Crossway Christian Church

Sermon Audio from Crossway Christian Church

The Sabbath was an important and central theme and pattern in the OT. It's purpose was to show the rightful conclusion to God's creation: the cessation of work and a full rest. But misunderstanding God led the Pharisees to a wrong understanding of the Sabbath, and to affirm evil over good. Today, Luke helps us to think rightly about the Sabbath, focusing on both the God and the good of the Sabbath.

In September of 2023, Monica Johnson Markwork shot a salesman, thinking that he was a hitman come to kill her. Not all mistakes can turn deadly, but there is always a danger in not understanding why someone is there, especially Jesus. Why has he come? Our text today clarifies for us what precisely Jesus was sent for.

Most of the slang of the 90's has disappeared, and probably for the best. "Radical" meant something that was awesome or exciting. We don't use it that way anymore, instead meaning something nearer to dangerous or someone who pushes the limits. Many want to see Jesus as radical - but only formed in their fashion. Yet he is truly radical, both in his time and in ours. The two miracles before us help us to see how.

Simon Peter has seen miracles, but this one strikes him to his core, and brings him into the service of Jesus. He is now, and will remain evermore, a disciple. This is what all Christians are to be, those who follow and listen to Jesus. Our text today helps us to understand what discipleship is to be, seen in the example of Simon and the miracle of the fish.

Many people have a functional relationship with Jesus. They come to church because they are supposed to; and while they don't deny him, there is a lack of deep and abiding affection for him. Today, we hope to change that, for in our brief passage we see some of the best of Jesus. Friends, let us flourish in Jesus!

Sermon Audio from Crossway Christian Church

We all face temptation. It might not necessarily be sin, but all sin begins here. Jesus, driven into the wilderness by the Spirit, will face the temptation of Satan there, and overcome. We, too, can overcome temptation in our lives, if we pay attention to Jesus' faithfulness.

Today, we have the honor of performing the three ordinances of the church: baptism, preaching, and the Lord's Supper. It is a time of great rejoicing, as we remember and experience the grace of our God. In addition, we open to a baptismal text: the baptism of Jesus. What does this great text mean for us? It reveals to us both Jesus' ministry and his meaning.

Wally Pipp was a decently average first basemen for the Yankees in the 1920s. One fateful day, he sat out with a headache and never started for them again, passed by the great Lou Gehrig. From this, we say that people get "pipped." John the Baptist would get "pipped" as well, but for him that was the point. He was called to prepare others for Jesus, a work we listen into today. Be prepared to listen Be prepared in repentance Be prepared for Jesus