Audio Messages & Sermon Series - Crosswinds, Plainfield, IL

God wants to bless His people, but He needs men and women of "Good Courage" to cause His good purposes to happen in our world. In Today's message, we see God's plan for having "Good Courage" in our lives.

Do you realize you were made to be good? Often in in church, we talk about the fall of man or our sinful nature. The truth is we sin, every one of us, according to the bible. We all depart from God’s perfect design. The bible does not start on the depravity of man it starts with man’s and woman's design of good. We were made in God’s image and the bible says God is truly the only good thing!

We all have a story and can learn from our sin. Things in life will change, but one thing that will always remain is God's love for us and that is something to celebrate forever.

Those who follow Jesus will see a man that trades every bit of his life to redeem our sinful souls and save us out of love. He gave it all to show His father's love to the world.

To be His disciple, Jesus is asking us the question: Got Salt? Do we have salt? Salt is Good. It takes away bitterness, it enhances the sweet things we eat and preserves our food. As disciples of Jesus we need to be salt in this world, this message looks deeper into what this means.

We all face waves of doubt and winds of fear in our lives. But Jesus will come to us and restore our peace. Our faith may sink but we are never sunk because of the eternal love of our Good Shepherd.

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.