Audio Messages & Sermon Series - Crosswinds, Plainfield, IL

A healthy community, a people willing to serve, and training are what make disciples in our church. Disciples are eager to learn with a desire to teach. They are everyday people committed to serving our Lord and encouraging others to also follow the Gospel.

This message, drawing from 1 John 2:7-14, emphasizes that the "old commandment" of love is fulfilled and made "new" through Jesus Christ. It highlights that genuine faith is demonstrated by loving one another, and it addresses believers at different stages of spiritual maturity—children, young men, and fathers—each marked by their growing knowledge of God, strength in faith, and ability to overcome evil.

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.

This message explores how the Israelites' worship of the golden calf reveals that idolatry is ultimately a heart issue, not merely an external action. It challenges believers to examine what truly holds first place in their lives, reminding us that worship is about loving and surrendering our whole lives to God rather than simply participating in religious activities.

The message highlights how the church in Ephesus faithfully served Christ with hard work, doctrinal purity, and endurance, yet lost the passionate love they once had for Jesus.

This message addresses the age-old question: Why do bad things happen to good people? Suffering and hardship are not always a result of personal sin — but often a byproduct of living in a fallen world, spiritual warfare, the refining work of God, or simply the mystery of His sovereign plans. Like Job, Christians are called to respond not with anger or despair, but with worship, trust, perseverance, and reliance on God.

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.