CrossPointe Youth Podcast: Recent Episodes
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James continues his teaching about faith proclaimed and faith lived with particular emphasis on true wisdom.
James continues his teaching about faith proclaimed and faith lived, but now moves to a very specific application: the way we speak.
James speaks to the important, and inseparable, link between faith claimed and works lived.
James warns us against the sin of favoritism and reminds us that we are to love our neighbor as ourself as an implication of being a disciple of Jesus.
Warren looks at Jesus' example of washing the disciples' feet and how this informs our view and service of others.
James helps Christians to understand how to live the lives that God has called them to live. Because we have been brought forth by the Word of God, James says we are now called to live accordingly.
James continues his teaching about trials from God and how they are never temptations to sin, rather, they are good gifts meant to grow our faith.
James helps us to make sense of the trials we face and what God is doing in us through them.
In this series we ask and answer big questions that every believer should be thinking about.
In this series we ask and answer big questions that every believer should be thinking about.
In this series we ask and answer big questions that every believer should be thinking about.
In this series we ask and answer big questions that every believer should be thinking about.
In this series we ask and answer big questions that every believer should be thinking about.
In this series we ask and answer big questions that every believer should be thinking about.
In this series we ask and answer big questions that every believer should be thinking about.
In this series we ask and answer big questions that every believer should be thinking about.
In this series we ask and answer big questions that every believer should be thinking about.
In this episode, we look at the final part of Paul's teaching about the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
In this episode, we look at the first part of Paul's teaching about the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
In this episode, we look at Paul's instruction on how we are to use our spiritual gifts in an ordered way that doesn't distract others, but instead, serves to build them up and point to Jesus.
In this episode, we look at the most famous chapter in the book of 1 Corinthians, Paul's teaching on the way of love in chapter 13.
In this episode, we look at the way in which God has gifted individual believers with gifts for the purpose of serving one another.
In this episode, we look at Paul's instruction and how it teaches us not a prescriptive model of gathering in worship, but about headship according to God's good design for his creation.
In this episode, we see Paul's warning against idolatry, particularly that of our Christian rights and freedoms, and how we are to live in light of being redeemed by the sacrificial death of Jesus.
In this episode, we dig into 1 Corinthians 9 to see how Paul further elaborates on his teaching that believers are to live sacrificially for the sake of the gospel, that others might see Christ's work in them and through this that we might "present the gospel" to an unbelieving world.
In this episode, we look at Paul's instruction to the Corinthian church regarding meat offered to idols, and how this instruction still applies to our lives today.
In this section, Paul reminds the Corinthians that God has called each of them to a particular set of circumstances in order that they might live for and serve God by faithfully keeping his commandments. Paul is very much encouraging the Corinthians to live out the gift of faith that God has given to them.
In this section, Paul addresses the Corinthians misunderstanding of sexual immorality as it relates to marriage—and the purpose marriage actually serves.
In this section, Paul revisits the topic of sexual immorality and makes the case that believers must flee from this sin.
In this section, Paul addresses the problem of lawsuits within the church. More than just a legal issue, Paul teaches us that these lawsuits are actually a reflection of our faith—that is, what we do either validates or invalidates the faith we claim.
In this chapter, Paul addresses sexual immorality that has found its way into the church of Corinth. Paul's instruction is one of gospel grace and righteous judgment. But this chapter isn't just about dealing with sexual immorality as a church, it also applies to the sexual immorality that may reside within us as individual believers.
*This sermon is preached at a high school and older level.
In this chapter, Paul concludes his thoughts about the divisions within the church of Corinth. He points the Corinthians to the truth of their God-given office—they are not those who are worthy of being followed because of how gifted they are or how good they can preach, but because they are servants of God and stewards of his gospel. Paul reminds them that being a disciple isn't about prestige, it's about living the way of the cross. Disciples are those who are called to give up everything for the sake of the gospel, and in so doing, gain all things in Christ.
In this chapter, the overarching point Paul is making in regards to the divisions is that God is to be praised for all good that happens in the church—we are untied, not around what men and women do, but what God has graciously done in our midst. The divisions are merely a byproduct, or a result, of slipping back into worldly wisdom. What this passage tells us, is that our life, the way we live it and the decisions we make, reveals what we’re taking in, and also, our maturity in the faith.
In this section Paul takes a moment to correct any misconceptions that the Corinthians may have towards Paul's view of wisdom. Because he has come down so hard on worldly wisdom the church in Corinth may be tempted to believe that Paul is anti-wisdom. This couldn't be further from the truth. The purpose of this passage is to teach the Corinthians that wisdom is actually of God and that he, through Jesus and the Apostles, chose to impart that wisdom to believers by the Spirit. Paul's desire is to help the Corinthian believers to understand that they are not only in Christ, they have been given the mind of Christ.
In this section Paul explains what our main priority is as “called ones,” those who have been sanctified—we are people of the gospel. It’s a reminder of what is central to Christianity; that the gospel is the guiding force of a believer's life. Our faith is not a culmination of what we’ve worked for or earned, it’s the consequence of a gracious God extending mercy to those who humbly believe their only hope is Jesus—the wise believe they can make it, but the weak know they can’t.
In this section Paul reminds the church at Corinth who he is and who they are. That is, they are people who have been called by the Lord, not because of what they have done or what they have to offer the Lord, but simply because of God's grace. This section serves to ground the Corinthian believers in the gospel of grace, especially in light of Paul's rebuke of their sin and exhortation to holiness. Paul wants the believers in Corinth, and by extension, us, to understand that putting off sin and putting on holiness is only possible by God's free grace.
Ruth 4:13-22 is one of the most beautiful passages of Scripture in all of the Bible. It's here, in these final verses, that we learn what God has been doing this whole time. He's been setting forth his plan of redemption through Ruth and Boaz and their son Obed, the father of Jesse, the father of David. And even as the future promise of redemption is being revealed through King's David's heir, Jesus, we see it playing out before our eyes—Naomi, the bitter one, and her daughter-in-law, Ruth, have been redeemed.
In Ruth 4:1-12 we begin to see how the narrative is going to unfold. It's here that we learn how the work of God’s invisible hand is going to play out. And what we learn is that God is the ultimate Redeemer, who takes that which seems dead and hopeless and brings forth beautiful and abundant life.
In the third chapter of Ruth, Naomi sets a plan in motion to secure redemption for her family. While it's universally agreed upon that her plan isn't the best plan, it does serve to show how God works all things together for the good of those who love him. Both Ruth and Boaz reveal their true character in this late night encounter and we see clearly that the object of their affection, even more than each another, is God.
In the second chapter of the book of Ruth we see Naomi and Ruth making their journey back to Bethlehem, the hometown of Naomi. Now more than ever, the narrator begins to reveal what God is doing, and how he's working all things for the good of his children. Though Naomi is bitter, and even blames God in a sense, he doesn't forsake her.
In the opening chapter of the book of Ruth we already see the providential hand of God working in the lives of Naomi and Ruth. And though it is invisible to them, the narrator wants us to see clearly that God is not one who forsakes his children, even when they do feel as if they've been forsaken.
An introduction to the book of Ruth. What's it about, why should we care, and what does it reveal about God?
What's the purpose of gathering? Is it little more than good pizza, fun games, and entertaining messages? This sermonseeks to answer these questions and help us to see that to gather is to train and grow in godliness.
What does the Bible say about gathering? Are we supposed to gather? Can we choose not to gather? What actually is supposed to happen when we do gather? Is church about me? This sermon takes a look at all of these questions and more from the perspective of church youth group.
A short look at Adam and Eve's fall into sin, and how that first sin translates into the sorrowful reality of original sin for all of humankind.
A look at what the Bible says a Christian is and isn't. For instance, who gets to be one? How do you become one? And if you are one, what does it look like? These questions and more are addressed in this important and foundational look at God's Word.
A short look at mankind being made in the image and likeness of God as male and female.
A short look at the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer and the church.
A short look at how Jesus' death and resurrection serve as the fulfillment of God's promise to conquer sin and death for his people.
A short look at how Jesus' death on the cross is the perfect and final means of atonement for mankind.
A short look at the threefold office of Christ as the perfect Prophet, Priest, and King.
A look at what the Bible does and doesn't say about mental health and how to distinguish between a lack of trust in God and a clinical illness.
A short look at the Bible's revelation that the one true God exists as the three persons of Father, Son, and Spirit.
In this interview Sam Allberry discusses what the Bible has to say about human sexuality, same-sex attraction, and homosexual sin.
A short look at the communicable attributes of God: the mental, moral, and purposeful characteristics of God.
A look at how to apply the biblical truths about homosexuality to your life with grace and truth.
A short look at the incommunicable attributes of God: independence, unchangeableness, eternity, omnipresence, and unity.
A look at God's intention and mandate for human sexuality in the Creation narrative of Genesis 1-2.
A look at common misconceptions about the gospel and sin and how to think biblically about these two foundational truths.