Crossway Baptist Church

HE LIVES - Can YOU Defend It?!

In this message from our main Easter Service, Pastor Jimmy Hicks challenges us as Christians with the statement "HE LIVES" but can we REALLY defend it?!  In 1 Corinthians 15:1-5 in discussing the Resurrection of our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ, Paul twice says "In accordance with the Scriptures" - the Bible is the ONLY evidence we need!  Yet many dismiss the Bible as fairy tale!  Pastor Jimmy asserts that the NT is historically reliable, discusses the false narratives of the empty tomb concluding that HE IS RISEN and applying the truths of that to our lives!

HE LIVES! - Do YOU Live It?!

In this message from our Easter Sonrise Service, Pastor Buffy Cook challenges us as Christians with the statement "HE LIVES" but do we REALLY live it?!  Is the Resurrection of our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ indelibly stamped onto the pages of our lives.  Pastor Buffy gives us 7 evidences that if we say & believe that HE LIVES ought to be true of each of us! 

All In A Day's Work - Part Two (Luke 4:38-44)

In this message, our 16th in the series "Follow Me: A Walk Through Luke's Gospel," Pastor Jimmy Hicks examines the second part of what is "All In A Day's Work" for our Lord Jesus Christ.  Have you ever wondered why you're here?  Ever wondered why God created you?  What your purpose in life is?  Grab a Bible, notebook & pen and listen up as Pastor Jimmy answers those questions and more!!

How To Be A Full Moon Christian In A New Moon World (Philippians 2:12-16)

How can we be a full moon Christian (shining bright) in a new moon world (dark, post-Christian, hostile)?  The book of Philippians holds some some answers for us.  Wanna shine bright for Christ?!  Paul gives us 3 words how to do just that - Work, Walk, Witness!  Grab your Bible, notebook & pen and listen up as Pastor Buffy Cook teaches us about how to be a Full Moon Christian!

All In A Day's Work - Part One (Luke 4:31-37)

If I were to ask you to name someone who epitomizes authority, what picture(s) would come to mind?!  For us as Christians, THE greatest study in authority is the incarnate Son of God, Jesus Christ!  He is the fountain of all authority; He is the well from which all believers must draw for the proper use of authority.  Having recounted how Jesus' initial exercise of authority was murderously rejected by His hometown, Luke now describes another Sabbath in another town, Capernaum, where Jesus' authority is given full recognition.  Grab your Bible, a notebook & a pen and listen up as we examine The Christ's Authority, The Crowd's Amazement & The Church's Application - for Jesus it's "All In A Day's Work."

Familiarity Breeds Contempt (Luke 4:14-30)

Have you ever experienced when someone FAMOUS comes to town?! Luke 4:14-16 says "And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about...Then Jesus came to Nazareth." Can you imagine the headlines in the Nazareth News - "Local Man To Preach This Sabbath, Carpenter to Pulpit - Come Hear Jesus of Nazareth"!! Yet when the dust settled what would be the FINAL headline?! "Familiarity Breeds Contempt"!! In this message, our 14th in the series "Follow Me: A Walk Through Luke's Gospel," Pastor Buffy Cook examines Jesus' Return to & Rejection at Nazareth, His hometown - it has much to teach us about Jesus, the Gospel, our world, the church, ourselves!!!

Jesus Is Better (Hebrews 1:1-5)

In this message, Pastor Jimmy Hicks takes us through Hebrews 1:1-5 and begins to explain how "Jesus Is Better" - He has a Better Name and ia Better Than The Angels.  Grab a Bible and listen in!

The Battle In The Wilderness (Luke 4:1-13)

In this message, our 13th in the series "Follow Me: A Walk Through Luke's Gospel," Pastor Buffy Cook examines THE greatest battle in history!  Normandy, Gettysburg, Waterloo, Thermopylae, Yorktown??  NO!  It's found in Luke Chapter 4 - history is filled with battles that have shaped world events & human history yet THE biggest, THE greatest game changer was "The Battle In The Wilderness," Jesus vs. Satan. There was more on the line in that one battle than the sum total of every battle down through human history!!! The Bigee?!?! Where will be THE next great battle in history?! What's it mean for YOU personally?! In order to find out, grab a Bible & a notebook and listen up as we examine Jesus' temptation by & victory over Satan in "The Battle In The Wilderness"!!!

Who's Your Daddy? (Luke 3:23-38)

Did you know that family ancestry is the 2nd most common hobby in the U.S.?  "Who's Your Daddy?" is literally a topic that enthralls us as Americans.  As Christians, we often simply skip over the genealogies in the Bible thinking they are boring or have litte to teach us.  In this message, our 12th in the series "Follow Me: A Walk Through Luke's Gospel," pastor Jimmy Hicks takes us through Luke's genealogy of Jesus; therein we find a treasure trove of fruit for our walk with Jesus and are reminded of the great truths that our Lord's Family Tree has to teach us today.

The Meaning of Jesus' Baptism (Luke 3:21-22)

Have you ever asked yourself or wondered, "Why did Jesus have to be baptized?"  He was sinless, so certainly He had no reason to be baptized, right?  Yet, He submitted Himself to baptism, telling John the Baptist that indeed it was "fitting" that He be baptized.  In this message, our 11th in the series "Follow Me: A Walk Through Luke's Gospel," pastor Jimmy Hicks explains that Jesus was baptized for 3 reasons: To Identify, To Exemplify & To Sanctify.  Glory be to Jesus that He FULLY identified with sinful man to the point He willing submitted to baptism!!!