Devotions

The latest devotions from Crossings Community Church pastors and staff

March 19, 2022

Mar 13, 2022

March 19, 2022

Encounter: The Roman Centurion Scripture: Luke 7:1-10 MSG When he finished speaking to the people, he entered Capernaum. A Roman captain there had a servant who was on his deathbed. He prized him highly and didn’t want to los...

Sunday Devotion

Mar 6, 2022

Sunday Devotion

40 Days of Prayer content is intended for Monday through Saturday each week. Devotions are available on Sundays to prepare for the week ahead.I was never known as a willing follower. My childhood friends could tell story afte...

March 7, 2022

Mar 6, 2022

March 7, 2022

Encounter: Teachers at the Temple Scripture: Luke 2:41-49 NLT Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Passover festival. When Jesus was twelve years old, they attended the festival as usual. After the celebration ...

March 8, 2022

Mar 6, 2022

March 8, 2022

Encounter: John the Baptist Scripture: Luke 3:2-3, 15-16, 21-22 NLT … At this time a message from God came to John son of Zechariah, who was living in the wilderness. Then John went from place to place on both sides of the Jo...

March 9, 2022

Mar 6, 2022

March 9, 2022

Encounter: The Devil Scripture: Luke 4:1-13 NASB Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led around by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing durin...

March 10, 2022

Mar 6, 2022

March 10, 2022

Encounter: Disciples (Simon Peter, Andrew, James, and John) Scripture: Matthew 4:18-22 NASB Now as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a n...

March 11, 2022

Mar 6, 2022

March 11, 2022

Encounter: Disciples (Philip, Andrew, and Nathaneal) Scripture: John 1:43-51 NLT The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Come, follow me.” Philip was from Bethsaida, Andrew and Peter’s h...

March 12, 2022

Mar 6, 2022

March 12, 2022

Encounter: Disciple (Levi “Matthew”) and Sinners Scripture: Mark 2:13-17 NLT Then Jesus went out to the lakeshore again and taught the crowds that were coming to him. As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at...

Ash Wednesday Devotion

Mar 2, 2022

Ash Wednesday Devotion

40 Days of Prayer content is intended for Monday through Saturday each week. Devotions are available on Ash Wednesday and Sundays to prepare for the week ahead.My first job in high school was at Arthur Treacher’s Fish and Chi...

March 3, 2022

Mar 2, 2022

March 3, 2022

Encounter: ShepherdsScripture: Luke 2:8-18 NIV And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around ...

March 4, 2022

Mar 2, 2022

March 4, 2022

Encounter: Simeon Scripture: Luke 2:22-32 NIV When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the Law of the Lo...

March 5, 2022

Mar 2, 2022

March 5, 2022

Encounter: AnnaScripture: Luke 2:36-38 MSG Anna the prophetess was also there, a daughter of Phanuel from the tribe of Asher. She was by now a very old woman. She had been married seven years and a widow for eighty-four. She ...

The Presence of God

Feb 27, 2022

The Presence of God

"I am with you always, even unto the end of the world." Matthew 28:20 DEVOTIONDo you remember your first few jobs? I worked so many random jobs in high school and college. That was two decades ago. I worked in a car...

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

Jason White | Feb 20, 2022

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls....

Seeing More Clearly

Lori Bunyar | Feb 13, 2022

Seeing More Clearly

“Now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known.” Corinthians 13:12DEVOTION When my husband was a youngster in elementar...

Finding Purpose

Kristin Brown | Feb 6, 2022

Finding Purpose

“Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” Proverbs 19:21DEVOTION At the beginning of each year, I prayerfully consider a word to focus on that will bring continual challenge an...

Impact Sunday Poem

Blake Bastin | Jan 30, 2022

Impact Sunday Poem

Introduction: As I reflected on my relationship with my Lord and Savior, the way God leads the church, and the role each of us plays here at Crossings as we commit to being active participants in this body, my mind drifted to...

What Needs to Change?

Josh Klossner | Jan 23, 2022

What Needs to Change?

“No one tears a piece from a new garment and puts it on an old garment. If he does, he will tear the new, and the piece from the new will not match the old. And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new win...

Rhythms of Reset

Jennifer Bardell | Jan 16, 2022

Rhythms of Reset

“So on the first day of the seventh month Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly, which was made up of men and women and all who were able to understand. He read it aloud from daybreak till noon as he faced the s...

Count Your Blessings

Don Peslis | Jan 9, 2022

Count Your Blessings

O Lord my God, you have performed many wonders for us. Your plans for us are too numerous to list. You have no equal. If I tried to recite all your wonderful deeds, I would never come...

Is It Time?

Gene Carlsward | Jan 2, 2022

Is It Time?

“Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in ...

New Covenant

Cindy Western | Dec 25, 2021

New Covenant

“He took some bread and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, ‘This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.’After supper he took another cup of w...

Light of the World

Cindy Western | Dec 19, 2021

Light of the World

“When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12DEVOTIONSeveral years ago, I visited a friend who had m...

Promise Fulfilled

Cindy Western | Dec 12, 2021

Promise Fulfilled

“‘I am the Lord’s servant,’ Mary answered. ‘May your word to me be fulfilled.’” (Luke 1:26-38 NIV)DEVOTIONI wasn’t raised in a Christian home. When I was young, Christmas meant bright, festive decorations inside and outside o...