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Holy Cross Church Sunday Sermons — 297 episodes
Engaging in Community
Seven Things True Believers Do
What it Means to be “All In” with God
Faith that Won’t Take “No” for an Answer
When Big Faith Becomes Small
The Blessed
If God is for Us… Who Can Be Against Us?
The Presence of the Holy Spirit in the Life of the Believer
Living Your Life: Dead to Sin and Alive to God
Four Characteristics of an Authentic Christian Life: Faith, Peace, Grace, and Joy
Faith’s Reward
Experiencing God as He Truly Is: Holy Trinity
Lessons from Pentecost
The Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Mature in Christ Continuously
Serve Others Lovingly
Grow Together Faithfully
Worship God Regularly
To Believe is to be Blessed
Living the Easter Life
What’s So Good about Good Friday?
The Things We Remember on this Holy Night (Maundy Thursday)
Jesus: Humble King of Peace
Jesus: The Resurrection and the Life
Jesus: The Light of the World
Jesus: Savior of the World
You Must Be Born Again!
When Overcoming Temptation Comes Naturally
What Lent is Really All About
Keeping the End in Mind
A Mere Show Righteousness Is Not Enough
True Religion: The Essential Practices
John the Baptist: Key Witness to True Identity of Jesus Christ
Jesus: Baptized for Us
Jesus at Risk
Jesus Christ: In the Flesh and before the Flesh
This Thing We Call Christmas (Do You Believe?)
Following the Example of Joseph the Just
Being Greater than the Greatest
Being Ready for God When He Comes
Essential Practice 3 FAITHFULNESS
Essential Practice 2 SACRIFICE
Essential Practice 1 GENEROSITY
God’s Reward for A Life Well-lived
How we learn it… Where it comes from… What it does for us
Gratitude and Obedience
Faith and Obedience
The Great Reversal
Why We Pray
Your Life Transformed by the Grace of God
The Cost of Discipleship
Wisdom and Humility
Jesus Sees You
Winning with God as Others Have
The Believer’s Ultimate Destiny
If You Have No Riches With God…You Have No Riches At All
What it Means to Be a Neighbor
Mission in Perspective
What to Do When God Seems Far Away
Holy Trinity: Experiencing God as He Truly Is
Promise Made… Promise Kept
The Power of Joy
THE SIMPLE SERIES Message 004: “Mature In Christ Continuously”
THE SIMPLE SERIES Message 003: “Serve Others Lovingly”
THE SIMPLE SERIES Message 002: “Grow Together Faithfully”
THE SIMPLE SERIES Message 001: “Worship God Regularly”
To Believe is to be Blessed
The Resurrection of Jesus Christ: A Thing True but Unexpected
The Physical Aspects of the Passion and Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
The Things We Remember on this Holy Night: Maundy Thursday
Praise Is Easier Than Faithfulness
Living in Pursuit of What Matters Most
The Scandal of the Divine Love
Straight Talk about Temptation
How to Stay True When Your Loyalty to God is Under Attack
What Lent is Really All About
The Certainty of God’s Coming Kingdom
Kingdom Practices
The Great Reversal
Responding to God from the Heart
Jesus: More Than Just a Man Dedicated to God
Jesus Making All Things Right
What Jesus Can Do and What Jesus Does Do
Delighting in Jesus
Knowing Who You Are and Being Who You Are
Jesus before Christmas, at Christmas, and after Christmas (and Why it Matters)
This Thing We Call Christmas and How It All Started
Mary: An Example of the Way God Does What He Does
Being Ready for Christ (when he comes) by Practicing True Repentance
Being Ready for Christ (when he comes) by Carrying On the Good Work that God has Begun within You
Being Ready for Christ (when he comes) by Abounding in Love
Biblical Stewardship is about Faithfulness - Basic #3
Biblical Stewardship is about Sacrifice - Basic #2
Biblical Stewardship is about Generosity - Basic #1
Your Life Matters to God
Greatness with Men vs. Greatness with God
What You Really Want… is What You Choose
Doing Marriage God’s Way
Using Your Tongue for Good
True Wisdom: Properly Understood
The Tongue
Rejecting Partiality in the Church
Hearing the Word & Doing the Word
Winning Against the Devil
What We Do When We Do Holy Communion
Affecting Oneness in the Church (the Body of Christ)
Spiritual Power & Divine Love
Christ the Great Unifier
Four Blessings that are Ours in Christ Jesus
The Believer’s Response to the Inevitability of Death
Jesus Christ: Misunderstood & Falsely Accused
The Ministry of the Church Properly Ordered
Trinity Sunday: Experiencing God as He Truly Is
Why Faith In God Makes Sense
The Resilience of the Church
Simple Series—Part 4: Mature in Christ Continuously
Simple Series—Part 3: Serve Others Lovingly
Simple Series—Part 2: Grow Together Faithfully
Simple Series—Part 1: Worship God Regularly
The Tenth State of Divine Blessedness
EASTER DAY: The Good News of Jesus Christ Simply Put
GOOD FRIDAY: The Physical Aspects of the Passion and Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
MAUNDY THURSDAY: The Things We Remember on This Holy Night
Hanging with Jesus when the Going Gets Tough
Jesus Christ our Great High Priest
The Message of the Cross: Good Works and the Grace of God Properly Understood
The Message of the Cross: A Thing Accepted… A Thing Rejected
God’s Way is the Best Way
Jesus Knows What It’s Like to be You
What Lent is Really All About
God Can help & God WILL help!
JESUS: More than a Teacher—More than a Man
Embracing the Believer’s Perspective on Temporal Things
The Testimony of A True Believer
Jesus: One with Us (Sin & All)
The Jesus We Believe In
Christmas Eve - Do You Believe?
Advent 4 - Mother Mary: Favored by God and Faithful
Advent 3 - Three Good Things God Wills for You
Advent 2 - John the Baptist’s Enduring Relevance
Advent 1 - God’s Coming: A Thing to be Desired or A Thing to be Feared?
Giving that Matters Because It Is Faithful
Giving that Matters Because It Is Sacrificial
Giving that Matters Because It Is Generous
Love Prioritized
Three Distinguishing Marks of True Conversion
Four Characteristics of a Life Dedicated to God
A Life Centered in Self -vs- A Life Centered in Christ
The Mind of Christ Understood and Put Into Practice
The Believer’s Perspective on Life and Death
God Working All Things Together for Good
God is Merciful
Suffering is Not an Option
A Life Dedicated to God
Putting God to the Test
DOUBT
Remembering What We Already Know
If God Be for Us… Who Can Be Against Us?
SEEDS
DIRT
Truth Itself Is Not Enough
God’s Reign Embraced… Sin’s Reign Rejected
Living Life Dead to Sin and Alive to God
Why We Worship God
Experiencing God as He Truly Is: HOLY TRINITY
Pentecost and the Faithfulness of God
Witnesses for Christ till He Comes
THE SIMPLE SERIES—Part 4: Maturing In Christ
THE SIMPLE SERIES—Part 3: Serving Others Lovingly
THE SIMPLE SERIES—Part 2: Growing Together
THE SIMPLE SERIES—Part 1: Worship God Regularly
The Blessing That Is Ours (Not Because We Have Seen But) Because We Believe
Jesus: A Blessing to Some a Threat to Others
Life in the Flesh vs Life in the Spirit
The Spiritual Potential of an Authentic Conversation
You Must Be Born from Above
The Lesson from Eden: “Go With God!”
Applying to Your Life Lent’s Central Theme
Who Jesus Is and Why His Kingdom Is Sure to Come
When Believers Fail to Grow
Christ Crucified and the Wisdom of God
The Three Essentials of Authentic Goodness
Jesus the Light: That Delivers from Darkness and Shows Us the Way
The Baptism of Jesus: Two Truths Revealed
New Year New Life
Don’t Be Afraid: The News Is Good!
The Coming Kingdom—Part 2
The Coming Kingdom—Part 1
Ready for Christ When He Comes
When Christ Shall Reign
The Christian Principle of Work and Self-Sufficiency
Life Now and in the Age to Come
Who’s Seeking Whom?
Faith’s Way and Faith’s Reward
Holy Scripture: Where It Comes From and What It’s Good For
What Endurance Looks Like and Why It Makes Sense
Two Spiritual Truths
Series: Biblical Giving 003: To Give Biblically is to Give Obediently
Series: Biblical Giving 002: To Give Biblically is to Give Sacrificially
Series: Biblical Giving 001: To Give Biblically is to Give Generously
Being Known by the God Who Wants to Know
Humility’s Reward
When God is Our Refuge
Jesus the Agent of Change
Ready to Be Blessed
The Believer’s Radical Rejection of Sin
Believers Living for Christ with Confidence
Why Jesus is Indispensable
The True Purpose of Spiritual Knowing
The Harvest Principle
Having What You Need To Do What God Is Calling You to Do
When Serving God Leads to Discouragement
Experiencing God as He Truly Is
The Spirit’s Work in the Life of the Believer
Joy in the Midst of Suffering
God’s Irresistible Grace
When God Makes Earth His Final Dwelling Place
Faith’s Ultimate Reward
The Remedy for Failure is Love
The Believer’s #1 Non-Negotiable: Obedience to God
The Resurrection of Jesus Christ
Good Friday: What Really Happened & Why It Is Good
Why We Do Maundy Thursday
Palm Sunday: A Happy Occasion… But Not for Everyone
Spiritual Devotion and Spiritual Deception
God is Gracious (Like It Or Not)
Repentance is for Everybody
Enduring Faith
Temptation
Ash Wednesday and the Season of Lent: Briefly Explained
What God’s Kingdom Will Look Like When It Comes… and What to Do till It Does
What To Do When Evildoers Are Prospering
Answering God’s Call
Agape Love: What It Is and Why It’s Indispensable
The Human Body as a Metaphor
That You Might Believe
Who Jesus Is: God’s Perspective and Yours
Jesus: A Joy to Some — A Threat to Others
Jesus the Object of Our Faith; Jesus Both God and Man
CHRISTMAS: A Night of Crisis, Wonder, and Joy
MARY: Poor, Faithful, Happy, and Blessed
Christ is Coming: What to Do and What Not to Do
Being Ready to Meet God
Knowing that as a Faithful Giver I Shall Not Want
Knowing that Faithful Giving Makes Me Rich With God
Knowing that What I Faithfully Give to God Cannot Be Lost
Worldly Greatness vs. Greatness with God
Being Faithful and Staying Faithful
Marriage and Divorce: God’s Creative Intent
Prayer, Praise, Healing, and Forgiveness
Godly Wisdom vs. Worldly Wisdom
The Problem of the Tongue
Knowing and Doing the Word
Resisting Evil In A Way That Works
A Cover-Up Uncovered
A Prayer & A Praise
One with God | One with Each Other
Three Reasons Why God is Worthy of Praise
Strong in God… Even When You Are Weak
Recognizing and Responding to Authentic Ministry
Confidence and Ambition
Things Temporary and Things that Last Forever
Experiencing God as He Truly Is: Holy Trinity
The Holy Spirit Speaking Truth
One Way Or Another
Three Things Love Does
Spiritual Fruitfulness
When the Good Shepherd Becomes My Shepherd
What We Are and What We Shall Be
Koinonia | The Christian Fellowship Experience
Easter Sunday - What We Believe First
Good Friday - Reflections on a Prophecy
Maundy Thursday - Then and Now
The King Who Dies for Me
Faith’s Object | Faith’s Reward
Worship as an Occasion for Doing Something Else
The Scandal of Discipleship
When I Am Tempted
Called and Enabled
Empowered by God
Even Demons Obey
Call and Response
On Deck for God
Focus of Love | Wellspring of Joy
Jesus: Political Refugee & Social Outcast
The Fingerprints of God
Mary: Favored and Faithful
Be Prepared
The Metamorphosis
The Cheerful Giver
The Fearful Keeper
The Fearful Keeper
Where Faithfulness Leads
Love God | Love People
Giving Ourselves to God
3 Things that Make Life Worth Living
God Is Speaking