The Crossing Church Sermon Podcast

Do you know what your passion is, and how God has designed you to share it? What are you willing to live and die for? Part of figuring out how God made us to personally share our passion, is by finding our place in the family of God. When that happens, we become the hands and feet of Jesus to a world desperately in need of His love. 

Sermon: "Serve The World. Part 2" | The Mission, Part 6 
Scripture: Romans 12:3-11 
Speaker: Pastor Peter Seide 
Date: April 10, 2022

Loving words and sentiments without loving acts to back it up are hollow. When you begin to love God, you automatically begin to love what he loves. . . people. And when you begin to love people, then you want to you serve them.

Sermon: "Serve The World. Part 1" | The Mission, Part 5
Scripture: Ephesians 2:4-10
Speaker: Pastor Tim Chicola
Date: April 3, 2022

It's one thing to say you believe something. It's another to actually follow through on what you believe. The heroes of faith in the Bible weren't known for their profession of faith, but the deeds that came as a result of their faith. To truly love people, we must go beyond saying we love them...and actually act on it. 

Sermon: "Love People. Part 2" | The Mission, Part 4 
Scripture: Luke 10:25-37 
Speaker: Pastor Tim Chicola 
Date: March 27, 2022

Have you ever walked around in the dark? It's not easy. You can't see where you're going or what obstacles might lie ahead. According to John, this is what it's like for us spiritually when we fail to love others. So, how do we turn on the lights? 

Sermon: "Love People. Part 1" | The Mission, Part 3 
Scripture: 1 John 2:1-11 
Speaker: Pastor Tim Chicola 
Date: March 20, 2022

Worship is a natural part of the human experience. We will worship; either God, or other things. If we truly understand how much God loves us, we can't help but worship him.

Sermon: "Love God. Part 2" | The Mission, Part 2 
Scripture: Mark 12:28-34 
Speaker: Pastor Tim Chicola 
Date: March 13, 2022

As humans beings, we need to be loved. It is a basic, yet essential, part of our existence. Not a superficial, sentimental, or mushy type of love. But a love that truly knows us and accepts us contrary to all logic. A God love. Until we come to embrace and experience the love of God, we cannot have a true, satisfying, life-giving walk with God. 

Sermon: "Love God." | The Mission, Part 1 
Scripture: Ephesians 3:17-19 
Speaker: Pastor Tim Chicola 
Date: March 6, 2022

We all have hopes and dreams. But sometimes our dreams don't turn out as planned. And when our dreams don't work out...it can be hard to swallow. So what do you do when the legacy you thought you'd leave will never be realized? How do we deal with broken dreams?

Sermon: "Broken Dreams & The Promises Of God" | DAVID, Part 14 
Scripture: 1 Chronicles 28:1-12 
Speaker: Pastor Tim Chicola 
Date: February 20, 2022

Even when we're at our worst, God is for us. As we see towards the end of David’s prime, God was not done working in His life. And as long as there's breath in your lungs, He's not done with you either.

Sermon: "A Mighty Stumble" | DAVID, Part 13
Scripture: 1 Chronicles 21:1-16
Speaker: Pastor Peter Seide
Date: February 13, 2022

What good is it if you win all the prizes offered to you by the world and in the process lose your children? In "The Sins Of The Father," Pastor Tim portrays a first person narrative from the perspective of David during the most devastating time in his life...the loss of his son.

Sermon: "The Sins Of The Father" | DAVID, Part 12 
Scripture: 2 Samuel 13-19 
Speaker: Pastor Tim Chicola 
Date: February 6, 2022

The cycle of sin, repentance, and forgiveness is a normal part of the faith journey. We're broken people that are prone to messing up and making bad decisions. But what if we messed up really bad? What if we’ve made choices that still haunt us to this day? Is there hope for repair?

Sermon: "The Repentant Heart" | DAVID, Part 11 
Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:1-14 
Speaker: Pastor Peter Seide 
Date: January 30, 2022

Disastrous decisions often never just "happen." More often than not, the most destructive decisions we make in our lives are built on a series of smaller, less damaging choices. How do we pursue better choices that lead to a life well spent instead of just...spent?

Sermon: "How The Mighty Have Fallen" | DAVID, Part 10
Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-6
Speaker: Pastor Tim Chicola
Date: January 23, 2022

There are times when it is necessary to speak out against injustice. To stand up and make our voices and protests heard. But there are also times when we're called to take a different course of action where we must trust that with God there is no such thing as injustice. 

Sermon: "The Sound Of Silence"
Scripture: Leviticus 10:1-3
Speaker: Rabbi Irving Salzman
Date: January 16, 2021

There is a simple spiritual act that maybe more than any other can change the direction of a person's life. It is a gift that God has given to everyone, and calls us to spread to others. By it cold hearts become soft and enemies become friends.

Sermon: "Extending A Blessing" | DAVID, Part 9
Scripture: 2 Samuel 9
Speaker: Pastor Tim Chicola 
Date: January 9, 2022

When it’s all over how do you think you will remember 2022? We can suspect what the coming year will bring, but if we've learned anything over the past few years, none of us really know what’s going to happen. In many ways, we have no control over what will happen in 2022. Yet, there are a few things we can take comfort in to ensure that 2022 will be a year to remember.

Sermon: "A 2022 To Remember"
Scripture: James 4:13-17
Speaker: Pastor Tim Chicola
Date: January 2, 2022

In "If I Were A Wise Man..." Doug Nearpass explores the story of the 3 wise men and what we can learn from them in our approach to worshipping Jesus.

Sermon: "If I Were A Wise Man..."
Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12
Speaker: Doug Nearpass
Date: December 26, 2021

Have you ever experienced times in your life where your plans just didn't work out the way you expected? You're not quite the person you’d hoped to be by now. Your career didn't excel in the way you wanted. You had dreams of being or doing more and yet God said, “No.” How do we navigate these instances when God shuts a door on the plans we've made?

Sermon: "When God Says No" | DAVID, Part 8 
Scripture: 2 Samuel 7:1-17; 27-29 
Speaker: Pastor Peter Seide 
Date: December 19, 2021

How often do you connect fear and amazement with experiencing the presence of God? We're comfortable with a God who is always with us and is all loving. Which are true, but the Bible also tells us that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. As loving, gracious, and faithful as God is, He is also holy, different, other worldly. Those who know Him best, will reverently fear Him.

Sermon: "The Great Divide" | DAVID, Part 7
Scripture: 2 Samuel 6:1-16
Speaker: Pastor Peter Seide
Date: December 12, 2021

Sometimes there are people in our lives that make our lives simply unbearable. People that genuinely cause us suffering, hurt, and frustration. For David, this was Saul. If it's true that God hates our suffering, why does he allow people like this to remain in our lives?

Sermon: "Trusting The Sovereign God" | DAVID, Part 6 
Scripture: 1 Samuel 24 
Speaker: Pastor Tim Chicola 
Date: December 5, 2021

Have you ever had the things you lean on for support in life kicked out from under you? It happened to David. One by one David lost his support systems, and the courageous shepherd who defeated Goliath was suddenly overwhelmed with fear. How do we overcome seasons of fear like this? How did David?

Sermon: "Losing Faith" | DAVID, Part 5 
Scripture: 1 Samuel 21:10-14 
Speaker: Pastor Tim Chicola 
Date: November 28, 2021

In "The Power Of Friendship," Pastor Peter Seide shifts our focus from David, to his beloved friend, Jonathan. We all need at least one good friend in our lives, and we need to be a good friend to others. Someone to walk with through the twists and turns of life. What does it mean to be a good friend? How can we learn from Jonathan's example of friendship?

Sermon: "The Power Of Friendship" | DAVID, Part 4 
Scripture: 1 Samuel 18:1, 3-4; 20:12-17, 40-42 
Speaker: Pastor Peter Seide 
Date: November 14, 2021