Walk in the Truth | Cross City Sermons

This Sunday at Cross City, Alex Farr shows us how Jacob’s journey toward reconciliation with Esau shows that healing can begin when we honestly face our past, confront our fears, and turn to God for help. As Jacob prepares to meet the brother he wronged, fear and conviction drive him to humble prayer and complete dependence on the Lord. In the end, when he trusts God with the future and takes the first step toward reconciliation, G...

This Sunday, Pastor John continues our “Painful Love” series with a sobering and powerful message from 2 Samuel 13–18 titled “Toxic Affection.” Through the story of David and Absalom, we’ll see what happens when love avoids what is hard—when sin goes unaddressed, conflict remains unresolved, and the consequences grow more devastating over time. This message will challenge us to step into difficult conversations, lead with both trut...

This Sunday, Pastor John kicks off our new sermon series, “Painful Love,” with a powerful message from Genesis 37 titled “When Love Forgives the Unforgivable.” Through the story of Joseph, we’ll see how some of life’s deepest wounds come from those closest to us—but also how God can bring healing, purpose, and redemption through it all. This message will challenge us to release bitterness, trust God’s greater plan, and choose forgi...

This Sunday, Pastor John continues our “A Healthy You” series with a powerful message from Ephesians 5:1–14 titled “Yielded Choices.” In a world filled with endless decisions, we’ll discover how a few key choices can shape the direction of our entire lives. This message will challenge us to choose love and light, walk in wisdom, and honor others in every relationship—allowing these big, God-centered decisions to guide all the small...

This Sunday, Pastor John continues our “A Healthy You” series with a powerful message titled “Heavenly Treasures” from Ephesians 1:3 and 2:4–7. In a world that constantly pulls our attention toward temporary things, this message will challenge us to consider what truly lasts. We’ll explore what it means to cultivate a grateful heart for God’s grace, a life that imitates Christ, a willingness to serve with everything we have, and a ...

This Sunday, guest speaker Abraham Wright continues our "A Healthy You" series with a powerful message from Ephesians 3. Using the picture of a home with windows, we'll discover how God calls His people to look beyond the walls of their own lives and embrace the mission He has given the church. This message will highlight the mystery of the gospel that unites all people in Christ, the mission of the church to make that message know...

This Sunday, Pastor John continues our “A Healthy You” series with “Legacy Disciplines, Part 2” from Ephesians 4:17–32. While last week focused on church habits that help us grow, this message turns to the personal disciplines that shape our everyday lives. We’ll discover the life-changing habit at the heart of spiritual growth: daily rejecting the old life and putting on the new life in Christ. Through practical examples—replacing...

This Sunday, Pastor John continues our “A Healthy You” series with a powerful message from Ephesians 4:7–16 titled “Legacy Disciplines.” As we explore the “L” in HEALTHY, we’ll discover that spiritual maturity doesn’t happen by accident—it’s formed through faithful habits and consistent rhythms. God designed the church not just as a place to attend, but as a gift to equip, mature, and protect us. Through teaching, serving, truth, a...

This Sunday, Pastor John continues our “A Healthy You” series with a message from Ephesians 2:11–22 titled “Abiding Relationships.” As division, conflict, and broken connections feel increasingly common, we’ll discover how Jesus Himself is our peace—tearing down dividing walls and reconciling what once seemed impossible to restore. Through the transforming truths of forgiveness, unity, Spirit-led motivation, and Christlike characte...

This Sunday, Pastor John continues our “A Healthy You” series with a powerful message from Ephesians 1:7–14 titled “Established Identity.” In a world where identity is constantly questioned and reshaped, we’ll discover who we truly are in Christ—saved by grace, selected with purpose, and sealed with security. Through the rich truths of redemption, inheritance, and the sealing of the Holy Spirit, this message will remind us that we ...

This Sunday, Pastor John kicks off our new sermon series, "A Healthy You," with a timely and encouraging message from Ephesians 1:1–6 titled "A Healthy and Holy Foundation." Just as a house can't stand without a solid foundation, a healthy life—and healthy relationships—must be built on spiritual truth rooted in Christ. This message will help us understand who our Source is, recognize our God-given value, and live confidently in ou...

This Sunday is Healthy Home Sunday, and Pastor John brings a timely stand-alone message from Ephesians 2:8-10 titled "What Is My Purpose?" In a world chasing identity, success, and meaning, this message reminds us that purpose isn't something we have to invent—it's something we receive from the God who made us, saved us, shaped us, and placed us. Whether you're a student, parent, grandparent, or single adult, you'll be encouraged t...

This Sunday, Pastor John brings a compelling message from Mark 10:41–45 titled “We Are Servant Leaders.” In a world obsessed with power, position, and recognition, Jesus redefines greatness—not as being served, but as serving. Through this powerful passage, we’ll see how servant leaders resist self-promotion, embrace humility, and model their lives after the ultimate example: Jesus, who gave His life as a ransom for many. Don’t mis...

This Sunday, Pastor John brings an encouraging and hope-filled message from Romans 8:1–25 titled “We Are Family.” In a world marked by pain, division, and uncertainty, this message reminds us of what every believer shares in Christ: the same salvation, the same power, the same Father, and the same future. We’ll be reminded that there is no condemnation for those in Christ, that we’ve been adopted into God’s family, and that even pr...

This Sunday, Pastor John continues our WE ARE series with a powerful message from 2 Corinthians 5:17–21 titled “We Are Ambassadors.” In this message, we’ll discover what it means to represent the King of heaven in a world that desperately needs hope. Through the life-changing reality of reconciliation with God, we’re reminded that our personal story of salvation becomes God’s appeal to others. This message will challenge us to live...

This Sunday, Pastor John launches our new sermon series with a foundational message from Luke 2:40-52 called “Finding Favor in Relationship.” In one powerful verse, we’re given a glimpse into nearly twenty hidden years of Jesus’ life and the pattern that shaped everything that followed. We’ll discover how Jesus grew in wisdom, maturity, and favor with both God and people, and why healthy relationships always begin with deep spiritu...

This Sunday, Pastor John finishes our Christmas series with a powerful message from Revelation 19 titled "The One Who Is To Come." While the manger marked His first coming in humility, Revelation gives us a glimpse of His return in glory. This message will walk us through the marriage of the Lamb, the return of the King, the reign of Christ, the final judgment, and the creation of a new heaven and new earth. Every promise of Christ...

This Sunday, Pastor John continues our Christmas series with a powerful message from Revelation 12:1–12, where we’ll see Christmas through heaven’s eyes—not just a quiet manger scene, but a cosmic clash that reveals what was really happening behind the scenes. We’ll meet three key figures in the story—the woman with child, the great dragon, and the Son born to rule—and discover three anchoring truths: the reality of the spiritual w...