Audio Messages & Sermon Series - Crosswinds, Plainfield, IL

In this message we are invited to reframe what “budget” means in the life of a follower of Jesus Christ: it’s not just about money, but about giving of our time, talents, priorities and resources in such a way that follows His economy. We are challenged to count the cost, allocate wisely, and trust that when we surrender, God supplies more than we think.

This message emphasizes that true greatness in God's kingdom is achieved through disciple-making. Using 2 Timothy 2:1-10, the message highlights Paul's mentorship of Timothy as an example of how believers should invest in others to multiply disciples. The pathway to greatness is not about personal achievement but about surrendering to Christ, enduring hardships, and faithfully passing on the Gospel to future generations.

The reality is everybody worships something even those who do not believe in any God or gods. If we worshiping false things is not ultimately satisfying. In today's message we will learn about true worship that is completely satisfying.

Worship on Sunday morning should have the feel of a family dinner. It is time to feast on God’s word and celebrate His goodness to us with gratitude in song and prayer. And we are all invited to this feast! We all need to be eating God’s word everyday so we each look fat and happy because of it.

Jesus, our God in the flesh, came to our world in peace. He did not come to protest our sins and cancel us for them. Instead, he came to humbly to serve us in love as His creation by dying to destroy sins power over us which creates all the brokenness in our lives. On Palm Sunday, we will celebrate the grace and mercy of our King that came to restore us so we could live abundantly in Him! I hope you will join us at 10 a.m. for our In-person Worship at Crosswinds Church to praise Him with upbeat worship music and be encouraged by God’s word in the day’s message “I Came In Peace”!

God's grace, revealed through Jesus Christ, offers salvation that we could never earn and restores our relationship with God. But grace is not simply forgiveness that allows us to remain unchanged; it trains and empowers us to turn from sin, surrender to Christ's lordship, and live differently. The transformational life is an ongoing journey of faith, repentance, obedience, and dependence on the Holy Spirit as we become more like Christ.

Paul introduces Timothy and Epaphroditus in Philippians 2:19-30 as examples of ordinary people whose lives were shaped by the grace of Jesus into lives of genuine concern, faithful service, humility, and sacrifice. Rather than asking, "What can I get?" they lived by asking, "How can I serve Christ by serving others?" The message challenges us to allow God's grace to reshape our time, relationships, resources, gifts, and priorities so that our lives increasingly reflect Jesus.

Philippians 2:12–18 challenges believers to live out the salvation God has already given them—not to earn salvation, but as a response to God’s work within them. Paul teaches that because God is actively working in us, our lives should be marked by humble obedience, gratitude rather than grumbling, and a willingness to serve others even when nobody is watching.

In Philippians 2:1–11, Paul challenges believers to allow Christ to transform not only what they do, but how they think, especially in a culture that encourages self-promotion, comparison, status, and personal achievement.