Love Your Neighbor During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Flyers
March/17/2020 05:10 PM Filed in: CrossWinds
How Do I Forgive Someone When I Am Deeply Hurt?
January/27/2020 01:09 PM Filed in: CrossWinds
I sat across the room from the couple. The wife was wringing her hands on the couch. “I just can’t forgive,” she said. “He broke my heart too many times. He asks for my forgiveness and promises to do better, but a few months later he hurts me again.”
When I asked for specifics, not many came to her mind. It was obvious she was wrestling with accumulated wounds, many of which she had forgotten, but the hurt lingered in her heart.
What should she do? What does God want someone to do when they are deeply hurt and it is hard to forgive? Read More...
When I asked for specifics, not many came to her mind. It was obvious she was wrestling with accumulated wounds, many of which she had forgotten, but the hurt lingered in her heart.
What should she do? What does God want someone to do when they are deeply hurt and it is hard to forgive? Read More...
Winter/Spring 2020 Memory Verse Card
January/05/2020 03:37 PM Filed in: CrossWinds
CrossWinds Staff Values
January/03/2020 06:24 PM Filed in: CrossWinds
As we took on new staff, I developed core values to define the way our staff team works together. I have a different member of the staff teach a different core value each month. The goal is to remind us of the value and help the staff take ownership of the value in their lives. Below is a copy of the poster that hangs in the office of our campuses. Staff Core Values High Res Poster
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CrossWinds Launches Extension Sites
October/04/2019 12:02 PM Filed in: CrossWinds
In 2019, CrossWinds began Extension Sites. What is an Extension Site? How is it different from another campus? Continue reading to find out.
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If You Have Sinned Like Peter, You Can Be Forgiven Like Peter
October/02/2019 09:31 AM Filed in: CrossWinds
At CrossWinds, it is good for us to return to our study of the Gospel of Mark after a busy summer. As we studied Mark 8 and 9, we learned more about the apostle Peter. While he had the honor of being the first person in this gospel to recognize the identity of Jesus, he also miserably failed Jesus. He had the audacity to disagree with Jesus and try to steer Him away from his plan to die for us on the cross. Jesus strongly rebuked him for trying to turn him away from the reason he came. On the Mount of Transfiguration, Peter was rebuked by God the Father for doing too much talking to Jesus instead of listening to Him. Later, as Jesus was betrayed, Peter vocally denied knowing Him three times even though he lived with Jesus for three years.
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Can We Sin Beyond Forgiveness And A Future?
September/20/2019 03:24 PM Filed in: CrossWinds
Have you heard the true story of a man named Manasseh? His often-forgotten story is found in the Bible in 2 Chronicles 33 and 2 Kings 21. He was king over Judah from 696-642 BC.
He came from a good family. His father had done good for God’s people and ruled well. But Manasseh was the ultimate problem child. When his father died, Manasseh assumed the kingship at age 12. With Manasseh’s youth and unbridled power came unrestrained wickedness. As a young king, he set out to undo all the good his father had done. The Bible describes Manasseh as the most evil king to ever reign over God’s people. He was an absolute terror while in power. The Bible also tells us he has the distinction of being the longest reigning king in Jerusalem, 55 years. His reign was a long and dark period of terror in the history of God’s people.
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CrossWinds Celebrates 5 Years As a Multisite Church
April/27/2019 11:47 AM Filed in: CrossWinds
What Are The Dangers of Smartphone Distraction?
January/04/2019 10:05 AM Filed in: CrossWinds
One of the most frequently used apps is Facebook. In 2014, 70 percent of Facebook users used the app on a daily basis. That is more than 1 billion people with the same compulsive routine. The average Facebook user spends fifty minutes a day using the app. This world-wide addiction to distraction is not without consequence. Behavioral scientists tell us the more addicted you are to your phone, the more prone you are to depression and anxiety. You also have less ability to concentrate at work and sleep at night. The danger of digital distraction is real.
Why is the distraction of our phone so popular? What are digital distractions doing to us? What can we do to stop them? Let’s find out. Read More...
Why Do We Celebrate The Birth Of A Baby?
November/18/2017 12:28 PM Filed in: CrossWinds
As Christmas approaches, we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus. He lived 2,000 years ago. He spent the first 30 years of his life working in obscurity as a carpenter for his father. He never traveled far from home. He never married or fathered children. He didn’t make a lot of money or write a book.
Why is the timeline of history divided in half based upon his birth? Why are more books written about him, more paintings painted of him and more songs sung to him than anyone else in the history? What makes the birth of Jesus special?
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Why is the timeline of history divided in half based upon his birth? Why are more books written about him, more paintings painted of him and more songs sung to him than anyone else in the history? What makes the birth of Jesus special?
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How Should A Christian Handle Wealth?
July/20/2017 09:39 AM Filed in: CrossWinds
America is one of the wealthiest nations. As Christians, how should we handle our wealth? Should we give all of it away to the cause of the gospel? Should we feel guilty spending some of it on things we enjoy? In the closing verses of 1 Timothy, the apostle Paul writes to the Christians in the ancient city of Ephesus giving them wisdom on how to handling wealth. Paul gives many lessons on wealth in these verses. I want to focus on just one.
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Don't Just Attend Church. BE The Church
June/08/2017 10:20 AM Filed in: CrossWinds
