Audio Messages & Sermon Series - Crosswinds, Plainfield, IL

Our fears and anxieties are killing us and stealing our joy! Fear is a cancer for our souls and we are often not aware of the damage it is doing lives. Jesus’ words are relevant to the fears we face today and He has the answers for us in today’s message.

One of the biggest dangers to our lives, our peace, our spiritual lives, and our eternity is the fear of man. We are all tempted to seek the affection of people over God often to our detriment. But there is hope in Jesus that we can be lifted out of this trap and concur our fear!

In today's message, we will discuss a happy fear that if you will walk in it will take away all your other fears.

In today’s message in Luke 12:13-21 Jesus teach us to be rich toward God or suffer a total loss because everything in this life is just kindling compared to God’s eternal treasures. It is God’s pleasure to share His treasure with us if we find our life in Him and not our possessions.

Is artificial intelligence evil? That is the question Pastor Ken took on Sunday — and his answer was not a tech lecture. It was a walk through Matthew 15, where religious leaders confronted Jesus over something that looked scandalous on the surface: his disciples eating bread with unwashed hands. Jesus flipped the argument upside down. It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth (Matthew 15:11). Mark 7:20-23 says it even more bluntly — evil comes from within, out of the heart.

The scripture is Philippians 4:14-23 — Paul's closing words to a church that had supported him while he sat in prison. On the surface, it sounds like a polite "thanks for the cash." But Paul does something remarkable with it. He borrows the language of a business ledger ("credited to your account," "paid in full," "well supplied") and turns it into a picture of friendship. These believers weren't patrons buying influence, and Paul wasn't a client on the payroll. They were partners in the gospel.

In Philippians 4:1–3, Paul urges believers to stand firm in the Lord and calls Euodia and Syntyche to agree in Him, teaching us that Christian unity is more important than winning every argument. Unity does not mean agreeing on everything, but choosing love, humility, forgiveness and the mission of the gospel over personal opinions and the need to be right.

Paul in Philippians 3:12-21 reminds us that we have not yet “arrived,” but are called to press on toward Christ, refusing to let our past, failures, circumstances, or pursuit of perfection keep us stuck. Because Christ has already made us His own, we do not run to earn salvation—we run from a position of grace, keeping our eyes on the heavenly goal and remembering that our citizenship is in heaven.