We had some last-minute changes in our worship service yesterday at CrossWay.  Fortunately God has placed some gifted people in our congregation to stand in when needed.  Our worship leader, Josh, had to be out of town for a funeral.  I was unable to preach due to sickness.  But the music in the worship service Continue reading

At CrossWay Church yesterday we reached the halfway point in our study of 1 Thessalonians.  For week 5 of the Real Life series, we talked about Living in Love. If you watch TV or read the paper, you might get the idea that loving someone is about taking what you can get from them.  But Continue reading

At CrossWay yesterday we continued with the Real Life series.  This third week was “Living as Witnesses.”  We read 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12, 17-20; 4:11-12 and talked about what it means to live as witnesses for Jesus Christ. To be a witness simply means to truthfully share with others what we have seen and heard. This Continue reading

Yesterday at CrossWay Church was the second week of the Real Life series, where we’re studying 1 Thessalonians.  We looked at the whole first chapter, which explains the growth cycle of the gospel message and how we can participate in it. First, the gospel comes not only with words, but with power, the Holy Spirit, Continue reading

On Sunday at CrossWay we started a series based on 1 Thessalonians.  It’s called “Real Life.”  God has called us to live lives of adventure, joy, and purpose, but oftentimes those things are hard to see in our routine, everyday existence.  But real life really can be lived, and the way to do it is Continue reading

That’s the title of the message that Pastor Kyle McDaniel shared with us yesterday at CrossWay.  Kyle is the associate pastor at nearby SonRise Church. The sermon was about life lessons from the Book of Ecclesiastes.  It address the search for life, the stuff of life, and the substance of life.  Some highlights (all quotes Continue reading

At CrossWay on Sunday we continued our Freedom series with a message about freedom from anxiety.  Anxiety for many of us is a constant undercurrent in our daily lives.  Sometimes worry is our mental default mode.  But like breathing, which happens automatically yet can be consciously controlled, we can also be deliberate about where we turn Continue reading

The “Freedom” series continued yesterday at CrossWay with a message about freedom from fear.  We all have something that scares us.  For some it might be actual dangers we encounter, such as icy roads, an abusive parent, or a disease we carry in our bodies.  For others it might be a phobia, which is a Continue reading