Audio Messages

We are all tempted to sin in many ways, and although it is not sinful to be tempted, sometimes those temptations can lead to sin. Sometimes others can be offended by our sin. In Luke 17 Jesus said that temptation was sure to come to all of us, in this message Pastor Ken looks at how Jesus wants us to look at temptation and those that offends us with their sin.

Many in our world today says no to hell. Many don’t even think that hell exists. We all struggle with this doctrine of hell. In this message, Pastor Ken discusses the words of Jesus about hell in Luke 16 with the parable about Lazarus and the rich man.

Marriage is hard and divorce can be devastating. We suffer a lot of unnecessary pain when we do not follow God's Design for our lives. In this message we delve into the topic of marriage and divorce from the often confusing and seemingly misplaced verse in Luke 16:18, seeking to understand God's original design and intent for this sacred union. We explore the biblical principles and teachings that guide us in navigating the complexities of marriage and divorce, highlighting God's desire for healthy, thriving relationships.

One thing that we learn from the scriptures is that God is immutable. God does not change. The new generation of young people have seen rapid change in things like the way we communicate and the family structure. 1 out of 5 of our teens, well before the legal age of consent, are already identifying themselves with various sexual identities. And many churches today have added to this confusion in an effort to appease society they have reconstructed the Bible. There are eternal and unchanging truths that guide us, that have been given to us by our creator. In this message we look at what Jesus says to us, words that are unchanging truths to any culture.

Just like Jesus got ridiculed by His audience after the parable in Luke 16, the church often gets ridiculed when we talk about money, like that is all the church cares about. But that is definitely true at Crosswinds! One of the reasons why people object to the church preaching about money is because there are some churches that preach a false gospel of prosperity. It is true that you can’t outgive God. If you give to Him, he will give to you much more in return, not necessarily more money, that is prosperity teaching, but rather more eternal blessings.

The parable in Luke 16 about Shrewd Manager can be a confusing one. At first glance it may appear as though Jesus is approving of the manager's dishonest behavior. Jesus is not giving any approval here for dishonesty or corruption, instead He is trying to teach us something about how we should manage our lives with integrity.

This is our final part in the You turn to joy series. This series is on the parables in Luke 15. This part of the series focuses on the last part of the parable of the Prodigal son and draws our attention to the older brother. While the younger prodigal brother was wasteful with early wealth, the older brother is wasting something so much more valuable - true eternal treasure.

Coming to yourself is a great gift! But many of us have to go through great pain to finally get there. Often it causes a lot of pain to others in our lives before we get there. The message Come to yourself is part of the series, You Turn to Joy, that delves deeper into the parables of Luke 15. In this message we specifically look at the Prodigal son parable in Luke 15:17 - 24, when the prodigal son realizes that he needs to go back to the Father.

People say seeing is believing! But it is much more complicated. We must see enough to overcome our doubts to believe. Actually we don't have to physically see something to believe it, for example we do not have to see the wind to believe that it exists. We see the effects of the wind, but we never really see the wind, yet we know it exists. In this Easter message we look at the resurrection in John 20: 1 - 18 and we see three of Jesus' close friends and disciples that had doubts about the resurrection. Each had to see more until they believed.

Palm Sunday Message on the story of Jesus coming into town on the back of a donkey in Matthew 21. In this message we think of ourselves as the donkey that Jesus has need of. We learn from God's word how we can be faithfully untied as a donkey to be of service to Him.