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2 Samuel 7:17-29 - Praying God's Promises

April 30, 2023 - 06:10 PM Sermon Series2 Samuel


The story is told of how Louis XIV requested that at his funeral in the cathedral of Notre Dame, all be darkened — except for one candle burning on his casket at the front. When Massillon, the court preacher, rose to give the funeral sermon, he walked over to the casket and blew out the candle. He began his funeral message with the words, “Only God is great! Only God is Great!” In 2 Samuel 7, David was overwhelmed by God’s goodness to him. We learned that because God is so good, the best thing we can pray for is the fulfillment of God’s promises.

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WORSHIP - Do I Live A Life Of Worship?

January 22, 2023 - 09:03 PM Sermon SeriesSpiritual Health


In 1977, Maria Rubio of Lake Arthur New Mexico was assembling a burrito when she noticed the skillet marks on one of her tortillas resembled what she thought was the face of Jesus. Excited, she showed it to her husband and neighbors, who also thought the burn mark on the tortillas looked like Jesus. She went to the priest to have her tortilla blessed. The priest, who was not accustomed to blessing tortillas, reluctantly agreed to its blessing. Mrs. Rubio took the tortilla home and put it in a box on a pile of cotton. Mr. Rubio built a special altar for it and put it in a wooden utility shed in the backyard. The shine of Jesus of the tortilla was open for visitors. Within months more than 8,000 people came to visit the shine. In two years, 35,000 people had visited the shrine in the wooden tool shed in the Rubio’s backyard, all to see Jesus on a tortilla. People kept coming for 28 years. Then in 2005, Mrs. Rubio’s granddaughter took Jesus the tortilla to school for show-and-tell, there, the tortilla was dropped, and the shrine of Jesus of the tortilla came to an end. Worship should be part of a healthy Christian’s life. Join me as we learn the right and the wrong ways to worship.

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1 Samuel 23 - Hide And Seek

October 09, 2022 - 08:26 PM Sermon Series1 Samuel


Have you played Nascondino? That is the Italian name for the game hide-and-seek. Italy hosts the hide-and-seek world championship on a large playground each summer in the city of Bergamo with 70 teams from 11 different countries. In the Bible, hide-and-seek is more than a game. For David, hide-and-seek was a life-and-death struggle as he ran from King Saul. Join us as we learn the good God intends in our life when we endure difficulty.

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1 Samuel 2:1-10 - Hannah's Prayer

January 23, 2022 - 09:15 AM Sermon Series1 Samuel


On February 7, 2021, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs to win the Superbowl with a score of 31-9. A Superbowl victory deserves a celebration. How would the city of Tampa celebrate in a COVID world? To encourage people to keep their distance, the city celebrated with a boat parade down the Hillsborough River in downtown Tampa. In our study of 1 Samuel, we have seen God rescue Hannah from her barrenness by the birth of Samuel. How will she celebrate God's win in her life? Join us this weekend as we learn how she celebrated God’s victory and the promise she saw of a win for God’s people in the future.

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Luke 11:5-13 - Why Should We Pray?

August 15, 2021 - 12:31 PM Sermon SeriesStand Alone Sermons
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This message finishes our summer series on prayer. It was recorded at the One Church - One Day combined worship service for CrossWinds Church and all of its campuses at the Arnold's Park green space. Due to the outdoor event, there is wind noise in the recording we were not able to remove.

If God knows everything, why pray? If God has already planned the future, why pray and ask God to change the future? Does prayer make a difference? In our final study on prayer, we look at what Jesus taught his disciples in the Gospel of Luke immediately following the Lord’s Prayer about how God answers prayer.

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Mark 14:32-42 - When Prayer Is More Important Than Sleep

October 04, 2020 - 10:50 AM Sermon SeriesGospel of Mark



Is anyone stressed? Statistics say 77 percent of Americans are expressing physical signs of stress. 73 percent of Americans are expressing psychological signs of stress. One in every two Americans will stay away at night because they are anxious about the future. One interesting stress statistic reported by a dentist in Iowa deals with stress and teeth. During the COVID pandemic, in spite of fewer patients, each day he treats two to five times more cracked teeth. Cracked teeth are a sign of stress because in stressful times we subconsciously grind our teeth during our sleep. What does the Bible say about handling stress? What does the Bible say we should do to live a life a faithful life for Jesus in stress-filled world? Join us as we learn how Jesus teaches us to face our stress.

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Mark 11:22-25 - How Can I Pray To Make A Difference

January 26, 2020 - 09:22 PM Sermon SeriesGospel of Mark



Have you ever despaired to pray because it feels like your prayers don't make a difference? We know prayer is the right thing to do, but why doesn't God answer our prayers more favorable? In this message Jesus gives us a lesson on how we can offer prayers that make a difference.

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Mark 9:14-29 - Too Proud To Pray

October 06, 2019 - 11:51 AM Sermon SeriesGospel of Mark



Today we usually hear stories of bad fathers. We hear stories of fathers neglecting their children and using their children for their own selfish gain. As we continue our study in the Gospel of Mark, we meet a great father. We meet a dad who tirelessly gave of himself to caring for his sick son, his only child. This dad frequently risked his life to save his son's life. As part of this father's tireless commitment to care for his sick boy, he tracked down Jesus' disciples and begging them to cure his son. Join us as we learn what the disciples did, and what we can easily do, that shuts down the strength of Jesus working in our lives.

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Luke 18:1-8 - Keep Praying!

September 01, 2019 - 06:35 PM Sermon SeriesStand Alone Sermons



Have you ever felt like giving up on prayer? Have you prayed about something long and hard but it felt like God wasn't listening? If you have ever felt like prayer doesn't make a difference, this message is for you. Jesus teaches us why we should always and pray and never give up, even when it doesn't feel like anything is happening.

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Colossians 4:2-18 - How Does Jesus Change Everyday Life?

January 07, 2018 - 11:38 AM Sermon SeriesColossians



In our previous studies, we saw how Jesus changes our marriage, our parenting and our work. As Paul finishes his letter he shows us three additional ways Jesus changes everyday living. He changes our prayer, our ordinary choices and the way we speak to others.


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Genesis 18 - Guests

February 07, 2016 - 07:03 PM Sermon SeriesGenesis

John and Francis Canning had an unexpected guest at their wedding in England at Manchester Town Hall. As they stood in disbelief, Queen Elizabeth appeared, shook their hands and congratulated them on their marriage. You never know who will show up for dinner. In Genesis 18, Jesus—a guest more infamous than the Queen mother, shows up to have lunch with Abraham and Sarah. Like an encouraging meal with an old friend, Jesus encourages Abraham, Sarah and us that no matter the obstacles we face, he is more than capable of overcoming them.


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1 Peter 4:7-11 - How Do I Prepare For The End Of The World?

February 08, 2015 - 10:38 AM Sermon Series1 Peter



Billboards proclaimed May 21, 2011 as Judgment Day. Harold Camping wanted the world to prepare for the return of Christ. May 21, 2011 came and went. Nothing happened. While Harold Camping falsely predicted the date of Christ's return, the Bible tells us Christ will return. We should prepare for it, but not with billboards. How should we live our life to prepare for that final day? Peter gives us practical answers.

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Luke 1:5-25 - Zechariah - Do I Believe God Answers Pray?

November 30, 2014 - 03:49 PM Sermon SeriesChristmas from Luke


Have I become spiritually stiff? Many of us have followed Christ for years but we haven’t seen any extraordinary answers to our prayers. Zechariah teaches us the danger of developing a heart of unbelief.

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Ephesians 6:18-23 - Why Are Bible Reading And Prayer Important?

June 22, 2014 - 12:05 PM Sermon SeriesEphesians



Does prayer make a difference? How important is reading our Bible? In our final message in Ephesians, we learn the importance of these practices to knowing God.

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Ephesians 1:15-23 - How Should I Pray For People I Love?

January 26, 2014 - 03:59 PM Sermon SeriesEphesians



We all have special people in our life, people we care about with all of our heart. They are our children, our spouse and our life-long friends. How should you pray for them? Is the success of their business their schooling and marriage the most important thing to pray for? In these opening verses of Ephesians, Paul prays for some of his life-long friends. From his prayer, how to pray for those we love.

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John 16:16-33 - Everything is About to Change

July 28, 2013 - 10:39 AM Sermon SeriesGospel of John



In minutes, Jesus' betrayal will begin. For the disciples, everything is about to change. The changes will not just be in how they know Christ but in how they will know God and pray to him. For the first time, they will pray to God in Jesus' name. Jesus promises that God the Father will always answer those prayers. What does it mean to pray in Christ's name? What can we expect when we pray in his name? In this message, we discover how praying in Jesus' name changes everything.

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Daniel 9 - Moving the Heart of God

February 10, 2013 - 02:01 PM Sermon SeriesDaniel


God is sovereign over all things. Last week, we learned God decrees events of history hundreds of year before they come to pass. If God is so sovereign, why pray for a friend who has cancer? Won't God do what he already planned? In this passage, we discover why we pray to a God that sovereignly ordains all things.

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James 5:16-20 - The Healing Power of Confession and Prayer

November 01, 2011 - 11:02 AM Sermon SeriesJames


Were you part of a church where relationships became uncomfortable? You were there to worship Jesus but there was tension between you and others in the congregation? Because we are sinful, we will always wound one another. There is no way to avoid it. What are we to do about it? How do we restore the church to a place of relational health? In our final teaching from James, we find out the secret to making a church last.

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James 5:14-15 - The Prayer of Faith that Heals - Pt 2

October 27, 2011 - 01:51 PM Sermon SeriesJames

Do you know someone for whom great prayers of healing were assembled, yet they died? In these verses, it seems as if prayers by the elders for healing should never fail. Is that what James is saying? When our prayers for healing are not answered, shouldn't that cause us to question God, the Bible and our faith? Discover what James is telling us in these perplexing verses on healing.

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James 5:13-16 - The Prayer of Faith that Heals - Pt 1

October 20, 2011 - 11:25 AM Sermon SeriesJames


Were you ever admitted to the hospital as a patient? Life as a hospital patient can be incredibly embarrassing. It begins with the gown. They were obviously designed by someone who never wore one. While the hospital humbles us, it also makes us realize how fragile life is. It teaches us to turn to our true hope; Jesus our savior and healer. In this message, we discover the role prayer plays in healing and unexpected ways God answers our prayers.

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