Old School | Crosstraining 6.13.14

John 5:5-9 As I write today, I feel like I do when the sun is about to burst out from behind a cloud. This might be a breakthrough day for some of us. Question: Is it possible to regain purity? Answer: yes. Okay, let’s pray and turn off the computer. No more words...

Old School | Crosstraining 6.12.14

1 John 1:9 It is finished. Those powerful words were spoken by Christ on the Cross. (John 19:30) In our mind, we often think of this phrase as the final words of a dying man. Nothing could be further from the truth. Modern understanding of this word is that of a thing...

Old School | Crosstraining 6.11.14

Philippians 4:8-9 My friend Bryan used to be a pilot. He said that when you get up in the air, the only thing you can see through the plane’s windshield is white. No Earth. No sky. Just white. The plane could be upside down and you would have no idea by just looking...

Old School | Crosstraining 6.10.14

Philippians 4:12-13 Paul didn’t live a cushy life. He spent a lot of time in jail. He had a physical ailment that plagued him his entire life. People were constantly trying to kill him. And he and many of his friends were often persecuted, beaten, and starved for...

Old School | Crosstraining 6.9.14

Luke 18:9-14 We too often resemble the Pharisee in Jesus’ story  because we measure our righteousness against that of others. This causes us to be arrogant and critical. But when we measure our righteousness against Jesus, we choose humility that leads to genuine...