Devotions

The latest devotions from Crossings Community Church pastors and staff

You Will Be My Witnesses

Angela Presley | Sep 17, 2023

You Will Be My Witnesses

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. (Acts 1:8)Devotion:“God could never forgive me for what I ha...

Evangelism Doesn

Tammy Baskind | Sep 10, 2023

Evangelism Doesn

Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation. Mark 16:15Devotion:Evangelism is defined as the spreading of the Christian gospel by public preaching or personal witness. In Mark, we are commanded to s...

Laboring in Love with Purpose

Gene Carlsward | Sep 3, 2023

Laboring in Love with Purpose

The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. - Luke 10:2Devotion:This Labor Day, whether we find ourselves with a day off or no...

I Don’t Want to Miss It

Becky Towe | Aug 27, 2023

I Don’t Want to Miss It

The son of man came to seek and to save the lost. – Luke 19:10Devotion:Music is powerful. There are times when I hear specific lyrics, and I know there is a lesson I need to learn. I often am drawn to the connections between ...

Great Is Thy Faithfulness

Shari Murphy | Aug 20, 2023

Great Is Thy Faithfulness

I lift up my eyes to the hills.From where does my help come?My help comes from the Lord,who made heaven and earthPsalms 121:1-2Devotion:“Great Is thy faithfulness … Great is thy faithfulness … Great Is thy faithfulness, Lord ...

Share Your Story

Blake Bastin | Aug 13, 2023

Share Your Story

Go home to your friends and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you. - Mark 5:19Devotion:In Mark 5, there is an incredible story of Jesus healing a demon-possessed man. The Bible tells us...

Jesus Is a Seeker

Michael Milligan | Jul 30, 2023

Jesus Is a Seeker

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost. - Luke 19:10 (NIV)Devotion:When we open our Bibles to Luke 15, we find Jesus being criticized by the Pharisees as someone who "welcomes sinners and eats with them" (v. 2)....

God Is Just

Sheila Urton | Jul 23, 2023

God Is Just

Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him. - Isaiah 30:18 Devotion:I don’t know about y...

Never-changing God in an Ever-changing World

Vance Holder | Jul 16, 2023

Never-changing God in an Ever-changing World

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. - Hebrews 13:8 Devotion:I hate change. I always have, and I feel I always will. Any time there is change in my life, it brings along all sorts of feelings I don’t u...

God Is Good

Katie Mentzel | Jul 9, 2023

God Is Good

The LORD is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made. Psalm 145:9 ESVDevotion:Several years ago, I purchased a prompted prayer journal as a way to help provide more structure and accountability in my prayer li...

Freedom Through Christ

Michael Foster | Jul 2, 2023

Freedom Through Christ

For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself...

Faith Through Trials

Travon Smith | Jun 25, 2023

Faith Through Trials

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and comp...

Setting a Spiritual Climate

Matt Cartwright | Jun 18, 2023

Setting a Spiritual Climate

You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall...

Surrender in Faith

Cameron Sutherland | Jun 11, 2023

Surrender in Faith

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. - Proverbs 3:5-6Devotion:Growing up in Oklahoma meant I didn’t have a lot of ...

Trust in the Lord

Jenny Sabiston | Jun 4, 2023

Trust in the Lord

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. - Proverbs 3:5-6Devotion:One of the things our family loves to do is explore ...

Lord, Help Us Remember

Marc Taylor | May 28, 2023

Lord, Help Us Remember

I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will remember my covenant between me and y...

Serving Others

Maddie Flores | May 21, 2023

Serving Others

Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. - 1 Peter 4:10Devotion:Sundays at my house growing up were chaotic. It was a mess of brushing t...

Striving to Be Like Mary in a Martha World

Teresa Peden | May 14, 2023

Striving to Be Like Mary in a Martha World

Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. - Psalm 46:10 Devotion:“As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha...

Give Generously

Jake Meyer | May 7, 2023

Give Generously

All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had. - Acts 4:32Devotion:Read Acts 4:32-37One of my sisters recently got married, so I ...

More than Comfortable

Beth DeGrace | Apr 30, 2023

More than Comfortable

Since Jesus went through everything you’re going through and more, learn to think like him. Think of your sufferings as a weaning from that old sinful habit of always expecting to get your own way. Then you’ll be able to live...

Cleansed

Taylor Rauschkolb | Apr 23, 2023

Cleansed

“Generous in love—God, give grace! Huge in mercy—wipe out my bad record. Scrub away my guilt, soak out my sins in your laundry.” (Psalm 51:1 MSG)Devotion:Like most moms, I’ve spent countless hours watching my kids’ activities...

Transformation Through Christ

Kimberly Dean | Apr 16, 2023

Transformation Through Christ

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” – 2 Corinthians 5:17Devotion:Like a lot of women I know, becoming a mother has transformed the way I see the world. I love chi...

Resurrection Sunday

Deidre Franklin | Apr 9, 2023

Resurrection Sunday

Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means Teacher). Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I ...

Palm Fronds and Fig Leaves

Skip McKinstry | Apr 2, 2023

Palm Fronds and Fig Leaves

The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them. They brought the donkey and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them. Most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the...