Crossroads Church

Have you ever wondered why we have Christmas trees? After all, putting a tree in your house and decorating it is a bit...weird. Turns out that Christmas trees tell an important part of the Christmas story—in fact, they connect us to Jesus himself. Join us today as Brian talks about Christmas trees, lambs (yup, they’re in there too), and the sacrifice of Jesus.

“Not now, Christmas. Read the room—seriously.” Anybody else feel like this year has been too painful, too hopeless, too dark to really consider celebrating anything? Yeah, us too. Yet the story of Christmas is that no situation is beyond God’s reach; nothing is too dark that his light cannot breakthrough. Join us today as Alli talks about the light that Christmas means.

No matter where you are right now, all of us want something better in the future. To get there, we’re going to have to plan...AND move. Join us today as Brian talks about planning for the future God wants for us, and then acting on it. 

What does following God have to do with physical strength? Quite a lot, as it turns out. Our bodies, minds, and souls are interconnected—to grow in one area, we’re going to have to get a handle on the others. Join us today as Brian talks about how your physical body matters in your relationship with God

Relationships are all about the match, right? We spend so much time trying to make sure we’ve found the right one...but what if that isn’t the match we should be thinking about? Today Kyle talks about the one decision you have to make in order to keep love burning for the long term.

It’s a mess in here right now. Whether you’re elated, fearful, angry, hopeful, or devastated, we still have to figure out what we do next. Today, we’re talking about what God says our response to the election should be—and more importantly, where we find true hope.

Will I do good today? That’s the question we face every single morning. Our life is more than just going to work or taking out the trash—there’s a greater opportunity in front of us. Today, Brian talks about how we have the chance to be a part of the goodness God is bringing to the world right here and now. 

God might be good, but it sure doesn’t feel like it these days. After all, if God really is good, how can he let all this hardship, suffering, and evil happen? Today, Chuck talks about exactly that—what to do with the hard times, and how God can still be good in the midst of them. 

America isn’t real big on “kings.” In fact, we don’t like authority of any kind—we don’t want to be told what to do...like ever. So what do we do when the Bible describes God as a Good King? Today, Brian talks about how submitting to God’s authority can be good and can bring us the power we’re missing in our lives.

The Bible describes God as a “father.” Great, so he’s going to ignore me and then judge me when I don’t measure up, right? Not so fast. Today Brian talks about how God is a good father who loves you regardless of where you’ve been or what you’ve done.

A pandemic. Lost jobs. Riots. Social tension, political turmoil, isolation, and depression—and it seems like God is either absent or just flat out doesn’t care. Today, Brian revisits one of the worst days of his life in an attempt to answer the question, “Is God Good?”

Leading, teaching, singing, painting, cooking, dancing, researching, playing, encouraging, praying, writing, creating, building, designing—no matter who you are, God has given you gifts. You are good at something, and today Alli talks about how we unleash those gifts to make the world a better place.

“If I just had a little more money, things would be fine.” Yeah, we’ve thought that too. Trouble is that it is dead wrong—how you control your money matters way more than how much you have of it. It turns out that Jesus had a lot to say about money—how to treat it, how to save it, and even how to spend it. 

Influence. Resources. Relationships. Talent. Opportunities. No matter who you are, God has put things in your hands to manage. That’s right—manage. That stuff you have? It isn’t yours—and having a successful, fulfilling life depends on how you choose to manage the things God has given you. 

Thanks 2020. This year, we’re all more isolated and disconnected from one another than ever, and it isn’t just social distancing. There’s a real gap between us—in our families, our neighborhoods, our politics and beliefs. We were made for a better life than this—so let’s talk right now about how to bridge that gap.

We had high hopes for 2020. Even when the pandemic hit, we thought: “I’ll use this time to get organized, write a book, and learn how to play violin.” Instead, we’re experiencing loneliness, hopelessness, and negativity. Today we talk about how small, everyday decisions lead to an abundant life with God.

You have a choice every day—even when things feel like a hopeless train wreck. (In other words, standard 2020.) You choose how you handle the circumstances around you, how you lead the people around you, and how you respond to the chaos of our culture. Today, we hear stories of how everyday choices to follow God can lead to life-changing results.

While we’re all trying to make sense of a world screaming at us through ads and news feeds, it’s easy to miss that there are human beings on the other end of all those messages—each with their own worries, doubts, fears, and hopes. If we want to make a change in this moment, it starts with finding ways to connect with real people.

Canceled, isolated, quarantined, and shutdown. They’re words we’ve gotten used to hearing lately, and they’re also pretty good descriptors for how this year is going. It’s enough to make you wonder where God is in the midst of it all. Today Kyle Ranson, Ciara Harris, and Alex Harbin talk about finding God’s plan in the ruins of your own.

Even though sports have mostly disappeared, they still have some lessons to teach us, even in the middle of a pandemic. Today we’ll hear from leaders and legends in the NFL who are embracing the grind of 2020 and letting God take themselves and their teams to new places.