True Greatness!

We live in a Celebrity Saturated Age. We (as a culture) love celebrities, and wish we could be one. We try, on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, to get that chance to go viral. Most all of us fail to reach the allusive status. Woe are we... the losers in the celebrity lottery, never to be great. But then, Jesus comes along and so radically redefines what greatness is that He calls us to completely change the way we think. And, He gives us a true shot at greatness in the sight of God!!! What is True Greatness? This will be our study. It will be both challenging but also powerfully liberating!!!

Matthew 20

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

What's This Race All About?

We are running a race of faith. We aren't just running to run; we are running to win the prize, the prize being fellowship with Christ. Fix your eyes on Jesus!

Hebrews 11:1-12:4,5:7-9
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
2 Timothy 4:6-8
Acts 20:24,26:14-18
Jeremiah 1:5-10
Matthew 11:28-30,28:20
John 14:6,10:14,10:27
Psalm 23:1-4
Colossians 1:18
Romans 8:34
1 Peter 2:21-25
Jude 1:24-25

David Ruhl
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

How Should I Live: As a Son Not a Slave

How should I live? When people were trying to move the Galatians back to legalism... Paul says "Live like sons not slaves".

Galatians 3:1-4:11,4:28,5:1-6,5:13-14,5:16,5:18,5:22-23
Matthew 23:23-28

Sermon discussion topics for parents to use with their children:

• What is legalism?
• What is wrong with it?
• What did Paul say to the Galatians when people wanted to put them back under the Law?
• What was the purpose of the Law?
• When were sons and slaves treated the same, and when were they treated differently?
• What did Paul conclude was the status of the Christian and how the Christian should live?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

2 Corinthians: Job Search

In this part of 2 Corinthians we will see that the Apostle Paul did not just do a job for God, but he demonstrates his deep love and passion for God and His Church and shows us his willingness to take up his cross daily and follow Christ. His example to us should help us see our ministries in and through the church and how we should exhibit these same motives, commitment, and love every day as we serve the same God and Lord Jesus Christ. Do you know what your ministry is? How do you go about that ministry? God never says... just do a job for Me. He is looking just as much at how and why and our attitude as we serve Him.

2 Corinthians 11

David Ruhl
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

Mark: Servanthood is Greatness

Greatness is defined one way by the world and another way by Jesus in Mark. Are you great? Greatness is being a servant? Are you great?

John 13:1-15
Philippians 2:5-11
Mark 9:30-37

Sermon discussion questions for parents to use with their children:

• What is greatness to our culture?
• To Jesus?
• How does Jesus' teaching here change the way we look at ourselves, at others, the world's view of us?
• Who do you serve?
• Who do you not serve but should serve?
• What does this teaching about servanthood tell us about God Himself?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

What Child is This: His Essence

The incarnation of the Child reveals amazing aspects of the nature of who God is. What type of being would so willingly lower Himself so far to save such people as us? What depths of love and what a willingness to sacrifice for our well being! We will try to explore some of these depths in this sermon.

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Matthew 1:18-25,20:28
Philippians 2:5-11

Sermon discussion questions for parents to use with their children:

• How do we grasp for privileges and recognition?
• What does it mean when the Bible says Jesus did not grasp after equality with God?
• How was this illustrated in the sermon using a President as an example?
• In what ways did Jesus lower Himself when He became human and lived on earth?
• How did He further lower Himself with His death?
• What does all of this teach us about the very nature of God?
• What should our response be to such an amazing God?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

Hebrews: Grace to Serve God with Reverence and Godly Fear

Christians have a great God and a full and rich salvation. The author of Hebrews opens these themes up in the passage we will study. The personal applications are given to strengthen us and encourage us on our pilgrimage to heaven!

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Hebrews 12:12-29

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

2 Peter: Keeping Safe

Peter is so concerned about the influence of false teachers upon the people of God. They are still about today as in every generation. How can we discern them and guard against their slick and deceptive ways?

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2 Peter 2

Sermon discussion questions for parents to use with their children:

• Why are false teachers so dangerous?
• What are some of the things that seem to mark them out in every generation?
• How can we good at discerning them so that we are not deceived?
• What do they appeal to in us?
• What does this passage teach us about God and His activity and attitude in all of this?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

But Who Do You Say That I Am?

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Mark 8:27-29
Colossians 1:15,1:19-22
Luke 10:38-42

Scott Graubard
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

1 Peter: An Active Kingdom Community

God's plan is to redeem the world through Jesus, and His way of doing it is through these amazing communities called churches. Peter outlines what we are supposed to be like and why we should be like this. A powerful passage which helps us examine how we are doing.

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1 Peter 4:7-11,4:3
Ephesians 3:21
Romans 12:13
Titus 1:8
Hebrews 13:2
1 Corinthians 12:7
James 3:1
2 Timothy 2:15

Sermon discussion questions for parents to use with their children:

• Why does God want churches to be like He describes in this passage?
• How can we be clearheaded?
• What is the Number One Thing?
• How good are we at covering over sins?
• Do we practice hospitality like God says?
• What are your gifts?
• How are you using them?
• Why should we do all of this?

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 Question We Should Not Ask...The One We Should!

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Romans 12,8:31-32,8:15-17
1 Corinthians 4:3-5
Ephesians 1:4-5
Jeremiah 31:3
1 John 4:10
Galatians 2:20
John 10:27-30
Matthew 20:28

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

Luke: True Greatness

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Luke 9:43-50
Philippians 2:3-11
John 13:3-5

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

Galatians: The Freedom to Be Slaves

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Galatians 5:13-15,5:1,3:13,2:16,2:19
Matthew 20:24-28,5:17,22:40
Romans 13:8-10,6:1-2,3:31

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA