Stand Alone Sermons
Luke 18:1-8 - Keep Praying!
September 01, 2019 - 06:35 PM
Have you ever felt like giving up on prayer? Have you prayed about something long and hard but it felt like God wasn't listening? If you have ever felt like prayer doesn't make a difference, this message is for you. Jesus teaches us why we should always and pray and never give up, even when it doesn't feel like anything is happening.
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Luke 12:16-21 - Should I Build A Bigger Barn?
July 28, 2019 - 11:08 PM
Most of us are saving for retirement. In this parable, Jesus teaches us a better way to plan and save for the future. This short first-person sermon was delivered at the CrossWinds Church picnic.
Luke 12:16-21 - Should I Build A Bigger Barn? - Quicktime and iPhone Audio - AAC
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Can I Trust My Bible?
May 19, 2019 - 02:42 PM
"I just don't believe the Bible any more." In front of me was a student that used to attend our youth group. When he went to Christian college, his professors spent time most of their time showing him all the places they felt the Bible couldn't be trusted, and gave him little evidence for why the Bible is right and can be trusted. In this message, we look at what the Bible says about itself. We learn why we can trust the Bible and make it the foundation for truth in our life.
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What Does The Nativity Teach Us About God's Love?
December 24, 2018 - 03:06 PM
Pursue Hospitality
September 16, 2018 - 02:57 PM
What happens when you visit the Full Gospel Church of Seoul, South Korea? Three people greet you at the door. One of them becomes your personal host for the service helping you find your place and sitting with you. Your host will take you to the church bookstore after the service and insist on buying gifts for your children, then they offer to take you to lunch. One of the reasons this 850,000 member church has growth to staggering proportions is the intentionality they give to hospitality. In this study, we learn God's vision for hospitality in the church.
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What Happened When Jesus Was Born?
December 24, 2017 - 05:35 PM
What changed when Jesus took on flesh? What did he add to his abilities that as God he didn't have before? Join us on Christmas Eve as we learn of how Jesus took on flesh to gain sympathetic resonance with the weaknesses and temptations we face in our life so he can help us in our time of need.
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Where Was Christ Before The Manger?
December 24, 2017 - 05:25 PM
We have potential existence before our birth but Micah 5:2 tells us Jesus had actual existence before his birth, he existed in eternity past. What was Jesus doing before his birth? How was our savior involved with the world before Bethlehem? Join us as we go behind the scenes and learn the little known story of Christ before the manger.
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Psalm 119 - Take Up And Read
January 01, 2017 - 03:29 PM
One of the hardest things to do is find time to read the Bible. When we read the Bible, we find it is one of the most important things for us to do. Psalm 119 tells us why the Bible is a unique book, how time in the Bible changes our lives and how to get the Bible woven into the fabric of our heart. Join us as we take up and read God's good book.
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Psalm 119 - Take Up And Read - Digging Deeper Sermon Study - PDF
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Christmas Day - Immanuel - What Does It Mean To Have God With Us?
December 25, 2016 - 11:17 AM
Why is Christmas important? What is it about the birth of Jesus in a manger that changes everything? Join Pastor Jordan and Pastor Kurt for this brief message on the importance of Immanuel. God is with us.
Isaiah 7:14 - Immanuel - What Does It Mean To Have God With Us? - Quicktime and iPhone Audio - M4A
The Genealogy of Jesus - Great Hope For Great Sinners
December 24, 2016 - 10:37 AM
Before the Christmas story in Matthew 1 is a lengthy genealogy? Why did Matthew begin the story of Jesus with a length section that reads like the phone book? Discover why this genealogy make the Christmas the greatest story ever told for sinners like you and me.
Matthew 1:1-17 - The Genealogy of Jesus - Quicktime and iPhone Audio - M4A
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John 8:1-12 - A Stone's Throw From Death
August 14, 2016 - 08:57 PM
When we sin in a big way or fail Jesus again and again, how does he fail about us? While others condemn, berate and humiliate us, what does Jesus do? Join myself and Pastor Jordan Gowing at the 2016 CrossWinds family reunion in Arnold's Park as we look at the story of the woman caught in adultery in John 8.
John 8:1-12 - A Stone's Throw From Death - Quicktime and iPhone Audio - M4A
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Psalm 127 - Don't Waste Your Life
July 31, 2016 - 02:48 PM
Sometimes we do things that are a waste of time. When all our hard work is finished, there is not much to say for all our effort. Discover what is one of the most worthwhile investments you can make with your life.
Psalm 127 - Don't Waste Your Life - Quicktime and iPhone Audio - M4A
Psalm 127 - Don't Waste Your Life - Manuscript - PDF
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CrossWinds Covenant Renewal - God is Faithful
August 30, 2015 - 10:44 AM
Join the combined worship service of the CrossWinds Church Spencer and Spirit Lake campuses as we remember God's faithfulness in our lives. After remembering God's faithfulness, we recommitted ourselves to faithfully following Jesus with the same commitments God's people made when they recommitted themselves in the days of Nehemiah (Nehemiah 10:28-39).
1. We commit to only dating and marrying someone that loves Jesus.
We will not give our daughters to the peoples of the land or take their daughters for our sons. Nehemiah 10:30 (ESV)
2. We commit to faithfully keeping the day of worship and rest.
And if the peoples of the land bring in goods or any grain on the Sabbath day to sell, we will not buy from them on the Sabbath or on a holy day. And we will forego the crops of the seventh year and the exaction of every debt. Nehemiah 10:31 (ESV)
3. We commit to everybody doing a little something so my campus can operate.
We also take on ourselves the obligation to give yearly a third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God: for the showbread, the regular grain offering, the regular burnt offering, the Sabbaths, the new moons, the appointed feasts, the holy things, and the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God. Nehemiah 10:32–33 (ESV)
4. We commit to giving God what is first and best in our lives.
We obligate ourselves to bring the firstfruits of our ground and the firstfruits of all fruit of every tree, year by year, to the house of the Lord; also to bring to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God, the firstborn of our sons and of our cattle, as it is written in the Law, and the firstborn of our herds and of our flocks; and to bring the first of our dough, and our contributions, the fruit of every tree, the wine and the oil, to the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God;… Nehemiah 10:35–37 (ESV)
- Money — My offering check is written first.
- Serving — I plan on serving others at church first in my schedule and my vacations second, not the other way around.
- Worship — I will go to bed early on Saturday so I am not falling asleep on Sunday. I want to give my best to worship and study of God’s word.
- Bible Study - I will read my Bible as one of the first things in my day, not the last thing when I am exhausted.
…and to bring to the Levites the tithes from our ground, for it is the Levites who collect the tithes in all our towns where we labor. And the priest, the son of Aaron, shall be with the Levites when the Levites receive the tithes. And the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes to the house of our God, to the chambers of the storehouse. For the people of Israel and the sons of Levi shall bring the contribution of grain, wine, and oil to the chambers, where the vessels of the sanctuary are, as well as the priests who minister, and the gatekeepers and the singers. We will not neglect the house of our God.” Nehemiah 10:37–39 (ESV)
CrossWinds Covenant Renewal - God is Faithful - Quicktime and iPhone Audio - M4A
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Celebrating God's Goodness - Spencer Campus Birthday Party
April 19, 2015 - 01:57 PM
Luke 10:38-42 - When One Dish Is Enough
August 24, 2014 - 08:24 PM
Are you overwhelmed by your schedule? Has your pace turned you into somebody that is irritable and stressed around your family? In this message Jesus teaches us some things are not worth our best effort. They are worth doing simply.
Luke 10:38-42 - When One Dish Is Enough - Quicktime and iPhone Audio - M4A
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Easter 2014 - What Are The Most Important Things I Need To Know?
April 20, 2014 - 10:51 AM
Are you suffering from information overload? Do you have trouble keeping up with your email, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, snail mail and texts? Like the information overlaid around us, the Bible can feel overwhelming. In this message, we simplify the Bible and learn what is the most important things we need to know.
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Easter 2013 - Easter is Hard News
March 31, 2013 - 04:42 PM
Journalists classify news as either hard or soft. Soft news are the heart-warming public interest stories in our newspaper. Hard news is not just interesting, it is news we need to know because it changes our life. What kind of news is Easter? Is it a soft philosophy or a hard news difference. The answer makes a world of difference.
Easter is Hard News - Audio - MP3
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From Thanksgiving to Thanksliving
November 25, 2012 - 08:16 PM
Thanksgiving is the second most popular holiday in America. It is a day of turkey, pumpkin pie and all the trimmings. It is much more than an America holiday. Its roots are found in the Bible.
From Thanksgiving to Thanksliving - Audio - MP3
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From Thanksgiving to Thanksliving - Manuscript - PDF
From Thanksgiving to Thanksliving - Sermon Handout - PDF
From Thanksgiving to Thanksliving - Small Group Work Sheet - PDF
Get Connected - Don't Neglect Your Gift
May 06, 2012 - 02:22 PM
If you were supernaturally gifted by God, would you ignore that gift? The busyness and distractions of life keep many supernatural gifts unused. In this message, discover why you don't want to neglect your gift.
Get Connected - Don't Neglect Your Gift - Audio - MP3
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Get Connected - Don't Neglect Your Gift - Manuscript - PDF
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Single and Searching - How to Find Mister or Misses Right
December 29, 2011 - 05:13 PM
Are you single and searching for Mister or Misses Right? After deciding for Christ, who you choose to marry is the most significant choice of your life. What should you look for? How do you know if the person you are dating is the right one for you? What are the red flags that warn of a stormy marriage? In this message we learn The Questions of Compatibility. They are the questions we need to ask before any relationship becomes serious.
Single and Searching - How to Find Mister or Misses Right - Audio - MP3
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Single and Searching - How to Find Mister or Misses Right - Manuscript - PDF
Single and Searching - How to Find Mister or Misses Right - Sermon Handout - PDF
Christmas Eve 2010 - King Jesus
December 24, 2010 - 10:22 AM
The Bible frequently calls Jesus a king. He was called king at his birth, the plaque across the top of his cross called him a king, in Revelation it says he will return as the king of kings. Kings change things for better or worse for many people. Did Jesus change anything in his three years of ministry or was his life nothing more than another interesting fact of history? Join Dr. Trucksess Christmas Eve at the SAMI Center in Spirit Lake, IA as we discover the difference Jesus made in history.
Christmas Eve 2010 - King Jesus - Audio - MP3
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Luke 15 - God Loves Lost People
May 09, 2010 - 03:59 PM
If you have run from God, will he take you back? Join Dr. Trucksess in discovering God's heart for spiritual runaways.
Luke 15 - God Loves Lost People - Audio - MP3
Luke 15 - God Loves Lost People - IPad and IPhone Audio - M4A
Luke 15 - God Loves Lost People - Manuscript - PDF
Luke 15 - God Loves Lost People - Sermon Handout - PDF
Luke 15 - God Loves Lost People - Small Group Questions - PDF
Christ - The Focus of All Saving Faith
November 29, 2009 - 09:41 PM
Christ - The Focus of All Saving Faith - Audio - MP3
Christ - The Focus of All Saving Faith - Enhanced Podcast - AAC
Christ - The Focus of All Saving Faith - Manuscript - PDF
Christ - The Focus of All Saving Faith - Sermon Handout - PDF
Christ - The Focus of All Saving Faith - Small Group Questions - PDF