King's Cross Church - Defiance
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The King's Cross Church Podcast features sermons from King's Cross Church located in Defiance, Ohio.
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John 1:6-8
I. John, the Humble Prophet, John 1:6
II. John, the Witness to the Light, John 1:7-8
Big Idea: The wonder of the Word starts in the beginning.
The divine nature of the Word is…
1.Displayed in His pre-existance and eternality (1:1-2)
2.Displayed in all creation (1:3)
3.Displayed in life and light to the world (1:4-5)
Endless Opportunities to Love
Samuel Andres
Galatians 5:25–6:5
I. Pride keeps us from love, Gal 5:26
II. Confrontation must be done with love and gentleness, Gal 6:1
III. Love is bearing one another’s burdens, Gal 6:2
IV. To love others, we must carry our own load, Gal 6:3-5
I. The Civil War of Desires, Gal 5:16-21
II. Two Ways to Wage War: By the Spirit or by the law, Gal 5:18
III. How to Walk by the Spirit and Bear Fruit, Gal 5:22-25
The Power of the Spirit to Change us
Samuel Andres
I. Works Are Worthless (re: Justification)
II. False Teaching on Works is Contagious
III. Works Are Worth Doing (re: Sanctification)
I. A story about two women: Hagar and Sarah, Gal. 4:21-23; Genesis 15-17
II. An allegory about two religions: bondage and freedom, Gal 4:24-27
III. Your story and your identity in Christ, Gal 4:28-31
Galatians 4:8-20
The Feelings between Pastors and their People
I. Sometimes truth-telling hurts relationships. Gal 4:8-11, 16
II. Sometimes pastors feel like their work is worthless. Gal 4:11
III. Sometimes we need your help in our weakness. Gal 4:12-15
IV. Sometimes our hearts hurt in wanting to see you mature in Christ. Gal 4:19-20
Samuel Andres
Galatians 3:23–4:7
I. We are no longer under the guidance of the law. We are sons of God through faith. Gal 3:23-26
II. We are no longer divided by status. We are united as co-heirs, Gal 3:27-29
III. We no longer relate to God by slavish legalism. We have assurance that God is our Abba Father, Gal 4:1-7
Big Idea: True spiritual life comes through the promise, not the law.
1. The promise comes apart from the law (3:15-18)
2. The law is not contradicted by the promise (3:19-21)
3. The promise comes through faith (3:22-25)
To add our works to the work of Christ makes a foolish contradiction of the gospel!
I. Consider your experience: You didn’t do anything to receive the Spirit, did you? Gal 3:1-6
II. Consider Abraham’s faith: Abraham was blessed on faith alone, and so are we. Gal 3:7-9
III. Consider the Alternative: If we rely on the mirror of the law to justify ourselves, we will condemn ourselves. Gal 3:10-14
Big Idea: You're made right with Jesus through faith in Jesus so live daily by trusting in Him and not your efforts
I. How can we be made right with God?
1. Not through the law!
2. Through simple heart-level reliance and trust in Jesus
3. By God counting Christ's
righteousness as ours.
II. How do we live in light of being made right with God?
1. Don't creep back into the law.
2. Live by faith in Jesus.
3. Magnify God's grace, don't nullify it.
Message from Jeremy Rupp on September 21, 2025
Radical, Undeserved, Amazing, Grace
Samuel Andres
Galatians / Galatians 1:11–24
I. BEFORE Christ... Gal 1:11-14
II. HOW Christ... Gal 1:15-17
III. NOW with Christ... Gal 1:18-24
I. A Man Transformed by the Gospel of Grace, Gal 1:1-3
II. A Message Distorted by False Teaching, Gal 1:2-9
III. A Heart Set Free from People-Pleasing, Gal 1:10
Samuel Andres
Psalm 31
I. Lord, You are my refuge—my safe place! Psalm 31:1-8
II. The weight of the world is dragging me down! Psalm 31:9-13
III. But in my despair, I declare Your goodness! Psalm 31:14-22
IV. Church, let your heart take courage in God as your refuge! Psalm 31:23-24
I. Understand Biblical Justice
II. Do Biblical Justice
1. Be Eager to Do Good to Your Neighbor, Prov 3:27-28,
2. Be Courageous, Prov 28:1,
3. Seek God, Prov 28:5,
4. Do Not Show Partiality, Prov 28:21,
5. Understand Human Rights, Prov 29:7-8,
6. Speak for those without A Voice, Prov 31:8-9,
7. Trust in God’s Justice over Man’s, Prov 29:26
Big Idea: If you want to give freely, set your heart free from this world.
If you want to give freely…
1. Live content with herbs instead of oxen
2. Live with a bountiful eye for the needy
3. Live as one who has been delivered from death
I) God’s word provides wisdom to help in understanding grief.
a) The Intense Pain of Grief
b) The Loneliness of Grief
II) God’s word helps us be wise ministers to the grieving.
a) A Word in Season, Fitly Spoken
b) Some Truths Can Wait
c) Weep With Those Who Weep
III) God’s word points the grieving to where our true comfort lies.
I. Why Self-Control Matters
II. What Self-Control Looks Like
II. What Self-Control Looks Like
1. Avoid Gluttony and Eat Healthily,
2. Avoid Drunkenness and Drink in Moderation (or Not at All),
3. Avoid a Sedentary Life and Exercise,
III. How to Be Self-Controlled
I. God's will: God is in control and tells us how to live
1.God's sovereign will
2.God's moral will
II.Our wills: We can and should be directed by God
1. Through reflection
2.Through council
3.Through the Holy Spirit's direct guidance
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