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What are you made for?
It's easy to go through life, wondering if we're actually doing what we're supposed to do. We show up to work, watch some shows, go to bed, wake up, and do it again. Are we...doing it?
This week, Brian Tome unpacks the four roles King David filled in one the most consequential lives ever lived—Warrior. King. Father. Friend. Even if you don’t have a Y chromosome, there’s something here for you about stepping into who God made you to be—and living a life that has eternal impact. Recorded live at Crossroads Church in Cincinnati, Ohio.
You can run from God by breaking all the rules. You can also run from God by keeping all of them.
In Luke 15, Jesus tells the story of two lost sons—one lost in rebellion, the other lost in religion. Both think they know how to relate to the Father. Both get it wrong.
This week, Kyle Ranson unpacks why neither rebellion nor religion can connect us to God—but why no matter which direction you wander, God still moves toward you in love. Recorded live at Crossroads Oakley in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Some of you are watching this on the way to somewhere else. Why do we live our lives in such a hurry?
We blame distraction, packed calendars, and endless responsibilities—but underneath all that busyness is often something deeper: anxiety. Fear. The need to protect something we’re scared of losing.
This week, Chuck Mingo looks at how anxiety exposes what our identity is really built on—and why being yoked to Jesus can bring a kind of relief no productivity hack ever could. Recorded live at Crossroads Church in Cincinnati, Ohio.
What if the problem isn’t that you’re carrying too much—but that you’re carrying the wrong things?
Jesus never promised a life without weight.
He promised a weight that fits. In Matthew 11:28–30, Jesus invites us to put down the identities, expectations, and pressures we were never meant to carry—and pick up the life He actually made us for.
This week, Brian Tome helps us to discover what Jesus wants you to drop, what’s actually yours to carry, and why following Him can make even a full life feel lighter. Recorded live in Crossroads Church in Cincinnati, Ohio.
You have a default system setting that’s draining your battery: control. And when it’s time for an upgrade, most of us just keep hitting “Remind Me Later.” Control feels safe because it’s familiar. We plan, predict, manage, and try to guarantee the outcome. But eventually, control makes our lives smaller—and our relationships harder.
This week, Alli Patterson shows us why we’ve mistaken a controllable life for a faithful one, and what happens when we finally uninstall control and learn to trust God instead. Recorded live at Crossroads Church in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Sometimes life feels like a game that's impossible to win. Every day is another roll of the dice, another task, another decision. But what if there was another way to play? This week, Kyle Ranson shows us how Jesus invites us to play the game in an entirely different way. You don't have to carry the burden, because He's already doing that for you. Recorded live at Crossroads Church in Cincinnati, Ohio.
When you think of filters, you might think of the one in your Brita you haven't changed in 8 months, or maybe 2010's era Instagram. But whether you know it or not, like a camera lens, you have a filter that affects how you view everything in your life. This week, Alli Patterson dives into the story of Abigail and how God might be inviting us to change our filter, and as a result, everything else. Recorded live at Crossroads Church in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Why do we start things? Sure, starting a recipe, workout plan, or new job is fun to post about on Instagram. But we start things because the real goal is to finish. And not just finish, but finish well.
This week, Rob Seddon digs into the story of Abel and shows us how finishing well starts with putting first things first.
What if God is actually waiting for YOU to move?
We spend a lot of our lives waiting for God to show up. But what if He's the one waiting on us? This week, Kyle Ranson dives into the story of Joseph (you know, the one with the Technicolor dream coat?) and shows us why God often asks us to go before we see the whole plan. God is bringing heaven to earth—and your next step might be exactly how He does it.
Recorded live at Crossroads Church in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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