Cross Of Grace

The tenacity of your faith does not guarantee the purity of your faith. Even if you are willing to die for what you believe, be sure what you believe is the truth...

When we look closely at the persecuted church, either in biblical times or today, we come away with clarity. We see more clearly the gift of the gospel that is worth dying for, and the all-surpassing beauty of Christ worth living for...

Psalm 90 reminds us that being satisfied in the love of Christ produces lifelong joy.

In His first of seven letters to the churches in Revelation, Jesus praises the Ephesians for being faithful to sound doctrine. But He rebukes them for having lost their "first love". Not just for the Ephesians, but for the church today, this is a timely warning...

See Jesus as He is, and it changes everything. He's not a baby in a manger, and He is no longer dead. He is alive forever & returning as Conqueror King...

The Book of Revelation is not primarily about beasts and wars and timelines. It is meant to inspire our worship...awe-filled worship of Jesus, our Victorious King of Kings, who is, who was, and who is to come...

No chaos, no persecution, no tribulation, and no enemy in this life can shake the throne of our Savior, nor put a crack in the foundation of His Church. Join us as we dive in to the mysterious, beautiful, and awe-inspiring Book of Revelation, and have our gaze lifted to our Eternal Triumphant King...

Jesus is not a means to get treasure. Jesus is the treasure. That’s why there are more warnings in the Bible about money, because few things capture our hearts as quickly...

Of all the books of the Bible, Proverbs has the most to say to parents, and the majority of that wisdom centers around the discipline of our children. But discipline is not just correction – it’s not just reactive. Discipline is meant to be proactive, to prepare our hearts with training and teaching from God's word...

In our culture, there continues to be a relentless attack on the family, with the goal to redefine it, to devalue it, and in the end, to destroy it. But by God’s grace, our families don’t have to be victims or statistics. The Bible shows us what a healthy home and a healthy marriage should look like...

Friendships are wonderful gifts that God has given us, because they are created by him, and are fully realized in the person of Jesus Christ - the better and truer friend.

There is a big difference between knowing the gospel and deeply feeling the amazing truths of the gospel. There is a difference between knowing what Christ has done for us, and actually being moved in our souls by what He has done, to the point that it changes how we worship, how we give, how we fellowship and how we live. What causes that difference? The fulfilled promise of the Holy Spirit…

Words have power. They can be great blessings, and they can do great damage. No matter our motive, hurtful words cannot be unsaid. So, when it comes to our words, let’s admit that we need help. We need God’s wisdom. And that’s what Proverbs gives us:

In Proverbs, the sluggard forgets that work is a gift from God, and work is a means of worship unto God. Whether you are a CEO or a stay-at-home mom, how do you view your work today?

In the Bible, the fool is one who may have a full mind but an empty heart. He doesn't lack information. He lacks transformation...

If you could ask God for anything, what would it be? Solomon asked for wisdom. And here's why we should too...

The gospel is such a simple message. Yet for a variety of reasons, it is one that can be so difficult to share with others. In this brief sermon from our service in the park, we consider three reasons we don’t share the gospel, and how the Holy Spirit helps us with each one.

No one can taste salt that’s left in the shaker. No one can see light if it’s covered up. To live the gospel means you have to live your life out in the open, with the purpose and desire to help others see the truth and the love of Christ.

Making disciples means we first must treasure the gospel. What we treasure will be evident by how we live our lives. So the questions we need to ask are these: Do I treasure Christ above all else? And if I do, does my life reflect that? Here are six ways we can grow to treasure Christ more, and to live lives that reflect Him…

It's the one thing Jesus told us to do. And it's the one thing we so often neglect...