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Holy Cross Church Sunday Sermons — 283 episodes

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The Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ

2

Mature in Christ Continuously

3

Serve Others Lovingly

4

Grow Together Faithfully

5

Worship God Regularly

6

To Believe is to be Blessed

7

Living the Easter Life

8

What’s So Good about Good Friday?

9

The Things We Remember on this Holy Night (Maundy Thursday)

10

Jesus: Humble King of Peace

11

Jesus: The Resurrection and the Life

12

Jesus: The Light of the World

13

Jesus: Savior of the World

14

You Must Be Born Again!

15

When Overcoming Temptation Comes Naturally

16

What Lent is Really All About

17

Keeping the End in Mind

18

A Mere Show Righteousness Is Not Enough

19

True Religion: The Essential Practices

20

John the Baptist: Key Witness to True Identity of Jesus Christ

21

Jesus: Baptized for Us

22

Jesus at Risk

23

Jesus Christ: In the Flesh and before the Flesh

24

This Thing We Call Christmas (Do You Believe?)

25

Following the Example of Joseph the Just

26

Being Greater than the Greatest

27

Being Ready for God When He Comes

28

Essential Practice 3 FAITHFULNESS

29

Essential Practice 2 SACRIFICE

30

Essential Practice 1 GENEROSITY

31

God’s Reward for A Life Well-lived

32

How we learn it… Where it comes from… What it does for us

33

Gratitude and Obedience

34

Faith and Obedience

35

The Great Reversal

36

Why We Pray

37

Your Life Transformed by the Grace of God

38

The Cost of Discipleship

39

Wisdom and Humility

40

Jesus Sees You

41

Winning with God as Others Have

42

The Believer’s Ultimate Destiny

43

If You Have No Riches With God…You Have No Riches At All

44

What it Means to Be a Neighbor

45

Mission in Perspective

46

What to Do When God Seems Far Away

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Holy Trinity: Experiencing God as He Truly Is

48

Promise Made… Promise Kept

49

The Power of Joy

50

THE SIMPLE SERIES Message 004: “Mature In Christ Continuously”

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THE SIMPLE SERIES Message 003: “Serve Others Lovingly”

52

THE SIMPLE SERIES Message 002: “Grow Together Faithfully”

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THE SIMPLE SERIES Message 001: “Worship God Regularly”

54

To Believe is to be Blessed

55

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ: A Thing True but Unexpected

56

The Physical Aspects of the Passion and Crucifixion of Jesus Christ

57

The Things We Remember on this Holy Night: Maundy Thursday

58

Praise Is Easier Than Faithfulness

59

Living in Pursuit of What Matters Most

60

The Scandal of the Divine Love

61

Straight Talk about Temptation

62

How to Stay True When Your Loyalty to God is Under Attack

63

What Lent is Really All About

64

The Certainty of God’s Coming Kingdom

65

Kingdom Practices

66

The Great Reversal

67

Responding to God from the Heart

68

Jesus: More Than Just a Man Dedicated to God

69

Jesus Making All Things Right

70

What Jesus Can Do and What Jesus Does Do

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Delighting in Jesus

72

Knowing Who You Are and Being Who You Are

73

Jesus before Christmas, at Christmas, and after Christmas (and Why it Matters)

74

This Thing We Call Christmas and How It All Started

75

Mary: An Example of the Way God Does What He Does

76

Being Ready for Christ (when he comes) by Practicing True Repentance

77

Being Ready for Christ (when he comes) by Carrying On the Good Work that God has Begun within You

78

Being Ready for Christ (when he comes) by Abounding in Love

79

Biblical Stewardship is about Faithfulness - Basic #3

80

Biblical Stewardship is about Sacrifice - Basic #2

81

Biblical Stewardship is about Generosity - Basic #1

82

Your Life Matters to God

83

Greatness with Men vs. Greatness with God

84

What You Really Want… is What You Choose

85

Doing Marriage God’s Way

86

Using Your Tongue for Good

87

True Wisdom: Properly Understood

88

The Tongue

89

Rejecting Partiality in the Church

90

Hearing the Word & Doing the Word

91

Winning Against the Devil

92

What We Do When We Do Holy Communion

93

Affecting Oneness in the Church (the Body of Christ)

94

Spiritual Power & Divine Love

95

Christ the Great Unifier

96

Four Blessings that are Ours in Christ Jesus

97

The Believer’s Response to the Inevitability of Death

98

Jesus Christ: Misunderstood & Falsely Accused

99

The Ministry of the Church Properly Ordered

100

Trinity Sunday: Experiencing God as He Truly Is

101

Why Faith In God Makes Sense

102

The Resilience of the Church

103

Simple Series—Part 4: Mature in Christ Continuously

104

Simple Series—Part 3: Serve Others Lovingly

105

Simple Series—Part 2: Grow Together Faithfully

106

Simple Series—Part 1: Worship God Regularly

107

The Tenth State of Divine Blessedness

108

EASTER DAY: The Good News of Jesus Christ Simply Put

109

GOOD FRIDAY: The Physical Aspects of the Passion and Crucifixion of Jesus Christ

110

MAUNDY THURSDAY: The Things We Remember on This Holy Night

111

Hanging with Jesus when the Going Gets Tough

112

Jesus Christ our Great High Priest

113

The Message of the Cross: Good Works and the Grace of God Properly Understood

114

The Message of the Cross: A Thing Accepted… A Thing Rejected

115

God’s Way is the Best Way

116

Jesus Knows What It’s Like to be You

117

What Lent is Really All About

118

God Can help & God WILL help!

119

JESUS: More than a Teacher—More than a Man

120

Embracing the Believer’s Perspective on Temporal Things

121

The Testimony of A True Believer

122

Jesus: One with Us (Sin & All)

123

The Jesus We Believe In

124

Christmas Eve - Do You Believe?

125

Advent 4 - Mother Mary: Favored by God and Faithful

126

Advent 3 - Three Good Things God Wills for You

127

Advent 2 - John the Baptist’s Enduring Relevance

128

Advent 1 - God’s Coming: A Thing to be Desired or A Thing to be Feared?

129

Giving that Matters Because It Is Faithful

130

Giving that Matters Because It Is Sacrificial

131

Giving that Matters Because It Is Generous

132

Love Prioritized

133

Three Distinguishing Marks of True Conversion

134

Four Characteristics of a Life Dedicated to God

135

A Life Centered in Self -vs- A Life Centered in Christ

136

The Mind of Christ Understood and Put Into Practice

137

The Believer’s Perspective on Life and Death

138

God Working All Things Together for Good

139

God is Merciful

140

Suffering is Not an Option

141

A Life Dedicated to God

142

Putting God to the Test

143

DOUBT

144

Remembering What We Already Know

145

If God Be for Us… Who Can Be Against Us?

146

SEEDS

147

DIRT

148

Truth Itself Is Not Enough

149

God’s Reign Embraced… Sin’s Reign Rejected

150

Living Life Dead to Sin and Alive to God

151

Why We Worship God

152

Experiencing God as He Truly Is: HOLY TRINITY

153

Pentecost and the Faithfulness of God

154

Witnesses for Christ till He Comes

155

THE SIMPLE SERIES—Part 4: Maturing In Christ

156

THE SIMPLE SERIES—Part 3: Serving Others Lovingly

157

THE SIMPLE SERIES—Part 2: Growing Together

158

THE SIMPLE SERIES—Part 1: Worship God Regularly

159

The Blessing That Is Ours (Not Because We Have Seen But) Because We Believe

160

Jesus: A Blessing to Some a Threat to Others

161

Life in the Flesh vs Life in the Spirit

162

The Spiritual Potential of an Authentic Conversation

163

You Must Be Born from Above

164

The Lesson from Eden: “Go With God!”

165

Applying to Your Life Lent’s Central Theme

166

Who Jesus Is and Why His Kingdom Is Sure to Come

167

When Believers Fail to Grow

168

Christ Crucified and the Wisdom of God

169

The Three Essentials of Authentic Goodness

170

Jesus the Light: That Delivers from Darkness and Shows Us the Way

171

The Baptism of Jesus: Two Truths Revealed

172

New Year New Life

173

Don’t Be Afraid: The News Is Good!

174

The Coming Kingdom—Part 2

175

The Coming Kingdom—Part 1

176

Ready for Christ When He Comes

177

When Christ Shall Reign

178

The Christian Principle of Work and Self-Sufficiency

179

Life Now and in the Age to Come

180

Who’s Seeking Whom?

181

Faith’s Way and Faith’s Reward

182

Holy Scripture: Where It Comes From and What It’s Good For

183

What Endurance Looks Like and Why It Makes Sense

184

Two Spiritual Truths

185

Series: Biblical Giving 003: To Give Biblically is to Give Obediently

186

Series: Biblical Giving 002: To Give Biblically is to Give Sacrificially

187

Series: Biblical Giving 001: To Give Biblically is to Give Generously

188

Being Known by the God Who Wants to Know

189

Humility’s Reward

190

When God is Our Refuge

191

Jesus the Agent of Change

192

Ready to Be Blessed

193

The Believer’s Radical Rejection of Sin

194

Believers Living for Christ with Confidence

195

Why Jesus is Indispensable

196

The True Purpose of Spiritual Knowing

197

The Harvest Principle

198

Having What You Need To Do What God Is Calling You to Do

199

When Serving God Leads to Discouragement

200

Experiencing God as He Truly Is

201

The Spirit’s Work in the Life of the Believer

202

Joy in the Midst of Suffering

203

God’s Irresistible Grace

204

When God Makes Earth His Final Dwelling Place

205

Faith’s Ultimate Reward

206

The Remedy for Failure is Love

207

The Believer’s #1 Non-Negotiable: Obedience to God

208

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ

209

Good Friday: What Really Happened & Why It Is Good

210

Why We Do Maundy Thursday

211

Palm Sunday: A Happy Occasion… But Not for Everyone

212

Spiritual Devotion and Spiritual Deception

213

God is Gracious (Like It Or Not)

214

Repentance is for Everybody

215

Enduring Faith

216

Temptation

217

Ash Wednesday and the Season of Lent: Briefly Explained

218

What God’s Kingdom Will Look Like When It Comes… and What to Do till It Does

219

What To Do When Evildoers Are Prospering

220

Answering God’s Call

221

Agape Love: What It Is and Why It’s Indispensable

222

The Human Body as a Metaphor

223

That You Might Believe

224

Who Jesus Is: God’s Perspective and Yours

225

Jesus: A Joy to Some — A Threat to Others

226

Jesus the Object of Our Faith; Jesus Both God and Man

227

CHRISTMAS: A Night of Crisis, Wonder, and Joy

228

MARY: Poor, Faithful, Happy, and Blessed

229

Christ is Coming: What to Do and What Not to Do

230

Being Ready to Meet God

231

Knowing that as a Faithful Giver I Shall Not Want

232

Knowing that Faithful Giving Makes Me Rich With God

233

Knowing that What I Faithfully Give to God Cannot Be Lost

234

Worldly Greatness vs. Greatness with God

235

Being Faithful and Staying Faithful

236

Marriage and Divorce: God’s Creative Intent

237

Prayer, Praise, Healing, and Forgiveness

238

Godly Wisdom vs. Worldly Wisdom

239

The Problem of the Tongue

240

Knowing and Doing the Word

241

Resisting Evil In A Way That Works

242

A Cover-Up Uncovered

243

A Prayer & A Praise

244

One with God | One with Each Other

245

Three Reasons Why God is Worthy of Praise

246

Strong in God… Even When You Are Weak

247

Recognizing and Responding to Authentic Ministry

248

Confidence and Ambition

249

Things Temporary and Things that Last Forever

250

Experiencing God as He Truly Is: Holy Trinity

251

The Holy Spirit Speaking Truth

252

One Way Or Another

253

Three Things Love Does

254

Spiritual Fruitfulness

255

When the Good Shepherd Becomes My Shepherd

256

What We Are and What We Shall Be

257

Koinonia | The Christian Fellowship Experience

258

Easter Sunday - What We Believe First

259

Good Friday - Reflections on a Prophecy

260

Maundy Thursday - Then and Now

261

The King Who Dies for Me

262

Faith’s Object | Faith’s Reward

263

Worship as an Occasion for Doing Something Else

264

The Scandal of Discipleship

265

When I Am Tempted

266

Called and Enabled

267

Empowered by God

268

Even Demons Obey

269

Call and Response

270

On Deck for God

271

Focus of Love | Wellspring of Joy

272

Jesus: Political Refugee & Social Outcast

273

The Fingerprints of God

274

Mary: Favored and Faithful

275

Be Prepared

276

The Metamorphosis

277

The Cheerful Giver

278

The Fearful Keeper

279

Where Faithfulness Leads

280

Love God | Love People

281

Giving Ourselves to God

282

3 Things that Make Life Worth Living

283

God Is Speaking