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Crossbridge Weekend Messages
by Crossbridge Christian Church
Check out this podcast for the audio from each weekend's messages at Crossbridge Christian Church in Tallahassee!If you're in the greater Tallahassee area, we invite you to join us at 114 E. 5th Avenue on Sunday mornings at 10:30! You don't have to have it all together to be a part of what's happening here. You can learn more by visiting our website at crossbridgechristian.com.
Episodes
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Who Is Jesus? Acquainted with Grief
Grief is the feeling that accompanies all loss in life, whether big or small. We may think that as the Son of God, Jesus somehow floats above grief or is immune to grief. Wes explains that because Jesus has gone through and experienced grief, he can give us a game plan for how to handle it and…
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Who Is Jesus? Friend of Sinners
Most of us think that Jesus is offended by sinners. The Scriptures portray a God who actually went out of his way to befriend them. James Bryant explains how Jesus shows us he is a friend to sinners... and why it matters. Discussion Questions: 1. Is there an office of Jesus (king, prophet…
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Who Is Jesus: Holier Than Thou
Many of us are familiar with the idea that Jesus is holy. But what does that actually mean and why does it even matter for our lives? Discussion Questions: 1. When you hear the word "holy," what comes to mind? Why? 2. Are there some ways in which Jesus is holy that you had never thought of…
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Who Is Jesus? Opposed to Oppression and Injustice
It can feel at times like Christians are purposely creating barriers to God. Jesus stands steadfastly in opposition to anything that prevents people from finding God. Discussion Questions: 1. Are you creating barriers or building bridges? 2. When you see others creating barriers, what do you...
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Who Is Jesus? God In a Bod
Our view of God shapes not just our approach to life; it shapes us. Jesus being God means that when we look at him, we can have a clearer view of what life looks like with the Father. Discussion Questions: 1. What do you think of when you think of God? 2. Do you think that our view of God...
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Ever Wonder Why: Why Can I Believe the Bible Is Anything More Than a Fairy Tale?
"I don't believe the Bible" is a pretty common objection to Christianity. But is that statement actually a well-founded belief or just a smokescreen that gets thrown up to avoid giving consideration to the Bible's demands on my life? CB leadership team member Jason Fudge shares some reasons why…
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Ever Wonder Why: Why Believe in a Good God When Pain, Suffering, and Hardship Abound?
Suffering and hardship have been a part of life since, well... life. Why can we continue to believe in a good God in the midst of suffering? And what good can come about from suffering and hardship in our lives? Discussion Questions: 1. Talk about some times in your life where you experienced…
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Ever Wonder Why: Why Can I Really Believe That Jesus Has Risen from the Dead?
The value of Christianity as a belief system hinges on a simple question: Did Jesus really rise from the dead? John King explains his three reasons for why we can believe that Jesus has truly resurrected. Discussion Questions: 1. Which of the eyewitness accounts is your favorite? Why? 2. How has...
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Ever Wonder Why: Why Should I Go to Church When Jesus' Followers Suck?
Sadly, when we experience hurt at the hands of God's community today, we are in a long line of people experiencing the same. Wes walks through three things that he believes Jesus would say to us when we experience pain at the hands of those who carry Jesus' name. Discussion Questions: 1. What is...
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Ever Wonder Why: It's OK to Wonder Why
We often see doubt as the enemy of faith. But faith isn't a resolute feeling, it's a confidence that is just enough to take action. Discussion Questions: 1. If you grew up in church or going to a youth group, do you feel like it was a place that was safe for doubts? Why or why not? 2. Wes said…
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Summer of Discipleship: It All Comes Down to This
It's impossible to know everything there is to know about discipleship. But if we will live with a simple posture toward Jesus, we will never lack the ability to see the areas in our lives that need to be discipled to Jesus. Discussion Questions: 1. We've spent a whole summer talking about...
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Summer of Discipleship: The Good News
The Good News about Jesus has the power to change lives, but only if we actually know how to share it. Wes shares the gospel message and how God worked to reconnect us to him. Discussion Questions: 1. Think about a time in your life you received some great news. What happened? How did you feel?…
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Summer of Discipleship: Start Where You Are
When it comes to caring about people disconnected from God, we don't need a lot of knowledge or unique talent. We just need a willingness to share our story and let God do the heavy lifting. Discussion Questions: 1. What barriers do you think get in the way of you more actively caring about…
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Summer of Discipleship: It Matters
It's easy to think discipleship is only inward. Jesus models for us that disciples who are fully formed by him will move outward. Discussion Questions: 1. If you've made a commitment to follow Jesus, talk about the people who helped to lead you to that commitment. How did you experience them…
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Summer of Discipleship: What Only You Can Do
You have a unique, one-of-a-kind superpower that God has given you to make a difference in the world. Finding out what that is and putting it to use is one of the greatest avenues we have for communicating the love of Jesus and learning to love like Jesus. Take the five-fold gift assessment at...
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Summer of Discipleship: The Thing We All Can Do
There is one thing that all of us, no matter our race, life stage, occupation, or education level can do to love each other well. It is something Jesus modeled for us frequently throughout his time on earth and something we can join him in practicing today. Discussion Questions: 1. Describe a…
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Summer of Discipleship: The Greatest Enemy
Everyone loves the idea of service, but actually living it out in practice is hard. Jesus tells us that if we will dismiss our allegiance to "what's in it for me?" we can walk into the freedom to love and serve others generously. Discussion Questions: 1. When is a time in your life where you felt...
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Summer of Discipleship: Father and Friend
Many of us feel like we stand far off from God. But he actually invites us into more intimate relationships with him than we can imagine.
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Summer of Discipleship: Can I Trust You?
At the heart of cultivating a close relationship with Jesus is our decision to trust him. Listen at three different Crossbridge attenders share about their experiences of learning to trust God. Discussion Questions: 1. How do you define trust? Who is someone in your life that you trust a lot? Why...
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Summer of Discipleship: The Best Way to Connect with God
Our world has a lot of different ideas about how to connect with God, all with varying amounts of success. Jesus and the earliest Christians understood Scripture to be one of the ways we can most intimately know God. When we open Scripture, we open a rich pathway to know God at a deeper level....
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Summer of Discipleship: Here's the House Key
The practice of showing hospitality to others is a powerful way to demonstrate God's love. When we open up our homes and lives to others, we get a chance to share about Jesus with our actions, not just our words. Discussion Questions: 1. Do you think you are gifted in demonstrating hospitality...
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Summer of Discipleship: Make Room
In our world, people unlike us very quickly become unliked by us. Jesus modeled a way of living that made room for all... especially the unlike and unliked. If we wish to be his disciples, we need to pattern our lives in a similar way. Discussion Questions: 1. Talk about a time when you were…
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Summer of Discipleship: The Scariest Thing in the World
We all want to feel connected, but connection takes risk. Discussion Questions: 1. If you had to put yourself on 1 to 10 on a vulnerability scale, how would you rate yourself? 2. What makes you feel vulnerable?
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Summer of Discipleship: It Matters
Not many of us wake up thinking critically about discipleship. But it's more important than we think. The future of our lives and the church is at stake - and it hinges on our willingness to apprentice ourselves to Jesus. Discussion Questions: 1. How would you define the word “disciple?” Have you...
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Celebration Sunday
We have a lot to thank God for!
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Let's Talk About: Addiction
Addiction = enslavement. But thankfully, God is an experienced Savior who packs the power we need to find victory over whatever addictions that we face. Discussion Questions: 1. What has your experience with addiction been? How has that affected you? 2. Do you think there’s truth in what Wes said...
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Let's Talk About: Anger
We are all bound to feel angry. But if we can find ways to lengthen the fuse on our anger, our anger doesn't need to own us. Discussion Questions: 1. What was the most recent thing you got angry about? Why was that such a big deal to you? 2. When you think of God, do you think of him as loving or...
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Let's Talk About: Anxiety
Anxiety can cripple us and leave us feeling helpless, but a few simple practices can serve as part of our spiritual treatment plan to get us back on track. 1. Do you consider yourself an anxious person? Why or why not? What causes you most anxiety? 2. When you find yourself feeling anxious, is it...
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Let's Talk About: Isolation
One of the quickest ways to find ourselves suffering mentally is when we aren't filling our tanks socially and relationally. Taking the initiative to form relationships may be difficult for us at times, but the benefit far outweighs the work we need to put in.
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Let's Talk About It: Depression
You can love God and be depressed. We generally can't pray depression away, but we can allow depression to be a cue for us to consider some actions for our betterment and well-being. Discussion Questions: 1. What experiences have you had with depression, either personally or in the lives of…
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Seven Words to Change Your Life: Wow (Easter 2022)
If the resurrection really happened, "wow" is the only response. And that "wow" opens the door for some more "wow's" to be experienced in our lives. Discussion Questions: 1. What’s the greatest “wow” you’ve ever experienced? Why was that so amazing? 2. Why do you believe Jesus rose from the dead?...
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Seven Words to Change Your Life: Help
We resist asking for help for many reasons, but God has made asking for help foundational to the way of Jesus. When we will opt-in on receiving help, we also opt-in on receiving God's gracious work in our lives. Discussion Questions: 1. Are you good at asking for help? If not, why not? 2. Read...
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Seven Words to Change Your Life: Thanks
Gratitude unlocks a key to greater joy and happiness, and it's something God has been encouraging us to try for thousands of years. A healing Jesus did teaches us a few lessons on gratitude and offers us pointers on how we can be more grateful people. Discussion Questions: 1. Who is the most...
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Seven Words to Change Your Life: Enough
"Enough" is not a word common to us in America. But "enough" is key to finding joy and happiness. We think we'll be content when we get more; God says we'll be content when we allow him to adjust our attitude on what we have. 1. Talk about the kind of family you grew up in. Was it a place where...
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Seven Words to Change Your Life: Sorry
"Sorry" isn't a word for image management, it's a word God intends to bring us out of hiding and into healing. When we face our fears, getting honest with ourselves and opening our lives to others, true love and connection can take place. Discussion Questions: 1. Do you have trouble being honest...
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Seven Words to Change Your Life: Yes
Most of us develop a belief that God's posture toward us is a "no." The Bible tells us that God's posture toward us is actually an unequivocal "yes," and that he has made 7,547 promises to prove it! Knowing God is a "yes" toward us equips us to be his "yes" toward others. Discussion Questions: 1....
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Seven Words to Change Your Life: No
We begin life easily saying "no," but before long that changes. The problem? When we can't say "no" to what we should say no to, we can't say "yes" to what we need to say yes to. Jesus models for us the perfect example of how we can grow in the grace of "no." Discussion Questions: 1. How skilled...
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Come Together: The Golden Rule
The willingness to empathize fully with others will open up incredible doors and opportunities to connect with others. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 1. Would you consider yourself a joyful person? Why or why not? 2. What are some barriers that you find getting in the way of being able to empathize with...
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Come Together: Lean on Me
The three little words "I need help" can do a great deal of good when it comes to finding connection with others.
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Come Together: You or Me?
A number of factors cause us to view life and relationships through the filter of "what's in it for me?" God offers a new mindset to bring to our relationships that can produce greater love and connection. Discussion Questions: 1. On a scale of 1-10, how connected do you feel to others in…
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Doin' Too Much: All By Myself
The reality is that most of us are trying to escape from something that's hard to escape from... ourselves. Solitude is a God-given resource for us to be able to find peace with ourselves and peace with him. Discussion Questions: 1. Talk about a time when you found yourself being motivated by…
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Doin' Too Much: Control Freak
Control has the power to exhaust us like nothing else because it assumes upon our shoulders the burden that only God can handle. When we choose to trust God and give up our way of doing things, we find rest, relief, and progress. Discussion Questions: 1. Do you think you’re a control freak? Do...
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Doin' Too Much: No Mo' FOMO
FOMO is a constant force running in the background of our lives, and it causes us to do some ridiculous things. A man named David points us toward the tricks FOMO plays on us and also toward solutions that we can utilize so we aren't driven to doin' too much out of our fear of missing out....
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Doin' Too Much: Deeper Than You Think
Many of us are guilty of doin’ too much; too much at work, too much at home, too much for our image, too much at school, and the weight of feeling like we need to do it all is crushing us. Change is possible, but it will only begin when we recognize an observation that Jesus made about our lives...
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Christmas Eve 2021: Shine Your Light
Jesus shows up when our lives feel like they're hitting rock bottom.
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The Unsettling Solution for Just About Everything: Don't Do the Math
We've all been victims of "grace unfairness," the feeling you get when you feel like someone around you gets more grace and generosity than you feel like you do. Jesus' goal with grace isn't to apply it evenly, it's to be generous, giving us all what we need. Our self-righteousness is to blame…
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The Unsettling Solution to Just About Everything: Undeserve-able
It's natural for us to feel pressure to qualify for grace, because that's how all of our other relationships function. God has no problem offering us undeserved grace because he was under no illusions we'd ever deserve it anyway. Discussion Questions: 1. Which of the four categories that Wes…
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The Unsettling Solution to Just About Everything: I Need It
Grace is a beautiful thing, but you'll only receive when you're ready to admit you need it. Discussion Questions: 1. Talk about a time in your life when you experienced grace. What happened? What did that feel like? How did that change you? 2. Be honest: how badly do you think you need God’s…
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Thessalonians: Living in the Light of the End: Part 6
Part 6 of the series Thessalonians: Living in the Light of the End. Speaker: John King
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Thessalonians: Living in the Light of the End: Part 5
Part 4 of the series Thessalonians: Living in the Light of the End. Speaker: Jason Fudge
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Check out this podcast for the audio from each weekend's messages at Crossbridge Christian Church in Tallahassee!If you're in the greater Tallahassee area, we invite you to join us at 114 E. 5th Avenue on Sunday mornings at 10:30! You don't have to have it all together to be a part of what's happening here. You can learn more by visiting our website at crossbridgechristian.com.
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