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Luke: Part 60- Spiritual Insight
<span style="font-weight: 400">This morning, Our Lord teaches us an important lesson about spiritual discernment. It is surprising how many people see themselves as wise and even discerning, but in fact their wisdom is merely of human origi
Luke: Part 59- Jesus Brings Division
<span style="font-weight: 400">What Jesus says to crowds is always profound and wonderful, but sometimes what He says is shocking. What we are studying today is quite shocking, especially as you realize that this is the Prince of Peace spea
Happy Thanksgiving: Part 3 – Thanksgiving for God’s Protection
This is a song of thanksgiving for pilgrims going to Jerusalem to Worship God. I look up to the mountains— does my help come from there? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth! He will not let you stumble; the one who watche
ACTS: Part 39 – Commitment to Make Disciples
<strong><sup>19 </sup></strong>They stopped first at the port of Ephesus, where Paul left the others behind. While he was there, he went to the synagogue to reason with the Jews. <strong><sup>20 </sup></strong>They asked him to stay longer,
Acts: Part 16 – Saul is Converted
Do you remember the vicious Saul? He seems to have the upper hand. Persecuting. Spewing hatred. Imprisoning believers. But then Jesus appears to him. As he was approaching Damascus on this mission, a light from heaven suddenly shone down ar
Acts: Part 15: The Gospel Goes to Ethiopia
Mysterious and thrilling things happen in the days of the early Church. Philip, one of the men appointed along with Stephen to care for the needy widows in Jerusalem, is forced out of the city. As so often happens, after the appointment, Go
Acts: Part 14 – The Gospel Goes to Samaria
After Stephen was stoned to death, Luke records the following: Saul was one of the witnesses, and he agreed completely with the killing of Stephen. It looks like Saul may have the final word about the future of the Church. Luke says, *A gre
My Story – Part 4: Stand Firm in Christ
The blind beggar could not be shaken. He had encountered God in Jesus Christ. John records what happened next: ***24** So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this, becaus
My Story – Part 3: Ignore the Doubters
Pastor Andrew Sapozhnykov My Story - Part 3: Ignore the Doubters How easy it is to be overcome by doubt and especially by doubters. Who hasn’t faced this? 17 Then the Pharisees again questioned the man who had been blind and demanded, “What
My Story – Part 2: Boldly Share Your Testimony
What do you do when Jesus saves you? You boldly share your testimony. Listen to what John records about the man born blind: "His neighbors and others who knew him as a blind beggar asked each other, “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and b
My Story – Part 1: Thank God for Struggles
*As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man who had been blind from birth. **2** “Rabbi,” his disciples asked him, “why was this man born blind? Was it because of his own sins or his parents’ sins?” **3** “It was not because of his sins or hi
Acts: Part 12 – Prayer and Preaching
<span class="notion-enable-hover">But as the believers rapidly multiplied, there were rumblings of discontent. The Greek-speaking believers complained about the Hebrew-speaking believers, saying that their widows were being discriminated ag
Acts: Part 11 – Fierce Opposition to the Gospel
Crowds came from the villages around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those possessed by evil spirits, and they were all healed. The high priest and his officials, who were Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They arrested the apostles
Acts: Part 10 – Fear of God Gripped the Church
This is one of the most frightening passages in scripture. We read in Acts 5, *But there was a certain man named Ananias who, with his wife, Sapphira, sold some property. He brought part of the money to the apostles, claiming it was the ful
Acts: Part 9 – A Mighty Prayer Meeting
The leaders in Jerusalem freed Peter and John after their arrest, 23 As soon as they were freed, Peter and John returned to the other believers and told them what the leading priests and elders had said. 24 When they heard the report, all t
Acts: Part 8 – The First Persecution & Resistance
Whenever we preach the Gospel, we will face severe and angry opposition. While Peter and John were speaking to the people, they were confronted by the priests, the captain of the Temple guard, and some of the Sadducees. These leaders were v
Acts: Part 7 – God Glorified: A Healing and a Sermon
<p class="p1">A crippled beggar cried out to Peter for help. But Peter had neither silver nor gold. What he was far greater. He offered the man Jesus. Instantly the man was healed. <span class="s1"><b><sup>11 </sup></b></span>A crowd rushed
Acts: Part 6 – The Growing Church
The Firstfruits of the Gospel were 3,000 converted men and women on the Day of Pentecost. The first thing they did was form a community of Believers. We call this community, “The Church.” Over the years, Cross Church has tried to imitate th
Pastor Chris Zielke – Faithful Service: An Offering to God
The transforming power of Jesus Christ is truly on display in the lives of those who have traded self-ishness for self-lessness. In 1 Peter chapter 4 (10-11) we read "Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithf
Pastor Chris Zielke – The Heart of God
There is no doubt that poverty is both widespread and devastating, especially when we understand the level of poverty around the world compared to what we are blessed with here in Canada. As Christians, we cannot be indifferent toward those
Acts: Part 5 – Thanksgiving for the Harvest of Souls
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The Day of Pentecost reflects the Jewish celebration of </span><span class="s2"><i>Shavuot,</i> meaning "weeks". Fifty days after Passover, the Jewish population would come to Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast
Acts: Part 4 – The Church is Born
Peter tells us of the coming of the Holy Spirit, quoting Joel 2:28-32. Peter says in Acts 2:17-21 reads, ‘In the last days,’ God says, ‘I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will se
Acts: Part 3 – First Believers Prayer Meetings
Acts 1:14-15 reads*, “They all met together and were constantly united in prayer, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, several other women, and the brothers of Jesus. **15** During this time, when about 120 believers were together in one pl
Acts: Part 2 – The Great Commission
After the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the disciples thought that Jesus was about to free Israel and establish His Kingdom in Israel. But Christ had other plans. Before Christ ascended into Heaven—which is God’s Holy Presence—He gave what
Acts: Part 1 – The Promise of the Holy Spirit
The birth of the Church is known as the Day of Pentecost. It is 50 days after the resurrection of Christ from the dead. Jesus anticipated this important date and gave clear instructions to His disciples about what they must do. Acts 2:4-5 r
Fruit of the Spirit: Part 9 – Self-Control
The last characteristic listed in Galatians 5:22-23 as a fruit of the Spirit is self-control. The fruit of the Spirit is the change in our character that happens because of the Holy Spirit’s work in us. We do not become a Christian on our o
Fruit of the Spirit: Part 8 – Gentleness
The Holy Spirit works in us to be more like Christ, and part of the Fruit of the Spirit, or results, of that work, is gentleness. Gentleness, also translated “meekness,” does not mean weakness. Rather, it involves humility and thankfulness
Fruit of the Spirit: Part 7 – Faithfulness
The Fruit of the Spirit - Part 7: Faithfulness The Faithfulness in the fruit list can be described as steadfastness, constancy, or allegiance; it is carefulness in keeping what we are entrusted with; it is the conviction that the Scriptures
The Fruit of the Spirit – Part 5: Kindess
The Fruit of the Spirit - Part 5: Kindness The fifth fruit in Paul’s list is kindness. In the King James Version, kindness is called “gentleness.” The best way to understand this is by looking at the One who is perfect kindness, namely, Our
