When we train well as disciples we will reach new heights in our relationship with Jesus! | 6/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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By this all will know... | It’s easy to get caught up in the pursuit of “being a Christian” as American churchgoers define it: someone who believes in God, loves his or her family, and attends church regularly. Rather than ask, “Am I a good Christian?” we should start asking the question: "Am I a good Christ?" In this message, Pastor John shares how Jesus’ command to love one another is His premier command to obey that identifies us as His true disciples. | 6/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Are You Rowing or Flowing? | “Are You Rowing or Flowing” In today’s message Pastor Ken challenges us to become active in fellowship with God and His people. Fellowship is not a party but a party with a purpose. We are not just a party having fun but a party on a rescue mission. | 5/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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3 Words for Baptism | Jesus commissions His followers to be disciple-makers, and part of what we are to do is baptize believers as a sign and symbol of their personal faith in Jesus. In this message, Pastor John share three encouraging words for those who are baptized and for the church. | 5/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Get In The Net! | In this week’s message Pastor Ken shares how we can “Get one in the net” for Jesus and win at this game called church. To fulfill the great commission we need to commit ourselves to making disciples. The key is to learn from the master fisherman Jesus how to work together to catch men in His net of love. | 5/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Go | Jesus' incarnation was in many ways a mission trip, a cross-cultural move starker than any missionary has ever experienced. In John's gospel alone, Jesus says more than 40 times that He was a missionary from heaven who came to minister in our earthly culture. And, likewise, Jesus' commands us to be missionaries in culture. His command could not be clearer, nor more worthy to be obeyed. | 5/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Get In The Game! | Are you in the game? Are you living out God’s purpose for your life or are you all talk with no walk? Jesus expects us to be fruitful with what He gave us. In today’s message Pastor Ken shares a hard word from Jesus to help realign the church to be great church for Jesus and walk his walk. | 5/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Hope that Changed the World | The Bible is about Jesus – The Hope That Changed the World. Because He rose from death, Jesus changed everything, and is now worshiped by nearly 2 billion people all over the world as Lord, Christ, Savior, and God. In His name, the nations will put their hope. | 4/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Undying Hope of the Cross | Only two gospels record the details of Jesus’ birth, but all four record his death, and give quite a bit of attention as to how Jesus died. As Jesus first revealed His coming death, burial, and resurrection to His disciples, He reveals another truth to them: the way to real life is to die to self and live for Jesus. | 4/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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getting to know HOPE on a first-name basis | Having people know your identity - your name, your occupation, what you see as your life’s purpose – is important. Jesus wants you to know His identity, too, because eternal life is knowing Jesus Christ who was sent by the heavenly Father (John 17:3). Do you know Him? | 4/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Sign of Hope | People in the world are looking for a sign of hope, a sign that everything is going to be okay. Some need healing. Some need a touch of kindness. All need to be fed the true Bread of Life found in Jesus. In this message, Pastor John looks at how Jesus’ feeding of the 4,000 gives us a sign of hope. | 4/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Great Hope in Small Things | What do you do with your faith when you face challenges and setbacks? What do you do when your faith is tested to the limit? In this sermon, we’ll learn about a woman who had great hope in small things and was rewarded greatly. | 3/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Heart Transformed by Hope | In this passage, Jesus gets to the root cause of sin and separation from God and our failure to worship. Our external actions and the words we say and the way we feel are ultimately rooted in the human heart. And when the heart is corrupted, it is far from the heart’s Creator. To worship properly what we need is a heart transformed by hope – by King Jesus. | 3/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hope for the Despised and Rejected | Jesus is the King of the Nations. Yet, unlike the dictators and despots of the world, Jesus is a different kind of king. He has all authority, but He is completely humble. He is forceful and challenging, but He is gentle. He is the rightful King, but He is rejected. In today’s message, we’ll see why people reject King Jesus, and how do we respond when that rejection falls on us. | 3/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fear'n The Green | In today’s message in Luke 12:13-21 Jesus teach us to be rich toward God or suffer a total loss because everything in this life is just kindling compared to God’s eternal treasures. It is God’s pleasure to share His treasure with us if we find our life in Him and not our possessions. | 3/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Joy of the Kingdom | A life focused on the pursuit of the kingdom brings joy. Joy in this life, and joy for all eternity. It’s the joy of having the deepest desire and need of your life fulfilled. | 2/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Kingdom in the World | The kingdom of God coexists in the world today with the kingdom of Satan, sin, and separation from God. In the Parable of the Weeds, Jesus introduces us to the Anti-Mission of our enemy, Satan, and how Jesus’ servants support the Mission of the Kingdom. | 2/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Response to the Kingdom | The world is filled with four kinds of Christians. But Jesus is only interested in one kind – normal Christians. In this message, Pastor John explains Jesus’ Parable of the Sower and what it says about normal Christianity. | 2/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Real Disciples | Real disciples of Jesus are marked by identity first, then activity. In this message, Pastor John looks at an ancient example of faith that Jesus commended. | 2/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Real Strong | Satan and sin are real and affect our lives daily. In this message, Pastor John shares some of the ways in which we are vulnerable to Satan’s attacks and how we can avoid the eternal effect of sin through putting our faith in Jesus. | 1/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Real Caring | God is a loving Father who cares about your work as well as your rest. Some people are so protective of their rest and doing what’s right for themselves, that they end up with no joy and show no care or concern for others. Is this message, Pastor John explores Jesus’ practical example to show us how to be caring servants. | 1/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Real Smart | We have smart phones, smart cars, and smart cards. But what about smart people? In this message, Pastor John shares what Scripture says about what it means to be “real smart.” | 1/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Real Greatness | As Jesus sends His disciples out on mission, we can learn some important principles to guide us in our mission as a church. | 1/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Mask of Fear | Hypocrisy the “Mask of Fears” something we each struggle with. In today’s message we will look at how our “Fear of Man” traps us and how learning to “Fear God” will free us from the bondage of insecurity and fear of others. | 1/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fear Not Little Flock | Our fears and anxieties are killing us and stealing our joy! Fear is a cancer for our souls and we are often not aware of the damage it is doing lives. Jesus’ words are relevant to the fears we face today and He has the answers for us in today’s message. | 12/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tidings of Comfort and Joy | The story of Christmas is so familiar to us that often we lose the message of what this blessed event mean to mankind. The Angel tells the Shepard’s not to fear hear the message that God is now with us we truly have nothing to fear because God has got our back. This is true “Tidings of Comfort and Joy!” | 12/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Promise of His Presence | In the first message in this series, we saw that God made a promise in the Garden of Eden to send a Savior to rescue us from our bondage to sin and Satan. In this message, Pastor John explains how God fulfilled His promise to provide us with His presence forever. | 12/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Power of His Presence | Worship is a reminder of where we come from and who we belong to. Who or what you worship indicates who or what controls you. In this message, Pastor John explains how God redeems us from our bondage to sin, self, and Satan so that we can truly worship Him. | 12/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jesus Sends. | As Jesus sends His disciples out on mission, we can learn some important principles to guide us in our mission as a church. | 11/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Merciful Like Jesus | In the context of mission, we will encounter people who need mercy. Rather than judge, criticize, or mock like the Pharisees, Jesus teaches us a lesson on mercy: express mercy towards others as a means of showing obedience and faithfulness towards God. | 11/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jesus Leads. I Follow. | Many people are looking for a domesticated Jesus. A tame Jesus. A Jesus who will heal, and will also “heel.” In this message from Matthew, Pastor John challenges our thinking on how we often try to call Jesus to meet our needs, rather than being available to His call of missionary/military living. | 11/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jesus Heals | In the first specific healing miracle that Matthew records, Jesus demonstrates that He is a healer who with authority over sickness and sin. And because we have been cleansed, we can join in His mission to show the world that God is doing something. | 11/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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I Got a Rock! | In Today message 'I Got a Rock!' Pastor Ken shares what a wonderful gift it is to be able to read the bible. You don’t have to read it. You get to read it! It is a privilege given to us by men who suffered greatly like the Apostle Paul and church reformers throughout the centuries. We live in very blessed time where we can easily read the freeing life giving Word of God. You God a Rock in Jesus! | 10/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Drop Your Rock | We learn how the Pharisee fall into a trap they set for Jesus. Jesus instead traps them in their hypocrisy. He teaches us about how to drop our rocks of condemnation for those who have hurt us and forgive them as God forgives us so we can then walk in the freedom of God’s love. | 10/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Tree and Its Fruit - The Demands of Life in the Kingdom | In the closing words of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus has strong, direct words to say about the demands of life in His kingdom. | 10/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How to be Narrow Minded Without Being Judgmental | 3-out-of-4 unchurched people agree with the statement: "The church is fully of hypocrites who judge others for doing things they do themselves." Perhaps it's just an image problem, but Christians who take Jesus' commands seriously are often perceived as being narrow-minded and judgmental. In this message, Pastor John talks about how serious this command is, and what we can do to make sure we obey it properly. | 10/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Rich Towards God | The recession of 2008-2009 has led many to rethink their ambitions. In this passage, Jesus gives us three commands that will help us experience richness towards God. | 10/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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7 Practical Essentials of Prayer | Jesus had a practical prayer life, and He calls us to pray in the same way. In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus doesn’t give a formula for prayer, but a format for prayer that is meant to intersect and interact with our daily lives in a practical way. | 9/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations with Dad | Prayer is a rather universal thing. It's remarkable how many people say, "Yes, I pray." In this passage, Jesus shows us that the difference between Christian and non-Christian prayer is not fundamentally in how prayers are made, but in who is being addressed. | 9/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fast. Pray. Love. For Real. | We love praise. Attention. Admiration. Applause. The reality is that everything we do carries the risk of being tainted by hypocrisy. In this message Pastor John shares how Jesus instructs us to be careful to avoid crashing on the rocks of hypocrisy. | 9/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Loving Like God Loves | It's our role - our desire - to be known as God's children. And that happens, Jesus says, by loving like God loves. | 9/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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From Religion to Righteous | As Jesus addresses the disciples of His kingdom, He teaches them the difference between religious and righteous. We need to have a righteousness that is exceptional (greater than that of the Pharisees) in order to enter the kingdom of heaven. We have a perfect, righteous Father and we are to imitate Him, which is accomplished by the practice of love. | 8/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Blessings of the Kingdom II | The kingdom of God operates different than the kingdoms of the world. Believers are thrust into a culture war that is inevitable. In the opening to the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus shares three outcomes to kingdom living. | 8/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Following the King | During His earthly ministry, Jesus was immensely popular. He is still popular today, but what does it really mean to follow Jesus? In this sermon, Pastor John shares that we aren’t just saved from the condemnation of our sins, but are selected for service in the kingdom. | 8/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Testing of the King | Temptation to sin is something that we deal with all through life. Is there hope for us to be able to resist temptation? In this passage from Matthew’s gospel, Jesus the Son of God resists temptation and shows us how we find victory over temptation. | 8/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Inauguration of the King | Every kingdom needs a king. Kings are not voted on, but are appointed, anointed, and coroneted in public ceremonies. In this passage from Matthew’s gospel that describes Jesus’ baptism, we see Jesus publicly identified as King by His Father. | 7/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Preparing for the King | Some think that repentance is just for “big” sins or big sinners, or something that happens only once in a believer’s life. In this message, Pastor John begins a series of messages from Matthew’s gospel that will help us unlock the blessings of the Kingdom. | 7/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Legacy Lives | 1 Peter was written to Christians scattered like seeds in the world. As we live out our lives wherever God places us, Peter shares three legacies that belong to Christians who have been born of the imperishable seed of the gospel. | 7/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Legacy Churches | As we finish up our time in our current building and prepare to begin a new phase in our history as Crosswinds, Pastor John focuses today’s message on reasons to be hopeful no matter where we are located as a congregation. | 7/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Seeds of Hope | As we finish up our time in our current building and prepare to begin a new phase in our history as Crosswinds, Pastor John focuses today’s message on reasons to be hopeful no matter where we are located as a congregation. | 6/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Standing Your Ground | Ephesians is all about God’s eternal plan to build a new society. The letter closes with a warning to be on the lookout for the enemy who wants to trip up God’s children, and some encouraging words on how to stand firm. | 6/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Rebuilding the Family II | After addressing husbands and wives, Paul’s next topic is parenting that is influenced by the gospel (notice the order: marriage and then children). In this message, Pastor John talks to “Pastor Dad,” giving Biblical advice on how to establish boundaries and guidelines so your sons and daughters can receive God’s blessings. | 6/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Rebuilding the Family | As we have been studying Ephesians, we’ve seen that the gospel creates a new society. In today message, Pastor John shares how that new society brings reformation into the most intimate parts of the old society and provides the foundation of a healthy marriage. | 6/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Deceptive Light & Defeating Darkness | In today’s message Deceptive Light and Defeating Darkness we learn from Jesus that as we grow in our faith we need to be careful not to be deceived by false Light and we need to tell people how we were set free from darkness. | 5/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Saved to Serve | In today’s message “Saved To Serve” Pastor Ken reminds us that we are called ministry. He shares with us one of Paul’s last letter 2 Timothy 2 which teaches us to get our strength from God’s grace and to be reliable and pass on our faith to other reliable men and women who will also teach others through God’s word. | 5/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Retooling for Purity | The victorious Christian life involves leaving behind an old way of life marked by spiritual ignorance and sin, and walking in new life “created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.” In this message, Pastor John explores the truth of the gospel in Jesus how He gives us victory over the “old man” that lives in each one of us. | 5/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Retooling for Growth | Christians are called to belong to Jesus. But too many Christians neglect their connection to the body of Christ, or highlight their differences with other believers - and that promotes disunity. In this message, Pastor John shares what Scripture says about the source of unity and God’s purpose for diversity. | 5/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Rethinking Worship | Paul begins Ephesians with a focus on God’s will and eternal plan to bless us with adoption and an inheritance as His children. As Paul explains who God is, we are led to bless and worship the God who blessed us first. | 4/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Your Future Will Soon Be History | What is life all about? Where are we headed? If you knew the future, wouldn’t it change the way you live today? In this last chapter of Daniel’s prophecy, Daniel seeks to understand at a personal level what the outcome of everything will be. In this message, Pastor John explains what Daniel is told will happen, and how Jesus’ resurrection gives Christians hope. | 4/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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King Jesus | King Jesus rode into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday to shouts of praise and honor. In today’s message, Pastor John will explain how King Jesus loves us enough to accept us as is, and loves us too much to leave us as is. | 3/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tribulation - pt. ii | Scripture says that a time of great tribulation is coming to the world. In this part of Daniel’s prophecy, he encourages us to live with urgency and help people understand Jesus. | 3/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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