[audio mp3="https://www.crossbridgeofocean.org/wp-content/uploads/sermons/2024/04/2024_04_21.mp3"][/audio] Our culture, which places a premium on appearances, has fostered an environment where deception is rife. A case in point is a film I once screened at a…
[audio mp3="https://www.crossbridgeofocean.org/wp-content/uploads/sermons/2024/04/2024_04_07.mp3"][/audio] Would we agree that all moral decisions we make have consequences? But, there is a crucial problem: Whose moral compass do we use to make moral and ethical…
[audio mp3="https://www.crossbridgeofocean.org/wp-content/uploads/sermons/2024/03/2024_03_31.mp3"][/audio] Happy Resurrection Day! We need a view of the Risen Christ.
Jesus and Barabbas Remembering Good Friday. [audio mp3="https://www.crossbridgeofocean.org/wp-content/uploads/sermons/2024/03/2024_03_24.mp3"][/audio]
How would you expect a very controversial king to come into Forked River, New Jersey? Security is the first order of business. So, he would always ride into town in…
[audio mp3="https://www.crossbridgeofocean.org/wp-content/uploads/sermons/2024/03/2024_03_17.mp3"][/audio] In a few short months, we will be in the summer season. Lake, bay, and ocean beaches will be busy. Most of these venues will have highly trained…
[audio mp3="https://www.crossbridgeofocean.org/wp-content/uploads/sermons/2024/03/2024_03_10.mp3"][/audio] Intro: The most powerful message in this universe is the Gospel of God about our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. As people who have trusted in Christ as…
[audio mp3="https://www.crossbridgeofocean.org/wp-content/uploads/sermons/2024/03/2024_03_03.mp3"][/audio] Intro: Years ago, many people worked for a company for many years, even to retirement. Then, something happened in the 80s that seriously breached faith and trust and…
[audio mp3="https://www.crossbridgeofocean.org/wp-content/uploads/sermons/2024/02/2024_02_25.mp3"][/audio] "Grace and Peace to You!" Romans 1:1-7 2/25/24 We often skip over the introduction or greetings of Paul's letters. Unfortunately, when we do this, we miss critical theological…
[audio mp3="https://www.crossbridgeofocean.org/wp-content/uploads/sermons/2024/02/2024_02_18.mp3"][/audio] This final chapter of Daniel brings us back to the tribulation prophecy but with greater detail. It incorporates the reality of spiritual warfare with the reality of that…
[audio mp3="https://www.crossbridgeofocean.org/wp-content/uploads/sermons/2024/02/2024_02_11.mp3"][/audio] Today is Super Bowl Sunday. In several hours, there will be a clash of two powerful teams. The victor will be declared the champions and best of all…
[audio mp3="https://www.crossbridgeofocean.org/wp-content/uploads/sermons/2024/02/2024_02_04.mp3"][/audio] I would like to ask you what are the two general reasons for conflict in our world? Think about your answer carefully. Original sin. Spiritual warfare. Daniel's…
[audio mp3="https://www.crossbridgeofocean.org/wp-content/uploads/sermons/2024/01/2024_01_28.mp3"][/audio] Intro: I would like to ask you what the two general reasons for conflict in our world are. Think about your answer carefully. Original sin. Spiritual warfare. Daniel's…
[audio mp3="https://www.crossbridgeofocean.org/wp-content/uploads/sermons/2024/01/2024_01_21.mp3"][/audio] Last week, we looked at Daniel's powerful prayer in the first part of chapter 9. Today, we will look at the result of Daniel's prayer. God gave Daniel…
[audio mp3="https://www.crossbridgeofocean.org/wp-content/uploads/sermons/2024/01/2024_01_14.mp3"][/audio] Do we take the power of prayer seriously? Do we take God's prophecy seriously? Daniel chapter 9 gives us great insight into both of these issues. Let's set…
[audio mp3="https://www.crossbridgeofocean.org/wp-content/uploads/sermons/2024/01/2024_01_07.mp3"][/audio] Intro: If you are concerned about the chaos, evil, and sin in our country and the world, you are not alone. For born-again believers, these things should concern…
Tomorrow is 1/1/24 AD. Does anyone remember what AD means? It comes from the Latin phrase Anno Domino, which means the year of our Lord. We tend to forget that God controls time, history, and the future.
In this section of Daniel, we enter the prophecy of the end times, which theologians call eschatology. The focus is the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. This type of literature is called apocalyptic literature. Daniel uses symbolic language with strange symbols and descriptions which appear "like."
As we explore these chapters of Daniel, let us remember that the centerpiece is the Second Coming and our preparedness.
: The core meaning of Christmas is faith and hope. To understand this, we need to put ourselves into the time and place of the faithful Jews of Israel who understood God's promise of the coming Messiah who would suffer and die for the salvation of Israel and the world. They had faith and hope in the promises of God about the incarnation of Jesus into this mess of humanity to bring redemption, forgiveness, new life, and new purpose by faith in Him.
In this passage written by Dr. Luke, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, we meet two people of faith who trusted God's promise of the Messiah. We will learn valuable faith lessons from Mary, Joseph, Simeon, and Anna.
[audio mp3="https://www.crossbridgeofocean.org/wp-content/uploads/sermons/2023/12/2023_12_17.mp3"][/audio] One of the remarkable aspects of the incarnation is that it is a time of joy and celebration that was preceded by challenges and struggles. This morning, I…