In this first message of the series, we discover that the people of God are utterly unique and special, unlike any other people on earth.  We are unique because we are known by God, ordered by God, and set apart by God. Being known by God is significant because it means that each person counts; […]

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All Together Now (1) – Numbers 1

In this third message of the series, we learn that there is hope because of the work that Jesus came to earth to do. Joseph was sure he had made the right decision in divorcing Mary and moving on with his life, but the Lord had other plans.  Would Joseph go along with the Lord’s […]

Unto Us (3) – Matthew 1.18-25

The second message in the Unto Us series is about the hope we have in Jesus’ Name.  A name is more than a label, it represents the character, reputation, and identity of a person.  For us, there is no greater Name. Matthew begins his gospel with a genealogy, a list of names that bear out […]

Unto Us (1) – Isaiah 9.1-7

Every human being lives with hope. It seems as natural and necessary as breathing. But hope in what? The story of Advent is the world’s greatest hope because it meets the world’s greatest need.  During Advent we are reminded that our ultimate hope is not in things or ideas or accomplishments. Our hope is a […]

In this final message of the series, Undré teaches us why busyness is such an enemy of gratitude.  Busyness puts the focus on ourselves and takes it off of the Lord and His Word.  Even being busy doing good, Christ-honoring things can cause us to miss the ‘better thing’ of actually spending time with Him.

Thank You (4) – Luke 10.38-42

This message takes up the second enemy of gratitude: discontent.  What breeds that familiar sense of discontent that we all feel from time to time?  Three major things are living with the wrong identity (‘consumer’ vs. child of God), living by comparison (measuring ourselves by what we see in other people), and living with diminishing […]

Thank You (3) – 1 Timothy 6.6-10

This message is about the first enemy of gratitude: entitlement.  Entitlement is the mindset or belief that we are deserving of certain things in life, that life should go a certain way, or that we are owed something, simply because of who we are.  Entitlement, in many ways, is the polar opposite of gratitude.  Last […]

Thank You (2) – 1 Kings 21.1-16

Living with gratitude is central to the Christian life.  For believers, it’s never enough to simply be thankful ‘for’ things, we are thankful ‘to’ the Lord who gives all things and always works for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose (Romans 8.28).  It’s especially important to live […]

Thank You (1) – Luke 17.11-19

This final message in the series focuses on the need for leadership, particularly just leadership, in order to see ‘shalom’ established.  Psalm 72 is a prayer that the king of Israel would be just that kind of leader.  It upholds God’s and Israel’s highest ideals for their leaders.  The bad news is that all earthly […]

Peace Be With You – 7 – Psalm 72

In this message, the Lord instructed the exiles from Judah to ‘seek the shalom of the city’ to which He had carried them.  They were to settle down, build houses, plant gardens, and work for the betterment of the community; ‘its shalom’ would be ‘their shalom’.  As we continue this series and learn more about […]

Peace Be With You – 6 – Jeremiah 29.4-14

We can’t talk about peace, especially as something we are to ‘do’ (Matt. 5.9) without talking about relationships and interactions with other people.  Peace is not only an important part of who the Church is (those whom God has brought together, the new humanity in Christ) but what we’re called to pursue in our interactions […]

Peace Be With You – 5 – Romans 12.17-21

In this message, our series on peace turns from what God has done to give us peace to what is required of us to live in and make peace.  In the Bible, there is a very close relationship between righteousness and peace.  Righteousness is not only the ‘status’ God has given us by faith in […]

Peace Be With You – 4 – Isaiah 57.14-21

With the fall of humanity came the brokenness of shalom.  Who could possibly restore it?  Only God can do it but only a human being should do it (since we broke it in the first place).  What can be done?  The answer in the ‘big story’ of the Bible is not a ‘what’ but at […]

Peace Be With You – 3 – Colossians 1.15-23

Why is peace so elusive?  Why do we often only get small glimpses of shalom?  To understand, we must go back to the beginning of the ‘big story’ that the Bible tells.  All of our lives are lived under a larger story which has four chapters: Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Last Things.  No matter what […]

Peace Be With You – 2 – Genesis 3.20-24

Peace.  It seems to be in short supply in these days of upheaval.  No one should know more about true peace than a follower of Jesus Christ and no one should be working harder to bring peace than a follower of Jesus Christ.  But what is peace?  It’s far more than the absence of conflict […]

Peace Be With You – 1 – Matthew 5.9

Kirk Crossing is a church in Jenks, OK pastored by Sean Farver. These podcast episodes are our Sunday morning messages.

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