'Crosswinds Church in Plainfield, IL offers contemporary worship, Bible teaching, and community for all ages. Join us Sundays at 10 AM. Children's ministry, youth group, and small groups available. Everyone welcome!'
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The incarnation — the Word becoming flesh — reveals God’s astounding love, His willingness to dwell with humanity, and His provision of salvation through Christ’s life, death, and resurrection. Jesus’ coming in the flesh makes possible our adoption into God’s family, offering eternal life and transforming our identity and purpose in Him.
This message emphasizes that Jesus Christ is the true light of the world — not a temporary or symbolic light, but a living, eternal light that continues to shine in the darkness.
The sermon proclaims that “the Word” in John 1 — the Logos — is not an impersonal force but the eternal, divine, personal agent through whom all creation came into being. It asserts that Jesus (the Logos) predates creation, sustains all life, and brings light and purpose to humanity.
“Grace from the Pit” reminds us that God often meets us in our lowest moments to redeem and restore us. Jonah’s time in the belly of the fish wasn’t punishment but a rescue — a place where brokenness met grace.
This message reminds us that God’s grace is often scandalous to us because He gives it freely to those we think are undeserving — including us. Like Jonah, we can become angry when God’s mercy doesn’t align with our sense of justice or comfort. God lovingly appoints both blessings and hardships to shape our hearts toward His mission: to show grace to a broken world.
Though Jonah ran from God’s call because he feared that God would be merciful to Israel’s enemies, God intervenes through a supernatural storm and a great fish in order to redirect Jonah and preserve his mission. The central point: we can be “swallowed up” by God’s grace—He will pursue us, save us, and send us back out to proclaim mercy, even when we resist.
This message, based on Ephesians 3:1-11, emphasizes believers' identity as ministers of God's grace. Paul reveals the mystery of Christ to the Gentiles and highlights the purpose of believers in spreading this grace. Our identity in Christ calls us to share the gospel and live as examples of God's redemptive work in the world.
Those awake to grace can rest forever. Celebrating and allowing what their master has done to serve them. They are no longer servants, but loving additions to the family.
God gave everything to us when he died on the cross. He gave total surrender of His good soil to amend the thorny, rocky, and hard soil of our hearts. He gave us perfect love.
Pastor Ken tells us that by God's grace, the grace of the cross, and the love of God that brought us grace, we will truly love God and become the new temple of his Holy Spirit. May God's spirit convince you of the goodness of his love and grace towards you.