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Listen to our sermons from Crossroads Baptist Church; a ministry devoted to studying the word, obeying the word and teaching the word. You can find out more about us here: http://crossroadslondon.org/
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Christ is better. That is the most repeated message in the epistle to the Hebrews, and I would suggest that this is a message we really need to hear today. We really need to hear it today because every week, everywhere, us believers are making decisions that suggest we believe the opposite. The book of Hebrews is a book we really need, what a shame then that it is not written to us! How can we introduce this book in a way that helps us understand what it says, what it teaches, and then how it...
Without effective mentoring, people fail. That's true in the world, in the Bible, in history, in our own lives, and in the Great Commission. The problem is not that we don't want to be effective mentors, but rather we don't know how. When it comes to encouraging younger believers, we can find ourselves thinking "I don't know what to say..." Step up the apostle Paul and his letter to Philemon, with 7 things we want to be able to say to the growing believers in our lives... Find out more ...
Winter is just around the corner and you know what that means: the common cold. We're going to get one, and we're going to spread it around to those near us. Not cool. But, what if I were to tell you that there is something else that you could spread, but that it was something good... that there is something else that you can share around to the people you come into contact with, but it doesn’t make them sick - it might actually encourage them... it doesn’t make them cough, sneeze and ache, b...
When preaching on the book of Philemon, John MacArthur said “No one is ever more like God than when they forgive.” I think there is a lot of support for his claim, but I also think 'being forgiving' is easier said than done. Why should we forgive if we've been wronged? Well, let's find out... Find out more about us here - crossroadslondon.org
We want grace to be at work in our lives; the first sign of this according to Philemon is our love for other believers. Some people are very loveable, others not so much. What do we need to know to ensure we love the saints like Jesus did? Find out more about us here - crossroadslondon.org
Martin Luther was right when he said about believers ‘we are all Onesimuses!’ Today, we are going to see what exactly makes us 'Onesimuses'. We'll see that his life story is a picture of our life story, which will give us the big fat reminder we need about God's grace: it worked. Find out more about us here - crossroadslondon.org
There are some great books in our New Testament: Acts is the first book of church history; Romans the backbone of Christianity, full of the power of the gospel & loaded with doctrine. We then have x8 church epistles, which instruct believers on how to deal with sin, how to respond to religion, how to walk in the Holy Spirit, how to fix problems in the church, teaches us about family relationships, about the deity of Christ, about our identify in Christ, about the return of Christ… T...
There are team sports and there are individual sports. Some individual sports include: boxing, swimming, running. Some team ones include: football, hockey, rugby, netball. What are the differences between the two? With individual sports, you’re out there on your own. Though there are a few people involved behind the scenes, when the competitor is actually on the field or in the ring, they’re on their own. With team sports, the opposite is true: the sportspeople involved are never on their own...
As we reach (almost) the end of our series, we’ll see something extraordinary play out in Paul’s life. He's pretty old, alone, imprisoned, and he has to stand before an absolute tyrant of a ruler - a lion according to verse 17… But at the same time, he couldn’t have been safer. As counter intuitive as that sounds, I believe that at that moment (his first answer before Nero) he was the strongest and safest he had ever been. How is that possible? And what does it have to do with us? Let's find...
It’s important to be ready. If I want to get the bus to school, I have to be ready in time. If I want to succeed in that job interview, I need to be ready for it. There are many incidences in life where it is important to be ready, but none that compare to being ready to stand before Christ. Two huge questions this week: 1. Are you ready to stand before Christ? 2. How do you know? Find out more about us here - crossroadslondon.org
One thing we did a lot in my family growing up was huddle round the TV on a Saturday night for a TV show called Gladiators. An entertaining show, where contestants faced off against 'gladiators' in a range of events designed to test speed, agility and strength. One of the most difficult, dramatic and important moments in the show is The Travellator. At the end of the show, after several events, a final obstacle course has to be run by each contestant. This includes rope climbing, a zip wire, ...
Today we begin chapter 4 and the final obstacle: finishing strong. Based on chapters 3, 2 and 1… chapter 4 begins with an urgent charge from Paul to Timothy. What is that urgent charge? Part one: Timothy has to finish strong because a judgement is coming. (Part two next week: he has to finish strong because a turning away is coming). There is a lot of information in these 5 verses, but however the bible student approaches it, they will see that Timothy has a lot of important work to do, that ...
The last days are perilous, but it is possible to be victorious in them. Here's the big secret as to how, ready... the big reveal... read the Bible. We've heard that before, but what we sometimes miss is the impact 'continuing in the scriptures' will have on our ability to finish our course. Want to know more? Jump in... Find out more about us here - crossroadslondon.org
Travelling overseas once, I got myself in a little pickle in Asia. The mix of travelling and the heat and quite a bit of physical exercise… plus the food that my body wasn’t used too… I actually became quite unwell on an overnight train… What does one do in that situation? I wasn’t able to do very much myself, couldn’t speak the language, couldn’t read any of the language, but knew I needed some medical attention… Thank goodness I was travelling in a group, and thank goodness this group had a...
In policing terms, a good Safer Neighbourhood Team has (at least) two main responsibilities. They have to deal generally with the challenges of the area. This means keeping an eye on particular areas of concern, like outside the fast food place, or tracking particular crime issues, like shoplifting. As well as this general approach, they also have their 'key nominals'. These are the specific persons of interest. The prime suspects. These are people known to be trouble-makers, who they watch e...
Key to being successful in any endeavour is understanding what you’re up against. The sailor studies the weather before they set out, the boxer watches hours and hours of their opponent in the ring to see how they fight, the football team not only studies the opponent on tape - they get to train on and warm up on the pitch (so they know exactly what the playing field is like). We need to know what the last days are going to be like if we are to be successful in them. So what are they going to...
What does a servant of the Lord do? What does it look like when someone today is completely submitted to the will of God? That can seem like an unattainable position, but let me share with you two very real, very practical things we need to know if we want our lives to look like this… Find out more about us here - crossroadslondon.org
I have here two balloons that are the same. Same colour, same material, from the same shop, the same packet, even the same writing on them. Here’s one - I’ll throw it to this side of the room and let’s see what it does… full of air, it does this... Here’s my second one - same balloon, just full of water. Other side of the room, are you ready for me to throw this at you? What’s the point? The point is: what the balloon is filled with determines what the balloon does - even what the balloon is....
Having all been in school/education in some way, one thing we will have all experienced is different kind of students… lazy ones, hardworking ones, some like to sit right at the front near the teacher, some at the back, some students are always prepared, some are always late... What kind of student were you? More importantly, what kind of student are you today? Specifically, what kind of bible student are you today? The answer to the question will shape how useful you are to the Lord. Let's f...
...us believers are in an impossible spot then, because we know following Christ involves suffering, but we hate suffering. How do we get past that? The answer might be in these 3 things that the Apostle Paul believes are worth suffering for... Find out more about us here - crossroadslondon.org
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