Jesus
is God
He was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, worked miracles, and gave us an example to follow. He is fully God and fully man, and now sits at the right hand of the Father to intercede for us.
We don't gather around a building or a program. We gather around a person. If you're new here, this is the heart of it: who Jesus is, and what He means for you.
He was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, worked miracles, and gave us an example to follow. He is fully God and fully man, and now sits at the right hand of the Father to intercede for us.
Without the resurrection there is no faith, no Christianity, no hope for the future. He rose from the dead, appeared to eyewitnesses, and is still at work today through the Holy Spirit. His resurrection isn't only about our future. It speaks to the importance of our present life, so that "on earth as it is in Heaven" is no longer a habitual prayer but a living reality.
We are not saved by our good deeds, nor can we earn our way into Heaven. We are saved by the gracious act of Jesus being sent to die on a cross, rising from the dead, and establishing His power and victory over sin.
Love isn't simply an emotion. It's an action first. All of us want to belong, to feel accepted and significant. When we truly understand the love and grace of Jesus, we love all people and show them there is no greater acceptance, belonging, and significance than His love.
Faith in Jesus isn't a private feeling kept to ourselves. It is a transforming life change that moves us to share that faith with others. If the message of Jesus is true, our lives should outwardly show it to everyone who crosses our path, throughout our city and beyond. We aren't here to sit by and complain about what is wrong with the world, hoping someone else will fix it. We are told to go. Jesus can and will do great things through you and through our community here at Crossways.