Crossway Baptist Church

Jesus Raises A Daughter (Luke 8:40-56)

The Bible has much to say about FAITH - saved by, justified by, righteous live by, impossible to please God without!  But what kind of faith is God looking for?!  In this message, Pastor Buffy Cook teaches that as Jesus Raises A Daughter we should hone in on 12 aspects of faith that Jesus is looking for, faith that pleases Him, faith that He expects His disciples to live by.  Is that YOUR desire - to live by faith?!  If so, grab your Bible and a notebook and listen in!!!

Jesus Heals A Woman (8:40-56)

Which of the 5 senses is THE most powerful?!  Arguably...TOUCH!  Scientific research verifies so in at least 7 areas (Developmentally, Financially, Socially, Physically, Romantically, Educationally, Emotionally).  "A kiss may just be a kiss; A sigh may just be a sigh; but a TOUCH can CHANGE your life!"  No more so is this true than in the 8th Chapter of Luke!  Jesus heals a woman with an issue of blood simply through the power of touch!!  We, a tech-saturated world, a "touch-phobic society" would do well to learn anew the power of touch!  Grab a Bible & listen in as Pastor Buffy Cook teaches on the power of touch as Jesus Heals A Woman.

Jesus Delivers A Demoniac (Luke 8:26-39)

Luke 8:27 finds Jesus stepping outta the boat from which He just calmed a literal hurricane, only to be greeted by a man who looks like something from the Walking Dead or the latest Stephen King movie (possessed by a legion of demons, buck naked, terrifyingly violent, self-mutilating, maniacal menance screaming at the top of his lungs!).  WWJD?!  Jesus having confronted nature's storm stands just as cooly & confidently before an equally violent storm in human nature.  There are many wonderful diamonds of truth we can mine from Jesus' deliverance of the Gerasene demoniac!  So grab a Bible & listen in as Pastor Buffy Cook teaches from Luke 8.

The Incredible, Terrible Tongue

What is the strongest muscle in the body?!  There are many "candidates" for that honor (heart, masseter, soleus) but the tongue is not!  Why then the myth that the tongue is the strongest muscle in the body?!  Perhaps because we witness it's destructive power on a DAILY basis.  Just this week (Trump & Corker, Jamele Hill, Cam Newton)...  In the midst of such times when more than ever the tongue spells T-R-O-U-B-L-E, Pastor Buffy Cook reminds us that we as Christians do well to consider the "Incredible, Terrible Tongue"!  Grab a Bible & listen in as Pastor Cook teaches us 12 truths with regards to the Incredibleness yet Terribleness that is The Tongue!!!

Where is God in the Midst of Evil? (Isaiah 45:1-7, Job 1)

When evil confronts society, when a madman starts shooting into a crowd of people for no reason, when hurricanes come, when earthquakes happen, when thousands die, we ask, “Why are they dying?” When we open the newspaper or turn on the news, and we see murder after murder, rapes, child pornography, international threats – people start to ask, “Where are you God?” Today Pastor Jimmy Hicks steps away from our study in the Gospel of Luke and explores the question, "Where is God in the Midst of Evil?" Grab your notebooks and bibles and study with us.

Jesus Calms A Storm (Luke 8:22-25)

What was the #1 "lesson" the disciples needed to learn?!  How to answer "Who then is this man?" - Jesus' Identity (fully man, fully God) & Jesus' Authority as such.  It was a 4 part lesson learned in the "Lab of Life" - stilling of storm, deliverance of demoniac, healing of woman, raising of a daughter.  It would all culminate in Peter's great profession of faith in Luke 9:20.  In this, our 35th message through the Gospel of Luke, Pastor Buffy Cook teaches on Jesus' Calming of a Storm and call us to conside the implications of Jesus' Identity as the God-Man and Jesus' Authority over the very Creation itself.  Grab your Bible & listen as Pastor Cook teaches from Luke 8:22-25.

Hear It, Do It or Lose It (Luke 8:16-21)

Could you imagine penciling in the flu next Thursday at 2pm or reserving next weekend, ALL weekend, for the rip roaring stomach bug?  I mean NO ONE pencils in sickness!  Unless you're a Christian!  Far too many Christians "pencil in" sickness on a monthly, weekly, daily basis...we are SICK in our HEARING!  We have itching ears (2 Tim. 4:4), wandering ears (2 Tim. 4:4), dull of hearing ears (Heb. 5:11), clogged with wax/sin ears (Jms. 1:21).  In this passage in Luke 8, Jesus calls us to a good old fashioned ear self-examination!  How's YOUR hearing???  Do you have ears that TRULY HEAR...Respond to Jesus' message by Hearing Responsivley & Obeying Demonstrably?!?!  Grab your Bible and listen in as Pastor Buffy Cook teaches that we must "Hear It, Do It or Lose It"!!!

The Sower, The Seed and The Soils, Part 1 (Luke 8:4-15)

This week Pastor Jimmy Hicks breaks apart what was arguably Jesus' most prolific parable, the parable of the Sower, the Seed and the Soils. Grab your Bible and notebooks and study as we examine part one of this two-part study.

Ministry, Women and Money (Luke 8:1-3)

What do Ministry, Women and Money have in common?  Other than it takes a brave man to preach a single sermon on all 3?!  Luke 8 is what they have in common!  In fact, there is much about Ministry, Women and Money we simply would not have preserved from the life and teaching of Jesus were it not for Luke.  In this, our 32nd message through the Gospel of Luke, Pastor Buffy Cook teaches on that 3 fold subject (Ministry, Women and Money) as encompased in 3 verses no other Gospel writer includes but Luke.  Grab your Bible, a notebook and a pen and listen in as Pastor Cook teaches on Ministry, Women and Money.

God's Message of Love & Forgiveness (Luke 7:36-50)

Can you have love without forgiveness? Can you hold onto a grudge and count yourself saved?  That's a tough truth to face for anyone, but in this message Pastor Jimmy Hicks meets it head on.  In this our 31st message from Luke's Gospel, Jimmy brings into view the biblical view of forgiveness, love and our own salvation by examining Jesus' encounter with a Pharisee and a sinful woman.