Colossians: Circumcision of the Heart

In Colossians, Paul takes up the Old Testament call for Heart Circumcision and shows it's New Covenant fulfillment; encouraging us all in our battle against remaining sin.

2 Corinthians 3
Colossians 2:16-17,2:9-11,3:1-12
Deuteronomy 10:12-11:1,30:6
Jeremiah 4:3-4
Acts 15:1,15:24
Romans 2:25-29,6:6,6:11-12,8:13
Philippians 3:2-3
Galatians 5:24,5:6,6:15
1 Corinthians 7:19
Colossians 2:11

Sermon discussion questions for parents to use with their children:

• What does circumcision of the Heart mean?
• How is this tied in with Christ as the second Adam?
• How does this impact a person's life?
• How does it make them different than someone who is not circumcised of the heart?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

Jesus Rose from the Dead?... Are You Serious??... Yes!!!

How can we know... for a fact... that Jesus really did rise? And why is that great news and possibly unsettling?

Matthew 27:57-28:20
Acts 2:32-36,17:30-31
Romans 1:3-4
1 Corinthians 15:22
Psalm 130:3
1 John 2:1

Sermon discussion topics for parents to use with their children:

• Why do we believe some people when they tell us something is real or it really happened?
• Why do the facts of Jesus' resurrection and the eyewitness accounts point to the fact that He did rise?
• Why do you and I need a risen Savior?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

Colossians: Jesus, Image of the Invisible God

If you asked Paul to summarize his whole life in one word it would be Jesus. He would summarize his life by naming another person. This message from Colossians will explain why.

1 Corinthians 1:18-31
Hebrews 1:1-4
Colossians 1:12-18
Philippians 3:8,2:6
1 John 1:18
Romans 1:19-20,8:31-32
Psalm 19:1-4
John 1:1,8:57-58,10:30,5:18,12:45,14:9,1:14,1:18

Sermon discussion topics for parents to use with their children:

• What one word would Paul use to summarize his life and more?
• How has humankind attempted to know the invisible God?
• Why have those attempts failed?
• What are the various ways God has revealed Himself to us?
• Why is Jesus the ultimate way?
• What does it mean that He is the image of God?
• Why does this make His rescue mission so amazing?
• What one word can summarize your life?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

A Confident Hope

Do you have Hope? Do you live in the daily joy and boldness of a confident Hope? Where can one get a sure Hope? How the world today needs the good news of the sure Hope God gives!

Matthew 27:57-28:20,12:38-40
1 Corinthians 15:1-24,15:54-59
Acts 4:10,4:19-25

Sermon discussion questions for parents to use with their children:

• What is a hope that is built on evidence and how is that different than a vague hope?
• What are the alternatives today for a hope for the future?
• Why do they offer no hope and no evidence?
• How is Christianity so gloriously different?
• What is, or rather Who is our hope?
• What is the evidence that makes this hope so sure?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

Acts: O Theophilus...

Who wrote the book of Acts and to whom was it written? History says it was written by Luke, but we don't know for sure. It was surely an eyewitness account because of the first-person style. It is formally called The Acts of the Apostles, but it really should be The Acts of Jesus, Part II!

Acts 1

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

Mark: Proof, Hope, Reality, Power

Mark closes his book with the resurrection: which to us speaks powerfully of the truth and reality of a living Savior!

Mark 15:42-16:20,1:1,1:23-25,1:34,1:27,2:6-7,2:12,2:16,3:5-6,4:41
1 Corinthians 15:17,15:19,15:22
Acts 17:30-31,1:6
Hebrews 4:14-16
Ephesians 1:19-23,2:5-6

Sermon discussion topics for parents to use with their children:

• How does the resurrection give us proof?
• In what ways does it give us hope?
• How does it provide reality?
• How is the power of the resurrection at work in my life?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

Resurrection, Really!

We Christians make a huge counter cultural claim: a man who was dead three days rose again and is still alive and that man was the Son of God. And we have proof!!

Luke 23:50-24:12,24:33-47
Matthew 28:4,12:38-40
1 Corinthians 15:6,15:20-26
Romans 1:3-4,4:24-25
Hebrews 9:27
2 Peter 1:16
Acts 1:8,1:21-23,2:30-33,3:13-16,3:19-21,4:1-3,4:9-10,4:13,4:19-21,4:33,5:17-18,5:28-32,5:41,17:31

Sermon discussion questions for parents to use with their children:

• What is the historical evidence for the resurrection?
• Why were the actions of Christ's enemies actually helpful in proving His resurrection?
• What is the significance of the actions and convictions of the apostles after the resurrection?
• What is the significance of the resurrection for us today and in the future?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

Hebrews: Faith Is...

Those who trust God have suffered immensely in the past. Hebrews tells us they suffered in faith. Would we be willing to do this when the true moment arrived? This is a searching question for all of us to answer. Jesus said it is our calling to be willing to suffer and if need be to lay down our lives for Him. But would we have a strong enough faith to do it? How can we grow such a faith? These are matters we will be studying as we conclude the Faith chapter.

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Hebrews 11:30-39

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

2 Peter: It's True... I Saw It

Peter was willing to be executed for Christ and the gospel. How can a man be so convinced that the gospel is true? Are you and I ready to die courageously and confidently? Let's examine Peter's confidence, and stir up our own.

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Matthew 17:1-9,4:4,5:17-18,22:29
2 Peter 1:12-21
John 21:18-19,1:14-15,10:35
2 Timothy 3:14-17

Sermon discussion questions for parents to use with their children:

• How come Peter was so convinced of the truth of the gospel that he was willing to be executed?
• Why is an eyewitness so important in court?
• Why is the Bible a unique book?
• What was Jesus' view of the Bible?
• How can we stir ourselves up?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

Luke: Is the Resurrection Really That Important?

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Luke 24:36-53
1 Corinthians 15:17
Ephesians 1:19-20
Acts 17:30-31

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

Participation

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Ephesians 1:15-23,2:10
Philippians 1:1-14,4:4-7,2:12-13
Acts 16:11-15
1 Peter 3:13-17
Psalm 19:7-11
1 Thessalonians 3:1-5
Titus 3:1-11

Bill Haller
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

Luke: Turning Death into a Nap

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Luke 8:22-56
John 5:28-29

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA