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Holy Cross Church Sunday Sermons — 290 episodes

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The Presence of the Holy Spirit in the Life of the Believer

2

Living Your Life: Dead to Sin and Alive to God

3

Four Characteristics of an Authentic Christian Life: Faith, Peace, Grace, and Joy

4

Faith’s Reward

5

Experiencing God as He Truly Is: Holy Trinity

6

Lessons from Pentecost

7

The Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ

8

Mature in Christ Continuously

9

Serve Others Lovingly

10

Grow Together Faithfully

11

Worship God Regularly

12

To Believe is to be Blessed

13

Living the Easter Life

14

What’s So Good about Good Friday?

15

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

16

Jesus: Humble King of Peace

17

Jesus: The Resurrection and the Life

18

Jesus: The Light of the World

19

Jesus: Savior of the World

20

You Must Be Born Again!

21

When Overcoming Temptation Comes Naturally

22

What Lent is Really All About

23

Keeping the End in Mind

24

A Mere Show Righteousness Is Not Enough

25

True Religion: The Essential Practices

26

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

27

Jesus: Baptized for Us

28

Jesus at Risk

29

Jesus Christ: In the Flesh and before the Flesh

30

This Thing We Call Christmas (Do You Believe?)

31

Following the Example of Joseph the Just

32

Being Greater than the Greatest

33

Being Ready for God When He Comes

34

Essential Practice 3 FAITHFULNESS

35

Essential Practice 2 SACRIFICE

36

Essential Practice 1 GENEROSITY

37

God’s Reward for A Life Well-lived

38

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

39

Gratitude and Obedience

40

Faith and Obedience

41

The Great Reversal

42

Why We Pray

43

Your Life Transformed by the Grace of God

44

The Cost of Discipleship

45

Wisdom and Humility

46

Jesus Sees You

47

Winning with God as Others Have

48

The Believer’s Ultimate Destiny

49

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

50

What it Means to Be a Neighbor

51

Mission in Perspective

52

What to Do When God Seems Far Away

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Holy Trinity: Experiencing God as He Truly Is

54

Promise Made… Promise Kept

55

The Power of Joy

56

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

57

THE SIMPLE SERIES Message 003: “Serve Others Lovingly”

58

THE SIMPLE SERIES Message 002: “Grow Together Faithfully”

59

THE SIMPLE SERIES Message 001: “Worship God Regularly”

60

To Believe is to be Blessed

61

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ: A Thing True but Unexpected

62

The Physical Aspects of the Passion and Crucifixion of Jesus Christ

63

The Things We Remember on this Holy Night: Maundy Thursday

64

Praise Is Easier Than Faithfulness

65

Living in Pursuit of What Matters Most

66

The Scandal of the Divine Love

67

Straight Talk about Temptation

68

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

69

What Lent is Really All About

70

The Certainty of God’s Coming Kingdom

71

Kingdom Practices

72

The Great Reversal

73

Responding to God from the Heart

74

Jesus: More Than Just a Man Dedicated to God

75

Jesus Making All Things Right

76

What Jesus Can Do and What Jesus Does Do

77

Delighting in Jesus

78

Knowing Who You Are and Being Who You Are

79

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

80

This Thing We Call Christmas and How It All Started

81

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

82

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

83

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

84

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

85

Biblical Stewardship is about Faithfulness - Basic #3

86

Biblical Stewardship is about Sacrifice - Basic #2

87

Biblical Stewardship is about Generosity - Basic #1

88

Your Life Matters to God

89

Greatness with Men vs. Greatness with God

90

What You Really Want… is What You Choose

91

Doing Marriage God’s Way

92

Using Your Tongue for Good

93

True Wisdom: Properly Understood

94

The Tongue

95

Rejecting Partiality in the Church

96

Hearing the Word & Doing the Word

97

Winning Against the Devil

98

What We Do When We Do Holy Communion

99

Affecting Oneness in the Church (the Body of Christ)

100

Spiritual Power & Divine Love

101

Christ the Great Unifier

102

Four Blessings that are Ours in Christ Jesus

103

The Believer’s Response to the Inevitability of Death

104

Jesus Christ: Misunderstood & Falsely Accused

105

The Ministry of the Church Properly Ordered

106

Trinity Sunday: Experiencing God as He Truly Is

107

Why Faith In God Makes Sense

108

The Resilience of the Church

109

Simple Series—Part 4: Mature in Christ Continuously

110

Simple Series—Part 3: Serve Others Lovingly

111

Simple Series—Part 2: Grow Together Faithfully

112

Simple Series—Part 1: Worship God Regularly

113

The Tenth State of Divine Blessedness

114

EASTER DAY: The Good News of Jesus Christ Simply Put

115

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

116

MAUNDY THURSDAY: The Things We Remember on This Holy Night

117

Hanging with Jesus when the Going Gets Tough

118

Jesus Christ our Great High Priest

119

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

120

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

121

God’s Way is the Best Way

122

Jesus Knows What It’s Like to be You

123

What Lent is Really All About

124

God Can help & God WILL help!

125

JESUS: More than a Teacher—More than a Man

126

Embracing the Believer’s Perspective on Temporal Things

127

The Testimony of A True Believer

128

Jesus: One with Us (Sin & All)

129

The Jesus We Believe In

130

Christmas Eve - Do You Believe?

131

Advent 4 - Mother Mary: Favored by God and Faithful

132

Advent 3 - Three Good Things God Wills for You

133

Advent 2 - John the Baptist’s Enduring Relevance

134

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

135

Giving that Matters Because It Is Faithful

136

Giving that Matters Because It Is Sacrificial

137

Giving that Matters Because It Is Generous

138

Love Prioritized

139

Three Distinguishing Marks of True Conversion

140

Four Characteristics of a Life Dedicated to God

141

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

142

The Mind of Christ Understood and Put Into Practice

143

The Believer’s Perspective on Life and Death

144

God Working All Things Together for Good

145

God is Merciful

146

Suffering is Not an Option

147

A Life Dedicated to God

148

Putting God to the Test

149

DOUBT

150

Remembering What We Already Know

151

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

152

SEEDS

153

DIRT

154

Truth Itself Is Not Enough

155

God’s Reign Embraced… Sin’s Reign Rejected

156

Living Life Dead to Sin and Alive to God

157

Why We Worship God

158

Experiencing God as He Truly Is: HOLY TRINITY

159

Pentecost and the Faithfulness of God

160

Witnesses for Christ till He Comes

161

THE SIMPLE SERIES—Part 4: Maturing In Christ

162

THE SIMPLE SERIES—Part 3: Serving Others Lovingly

163

THE SIMPLE SERIES—Part 2: Growing Together

164

THE SIMPLE SERIES—Part 1: Worship God Regularly

165

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

166

Jesus: A Blessing to Some a Threat to Others

167

Life in the Flesh vs Life in the Spirit

168

The Spiritual Potential of an Authentic Conversation

169

You Must Be Born from Above

170

The Lesson from Eden: “Go With God!”

171

Applying to Your Life Lent’s Central Theme

172

Who Jesus Is and Why His Kingdom Is Sure to Come

173

When Believers Fail to Grow

174

Christ Crucified and the Wisdom of God

175

The Three Essentials of Authentic Goodness

176

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

177

The Baptism of Jesus: Two Truths Revealed

178

New Year New Life

179

Don’t Be Afraid: The News Is Good!

180

The Coming Kingdom—Part 2

181

The Coming Kingdom—Part 1

182

Ready for Christ When He Comes

183

When Christ Shall Reign

184

The Christian Principle of Work and Self-Sufficiency

185

Life Now and in the Age to Come

186

Who’s Seeking Whom?

187

Faith’s Way and Faith’s Reward

188

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

189

What Endurance Looks Like and Why It Makes Sense

190

Two Spiritual Truths

191

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

192

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

193

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

194

Being Known by the God Who Wants to Know

195

Humility’s Reward

196

When God is Our Refuge

197

Jesus the Agent of Change

198

Ready to Be Blessed

199

The Believer’s Radical Rejection of Sin

200

Believers Living for Christ with Confidence

201

Why Jesus is Indispensable

202

The True Purpose of Spiritual Knowing

203

The Harvest Principle

204

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

205

When Serving God Leads to Discouragement

206

Experiencing God as He Truly Is

207

The Spirit’s Work in the Life of the Believer

208

Joy in the Midst of Suffering

209

God’s Irresistible Grace

210

When God Makes Earth His Final Dwelling Place

211

Faith’s Ultimate Reward

212

The Remedy for Failure is Love

213

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

214

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ

215

Good Friday: What Really Happened & Why It Is Good

216

Why We Do Maundy Thursday

217

Palm Sunday: A Happy Occasion… But Not for Everyone

218

Spiritual Devotion and Spiritual Deception

219

God is Gracious (Like It Or Not)

220

Repentance is for Everybody

221

Enduring Faith

222

Temptation

223

Ash Wednesday and the Season of Lent: Briefly Explained

224

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

225

What To Do When Evildoers Are Prospering

226

Answering God’s Call

227

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

228

The Human Body as a Metaphor

229

That You Might Believe

230

Who Jesus Is: God’s Perspective and Yours

231

Jesus: A Joy to Some — A Threat to Others

232

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

233

CHRISTMAS: A Night of Crisis, Wonder, and Joy

234

MARY: Poor, Faithful, Happy, and Blessed

235

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

236

Being Ready to Meet God

237

Knowing that as a Faithful Giver I Shall Not Want

238

Knowing that Faithful Giving Makes Me Rich With God

239

Knowing that What I Faithfully Give to God Cannot Be Lost

240

Worldly Greatness vs. Greatness with God

241

Being Faithful and Staying Faithful

242

Marriage and Divorce: God’s Creative Intent

243

Prayer, Praise, Healing, and Forgiveness

244

Godly Wisdom vs. Worldly Wisdom

245

The Problem of the Tongue

246

Knowing and Doing the Word

247

Resisting Evil In A Way That Works

248

A Cover-Up Uncovered

249

A Prayer & A Praise

250

One with God | One with Each Other

251

Three Reasons Why God is Worthy of Praise

252

Strong in God… Even When You Are Weak

253

Recognizing and Responding to Authentic Ministry

254

Confidence and Ambition

255

Things Temporary and Things that Last Forever

256

Experiencing God as He Truly Is: Holy Trinity

257

The Holy Spirit Speaking Truth

258

One Way Or Another

259

Three Things Love Does

260

Spiritual Fruitfulness

261

When the Good Shepherd Becomes My Shepherd

262

What We Are and What We Shall Be

263

Koinonia | The Christian Fellowship Experience

264

Easter Sunday - What We Believe First

265

Good Friday - Reflections on a Prophecy

266

Maundy Thursday - Then and Now

267

The King Who Dies for Me

268

Faith’s Object | Faith’s Reward

269

Worship as an Occasion for Doing Something Else

270

The Scandal of Discipleship

271

When I Am Tempted

272

Called and Enabled

273

Empowered by God

274

Even Demons Obey

275

Call and Response

276

On Deck for God

277

Focus of Love | Wellspring of Joy

278

Jesus: Political Refugee & Social Outcast

279

The Fingerprints of God

280

Mary: Favored and Faithful

281

Be Prepared

282

The Metamorphosis

283

The Cheerful Giver

284

The Fearful Keeper

285

The Fearful Keeper

286

Where Faithfulness Leads

287

Love God | Love People

288

Giving Ourselves to God

289

3 Things that Make Life Worth Living

290

God Is Speaking