Devotions

The latest devotions from Crossings Community Church pastors and staff

APRIL 28, 2020

Apr 28, 2020

APRIL 28, 2020

SCRIPTURE Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow. - James 1:17 NLT PRAYER Father God, You are th...

APRIL 27, 2020

Apr 27, 2020

APRIL 27, 2020

SCRIPTURE So now we must cling tightly to the hope that lives within us, knowing that God always keeps his promises! Discover creative ways to encourage others and to motivate them toward acts of compassion, doing beautiful w...

FEAR NOT

Madalyn Llewellyn | Apr 26, 2020

FEAR NOT

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10 DEVOTION I was pulling into my garage after a busy morn...

APRIL 26, 2020

Apr 26, 2020

APRIL 26, 2020

SCRIPTURE When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers—the moon and the stars you set in place—what are mere mortals that you should think about them, human beings that you should care for them? - Psalm 8:3-...

APRIL 25, 2020

Apr 25, 2020

APRIL 25, 2020

SCRIPTURE So it is impossible for God to lie for we know that his promise and his vow will never change! And now we have run into his heart to hide ourselves in his faithfulness. This is where we find his strength and comfort...

THE WEEPING REDBUD

Scott Bartlow | Apr 24, 2020

THE WEEPING REDBUD

See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. Isaiah 43:19 DEVOTION It

APRIL 24, 2020

Apr 24, 2020

APRIL 24, 2020

SCRIPTURE And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. - Romans 8:28 NIV PRAYER Father, The hope I have is rooted in the knowledge that you car...

APRIL 23, 2020

Apr 23, 2020

APRIL 23, 2020

SCRIPTURE Jesus wept. - John 11:35 PRAYER Jesus, You are a compassionate Savior. When I am in distress, overcome with sadness, or when uncertainty drives me to tears—you don’t stand at a distance. You come close. You know ...

APRIL 22, 2020

Apr 22, 2020

APRIL 22, 2020

SCRIPTURE And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age. - Matthew 28:20b PRAYER Dear Jesus, Those words you spoke to the disciples, as you reassured them and commissioned them to take the gospel tr...

COMFORT IN TROUBLING SEASONS

Amanda Durning | Apr 21, 2020

COMFORT IN TROUBLING SEASONS

To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heavens. Ecclesiastes 3:1 DEVOTION As has been the case for most people, the sudden changes this season has brought to my family have caused anxiety,...

APRIL 21, 2020

Apr 21, 2020

APRIL 21, 2020

SCRIPTURE And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him. And since we know he hears us when we make our requests, we also know that he will give us what we ask for. - 1 John 5:14-15 NLT ...

APRIL 20, 2020

Apr 20, 2020

APRIL 20, 2020

SCRIPTURE I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. - 1 Timothy 2:1 NLT PRAYER Dear God, I lift up all of those working in essential positio...

WHEN WE KNOW THE ENDING

Jeremiah Braudrick | Apr 19, 2020

WHEN WE KNOW THE ENDING

I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. John 16:33 DEVOTION Have you ever noticed when you reread a book, or re-watch ...

APRIL 19, 2020

Apr 19, 2020

APRIL 19, 2020

SCRIPTURE “So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek t...

APRIL 18, 2020

Apr 18, 2020

APRIL 18, 2020

SCRIPTURE Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying. - Romans 12:12 NLT PRAYER Father God, What a privilege it is to come boldly into your presence in prayer. It is in you I can find hope in...

IN TIMES OF TROUBLE, SING TO YOURSELF

Lance Ward | Apr 17, 2020

IN TIMES OF TROUBLE, SING TO YOURSELF

Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. Psalm 42:11 DEVOTION A few years ago, I took up distance-running, not because I’m athletic...

APRIL 17, 2020

Apr 17, 2020

APRIL 17, 2020

SCRIPTURE Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands. - Psalm 63:3-4 NIV PRAYER Heavenly Father, Just a week ago, we celeb...

APRIL 16, 2020

Apr 16, 2020

APRIL 16, 2020

SCRIPTURE Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. - John 14:27 NIV PRAYER God, I desperately want to experience your pea...

APRIL 15, 2020

Apr 15, 2020

APRIL 15, 2020

SCRIPTURE Move your heart closer and closer to God, and he will come even closer to you. - James 4:8a TPT PRAYER Heavenly Father, While my usual routine full of busyness can be distracting, and the noise of the world tends ...

ARE YOU HURT OR ARE YOU INJURED?

Blake Bastin | Apr 14, 2020

ARE YOU HURT OR ARE YOU INJURED?

Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good? Peter 3:13 DEVOTION “Are you hurt or are you injured?” One of my high school basketball coaches, Coach Kelly Clarke, asked me this question during practice ...

APRIL 14, 2020

Apr 14, 2020

APRIL 14, 2020

SCRIPTURE For this reason, I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner be...

APRIL 13, 2020

Apr 13, 2020

APRIL 13, 2020

SCRIPTURE Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and ...

HE IS RISEN!

Jason White | Apr 12, 2020

HE IS RISEN!

For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with him you were raised to new life because you trusted the mighty power of God, who raised Christ from the dead. You were dead because of your sins and because you...

DAY 40

Apr 11, 2020

DAY 40

SCRIPTURE As evening approached, Joseph, a rich man from Arimathea who had become a follower of Jesus, went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. And Pilate issued an order to release it to him. Joseph took the body and wrappe...