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Faith Community FellowshipWe Believe In, Pt 4Message by Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
Nicene Creed
a rope that leads us home
RISEN, ASCENDED, COMING AGAIN
#1, Jesus is risen.
NOT:
- simply coming back from the dead
- his soul going to heaven
IS:
- the defeat of death
- new creation
1 Corinthians 15:54-57
We have victory!
#2, Jesus is ascended.
NOT:
- Jesus going home
- Jesus going away
IS:
- Jesus going to the throne
**See Matthew 26:63-66 // Daniel 7:13-14
- Jesus filling the world
Ephesians 4:8-10
...through the Holy Spirit
**See 2 Kings 2:9-11 // Acts 2:7-9
- Jesus empowering us
#3, Jesus is coming again.
NOT his revenge...2025-06-0100 min
Faith Community FellowshipWe Believe In, Pt 2Message by Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
Nicene Creed...
a rope that leads us home
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty maker of heaven and earth, of all that is visible and invisible.
WE BELIEVE IN
…one God
Deuteronomy 6:4
...the Father, the almighty
the source of all life
all-sufficient
…the maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible
Genesis 1:1
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What does this mean for us?
#1, God is the source.
James 1:17
#2, God is the author of our story.
Psalm 139:13-18
Genesis 1:28 = good words
Isaiah 42: 5-6 [CEB]
The one who made you made you on purpose and for...2025-05-1100 min
Faith Community FellowshipWe Believe In, Pt 1Message by Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
We need a rope that connects us to the faith of the very first followers of Jesus.
Ignatius, early 100s A.D.
Justin Martyr, mid-100s A.D.
Irenaeus, mid-100s A.D.
Tertullian, late 100s A.D.
Hippolytus, early 200s A.D.
Apostles Creed
Nicene Creed
...an instrument of unity
...a story
"We believe in" vs "I know that"
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WE BELIEVE IN
Ephesians 2:8-10
Ephesians 2:17-19
...the strength community
1 Corinthians 15:1-4
WE BELIEVE IN
Hebrews 11:6
WE BELIEVE IN
...not certainty
...in vs that
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You are welcome here.
...to know Jesus
...to cling to...2025-04-2700 min
Faith Community FellowshipEaster MattersMessage by Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
Mark 16:1-4
John 20:2
Luke 24:11-12
**They documented their own disbelief.
John 20:19
Luke 24:37-38
Luke 24:44-48
The resurrection of Jesus created Christianity!
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Peter, James, Paul
**The foundation of the Christian faith is an event… an extraordinary event with profound implications.
1 Peter 1:3-6
**Peter saw the worst thing imaginable happen to the best person they had ever known... and believed anyway.
1 Peter 1:18-19
We know that God is for us because Jesus died for us (not because things always work out for us).
Why does Easter matter?
God is personal.
Heaven is re...2025-04-2000 min
Faith Community FellowshipDiscerning God's Will, Pt 5Message by Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
Proverbs 27:12
Direction determines destination.
Heavenly Father, help me to see trouble coming, and give me the wisdom to know what to do, and then give me the courage to do it.
Our problem is not a lack of information.
2 Kings 3:11-12
Proverbs 3:5-7
Direction begins with submission.
Learn to live your life with a God-component in every area of your life.
It begins with absolute, total submission.
3 observations:
Pride eventually overrides wisdom
Arrogance eventually overrides common sense.
Self-importance eventually overrides discernment.
Have I surrendered to God those things that I tend to control?
Why...2025-04-0600 min
Faith Community FellowshipDiscerning God's Will, Pt 4Message by Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
VISION:
...an image of what could be, fueled by the conviction that this is something that should be!
As the vision gets clearer,
the options get fewer, and
the decisions get easier
Nehemiah 6:1-4
“I am doing a great work, and I cannot come down.”
#1, ask God for a clear vision
#2, write it down
#3, act accordingly2025-03-3000 min
Faith Community FellowshipDiscerning God's Will, Pt 3**We apologize for the poor sound quality of this recording; we encountered a technical issue, and had to use an alternate audio source.
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Message by Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
The Bible: the primary means through which God desires to lead us
Psalm 119:24
Isaiah 55:8
What is naturally intuitive to us could lead us astray;
context / perspective / outcomes
Romans 12:2
Principle: A timeless truth; the way God operates
Principle: unchangeable, timeless, fundamental truths
Promise: a declaration of God that grants its recipients the right of expectation
Proverb: observations, a sense of general expectation
Principles guide actions,
promises create expectations, and
proverbs offer best...2025-03-2300 min
Faith Community FellowshipDiscerning God's Will, Pt 2Message by Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
How do you discover God’s will when you need to know now?
1 Kings 12:1-13
**The Counsel of OTHERS
Proverbs
9:9
12:15
19:20
20:18
24:6
15:22
“being the voice of God”
CHOOSING THE RIGHT PEOPLE
#1, Choose someone who has nothing to lose by telling the truth.
#2. Choose someone who is where you want to be in life
#3. Choose more than one person.
#4, Choose someone you know, and someone you don’t.
#5, Go into these conversations sensitive to the possibility that God may speak to you.
ASK:
#1: Are any of the options I’m considering outside the boundaries of Scripture?
#2. What do you thi...2025-03-0900 min
Faith Community FellowshipDiscerning the Will of God, Pt 1Message by Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
What you decide to do with your life is of great importance to God because of what He is doing in the world.
He will make your path straight.
#1, the Providential Will of God
Galatians 4:4-5
Revelation 20:11-15
God often accomplishes His providential will through people.
#2 the Moral Will of God
...the commands of God
#3 the Personal Will of God
What do I do now?
The more familiar you become with the providential will of God (what God’s going to do anyway), and the more obedient you become to the moral will of Go...2025-02-2300 min
Faith Community FellowshipTime of Your Life, Pt 3Message by Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
King Solomon... What is the purpose of life?
Ecclesiastes... under the sun
1:1-4
1:9, 11
3:11, He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end
3:14, 17
12:13-142025-02-0200 min
Faith Community FellowshipTime of Your Life, Pt 2Message by Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
#1, Priority determines capacity.
What is most important to me?
Who is most important to me?
(busyness destroys intimacy)
Prioritize = seek
Psalm 63:1
Psalm 119:10
Proverbs 28:5
Matthew 6:31-33
(you are already seeking something first)
When you prioritize correctly, you have greater capacity.
Seek God first… What would that look like in your life?
#2, There is a cumulative value to investing small amounts of time in certain activities over a long period.
(neglect is cumulative as well)
Ephesians 5:15-17
Where do you need to begin
What's your biggest obstacle?
What are you willing to do about it?2025-01-2600 min
Faith Community FellowshipTime of Your Life, Pt 1Message by Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
What time is it?
What am I doing with my time?
Our time is running out.
Moses...
context is everything.
Psalm 90:1-12
If we can see God as He is, we would give Him the reverence He is due.
See John 18 (“I am”)
Heavenly Father, teach me to number my days that I might gain a heart of wisdom, and fulfill your purpose in my life.2025-01-0500 min
Faith Community FellowshipHope in the WaitingMessage by
Bob Crosthwaite, Pastor Emeritus
Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
Advent...
Christmas is a time of hope…and it’s a time of waiting.
Most of us view waiting as wasting.
**God is not in a hurry.
Some things that happen while you’re waiting that can only happen while you’re waiting.
Matthew 1:1-16
Genesis 18:11-12
Christmas is for the hopeless because grace comes at the perfect time.
1, Find strength in the source of our hope.
When you lose control, you hold tightest to your source of hope.
Our hope is in the person of Jesus!
2, Find comfort in who wait...2024-12-2200 min
Faith Community FellowshipIt's All Good, Pt 3Message by Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
What happened to the good news?
John 13:35
Matthew 5:14, 16
Paul:
The only thing that really matters is faith working its way out through love.
Philippians 2:1-8, 12-15
The essence of the Gospel is that God put you first.
It's what Jesus followers do.
When you have the same mindset as Christ Jesus in your relationships, you will defer to them.
This is the value system of the kingdom of God.
What is His good purpose for the world?
to know that there's a God who has invited us to call Him Father.
What is the...2024-12-0800 min
Faith Community FellowshipIt's All Good, Pt 2Message by Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
We aren't so good.
Luke 5
vs 1-5
vs 8, "I am a sinful man."
Peter was not okay with Peter.
vs 10-11
What makes the good news so good is that we aren't so good.
Philippians 2:10-11
Romans 3:23-24
Welcome home!2024-12-0100 min
Faith Community FellowshipIt's All Good, pt 1Message by Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
Christianity…Is it true?
**What is your it?
Is it GOOD?
When we hear good news, we hope it is true.
Jesus birth:
Good news of great joy… for ALL people!
(Luke 2)
Good news = the gospel
Luke 16:16
Luke 1:1-4
Luke 5:17-26
Luke 5:27-32
Luke 6:32-36
It’s following that makes a difference in this world.
Luke 2:11
Mark 10:45
It's all GOOD [news]!2024-11-2400 min
Faith Community FellowshipCare for One AnotherMessage by Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
We are to treat each other in the church the way that God has treated each of us in Christ.
the "one anothers"
Galatians 6:2
Carry each other's burdens, and in this way, you will fulfill the law of Christ.
1 Corinthians 12:12-27
When we care for one another...
...we're caring for the body of Christ.
...we enable the body to more effectively fulfill it’s mission.
...no one is expected to carry someone else's burden alone.
...if you don't let the body care for you, we all suffer.2024-11-1000 min
Faith Community FellowshipThe Elephant / Donkey in the RoomMessage by Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
FEAR
fear = loss (of control)
Fear doesn’t have to be based in reality for it to affect us in a very real way.
ANGER
us vs them
UNITY
Psalm 133:1
John 17:1-21
John 15:12
HOPE
When we lose control, we hold tightest to our source of hope.
Our hope is in the person of Jesus!
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Thoughts for REFLECTION:
Anger
How have you processed your anger through this election season? Is there someone you need to forgive? Is there someone you need to apologize to? Has your anger brought glory to God? What adjustments do you ne...2024-11-0300 min
Faith Community FellowshipFaith Applied, Pt 7Message by Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
James 5
Almost everyone prays.
Almost everyone is frustrated with prayer.
Common frustrations:
#1, I’m not sure anyone is listening.
#2, I don’t feel like I know how to pray well.
#3, I have a hard time focusing.
#4, it’s repetitive.
#5, The praying out loud thing!
What is the purpose of prayer?
~ a button to be pushed?
~ a relationship to be pursued.
And what if God is pursuing you?
Luke 11:1-4
The most perplexing question in prayer is “why?”
Remember:
you are not God.
God isn’t done.
“Do I really believe that God is good?
Do I really tr...2024-10-1300 min
Faith Community FellowshipFaith Applied, Pt 6Message by Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
James 5
Suffering and pain...
Why? When?
Vs 7-8
Gr: stabilize your heart
Vs 9-11
Perhaps God as you would like for Him to be does not exist.
The only thing worse than disappointment with God is disappointment without God. (Philip Yancey)2024-09-2900 min
Faith Community FellowshipFaith Applied, Pt 5Message by Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
James 4
Vs 1-2
among you vs. within you
Our external conflict is caused by an internal conflict that we can’t contain.
Our temptation is to deal with relational conflict at a surface level.
Vs 2
...self
We try to squeeze our happiness and contentment out of the people and environments that are closest to us.
Vs 2
James 1:17
Vs 3
God is the source of our happiness, our contentment, and our significance.
Who in your life feels like they are responsible for your discontentment?2024-09-1500 min
Faith Community FellowshipServe One AnotherMessage by Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
What do you have to offer?
Drape a serving towel over your arm.
John 13:12-15
Following Jesus into radical servanthood is the sure pathway to fullness of life.
1 Corinthians 12:7
1 Corinthians 15:58
Your gifts matter.
Your faithfulness matters.
Acts 2:42-47
Why watch others change the world when you can join them?2024-09-0800 min
Faith Community FellowshipFaith Applied, Pt 4Message by Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
What are we supposed to DO with what we believe?
Our words shape the relationships that we’re in; the words that are said to us really shape our self-esteem.
James 3:1-5
The course of our lives is greatly influenced by the words that come out of our mouth.
James 3:5-12
We need to live every single day understanding our potential verbally, to own the consequences of our words and our tone of voice, to take responsibility.
Where are the smoldering fires in your life?
Galatians 5:22-23
fruit of the Spirit… self-control
Viktor Frankl:
“Betwee...2024-09-0100 min
Faith Community FellowshipFaith Applied, pt 3Message by Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
What are we supposed to DO with what we believe?
James 2:1-13
Favoritism:
choosing to prefer some people over other people based on my personal preference or prejudice
**Where do you show favoritism?
"I'm going to love as I want to be loved."2024-08-1100 min
Faith Community FellowshipFaith Applied, Pt 1Message by Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
Faith must be applied as directed.
James 2:14-26
Can faith that has no works preserve you?
It is the application of your faith that preserves you.
The thing that makes a difference is what we DO with what we believe.2024-07-2800 min
Faith Community FellowshipStoryLine: Presence (Pt 9)Message by Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
God: PRESENCE
Is what we’ve been asked to wait for really worth waiting for?
“If there is an experience that I long for that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probably explanation is I was made for another world.” [C.S. Lewis]
God desires an intimate relationship with us.
God has laid the groundwork to win us back.
Revelation 21:1-8
When we see God in all of His glory, the opportunity to choose will be over.
**The vantage point of history…
Revelation 22:172024-06-3000 min
Faith Community FellowshipStoryLine: Patience (Pt 8)Message by Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
Us: PATIENCE
Matthew 16:13-18
It's time for the church!
What should we be doing?
Matthew 28:16-20...
"As you fulfill your responsibility in this age, I will be with you."
2 Peter 3:9
3 Relationships:
1) Intimacy with God
2) Community with insiders
3) Influence with outsiders
Let's be the church!2024-06-1600 min
Faith Community FellowshipStoryLine: Payment (Pt 7)Message by Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
Jesus: PAYMENT
Jeremiah 31:31-32
400 years… silence.
…a baby is born: Jesus
30 more years!
Jesus...
teaching & miracles...
kingdom!
Death was the wages that sin had earned.
Genesis 2:17
Luke 22:19-20
There is no greater good news in the history of humanity than what God has done through His Son, Jesus the Promised One!
The wrong message: “Trust in Christ, and…”
We are perfectly righteous because of what Jesus has done.
Romans 8:1
Ephesians 1:7
Ephesians 2:8-10
1 Corinthians 1:30
Philippians 1:1
Hebrews 10:10
Colossians 1:22
The good news is about payment, not performance.
Our obedience is not so we will be accepted, but because we...2024-06-0900 min
Faith Community FellowshipStoryLine: Pride (Pt 6)Message by Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
Zedekiah: PRIDE
2 Chronicles 36:11-16
When the creature unplugs from the Creator, we make self-destructive decisions.
Jeremiah 52:4-11
**Jeremiah 21:2
2 Chronicles 36:19-23
God disciplines His disobedient children... not to pay them back but to win them back.
The only way to avoid the discipline of God is to surrender to the Spirit of God.2024-05-2600 min
Faith Community FellowshipReStartMessage by Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
Life is a series of restarts.
Some people stop starting.
We stop starting when we stop believing.
Ecclesiastes 1:18
Great life stories get written when you believe.
The BEST life stories get written when you believe AGAIN!
The church should be the best place on earth to believe again, hope again and trust again.
With God, what we will see comes from nothing we currently see.
Hebrews 11 [NLT]
We lose hope when we project past failures onto future situations.
WHAT in your life needs a restart?
WHO in your life needs a restart?2024-05-1900 min
Faith Community FellowshipStoryLine: Passion (Pt 5)Message by Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
500 years
Moses > Joshua > judges > King Saul > King David
David: PASSION
God is always allowing us to decide how we want to relate to Him.
Passion: emotion // distractions
Psalm 36:5-7
a picture of God
PIC 1
A.W. Tozer: “The most important thing about a person is what comes to their mind when they think about God.”
PIC 2
We are tempted to define what God is like based on our ability to interpret life circumstances.
God is loving, faithful, righteous, and just.
God is worthy of our sustained passion.
What does your God look like?2024-05-1200 min
Faith Community FellowshipStoryLine: Passover (Pt 4)Message by Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
Moses: PASSOVER
Abraham > Isaac > Jacob > Joseph > Egypt> 400 years > Moses > I AM
Exodus 11:9
Exodus 14:17-18
Exodus 12:12-13
Exodus 19:20
God gave the Law to a group of people who were already in a relationship with Him.
Exodus 20:1-3
> That’s the pattern of a relationship with God.
>>“I am the God who initiates relationship.”
Law was never given as a means to get in to relationship with God.
There’s something in us that wants to earn our way.
Are you trying to earn God’s acceptance?…
“God, I accept your acceptance of me.”2024-04-2800 min
Faith Community FellowshipStoryLine: Promise (Pt 3)Message by Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
Abraham: Promise
Genesis 11:27-32
Genesis 12:1-4
3 Promises:
I will make you a great nation.
I will make your name great.
All peoples of the earth will be blessed through you.
Galatians 3:8
Why?
Genesis 15:1-6
What God wants most from us is to trust Him.
Trust paves the way to relationship.
What do you have a hard time trusting God with?
“Lord, bring me to the place where I’m able to trust you with __________.”2024-04-2100 min
Faith Community FellowshipStoryLine: Potential (Pt 2)Message by Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
Genesis 1 & 2
Adam - POTENTIAL
...one rule
Genesis 3:1-12
Paradise > deception > distrust > disobedience > death
Romans 5:12
What do we do now?
Vs 9:
God wanted Adam to know where Adam was.
God wanted Adam to know that He was looking for Him.
Genesis 3:21
The only thing keeping me from God’s grace is my hiding and my blaming.
Are you hiding? Are you blaming?2024-04-1400 min
Faith Community FellowshipResurrection (it's essential)Message by Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
Tension...
between the life and teachings of Jesus
and the resurrection of Jesus
1 Corinthians 15:14-20
1 Corinthians 15:3-8
This changes everything!2024-03-3100 min
Faith Community FellowshipAn Insider MentalityMessage by Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
insider-focus
Acts 15:1-5
Acts 15:10-11
Acts 15:19
Acts 16:5
Drifting…
…from a focus on outsiders to a focus on insiders
…our church backgrounds
…not connected with unchurched people
The gravitational pull in the local church is toward keeping people, instead of reaching people.
#1, stay focused on reaching people
#2, prioritize relevance over tradition
#3, celebrate life change
#4, Invest-and-Invite
Building a bridge relationally, turning on a light spiritually.2024-03-1000 min
Faith Community FellowshipCarried Away - Easter 2023Pastor Bob Crosthwaite, Pastor Emeritus
Pastor Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
Worship: to recognize someone or something’s worth
Human beings are worshippers.
Sacrifice
“What do we need to do?”
ancient Jewish worship
a covenant
Deuteronomy 28
“To obey is better than sacrifice.
”1 Kings 8
Atonement... reconciliation
– a temporary fix
John the Baptizer: God is up to something new!
Hebrews 10:1…forgiven once for all
1 John 2:2
Worship changed forever!
Romans 12:1… a living sacrifice
We gather & we go… reflecting the Light.2023-04-0900 min
BOAWithRohithConversation with Todd Murphy on professional cricket, training, mindset, skillset & playing for AUShttps://www.espncricinfo.com/player/todd-murphy-1193685
Todd Murphy is an Australian international cricket player. Todd made a debut in Australia vs India game and made an immediate impact.
George Bailey quoted: "Todd is certainly behind Nathan Lyon as far as off spinners go. He looks really promising"
Another Australian Professional player Adam Crosthwaite predicted that Todd will play for Australia and make an impact and it eventually happened within short span.
I'm glad that I got an opportunity to have a conversation with Todd on many thing cricket. In this episode...2023-02-1156 min
BOAWithRohithConversation with Todd Murphy on professional cricket, training, mindset, skillset & playing for AUShttps://www.espncricinfo.com/player/todd-murphy-1193685
Todd Murphy is an Australian international cricket player. Todd made a debut in Australia vs India game and made an immediate impact.
George Bailey quoted: "Todd is certainly behind Nathan Lyon as far as off spinners go. He looks really promising"
Another Australian Professional player Adam Crosthwaite predicted that Todd will play for Australia and make an impact and it eventually happened within short span.
I'm glad that I got an opportunity to have a conversation with Todd on many thing cricket. In this episode, Todd...2023-02-1156 min
Faith Community FellowshipThis Changes Everything!Bob Crosthwaite, Pastor Emeritus
Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
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Genesis 3:8-10
~ what God is like
God desires relationship with us!
Exodus 25:8-9
“So I can live among them.”
1 Kings 8:10-12
“...the glorious presence of the Lord filled the Temple.”
John 1:1-5
John 1:14
The Scriptures are about God's search for human beings.
Our universal response to our brokenness is to hide.
God's response to our brokenness is to seek.
John 14:16-17
Revelation 21:1-52022-12-1800 min
Faith Community FellowshipCelebrating 25 Years!Bob Crosthwaite, Pastor Emeritus
Joshua 4:1-8
We forget.
THINK BACK: When have you personally experienced the faithfulness of God?
God's faithfulness in the past gives us confidence in His faithfulness in the future.
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Todd Crosthwaite, Lead Pastor
Acts 15:19
The church is a means to an end.
>>> Avoiding the DRIFT...
toward insiders and away from outsiders.
toward preserving rather than advancing
What do we do with this opportunity?
Acts 4:29-30
We have been given the stewardship of the message of a rich and satisfying and eternal life.
Influence is a stewardship.
Be bold in your INVITING.
Be bold in your VOLUNTEERING.
...2022-06-2600 min
Faith Community Fellowship...With UsPastor Bob Crosthwaite
Pastor Todd Crosthwaite
Matthew 1:23
GOD WITH US
I see you.
God-at-a-distance
God with me
- expands your capacity to love
I know, I’m sorry, I’m ready.2021-12-1900 min
Faith Community Fellowshipfaith x faithfulnessPastor Todd Crosthwaite
God's ultimate agenda for your obedience is not your cooperation.
2 Kings 5:1-17
God's agenda... to get your FAITH to intersect with His FAITHFULNESS.
When your faith intersects with God's faithfulness, you will TRUST HIM like never before!2021-09-2600 min
Faith Community FellowshipEaster @ Faith CommunityPastor Bob Crosthwaite
Pastor Todd Crosthwaite
The mystery of Easter
The foundation of our faith is what we celebrate at Easter.
Nero | Caesar Augustus | no Bible
Jesus' message was all about Jesus!
When Jesus died, the hopes of his follower's died with him.
John 20:1-10
Their message:
#1, you killed him; #2, God raised him; #3, We've seen him; #4, Repent!
Our hope is not in vain2021-04-0432 min
Faith Community FellowshipReThink Church, Pt 6Pastor Todd Crosthwaite
Acts 5:41-42
Acts 8:1-3
Acts 9:1-22
Paul's boldness is the primary reason we know about Jesus today!
1 Corinthians 15:1-10
Christ DIED for our sin, and was BURIED.
He ROSE from the dead, and was SEEN.
Have you ever embraced this truth personally?
**Click CONNECT above, select "connect card"2020-12-0632 min
Faith Community FellowshipReThink Church, Pt 5Pastor Todd Crosthwaite
The church... a movement... The Way
Saul / Paul
The church is a means to an end.
What do we do with the opportunity before us?
1) Be BOLD in your invitations.
invest-and-invite
2) Be BOLD in your volunteering.
3) Be BOLD in your giving.
4) Be BOLD in your prayers.
Acts 28:28-312020-11-1530 min
Faith Community FellowshipEaster 2020... believePastor Todd Crosthwaite
Pastor Bob Crosthwaite
1 Corinthians 15:1-8
Three groups:
1) Believe but wonder
2) How could anyone believe…?
3) Believe again
We can have extraordinary confidence
in the resurrection of Jesus.
"Christ died for our sins and was buried.
He rose from the dead and was seen.”
1 Corinthians:
- proves the resurrection was not a product of decades of oral transmission
- documented while eyewitnesses were still alive
- the Bible did not launch Christianity - the resurrection did!
Acts 4:12
Believe but sometimes wonder: Your hope is not in vain.
How could anybody believe? Here’s the proof.
Believe again: there’s more to...2020-04-1233 min
Faith Community FellowshipEaster MattersPastor Bob Crosthwaite
Pastor Todd Crosthwaite
Mark 16:1-4
John 20:2
Luke 24:11-12
John 20:19
Luke 24:37-38, 44, 46-48
The resurrection of Jesus created Christianity... and it launched the church!
The foundation of the Christian faith is an event with profound implications.
1 Peter 1:3-4, 6, 18-19
We know that God is for us because Jesus died for us, not because things always work out for us.
Why does Easter matter?
1, God is personal.
2, Suffering is not evidence of God's absence.
3, Heaven is real.
4, Forgiveness is available.
5, You are loved by God.2019-04-2141 min