Crossroads - Weekend Messages

God is love and He calls us to LOVE Him and LOVE others! He calls us to test our walk with Him by our love for one another. He also promises to transfigure and transform us into these loving agents of His light as we...

“The greatest of these is love.” That is how the apostle Paul ended his famous chapter on love, 1 Corinthians 13. In this Year of Transfiguration, we realize that Jesus wants to transfigure each one of us into love so...

In a culture that praises social influence, wealth, and getting ahead, God desires the exact opposite. He wants a humble and contrite heart that desires holiness. When this happens, God can use us to show His glory, and...

The Great Co-Mission isn’t reserved for pastors, missionaries, or a select few—it is a calling for every follower of Jesus. Because the need is urgent, we are each sent to carry the good news of Jesus wherever God has...

We have been on quite a journey together this summer through 1 Peter. Our Life of Faith series has shown us, in very practical ways, how to be the people of God in a hostile world. We have learned truths and seen...

As we begin to close out our series through 1 Peter, we see in today’s passage the apostle speaking directly to those who lead the church. He provides a necessary reminder that leadership in God’s kingdom is rooted in...

No one likes to suffer. For most people, we do everything within our power to avoid any sort of suffering. But whether we like it or not, suffering happens. For the church in the times of the apostles, oftentimes they...

What does a life of faith look like after we choose to follow Jesus? Peter reminds us that following Christ means taking on His mindset, leaving behind the old life, and learning to love, serve, and live with purpose. A...

Our lives are a continual classroom. Our circumstances, whether pleasant or deeply painful, present the most profound learning lessons for us. We must keep the Bible in our right hand, that place of strength, to help us...

People should know that we are followers of Jesus. Our faith, empowered by the Holy Spirit, should be visible to anyone who cares to look. There is no such thing as covert Christianity. The evidence of the...

What does it mean to be the people of God in a hostile world? Of course it means that we believe in Jesus and the power of His Spirit. That is the theme of the first epistle of Peter. But what does that look like at...

Peter reminds us that we are recipients of so many gifts in Jesus. We have the Word of God preserved over millennia; we have faith communities and churches to belong to; and, of course, we have His mercy. The Life of...

We can often think a life of faith is a list of things not to do, but 1 Peter shows us that it’s so much more than that. Faithful living isn’t just avoiding what's wrong, but actively placing our hope in Jesus, pursuing...

Persecution can cause anyone to question and even doubt their deeply held beliefs. But, according to Peter, questioning and doubting can be a sort of refining furnace for one’s faith. For anyone who places their faith...

We shouldn’t be surprised that God is just. The Lord values things being done well and in an honest and equitable way. It might surprise us that God wants us to honor personal property. He invites us to own things and...