Church At The Cross

This is the fifth message in our series, “The Beatitudes: Jesus’ Invitation To The Good Life.” Pastor JR shares with us how to pursue righteousness. Sermon Text: Matthew 5:1-6 Sermon Notes:  Legal Righteousness Moral Righteousness - You evaluate everything in your life by how it affects your pursuit of righteousness - You embrace everything that promotes righteousness Social Righteousness You embrace everything that promotes righteousness  You will work to alleviate the sufferings of others even at personal cost to yourself.  

This is the fourth message in our series, “The Beatitudes: Jesus’ Invitation To The Good Life.” JR shares with us how meekness is the key to the Kingdom of God, why we should desire meekness, and how to cultivate it.  Sermon Text: Matthew 5:1-5.  Keep your eyes on the eternal Keep your eyes on Jesus 

This is the third message in our series, “The Beatitudes: Jesus’ Invitation To The Good Life.”  Sermon Text: Matthew 5:4 + Those who mourn over the sin and brokenness in them.  + Those who mourn over the sin and brokenness around them.  + Those who mourn over the sin and brokenness inflicted on them.    + He comforts us with Pardon.  “Suppose for a moment that in a flash of insight you discovered that all your motives for ministry were essentially egocentric, or suppose that last night you got drunk and committed adultery, or suppose that you failed to respond to a cry for help and the person committed suicide. What would you do? Would guilt and self-condemnation, and self-hatred consume you, or would you jump into the water and swim a hundred yards at breakneck speed toward Jesus? Haunted by feelings of unworthiness, would you allow the darkness to overcome you or would you let Jesus be who He is - a Savior of boundless compassion and infinite patience, a Lover who keeps no score of our wrongs?” Brennan Mann

  This is the second message in our series, “The Beatitudes: Jesus’ Invitation To The Good Life.” This sermon covers what the Kingdom of God looks like and why being poor in spirit is foundational to living in his kingdom.   If you feel like you are not enough for Jesus, you are ready for Jesus  You never graduate from poverty of spirit The poor in spirit never feel superior to anyone 

Sermon Text: Matthew 5:1-12. “At length they gradually deviated into a taste for those luxuries which stimulate to vice; porticos, and baths, and the elegancies of the table; and this, from their inexperience, they termed politeness, whilst, in reality, it constituted a part of their slavery.” ― Tacitus, The Agricola and The Germania.  “Jesus did not die at the hands of muggers, rapists, or thugs. He fell into the well-scrubbed hands of deeply religious people, society’s most respected members.” - Brennan Manning, Abba’s Child   Who he is How he lived Why he died Where He is  What He knows   Tortured Souls  Cheated Souls Diseased souls   “I find, then, a fourth case, where the happy life exists,—when that which is man’s chief good is both loved and possessed. For what do we call enjoyment but having at hand the objects of love? And no one can be happy who does not enjoy what is man’s chief good, nor is there any one who enjoys this who is not happy.” St. Augustine.

Jude 17-21 Sermon Notes: “The Ring of Sauron is only one of the various mythical treatments of the placing of one’s life, or power, in some external object, which is thus exposed to capture or destruction with disastrous results to oneself.” J.R.R. Tolkien Keep yourselves in the Love of God Building Yourselves up in your most holy faith Praying in the Holy Spirit Waiting for the Mercy of Jesus CHALLENGE 5.4.3.2.1 5 times a week in the Scripture and Prayer 4 times a month in corporate worship 3 times a month in a discipleship group 2 times a month in your Life Group 1 time a month in corporate prayer (Prayer and Songs)

Ephesians 3:14-19   Sermon Notes: Paul’s (and Scripture’s) great concern is our interior life.     "The sad reality is that most of us will not go forward until the pain of staying where we are in unbearable." Pete Scazzero Notes:  In Scripture In silence and solitude In Community    CHALLENGE:  5 times a week in the word and prayer 4 times a month in corporate worship 3 times a month in your life group 1 time a month in corporate prayer

Renewed Passion for Discipleship This is the last message in our sermon series, "Songs of Renewal." Minister to Young Adults and Alpha Director, Casey Schutza, challenges us to make faithful disciples in every generation. Psalm 78 + What is our greatest temptation?  + What is our greatest gift?  + What hope do we have for the future?  

This message is the tenth message in our sermon series, "Songs of Renewal." Minister to Young Adults and Alpha Director, Casey Schutza, encourages us to renew our vision of Jesus.  Psalm 2 + Inditement of the King + Identity of the King + Invitation of the King

This message is the ninth message in our sermon series, "Songs of Renewal." Friend and Pastor from Providence Church, Afshin Ziafat, shares with us what true biblical repentance is.  Psalm 51 + Turns to God + Confesses Sin + Begs for Mercy + Longs for Restoration + Seeks God's Glory

This message is the eighth message in our sermon series, "Songs of Renewal." Friend and Pastor from Northway Church, Shea Sumlin, teaches us how to have trust in God in seasons of uncertainty.  Psalm 33 + No matter what God has for us, our posture should be thanksgiving  + God is sovereign over everything + Nothing can thwart God's plans  + God sees you + Dont put your trust in human systems + Put your trust in God  + Our response is hope and trust as we wait 

This message is the seventh message in our sermon series, "Songs of Renewal." Our friend and partner from  Dallas Chinese Bible Church, David Tang, encourages us to renew our trust of God in times of suffering.  Psalm 31 Sermon Notes:  + Cry out to the God who hears + Align our hearts to God's truth + Commit ourselves to the God who redeems 

This message is the seventh in our sermon series, "Songs of Renewal." Our friend, Lance Shumake, will remind us of our great mission as believers.  Psalm 96 + God's ultimate mission is to be glorified in all the earth. + Our mission is to declare the greatness of God. + Our mission is to ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name + Our mission is to proclaim that the Lord reigns. +Our mission is to invite the nations to worship Jesus with us.

This message is the sixth in our sermon series, "Songs of Renewal." Our church partner and pastor of All People's Church, Kenji Adachi, will encourage us to place our hope in God. Psalm 20 +Admit we are hopeless without God + We must appeal to the Lord. 

PSALM 139 + Repentance is continual + Repenance can be reactive + Repentance should be proactive Why do we need it? Why do we resist it? How do we need it?

This message is the fourth in our sermon series, "Songs of Renewal." Our Student Minister, Nathaniel Kuhns, will be teaching us, helping us discover how the blessed life is being known.  Psalm 32 +To live a blessed life is to be known by God + To live a blessed life is to be known by others

This message is the third in our sermon series, "Songs of Renewal." Our friend, Josh Knight, of Flourishing Grace Church will be teaching us, helping us discover how God brings renewal to our days.  Psalm 90

This message is the second in our sermon series, "Songs of Renewal." Our friend, Jamin Roller, of Citizens Church will be teaching us, helping us discover how God brings renewal to us even in our doubts. Psalm 73 Sermon Notes:  Doubt is a normal part the Christian life God wants faith to be renewed + Name the doubt + Defend doubt + Tell God where doubt is leading you + Doubt your doubts + Renewed faith and heart

This message is the first message in our sermon series, "Songs of Renewal." Things grow old and break down. God loves to renew and build up. We will be diving into the Psalms, the Christian’s hymn book, for a summer sermon series entitled Songs of Renewal. Several friends of CATC will be teaching us, helping us discover how God brings renewal to us and through us to the world around us. Psalm 131 Sermon Notes:  + Befriend humble Ignorance + Befriend the Ordinary and be Faithful. 

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:6-11.  Sermon Notes:  Humble ourselves before a caring and Mighty God.  Resist every cause and expression of evil.  Wait with Glad Hope.