Crosswalk Sermons

In the middle of Mark's Gospel we find Jesus, who has been teaching, healing, and confusing people for months. The crowds have been following Him, the religious leaders have been questioning Him, and His disciples have been trying to figure out who He really is.  It’s at this point that Jesus stops being evasive about His identity and starts being really clear about His mission. And it's not at all what anyone expected. "The Journey to the Cross" isn't just about what happened to Jesus two thousand years ago. It's about what happens to us when the God we think we understand turns out to be completely different from what we expected. It's about following a King whose crown is made of thorns, whose throne is a cross, and whose victory looks awfully like defeat. Mark doesn't give us a comfortable Jesus. He gives us an unexpected King who challenges everything we think we know about power, success, and what it means to win. This journey will take us through confession and confusion, glory and struggle, greatness redefined and expectations shattered. Over these six weeks, we'll discover that the cross isn't just the destination of Jesus' journey, it's the revelation of who He's been all along. The beautiful upset of a King who conquers by surrendering, and who saves the world by losing everything. Are you ready to have your expectations challenged? Are you ready to follow a King who doesn't fit the mold? Are you ready for the journey to the cross?

At Crosswalk, we talk often about our End Statements – five descriptions of the kind of people we are becoming together. They remind us that we are growing into a community where everyone belongs, where people learn to walk with God in honest and authentic ways, where the ways of Jesus matter in our everyday world, where we live beyond ourselves by caring for the vulnerable, and where leadership always looks like service. These statements aren’t rules or requirements; they’re the heartbeat of our community, shaping everything from our teaching to the way we treat one another. We begin our journey in Genesis. The word itself means beginning, and Genesis invites us into the first movements of God’s love, how humanity was created with intention, with dignity, with purpose, and with relationship at the center. These early stories show us who God is, who we are, and what it means to be human in God’s world. They also show the first cracks of fear, shame, and hiding, experiences we all know too well. And yet, from the very beginning, God’s response to human failure is movement toward relationship, not away from it. This is the heart of Lovewell. It isn’t a slogan to print on mugs or a hashtag to stick on a post. It’s a way of living that takes its cues from the God who blesses before we perform, who seeks us out when we hide, who covers our shame, and who continues to call us into partnership and purpose. As we walk through Genesis we're learning that the God who spoke worlds into existence still speaks love into our chaos, order into our confusion, and hope into our despair.

At Crosswalk, we talk often about our End Statements – five descriptions of the kind of people we are becoming together. They remind us that we are growing into a community where everyone belongs, where people learn to walk with God in honest and authentic ways, where the ways of Jesus matter in our everyday world, where we live beyond ourselves by caring for the vulnerable, and where leadership always looks like service. These statements aren’t rules or requirements; they’re the heartbeat of our community, shaping everything from our teaching to the way we treat one another. We begin our journey in Genesis. The word itself means beginning, and Genesis invites us into the first movements of God’s love, how humanity was created with intention, with dignity, with purpose, and with relationship at the center. These early stories show us who God is, who we are, and what it means to be human in God’s world. They also show the first cracks of fear, shame, and hiding, experiences we all know too well. And yet, from the very beginning, God’s response to human failure is movement toward relationship, not away from it. This is the heart of Lovewell. It isn’t a slogan to print on mugs or a hashtag to stick on a post. It’s a way of living that takes its cues from the God who blesses before we perform, who seeks us out when we hide, who covers our shame, and who continues to call us into partnership and purpose. As we walk through Genesis we're learning that the God who spoke worlds into existence still speaks love into our chaos, order into our confusion, and hope into our despair.

At Crosswalk, we talk often about our End Statements – five descriptions of the kind of people we are becoming together. They remind us that we are growing into a community where everyone belongs, where people learn to walk with God in honest and authentic ways, where the ways of Jesus matter in our everyday world, where we live beyond ourselves by caring for the vulnerable, and where leadership always looks like service. These statements aren’t rules or requirements; they’re the heartbeat of our community, shaping everything from our teaching to the way we treat one another. We begin our journey in Genesis. The word itself means beginning, and Genesis invites us into the first movements of God’s love, how humanity was created with intention, with dignity, with purpose, and with relationship at the center. These early stories show us who God is, who we are, and what it means to be human in God’s world. They also show the first cracks of fear, shame, and hiding, experiences we all know too well. And yet, from the very beginning, God’s response to human failure is movement toward relationship, not away from it. This is the heart of Lovewell. It isn’t a slogan to print on mugs or a hashtag to stick on a post. It’s a way of living that takes its cues from the God who blesses before we perform, who seeks us out when we hide, who covers our shame, and who continues to call us into partnership and purpose. As we walk through Genesis we're learning that the God who spoke worlds into existence still speaks love into our chaos, order into our confusion, and hope into our despair.

At Crosswalk, we talk often about our End Statements – five descriptions of the kind of people we are becoming together. They remind us that we are growing into a community where everyone belongs, where people learn to walk with God in honest and authentic ways, where the ways of Jesus matter in our everyday world, where we live beyond ourselves by caring for the vulnerable, and where leadership always looks like service. These statements aren’t rules or requirements; they’re the heartbeat of our community, shaping everything from our teaching to the way we treat one another. We begin our journey in Genesis. The word itself means beginning, and Genesis invites us into the first movements of God’s love, how humanity was created with intention, with dignity, with purpose, and with relationship at the center. These early stories show us who God is, who we are, and what it means to be human in God’s world. They also show the first cracks of fear, shame, and hiding, experiences we all know too well. And yet, from the very beginning, God’s response to human failure is movement toward relationship, not away from it. This is the heart of Lovewell. It isn’t a slogan to print on mugs or a hashtag to stick on a post. It’s a way of living that takes its cues from the God who blesses before we perform, who seeks us out when we hide, who covers our shame, and who continues to call us into partnership and purpose. As we walk through Genesis we're learning that the God who spoke worlds into existence still speaks love into our chaos, order into our confusion, and hope into our despair.

At Crosswalk, we talk often about our End Statements – five descriptions of the kind of people we are becoming together. They remind us that we are growing into a community where everyone belongs, where people learn to walk with God in honest and authentic ways, where the ways of Jesus matter in our everyday world, where we live beyond ourselves by caring for the vulnerable, and where leadership always looks like service. These statements aren’t rules or requirements; they’re the heartbeat of our community, shaping everything from our teaching to the way we treat one another. We begin our journey in Genesis. The word itself means beginning, and Genesis invites us into the first movements of God’s love, how humanity was created with intention, with dignity, with purpose, and with relationship at the center. These early stories show us who God is, who we are, and what it means to be human in God’s world. They also show the first cracks of fear, shame, and hiding, experiences we all know too well. And yet, from the very beginning, God’s response to human failure is movement toward relationship, not away from it. This is the heart of Lovewell. It isn’t a slogan to print on mugs or a hashtag to stick on a post. It’s a way of living that takes its cues from the God who blesses before we perform, who seeks us out when we hide, who covers our shame, and who continues to call us into partnership and purpose. As we walk through Genesis we're learning that the God who spoke worlds into existence still speaks love into our chaos, order into our confusion, and hope into our despair.

At Crosswalk, we talk often about our End Statements – five descriptions of the kind of people we are becoming together. They remind us that we are growing into a community where everyone belongs, where people learn to walk with God in honest and authentic ways, where the ways of Jesus matter in our everyday world, where we live beyond ourselves by caring for the vulnerable, and where leadership always looks like service. These statements aren’t rules or requirements; they’re the heartbeat of our community, shaping everything from our teaching to the way we treat one another. We begin our journey in Genesis. The word itself means beginning, and Genesis invites us into the first movements of God’s love, how humanity was created with intention, with dignity, with purpose, and with relationship at the center. These early stories show us who God is, who we are, and what it means to be human in God’s world. They also show the first cracks of fear, shame, and hiding, experiences we all know too well. And yet, from the very beginning, God’s response to human failure is movement toward relationship, not away from it. This is the heart of Lovewell. It isn’t a slogan to print on mugs or a hashtag to stick on a post. It’s a way of living that takes its cues from the God who blesses before we perform, who seeks us out when we hide, who covers our shame, and who continues to call us into partnership and purpose. As we walk through Genesis we're learning that the God who spoke worlds into existence still speaks love into our chaos, order into our confusion, and hope into our despair.

We invite you to begin this holiday season with some child-like wonder through the magic of Christmas stories. We will not only look at the birth accounts of the Savior, but at the whole of our story; from even before Genesis through to Revelation. And we will do so spring boarding off the famous story written in 1843 by Charles Dickens called, A Christmas Carol. A Christmas Carol begins with a death and forces the main character, Ebenezer Scrooge, to evaluate his life. As a part of this journey, Scrooge is given an odd gift; he’s able to explore his past, present, and future. He’s able to remember what happened to him as a child and how it shaped him. Then he gets to see his present with a view of who he has become; a crotchety old man who cares about little else than making a profit. Along the way, however, it seems that this crotchety old man wants to be something more, do something more, but what? How? Finally, Scrooge gets the opportunity to see what his future will be should he continue down his current life path. When he wakes up from this dream, he is convinced; he must change. He chooses to be different. You might even say, he repents and becomes a new creation, one who celebrates the joy of Christmas by taking care of others. In a similar fashion, we will look at the thread of the Christ story, and our story, by looking all the way back to Christmas Past, before the foundations of the world. Then, we will look to Christmas Present, exploring where the choices of His creation led the God of creation. Then, should we choose to believe in this magical and wonder-filled story of Christmas, we can then peak into our Christmas future, a future secured by what God has done for us. There, we will see what this God of love and grace has in store for us all.   May the telling and reimagining of this story, the Christmas story, bring much needed light into every corner of our world today. I look forward to the journey, and to spending Christmas…together!

We invite you to begin this holiday season with some child-like wonder through the magic of Christmas stories. We will not only look at the birth accounts of the Savior, but at the whole of our story; from even before Genesis through to Revelation. And we will do so spring boarding off the famous story written in 1843 by Charles Dickens called, A Christmas Carol. A Christmas Carol begins with a death and forces the main character, Ebenezer Scrooge, to evaluate his life. As a part of this journey, Scrooge is given an odd gift; he’s able to explore his past, present, and future. He’s able to remember what happened to him as a child and how it shaped him. Then he gets to see his present with a view of who he has become; a crotchety old man who cares about little else than making a profit. Along the way, however, it seems that this crotchety old man wants to be something more, do something more, but what? How? Finally, Scrooge gets the opportunity to see what his future will be should he continue down his current life path. When he wakes up from this dream, he is convinced; he must change. He chooses to be different. You might even say, he repents and becomes a new creation, one who celebrates the joy of Christmas by taking care of others. In a similar fashion, we will look at the thread of the Christ story, and our story, by looking all the way back to Christmas Past, before the foundations of the world. Then, we will look to Christmas Present, exploring where the choices of His creation led the God of creation. Then, should we choose to believe in this magical and wonder-filled story of Christmas, we can then peak into our Christmas future, a future secured by what God has done for us. There, we will see what this God of love and grace has in store for us all.   May the telling and reimagining of this story, the Christmas story, bring much needed light into every corner of our world today. I look forward to the journey, and to spending Christmas…together!

We invite you to begin this holiday season with some child-like wonder through the magic of Christmas stories.  We will not only look at the birth accounts of the Savior, but at the whole of our story; from even before Genesis through to Revelation.  And we will do so spring boarding off the famous story written in 1843 by Charles Dickens called, A Christmas Carol. A Christmas Carol begins with a death and forces the main character, Ebenezer Scrooge, to evaluate his life.  As a part of this journey, Scrooge is given an odd gift; he’s able to explore his past, present, and future.  He’s able to remember what happened to him as a child and how it shaped him.  Then he gets to see his present with a view of who he has become; a crotchety old man who cares about little else than making a profit.  Along the way, however, it seems that this crotchety old man wants to be something more, do something more, but what? How? Finally, Scrooge gets the opportunity to see what his future will be should he continue down his current life path.  When he wakes up from this dream, he is convinced; he must change.  He chooses to be different.  You might even say, he repents and becomes a new creation, one who celebrates the joy of Christmas by taking care of others. In a similar fashion, we will look at the thread of the Christ story, and our story, by looking all the way back to Christmas Past, before the foundations of the world.  Then, we will look to Christmas Present, exploring where the choices of His creation led the God of creation.  Then, should we choose to believe in this magical and wonder-filled story of Christmas, we can then peak into our Christmas future, a future secured by what God has done for us.  There, we will see what this God of love and grace has in store for us all.   May the telling and reimagining of this story, the Christmas story, bring much needed light into every corner of our world today. I look forward to the journey, and to spending Christmas…together!

We are excited to jump back into Season Two of our series on the life of David that we’ve called, It’s Complicated. If you remember the premise, the idea is that though we often desperately want a black and white world where right and wrong are easily determined, and our answers are clear, the life we experience each day is much more complicated than we care to admit at times. Especially in the world of faith. So when we come to a character like David, it’s “clear” to see that his life was complicated. In Season One we talked about David the Shepherd, the anointed, the warrior, the successor, and the man who came in-between the son and the father (Saul and Jonathan). Each of these stories were complicated, in that the Shepherd was also a man with blood on his hands, the anointed king didn’t become king for years to come, the warrior was also said to be a man after God’s own heart, and so on. In Season Two, our complicated journey continues as we talk about David the king, finally, as well as David the worshipper, the murderer, the adulterer, the parent, and the broken. Through David’s life, we will see our own, with all of its ups and downs and twists and turns that cause us to celebrate one moment, and weep the next. However, with as complicated as life can be at times, we believe we have a God who meets us in all of our messy moments, and desires to help us learn, heal, grow, and ultimately become the best versions of ourselves. Looking forward to the journey with our Crosswalk community as we wrestle with the realities of life in the context of our faith, and our ever-present, ever-loving, and ever-gracious God.

We are excited to jump back into Season Two of our series on the life of David that we’ve called, It’s Complicated. If you remember the premise, the idea is that though we often desperately want a black and white world where right and wrong are easily determined, and our answers are clear, the life we experience each day is much more complicated than we care to admit at times. Especially in the world of faith. So when we come to a character like David, it’s “clear” to see that his life was complicated. In Season One we talked about David the Shepherd, the anointed, the warrior, the successor, and the man who came in-between the son and the father (Saul and Jonathan). Each of these stories were complicated, in that the Shepherd was also a man with blood on his hands, the anointed king didn’t become king for years to come, the warrior was also said to be a man after God’s own heart, and so on. In Season Two, our complicated journey continues as we talk about David the king, finally, as well as David the worshipper, the murderer, the adulterer, the parent, and the broken. Through David’s life, we will see our own, with all of its ups and downs and twists and turns that cause us to celebrate one moment, and weep the next. However, with as complicated as life can be at times, we believe we have a God who meets us in all of our messy moments, and desires to help us learn, heal, grow, and ultimately become the best versions of ourselves. Looking forward to the journey with our Crosswalk community as we wrestle with the realities of life in the context of our faith, and our ever-present, ever-loving, and ever-gracious God.

We are excited to jump back into Season Two of our series on the life of David that we’ve called, It’s Complicated. If you remember the premise, the idea is that though we often desperately want a black and white world where right and wrong are easily determined, and our answers are clear, the life we experience each day is much more complicated than we care to admit at times. Especially in the world of faith. So when we come to a character like David, it’s “clear” to see that his life was complicated. In Season One we talked about David the Shepherd, the anointed, the warrior, the successor, and the man who came in-between the son and the father (Saul and Jonathan). Each of these stories were complicated, in that the Shepherd was also a man with blood on his hands, the anointed king didn’t become king for years to come, the warrior was also said to be a man after God’s own heart, and so on. In Season Two, our complicated journey continues as we talk about David the king, finally, as well as David the worshipper, the murderer, the adulterer, the parent, and the broken. Through David’s life, we will see our own, with all of its ups and downs and twists and turns that cause us to celebrate one moment, and weep the next. However, with as complicated as life can be at times, we believe we have a God who meets us in all of our messy moments, and desires to help us learn, heal, grow, and ultimately become the best versions of ourselves. Looking forward to the journey with our Crosswalk community as we wrestle with the realities of life in the context of our faith, and our ever-present, ever-loving, and ever-gracious God.

We are excited to jump back into Season Two of our series on the life of David that we’ve called, It’s Complicated. If you remember the premise, the idea is that though we often desperately want a black and white world where right and wrong are easily determined, and our answers are clear, the life we experience each day is much more complicated than we care to admit at times. Especially in the world of faith. So when we come to a character like David, it’s “clear” to see that his life was complicated. In Season One we talked about David the Shepherd, the anointed, the warrior, the successor, and the man who came in-between the son and the father (Saul and Jonathan). Each of these stories were complicated, in that the Shepherd was also a man with blood on his hands, the anointed king didn’t become king for years to come, the warrior was also said to be a man after God’s own heart, and so on. In Season Two, our complicated journey continues as we talk about David the king, finally, as well as David the worshipper, the murderer, the adulterer, the parent, and the broken. Through David’s life, we will see our own, with all of its ups and downs and twists and turns that cause us to celebrate one moment, and weep the next. However, with as complicated as life can be at times, we believe we have a God who meets us in all of our messy moments, and desires to help us learn, heal, grow, and ultimately become the best versions of ourselves. Looking forward to the journey with our Crosswalk community as we wrestle with the realities of life in the context of our faith, and our ever-present, ever-loving, and ever-gracious God.

We are excited to jump back into Season Two of our series on the life of David that we’ve called, It’s Complicated. If you remember the premise, the idea is that though we often desperately want a black and white world where right and wrong are easily determined, and our answers are clear, the life we experience each day is much more complicated than we care to admit at times. Especially in the world of faith. So when we come to a character like David, it’s “clear” to see that his life was complicated. In Season One we talked about David the Shepherd, the anointed, the warrior, the successor, and the man who came in-between the son and the father (Saul and Jonathan). Each of these stories were complicated, in that the Shepherd was also a man with blood on his hands, the anointed king didn’t become king for years to come, the warrior was also said to be a man after God’s own heart, and so on. In Season Two, our complicated journey continues as we talk about David the king, finally, as well as David the worshipper, the murderer, the adulterer, the parent, and the broken. Through David’s life, we will see our own, with all of its ups and downs and twists and turns that cause us to celebrate one moment, and weep the next. However, with as complicated as life can be at times, we believe we have a God who meets us in all of our messy moments, and desires to help us learn, heal, grow, and ultimately become the best versions of ourselves. Looking forward to the journey with our Crosswalk community as we wrestle with the realities of life in the context of our faith, and our ever-present, ever-loving, and ever-gracious God.

We are excited to jump back into Season Two of our series on the life of David that we’ve called, It’s Complicated. If you remember the premise, the idea is that though we often desperately want a black and white world where right and wrong are easily determined, and our answers are clear, the life we experience each day is much more complicated than we care to admit at times. Especially in the world of faith. So when we come to a character like David, it’s “clear” to see that his life was complicated. In Season One we talked about David the Shepherd, the anointed, the warrior, the successor, and the man who came in-between the son and the father (Saul and Jonathan). Each of these stories were complicated, in that the Shepherd was also a man with blood on his hands, the anointed king didn’t become king for years to come, the warrior was also said to be a man after God’s own heart, and so on. In Season Two, our complicated journey continues as we talk about David the king, finally, as well as David the worshipper, the murderer, the adulterer, the parent, and the broken. Through David’s life, we will see our own, with all of its ups and downs and twists and turns that cause us to celebrate one moment, and weep the next. However, with as complicated as life can be at times, we believe we have a God who meets us in all of our messy moments, and desires to help us learn, heal, grow, and ultimately become the best versions of ourselves. Looking forward to the journey with our Crosswalk community as we wrestle with the realities of life in the context of our faith, and our ever-present, ever-loving, and ever-gracious God.