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November 18, 2018

Colossians: Paid in Full

When a debt is paid off the bill may be stamped Paid in Full, or even a mortgage may be burned. In Colossians Paul writes of a handwritten debt being nailed to the cross. A dramatic word image of what Jesus did for us.

Colossians 2,1:15-19
Proverbs 11:15,17:18
Acts 12:23
Hebrews 10:31,8:12,7:22
Psalm 103:12

Sermon discussion questions for parents to use with their children:
How in debt are we before God?
How serious is that debt?
Why is it so difficult to take on someone else's debt?
Why is our salvation like burning a mortgage?
What specific encouragements were we given so as to not desecrate the cross and what God has done through Christ?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

June 4, 2017

The Gospel in the Old Testament: As Far as the East Is from the West

We learn from the Old Testament that sin is erased through sacrifice and atonement. But the ritual must be repeated. Guilt is painful and crippling.... and in Christ alone can guilt be truly and completely taken away... literally taken away... permanently... and that is Good News!!!

Leviticus 16:1-28
John 1:29
Hebrews 9:22,9:28,13:11-12
Matthew 20:28,26:28
1 Peter 1:18-19
Psalm 103:11-12
Isaiah 43:25
Jeremiah 31:34

Sermon discussion topics for parents to use with their children:
Why did the people of the Old Testament place their hands on their sacrifices?
What was the scapegoat, and what was its purpose?
How does all of the Old Testament teaching on sacrifices help us better understand Jesus and what He did for us?
How does He help us deal properly with guilt?
What should be said to a person who says, "I know God has forgiven me, but I cannot forgive myself."?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

July 17, 2016

Appreciating God's Gift

God gave His Son... some do not grasp the magnitude of this gift.

Luke 12:13-31
John 3:16
Mark 8:36
Hebrews 9:27
Romans 3:19,3:23,8:31-32

Sermon discussion questions for parents to use with their children:
Why was Marigold not happy with her incredible gift?
What lessons do we draw from this in terms of God's gift?
What are some of the reasons why we so need God's gift?
What is God's gift?
How does He meet our most important needs?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

March 1, 2015

Mark: Sins Forgiven... A Big Deal

Jesus delays healing a paralytic while he forgives his sins. That is not what the man wanted... he wanted to walk. What is Jesus teaching here in Mark about what is most important?

Daniel 7:9-14
Mark 1:45-2:12,1:1,1:11

Sermon discussion questions for parents to use with their children:
What does it mean that Jesus saw their faith?
Why did Jesus not heal the man first and then forgive his sins?
How were the scribes sort of right and also very wrong?
How do people today want Jesus' blessings but are not really concerned about having their sins forgiven?
Why is having our sins forgiven the most important thing?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

October 26, 2014

Appreciating Salvation: Justification

Christians are the most blessed people on earth. We need to appreciate our great salvation. Justification is one of those amazing doctrines that will always thrill our souls!

Romans 3:9-4:8,5:1-2,8:33-34
Deuteronomy 25:1
Proverbs 17:15
Galatians 3:13
2 Corinthians 6:21
Philippians 3:9
Isaiah 61:10

Sermon discussion questions for parents to use with their children:
How do we use the phrase To justify?
What does it mean when a judge justifies a righteous person?
How can God justify the ungodly?
Why is God not lying when He declares the sinner free from the guilt of all sin and perfectly righteous?
What part does Jesus have in our justification?
What part does faith have?
Why should this doctrine not make us loose about sin?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA