While Surrounded by Meanness and Ugliness, How Not to Become Mean and Ugly

In a world of such political, personal, and many other animosities, we can be surrounded by meanness and ugliness... the Bible speaks powerfully into this so that we do not become mean and ugly ourselves. But rather we are powerful agents of change and redemption.

Titus 2:11-3:11
1 Timothy 2:2
2 Thessalonians 3:11-13
1 Thessalonians 4:10-12
Matthew 5:16,6:3
2 Corinthians 10:1
Galatians 5:23
Ephesians 4:2
1 Timothy 6:11
2 Timothy 2:25
1 Peter 3:5
Matthew 5:5,11:29,21:5

Sermon discussion questions for parents to use with their children:

• How are we surrounded by meanness and ugliness?
• How do we tend to be affected by this?
• How are we supposed to respond?
• What are the reasons the Bible gives as to why we should respond this way?
• This is really hard... what help and hope does God give?
• What were the practical suggestions made in the sermon?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

You Must Bear Fruit

Jesus probably shocked His listeners by one of His I AM statements when He said He is the True Vine. They would have understood exactly this reference to Messianic prophecy. But comfort comes from abiding in Him, thriving on the nutrients He provides, so we can bear fruit.

John 15:1-17,6:66-69,10:28-29,3:20-21,15:26
Psalm 80:8-18
1 Peter 1:22-25
Romans 16:25-27
Matthew 7:18,5:20
Mark 1:15
Galatians 6:8
2 Peter 1:2-11
James 2:20-24
Hebrews 12:14

Sean Byham
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

Facing the Future Determined to Trust

Jesus exhibited a determined resolve to trust His Heavenly Father and not Himself... from Him we learn to trust!

Deuteronomy 8
Matthew 3:13-4:4,4:11
Genesis 3:1-5
2 Corinthians 9:10
1 Corinthians 3:6-7
Philippians 4:19

Sermon discussion topics for parents to use with their children:

• How is the Devil's approach to Jesus and to Eve similar... how about to us?
• Why did Jesus not make the bread?
• Why did God test Israel in the wilderness?
• What were they supposed to learn?
• How did Jesus show He learned the lesson?
• Why can we trust God?
• Why is trust an act of the will... like hanging on the rope and not the stump?
• Will you trust God for this year?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

Mark: Children are VIPs and Role Models

In this text in Mark Jesus once again confuses the disciples by His actions and uses the event to teach them about the radical difference between His Kingdom and the world while also revealing stunning and glorious things about the nature of God Himself!

Psalm 113
Philippians 2:5-11
Mark 10:1-16,9:35,9:37,9:31

Sermon discussion questions for parents to use with their children:

• What does it mean the God is humble?
• Why is it so unusual, in one sense, that God is humble?
• Why is it not unusual and makes perfect sense?
• How did Jesus prove this in the text we studied today?
• Why are children VIPs and why are they role models?
• Why do we struggle with child-like faith?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

Mark: On Being Misunderstood... Yet Pressing Forward

Mark describes Jesus' return to his hometown. Jesus had a complicated relationship with His earthly family... and He said we would too. How did Jesus relate to them and how should we?

Mark 6:1-6,3:20,3:31-33,1:21-22,5:42
1 Thessalonians 4:11-12
Isaiah 53:2
John 7:1-5
1 Peter 4:3-5
Matthew 10:16-17,10:21-22,10:32-39

Sermon discussion questions for parents to use with their children:

• Why is a prophet without honor only in his or her family?
• What makes the relationship with one's family complicated for the Christian?
• How did Jesus warn us of this?
• How did Jesus experience this in His own life?
• How are we suppose to treat our families?
• When must we go on without them, or stop and have them go on without us?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

Pride, Fear, and Humility

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1 Corinthians 4:7
2 Corinthians 12:9-10
2 Chronicles 26:16,32:26
Job 40:11-12
Romans 3:18
Matthew 10:28,5:1-12,11:28
Isaiah 66:2
James 4:5-10
Psalm 51:1-17

Pride:

Psalm 10:4,94:2-4,101:5
Proverbs 6:16-17,15:25,16:5,21:4,29:23
Isaiah 2:12,13:11
Amos 6:8
Mark 7:22-23
1 John 2:16

Humility:

Psalm 10:17,18:27,25:9,138:6
Proverbs 16:19,29:23
2 Chronicles 7:14
Isaiah 29:19,57:15
Matthew 11:29
Romans 12:16

Ron Beil
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

God's Indescribable Gift

What does it mean when the Bible talks about God's Indescribable Gift? What an amazing thing when we realize this gift is a Person, a Person dear to God the Father and a Person who sacrificed everything for us!! Truly Indescribable!!!

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2 Corinthians 9:15-10:1,5:21
Romans 8:31-32
Philippians 2:5-8
John 10:17

Sermon discussion questions for parents to use with their children:

• In what ways is God's gift indescribable?
• How did giving this gift cost God?
• How did it cost God's Son?
• How should we look out upon the future of our lives because of what God has done?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

The Glory of Christ: Humble Obedience

The Glory of Christ is seen in His humble obedience. It is astounding to consider first how great His is and yet how willingly He was to lower Himself out of obedience to His Father and love for us... these great themes are the topic of this message.

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Philippians 2:1-11
John 13:3-4

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

The Glory of Christ: His Humiliation

The Glory of Christ is seen in what theologians call His Humiliation. We see humiliation as a negative..."I have never been so humiliated in my life". But the willingness of so great a being as God the Word to lower Himself so much and to do it so willingly is presented in Scripture as a wonderful, mysterious, glorious thing that should affect how we live.

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Philippians 2
Luke 1:26-35,2:8-14
John 1:1-2
Psalm 50:10-12

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

Luke: Jesus Enters Jerusalem

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Luke 19:28-44
Matthew 21:4-5
Ephesians 6:24

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

Luke: The Triumphal Entry -- Doing the Hard Thing

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Luke 19:28-48
Zechariah 9:9-10
John 10:17-18,10:11
1 Thessalonians 2:14-16
Matthew 21:4-5

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA