Crosswinds Weekly Messages: Recent Episodes
Crosswinds Weekly Messages
Abraham Part 7: A message exploring what we can learn about Abraham offering up Isaac to help us on our faith journey. [Craig Cooper]
Abraham Part 6: A message exploring Abraham’s name change and God’s faithful promises. [Chris Taylor]
Abraham Part 5: A message on the importance of remembering what God has done to increase faith in what He is yet to do. [Craig Cooper]
Abraham Part 4: A message on God’s covenant promise to Abraham and how it impacts the life of believers. [Karen Busby]
A special message about the role influence plays in our lives and those around us. [Brian Soller]
Abraham Part 3: A message exploring how God’s promise to bless Abraham to be a blessing is a model for Christian living. [Betty Ryan]
Abraham Part 2: A message exploring God’s meeting Hagar in the wilderness when she was in distress to enhance our own faith journey. [Betty Ryan]
Abraham Part 1: A message gleaning from Abraham’s call to step out in faith for our own faith journey. [Craig Cooper]
Risen Part 3: A message on how our risen Christ’s ascension offers power for His followers in their daily lives. [Craig Cooper]
Risen Part 2: A message on how the resurrection of Jesus Christ offers new life for us today. [Craig Cooper]
Risen Part 1: A message on Christ’s wake-up call to those present at His triumphal entry and how it applies to us today. [Betty Ryan]
First Part 6: A message on following Paul’s example of putting Christ first in our lives. [Craig Cooper]
First Part 5: A message on the first step to placing God first in our lives. [Craig Cooper]
First Part 4: A message on what it means to give God the first fruits of our lives and a challenge to do so. [Craig Cooper]
First Part 3: A message on what it means to be the caregiver of the time, talent, treasure, and testimony the Lord has given to each of us. [Craig Cooper]
First Part 2: A message on making God and His kingdom the highest priority in our lives. [Chris Taylor]
First Part 1: A message on God’s call to make Him the first love of our lives. [Brian Soller]
Kingdom Living, Volume 2 Part 6: A message on the original crowd’s response and ours to Christ and His sermon. [Craig Cooper]
Kingdom Living, Volume 2 Part 5: A message on how choosing to receive Christ as Savior and Lord is a radical commitment. [Craig Cooper]
Kingdom Living, Volume 2 Part 4: A message on how to be a Christian while being watchful of false teachers and identifying them. [Craig Cooper]
Kingdom Living, Volume 2 Part 3: A message on relating to fellow believers and God, our heavenly Father. [Craig Cooper]
Kingdom Living, Volume 2 Part 2: A message on Christ’s call to seek first God’s kingdom, avoiding anxiousness, and bringing God glory. [Craig Cooper]
Kingdom Living, Volume 2 Part 1: A message on avoiding self-promoting faith and living out of God-honoring dedication. [Craig Cooper]
A special message about saying yes to Jesus in whatever He’s calling us to. [Chris Taylor]
A special message as we enter the new year in 2022 about being the light of Christ in the darkness. [Karen Busby & Wendy Emerson]
The Gift Exchange Part 6: A message on the exchange of giving God our lostness and God giving us the blessing of being found. [Craig Cooper]
The Gift Exchange Part 5: A message on how the coming of Christ offers us the greatest exchange of all, death to life. [Craig Cooper]
The Gift Exchange Part 4: A message on the exchange of giving God our detachment and God giving us love. [Craig Cooper]
The Gift Exchange Part 3: A message on the exchange of giving God our sorrow and God giving us joy. [Craig Cooper]
The Gift Exchange Part 2: A message on the exchange of giving God our worry and God giving us peace. [Craig Cooper]
The Gift Exchange Part 1: A message on the exchange of giving God our despair and God giving us hope. [Betty Ryan]
A special Thanksgiving message about being content and thankful for what we have. [Brian Soller]
Kingdom Living, Volume 1 Part 8: A message on avoiding self-promoting faith and living out of God-honoring dedication. [Craig Cooper]
Kingdom Living, Volume 1 Part 7: A message on Christ’s call to self-sacrificing, godly love. [Craig Cooper]
Kingdom Living, Volume 1 Part 6: A message on the importance of honoring the marriage vow and keeping your word. [Craig Cooper]
Kingdom Living, Volume 1 Part 5: A message on how people judge obvious crimes, but God judges the hidden sins of the heart and mind. [Craig Cooper]
Kingdom Living, Volume 1 Part 4: A message on how Christ fulfilling the Law directs the Christian’s relationship to the Law. [Craig Cooper]
Kingdom Living, Volume 1 Part 3: A message on how Christ intends for Christians to influence others. [Craig Cooper]
Kingdom Living, Volume 1 Part 2: A message on how the beatitudes describe Christian character. [Craig Cooper]
Kingdom Living, Volume 1 Part 1: A message of introduction to the Sermon on the Mount. [Craig Cooper]
Asking for a Friend Part 11: A message on how the unchanging truth of Scripture is applied in a changing society. [Brian Soller]
Asking for a Friend Part 10: A message on the biblical principles and Christian practices of spiritual warfare. [Chris Taylor; Testimony – Silas Taylor]
Asking for a Friend Part 9: A message on how the God revealed in both testaments of the Bible is the same. [Craig Cooper]
Asking for a Friend Part 8: A message on how one can enjoy things without being materialistic. [Craig Cooper]
Asking for a Friend Part 7: A message on what the Bible teaches about God’s judgment and grace, and our response. [Craig Cooper]
Asking for a Friend Part 6: A message on how we as believers can serve Christ in our community. [Craig Cooper]
Asking for a Friend Part 5: A message on holistic worship that honors the Lord. [Chris Taylor]
Asking for a Friend Part 4: A message on the history, theology, and various distinctives that describe a Wesleyan. [Wendy Emerson]
Asking for a Friend Part 3: A message on how to make choices in life that honor God. [Craig Cooper]
Asking for a Friend Part 2: A message on the biblical principles and Christian practice of reconciliation. [Karen Busby]
Asking for a Friend Part 1: A message on the founders’ hermeneutic for the American Revolution. [Craig Cooper]
Connected Part 8: A message on how we can grow in understanding our unique wiring, develop our specific makeup, and connect with others in a way that honors God, benefits us, and blesses others. [Betty Ryan & Karen Busby]
Connected Part 7: A message on the importance of helping impart skills and knowledge to others. [Craig Cooper]
Connected Part 6: A message on how the identifying and developing of our gifts and abilities are used by God to transform us and others. [Chris Taylor]
Connected Part 5: A message on how our social context develops our personalities and how we can learn, grow, and flourish in relationships as we allow the Lord to redeem us. [Craig Cooper]
Connected Part 4: A message on how God has wired us to receive love in different ways and how this knowledge can allow us to show love to others effectively. [Karen Busby]
Connected Part 3: A message on how the formation of our character and understanding of our calling assists us to rightly connect with God and others. [Craig Cooper]
Connected Part 2: A message on the four temperaments and how we can understand them and learn to do life with others. [Craig Cooper]
Connected Part 1: A message on how we were created uniquely before we were even born. [Wendy Emerson, Betty Ryan]
Ignite Part 6: A message on how today’s Church, believers, engage in Christ’s Kingdom mission. [Craig Cooper]
Ignite Part 5: A message on the early Church, persecution in Jerusalem, and the scattering of the Church. [Craig Cooper]
Ignite Part 4: A message on the Spirit’s coming and His work beginning in the life of Christ-followers. [Craig Cooper]
Ignite Part 3: A message on the calling of Christ’s followers participate in Christ’s kingdom mission. [Chris Taylor]
Ignite Part 2: A message on the finished work of Christ on the cross and life-giving resurrection. [Craig Cooper]
Ignite Part 1: A message on Christ’s desire for Israel and mission offering salvation to the world. [Brian Soller]
Metamorphosis Part 10: A message encouraging all to be World Christians. [Craig Cooper]
Metamorphosis Part 9: A message on fulfilling God’s call on your life and church. [Craig Cooper]
Metamorphosis Part 4: A message on how the believer is to practically serve. [Craig Cooper]
Metamorphosis Part 3: A message on God’s mercies and our proper response, consecration. [Craig Cooper]
Metamorphosis Part 2: A message on God’s salvific plan and humanity’s place within His plan. [Craig Cooper]
Metamorphosis Part 1: A message on God’s sovereignty and human free will. [Craig Cooper]
We journey through Crosswinds’ Discipleship Pathway where everyone has a next step in their walk with Christ . [Chris Taylor]
Christmas Playlist Part 6: A message using Matthew West’s song, Day After Christmas, to remind us all that although Christmas is over, the Light of the World is still here. [Craig Cooper, Betty Ryan, Karen Busby]
Christmas Playlist Part 5: A message using the joyous pronouncement that the Messiah has been born to learn how all of us can celebrate our Savior’s birth and experience His joy this Christmas. [Craig Cooper]
Christmas Playlist Part 4: A message using this classic from the middle ages to understand the power of Christ and what His arrival means to all who embrace Him. [Betty Ryan]
Christmas Playlist Part 3: A message on how to respond to the precious gift of our Lord and Savior by giving Him our very selves. [Craig Cooper]
Christmas Playlist Part 2: A message highlighting the hymn’s request for wisdom, salvation, victory, and safety that are found only in Christ. [Brian Soller]
Christmas Playlist Part 1: A message on how the stuff of Christmas can distract us from the true meaning of Christmas and how to keep the celebration of Christ on track. [Chris Taylor]
Back to Basics Part 10: A message on what it means to live under the assurance of future glory and victory affirmed by the Holy Spirit. [Craig Cooper]
Back to Basics Part 9: A message on what it means to live under the sanctifying power of and affirmed sonship by the Holy Spirit. [Craig Cooper]
Back to Basics Part 8: A message on the relationship between law and sanctification. [Craig Cooper]
Back to Basics Part 7: A message on sin and the incredible work of sanctification. [Craig Cooper]
Back to Basics Part 6: A message on righteousness versus condemnation and the fruit of God’s righteousness. [Craig Cooper]
Back to Basics Part 5: A message illustrating the fruit of God’s righteousness. [Craig Cooper]
Back to Basics Part 4: A message on how all are guilty before God and Christ’s righteousness. [Craig Cooper]
Back to Basics Part 3: A message on how God deals justly with all of us. [Craig Cooper]
Back to Basics Part 1: A message on the purpose of the book of Romans and the Gospel’s power. [Craig Cooper]
Pressure Points Part 2: A message looking at what we can learn from the life of King Solomon. [Chris Taylor]
Pressure Points Part 1: A message digging into the intricacies of Psalm 23. [Karen Busby]
Thrive Part 7: A message on the importance of spiritual growth in the life of a believer, especially in the sanctification process and the resulting ability to thrive. [Craig Cooper]
Thrive Part 6: A message on the importance and place trusting God plays in empowering a believer to thrive. [Craig Cooper]
Thrive Part 5: A message on the importance and interrelation of humility and confidence in the life of a believer and how essential they are to Christians thriving. [Betty Ryan]
Thrive Part 4: A message on how serving God and others empowers a believer to thrive. [Brian Soller]
Thrive Part 3: A message on the importance and interrelation of repentance and restoration in the life of a believer and how essential they are to a Christian’s thriving. [Craig Cooper]
Thrive Part 2: A message on what it means for Christ to be Lord of a believer’s life, leading to a Christian thriving. [Craig Cooper]
Thrive Part 1: A message on the importance of the Christian body in the discipleship process and its relationship to a Christian thriving. [Craig Cooper]
A message on Matthew chapter 5 where Jesus talks through the Beatitudes and as He starts His sermon on the mount and talks about being salt and light to the world. [Chris Taylor]
A message on Matthew chapter 5 where Jesus talks through the Beatitudes and as He starts His sermon on the mount and talks about being salt and light to the world. [Chris Taylor]
Family Talk Part 8: A message on how to discover oneness with God and others and wholeness in Christ even in family conflict. [Craig Cooper]
Family Talk Part 7: A message on God’s plan to establish dads in oneness with Him and others as well as wholeness in Christ. [Craig Cooper, Chris Taylor]
Family Talk Part 6: A message on how spiritual oneness and wholeness is exemplified and taught through biological and spiritual parents. [Craig Cooper, Brian Soller]
Family Talk Part 5: A message on how oneness with God and others occurs through the wholeness a divorcee finds in Christ. [Betty Ryan]
Family Talk Part 4: A message on God’s plan to use His family to exemplify and teach others how to find oneness with Him and others as well as wholeness in the Lord. [Craig Cooper]
Family Talk Part 3: A message on how oneness with God and others occurs through the wholeness a single person finds in Christ. [Karen Busby]
Family Talk Part 2: A message on God’s plan to use marriage to assist couples to experience oneness with Him, each other, and others as well as wholeness in the Lord. [Craig Cooper]
Family Talk Part 1: A message on God’s plan to establish moms in oneness with Him and others as well as wholeness in Christ. [Craig Cooper, Krista Cooper]
Hope Rising Part 5: A message on how the hope we receive in the Lord prevails and permeates in and through the lives of those who believe. [Craig Cooper]
Hope Rising Part 4: A message on the hope the Holy Spirit’s indwelling of the believer gives to the follower of Christ. [Craig Cooper]
Hope Rising Part 3: A message on the hope Christ’s ascension imparts to those who receive Christ and live the ascended life with Him. [Craig Cooper]
Hope Rising Part 2: A message on the hope Christ’s resurrection gives to all who believe. [Craig Cooper]
Hope Rising Part 1: A message on the hope Christ’s passion for us, represented on the cross, imparts to every follower of Christ. [Craig Cooper]
Serenity Part 4: A message on how the reality and result of our lives intersecting with God brings hope to others and continues to bring healing, peace and purpose in our lives when we share our testimony. [Betty Ryan, Evan Yelski]
Serenity Part 3: A message on how the source of life-change is not self but of turning our lives and wills over to Christ’s care and control. [Craig Cooper, Beth Yelski]
Serenity Part 2: A message on how to base our lives on Christ and who we are in Him. [Craig Cooper, Lyrek McConnell]
Serenity Part 1: A message on how denial limits and robs us of living life in the fullness offered in Christ and how to partner with Him to defeat it. [Craig Cooper, Greg Emerson]
Keys to a Blessed Life – Key #4: A message on how God’s owning everything is translated in our personal actions, in giving and living. [Craig Cooper]