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What Is The Most Important Thing I Need To Know?





We live in a world flooded with information. Our inbox and mailbox are filled with junk mail. We pay for 200 channels of television but most programs are filled with commercials we don't want to see. With the click of a few keys, the Internet tells us anything we need to know, plus many things we don't want to know. Our phones are buzzed and our social media accounts are constantly updating. Wouldn't it be great if we could take a break from the noise of this information? Wouldn't it be great if we could just focus on the things we need to know? In this message, we will look at the one thing the Bible tells us everyone needs to know, the truth about the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus.

1 Corinthians 15:1-8 - What Is The Most Important Thing I Need To Know?
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1 Corinthians 15:1-8 - What Is The Most Important Thing I Need To Know? - Sermon Handout - PDF
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How Can I Know Jesus Rose From The Dead?




Easter is one of the best parts of the Christian calendar. While Jesus' resurrection is good news, for many, it is news that is hard to believe. We live in a world of smartphones, computers and the Internet. Someone rising from the dead sounds like a theme from the latest Marvel Comic movie, not something you can base your life upon. In this message, we examine 10 reasons why we can be sure Jesus rose from the dead and how the proof of the resurrection changes everyday living.

How Can I Know Jesus Rose From The Dead? - Quicktime and iPhone Audio - AAC
How Can I Know Jesus Rose From The Dead?
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How Can I Know Jesus Rose From The Dead? - Sermon Handout - PDF
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Anybody Want A Better Body?




Healthcare in America spirals out of control. The need for hospitals and doctors to relieve our diseases outpaces our cost to pay them. There is coming a time when all doctors and hospitals will be out of business. Discover when Christians will get a better body that will never be sick or afflicted by pain.


Afterlife - Anybody Want A Better Body? - Quicktime and iPhone Audio - AAC
Afterlife - Anybody Want A Better Body? - Manuscript - PDF
Afterlife - Anybody Want A Better Body? - Sermon Handout - PDF
Afterlife - Anybody Want A Better Body? - Editable Sermon Notes - DOCX
Afterlife - Anybody Want A Better Body? - Digging Deeper Sermon Study - PDF
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Luke 24:13-35 - How Can I Know Jesus Is Alive?




As we focus on our CrossWinds church emphasis of Generous Living, this week we take a look at the parable of the Good Samaritan and discover that generous love for other is essential if we have experienced the generous love of Jesus.
I apologize for the poor audio quality and off-center camera angle in the video.

Luke 24:13-35 - How Can I Know Jesus Is Alive? - Manuscript - PDF
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The Resurrection Changes Everything




NT Wright—a prominent Anglican theologian, talks about his friend, Marcus Borg. NT believes Marcus is a Christian even though he doesn't believe in the bodily resurrection of Jesus. Is it possible to be a Christian without believing in the literal resurrection? In this study we learn how a Christ that didn't rise destroys our faith. A Jesus that did rise changes our lives.


The Resurrection Changes Everything - Quicktime and iPhone Audio - M4A
The Resurrection Changes Everything - Manuscript - PDF
The Resurrection Changes Everything - Sermon Handout - PDF
The Resurrection Changes Everything - Editable Sermon Notes - DOCX
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Leviticus 2 - Grain Offering




Thanksgiving is one of the best times of the year. It is always good to remember why we are thankful. In the Old Testament, the grain offering was a regular time for Israel to remember who provided their daily bread. God doesn't just provide what we need to survive physically, at Christmas he gave us what we need to survive spiritually. Jesus.


Leviticus 2 - Grain Offering - Quicktime and iPhone Audio - M4A
Leviticus 2 - Grain Offering - Manuscript - PDF
Leviticus 2 - Grain Offering - Sermon Handout - PDF
Leviticus 2 - Grain Offering - Editable Sermon Notes - DOCX
Leviticus 2 - Grain Offering - Life Group Work Sheet - PDF
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How Does Work Touch Eternity?




Is the earth going to burn? Will all our work one day be destroyed when Jesus returns? In this message we discover how this earth will endure for eternity as well as some of our daily work.

Work Matters To God - How Does Work Touch Eternity? - Quicktime and iPhone Audio - M4A
Work Matters To God - How Does Work Touch Eternity? - Manuscript - PDF
Work Matters To God - How Does Work Touch Eternity? - Sermon Handout - PDF
Work Matters To God - How Does Work Touch Eternity? - Editable Sermon Notes - DOCX
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Compelled To Believe - The Longinus Story




If you were to accompany Jesus when he was scourged, crucified and buried, what would you think about him. What would you think when he rose again. Teaching in first-person narrative from the character of Longinus, the centurion in charge of Jesus' death, we get an eye-witness picture of Jesus' death and resurrection.

Compelled To Believe - The Longinus Story - Quicktime and iPhone Audio - M4A
Compelled To Believe - The Longinus Story - Manuscript - PDF
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Easter 2014 - What Are The Most Important Things I Need To Know?




Are you suffering from information overload? Do you have trouble keeping up with your email, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, snail mail and texts? Like the information overlaid around us, the Bible can feel overwhelming. In this message, we simplify the Bible and learn what is the most important things we need to know.

Easter 2014 -- What Are The Most Important Things I Need To Know? - Quicktime and iPhone Audio - M4A
Easter 2014 -- What Are The Most Important Things I Need To Know? - Manuscript - PDF
Easter 2014 -- What Are The Most Important Things I Need To Know? - Sermon Handout - PDF
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John 20 - The Resurrection Changes Everything




The church often talks about the cross what Christ achieved for us on it. The early church in the book of Acts didn't talk about what Christ did on the cross. All twelve sermons in Acts talk about what Christ made possible through the empty tomb. The tomb is empty. Jesus loves you. He is alive and hears your prayers. That is the message of every spiritual revival in history. It is the resurrection that changes everything.

John 20 - The Resurrection Changes Everything - Quicktime and iPhone Audio - M4A
John 20 - The Resurrection Changes Everything - Manuscript - PDF
John 20 - The Resurrection Changes Everything - Sermon Handout - PDF
John 20 - The Resurrection Changes Everything - Life Group Work Sheet - PDF
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Daniel 12 - The Last Battle



How will the world end? Will technology make the world a better place? What does the future hold? In this fascinating final chapter, God answers these questions.

Daniel 12 - The Last Battle - Audio - MP3
Daniel 12 - The Last Battle - Quicktime and iPhone Audio - M4A
Daniel 12 - The Last Battle - Manuscript - PDF
Daniel 12 - The Last Battle - Sermon Handout - PDF
Daniel 12 - The Last Battle - Small Group Work Sheet - PDF
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Easter 2012 - Have You Heard The Real Easter Story?



How well do you know the Easter story? Most of us are familiar with the basics of Easter but we don't have enough confidence in the resurrection that it changes our life. In this message, we walk through the biblical, circumstantial and historical evidence for the resurrection. On that journey, we discover the compelling difference of that first Easter morning. It is the story that changed the world. It is the story that can change your life.

Easter 2012 - Have You Heard The Real Easter Story? - Manuscript - PDF
Easter 2012 - Have You Heard The Real Easter Story? - Sermon Handout - PDF
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Easter 2011 - Jesus Christ's Work - Pt. 2 - The Resurrection

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Billions around the world celebrate Easter. It is a time for ham, the Easter Bunny, egg hunts and the anticipation of spring. There is much more to Easter than these time honored traditions. Often obscured is the real reason for Easter, the resurrection of Jesus! What is the significance of the resurrection? Did it really happen? Does it make a difference for my life? Join Dr. Trucksess as we explore the resurrection at the SAMI Center in Spirit Lake, IA.

Easter - The Resurrection - Manuscript - PDF
Easter - The Resurrection - Sermon Handout - PDF

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Heaven - MORE Questions About Heaven




Last week I answered questions from the "Build Your Own Sermon" card. This week we continue answering your questions about heaven.
  • Should I trust near-death experiences?
  • Will Christians who commit suicide go to heaven?
  • Who are the 144,000 of Revelation?
  • After death, is there another chance to be saved?
  • Will we sleep in our resurrection bodies?
  • Will we work in heaven?
  • Will there be oceans on the New Earth?

Heaven - MORE Questions About Heaven - Audio - MP3
Heaven - MORE Questions About Heaven - Quicktime and IPhone Audio - M4A
Heaven - MORE Questions About Heaven - Manuscript - PDF
Heaven - MORE Questions About Heaven - Sermon Handout - PDF
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Heaven - Questions About Heaven

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Earlier in the summer I circulated a "Build your own sermon" card. I wanted to know your questions about heaven that were not answered in this series. You have great questions! Join Pastor Kurt as he answers questions.
  • What is purgatory?
  • What is soul sleep?
  • Does it matter if I am cremated or buried?
  • Can I desire heaven if I know I won't be married to my wife there?
  • Will there be animals in heaven?
  • Will we eat meat in heaven?
  • Will we learn in heaven?

Heaven - Questions About Heaven - Audio - MP3
Heaven - Questions About Heaven - Quicktime and IPhone Audio - M4A
Heaven - Questions About Heaven - Manuscript - PDF
Heaven - Questions About Heaven - Sermon Handout - PDF
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Heaven - Anybody Want A Better Body?



When you look in the mirror, do you like what you see? How many women do you know who go out of the house without makeup? Everybody wishes for a better body. What if I told you that God promises to give you one? Discover the amazing new body that will be ours through Christ.

Heaven - Anybody Want A Better Body? - Audio - MP3
Heaven - Anybody Want A Better Body? - Quicktime and IPhone Audio - M4A
Heaven - Anybody Want A Better Body? - Manuscript - PDF
Heaven - Anybody Want A Better Body? - Sermon Handout - PDF
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