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Crossing Community Church
by Steve Adler
Sermons & teaching from Crossing Community Church, Newtown, Pennsylvania. To be and make committed followers of Jesus Christ.
Episodes
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Ecclesiastes: Grasping at Smoke
In this sermon, Colin shows us how Ecclesiastes challenges our attempts to master life on our own terms. Through the Preacher's search for the good life, we discover that the good life isn't something we can achieve through wisdom, pleasure, wealth, accomplishments, or work. It isn't something we...
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Transformed Lives: Mark Hughes
From an initial glance, Mark's story might seem "boring." He was raised in a Christian family, attended a Christian school, and came to Christ at a young age. Nevertheless, self-deception and a false sense of self-reliance followed Mark wherever he went, and always there was that question: "How…
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Philippians 4: Handling Conflict in a Manner Worthy of the Gospel
In Philippians 4:4–9, Paul gives practical instructions for living a life worthy of the gospel. While these familiar verses are often applied to life's difficulties and personal anxieties, in this sermon, Pastor Tim points out how their context reveals another important application: maintaining...
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Psalms: Wisdom for Worshiping Christ
In Luke 24, Jesus says that the Psalms point us to him. In this sermon, Pastor Steve shows us how the Psalms give God’s people words for worship in every season of life: joy, sorrow, guilt, fear, gratitude, suffering, and hope. The Psalms are the heartfelt cries of God’s people, and Jesus is…
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Job: The Question of God's Goodness
Is God good? At some point in our lives, each of us has to answer this question, and this question is the heart of the book of Job. In this sermon, Pastor Tim walks us through the problems of faith that Job's story raises and the beauty of trusting God, even when all of life falls apart.
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I Corinthians 1:17-31: Christ Jesus, Who Became to Us Wisdom from God
Introducing the wisdom books, Pastor Steve first takes us through I Corinthians 1, preaching on Christ Jesus who is the ultimate wisdom. While the world presents many counterfeit wisdoms, only God's wisdom is what is needed. The cross may appear as foolishness to the outside world, but its…
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On Baptism: Go Make Disciples of All Nations, Baptizing, Teaching
In this sermon, Pastor Steve reminds us of the imperative to be baptized after being saved, based on the teachings of Matthew 28 and Acts 8.
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Esther: For Such a Time as This
In the conclusion to our "History Lessons" sermon series, Colin Earle leads us through the book of Esther. He outlines how God is always at work, whether or not we can see it, through even the most unexpected means--a pagan queen, a sleepless night, the roll of the dice, and even through our...
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Nehemiah: A Portrait of Godly Leadership
In this week's book, Nehemiah, Pastor Steve preaches on how godly leadership has three marks: prayer, action, and response to God's Word. Nehemiah modeled this kind of leadership when he prayed over Jerusalem's brokenness, acted wisely to rebuild the walls despite opposition, and led the people…
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Ezra: Restoration & Renewal in the Land
We're coming to the end of "History Lessons," as Pastor Steve preaches on the book of Ezra. In it God gives his people another chance after exile. He moves the Persian kings to send them back to Jerusalem, and even provide supplies for them to rebuild the temple -- showing that God is sovereign…
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II Chronicles: Defining a Whole Heart (Part 2)
In the second part of his walk through Chronicles, Dr. Michael Breece extends his definition of a whole heart. Through a handful of the kings of II Chronicles, it quickly becomes apparent that a whole heart is not merely a one-time event, but a life-long commitment to guarding against pride and...
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Transformed Lives: Allen Varughese
How do you go from going through the motions of Christianity to being transformed? Sometimes it takes rising to the top, only to lose everything. That was the case for Allen, but what the Lord took away, He more than replaced in a new faith, a new commitment to the Word, and most importantly, a…
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I Chronicles: Defining a Whole Heart (Part 1)
"Blessing and prosperity flow through a whole heart." According to Dr. Michael Breece, this is the theme of both I and II Chronicles, and in this next sermon in "History Lessons," he explains what a whole heart is through the book of I Chronicles. This history book is full of examples -- from…
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II Kings: Decline & Destruction, Part 2
Continuing "History Lessons," Pastor Steve preaches on II Kings. It shows Israel and Judah’s spiritual decline ending in destruction because their kings and people turned from God, worshiped idols, and became like the surrounding nations. Their exile was not proof that God failed, but that God…
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I Kings: Decline & Destruction, Part 1
Continuing the mini-series, "History Lessons, Pastor Steve preaches on 1 Kings. He offers us some warnings about spiritual decline. Israel began strong under Solomon, but his divided heart led him away from God, and the kingdom eventually split and spiraled into idolatry. In Solomon (the wisest...
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II Samuel: The King They Had and the King to Come
Next in our "History Lessons mini-series, Pastor Tim covers the book of II Samuel. The book begins with the death of Saul and David finally taking the place of King over Israel. Nevertheless, the instability of God's nation continues, as it becomes apparent that a human king will never be the...
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Transformed Lives: Caleb Poirier
Caleb Poirier recounts his story of how he saw God use every encounter in his life to create a need that only He could answer. He recounts how God used all kinds of people -- Christian parents, fellow missionaries, and two high-school teachers who took time to invest -- to demonstrate what a…
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I Samuel: "We Want a King!"
Continuing our "History Lessons" mini-series, Pastor Tim preaches on the book of I Samuel. It tells the story of Israel’s transition from the period of the judges to the beginning of the monarchy. The nation is spiritually and politically unstable, its leadership is weak, and the people…
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Ruth: God Works All Things for Good
Continuing in our sermon series, "History Lessons," Pastor Steve covers the book of Ruth. It shows God working faithfully through ordinary events, even when He seems silent. The story takes place during the dark days of the judges, and it begins with Naomi losing her husband and sons and…
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Judges: Sin. Punishment. Repentance. Mercy. Repeat.
The book of Judges presents us with a repeated cycle: Israel sins, God disciplines them, they cry out, and God shows mercy by raising up a judge to deliver them. Joshua's generation didn't fully obey God's command to remove pagan influences from the land. As a result, they turned to idols…
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Joshua: The Lord Will Fight for You
We're beginning our next mini-series on our journey through the Bible: History Lessons! In this sermon, Pastor Steve covers the book of Joshua. Joshua focuses on one central truth: God is a sovereign, promise-keeping God who fights for His people. Therefore, his people should trust Him, obey Him...
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Genesis 12: Two Sides of One Coin
Abraham is considered one of the forefathers of our faith, and yet in one chapter, he goes from faithful obedience to fearful foolishness. What happened? In this sermon, Pastor Tim explains how all of us are like a coin: one side is faithful and the other is fearful. Nevertheless, God remains the...
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Genesis - Deuteronomy: Seeing Christ in the Pentateuch
Colin Earle concludes the sermon series, "From Creation to Canaan" with a wrap-up of the entire Pentateuch. In this message, he outlines how God knows and sees our longings, and how He fulfills them all through Christ, His Son. While the Pentateuch was written long before Jesus walked on the…
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Installation Service for Colin Earle
Charge 1: Tim Smith (former Senior Pastor) Charge 2: Steve Adler (Lead Pastor)
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Deuteronomy: Choosing God as His Chosen People
Continuing the sermon series, "From Creation to Canaan," Pastor Steve covers the final book in the Pentateuch: Deuteronomy. In it, Moses gives his "farewell discourse" to the people, warning them to obey the Lord through several speeches and a repetition of key points of the Law. "Don't do this…
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Numbers: The People's Grumbling and God's Goodness
Next in the sermon series, "From Creation to Canaan," Pastor Steve gives an overview of the book of Numbers. It chronicles the fulfillment of God's promises to Abraham back in Genesis: the giving of the land, people as numerous as the stars, and His presence dwelling among them. At this point the...
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Leviticus: How Does a Holy God Dwell among a Sinful People?
Continuing the sermon series, "From Creation to Canaan," Colin leads us through the book of Leviticus. Commonly thought to be one of the most challenging books to read through, Leviticus is actually the center of the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Old Testament). Even more significantly,...
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Exodus: Getting to Know the I AM
Dr. Michael Breece leads us through the central theme of the book of Exodus: getting to know the I AM.
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Genesis: In the Beginning, God...
Beginning the new sermon series, "From Creation to Canaan," Pastor Steve walks us through the book of Genesis, highlighting key themes, stories, characters, and truths about God as revealed in His Word.
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Transformed Lives: Bob Ciatto
Bob Ciatto shared his story with us today. He openly shared his story of faithfulness and faithlessness, of ups and downs, highs and lows until Christ led him out of the darkness of his life into the light of new life in 2001 at the age of 36. In that time he describes his life as being "torn…
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Installation Service for Pastor Steve Adler
Charge 1: Kevin Reilly (Elder) Charge 2: Tim Smith (Senior Pastor, stepping down) Sermon: Steve Adler (Lead Pastor)
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Transformed Lives: Chris Gregory
Where is the goodness of God in the midst of our trials and circumstances? Chris Gregory testifies that from her childhood to the present day, His goodness has been present in her life--especially in the trials of life. His faithfulness has transformed all her days, even those of deepest pain, to…
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Transformed Lives: Becky Heavener
Do you think the plan of salvation is simple enough that a 4 year old can grasp its importance? Becky Heavener did! When she was only 4 years old she learned from her Sunday School teacher, Mrs. Shivel, that Jesus loved her and died so she could have forgiveness of sins. That truth changed the…
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Acts 1: Expanding the Kingdom of God
Today, Pastor Tim kicked off our study of the book of Acts, describing chapter 1 as a chapter of “in-between” — the time between Christ’s ascension and the start of the New Testament church. He emphasized Christ’s call for us to spread the Kingdom of God by serving as His witnesses to the ends of...
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“A Call Confirmed: Faithfulness, Leadership, and the Next Season”
This week, Pastor Steve used Jeremiah 1 to share how God confirmed His calling for him to accept the nomination as our next Senior Pastor, while also announcing a new staffing structure for our church set to begin in 2026.
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Colin Earle: Call to Ministry
This Sunday, it was a joy to hear Elder Colin Earle share how he has experienced God’s work in his life, leading him to full-time ministry. He is now being nominated to serve as the Ministry Director of Adult Ministries.
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Sermons & teaching from Crossing Community Church, Newtown, Pennsylvania. To be and make committed followers of Jesus Christ.
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