CrossWay Community Church | Bristol, WI

CrossWay Community Church

CrossWay exists to glorify God through the transformation of lives by the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Our hope is that all people find their satisfaction in God alone.

  1. 6D AGO

    Live Out the Gospel

    Discussion Questions Sermon Overview  If you have been joined to Christ, live out this new reality. (1-4) Grounded Command: Shift your gaze because you are joined to Christ (5-11) Shift your gaze by putting your old, earthly self to death. (12-15) Shift your gaze by putting on godliness  Digging Deeper     1. This passage commands us to shift our gaze to things above. What does your gaze tend to settle on (or what do you tend to focus on) that you need to shift it away from? 2. Quietly reflect on the sins in verses 5, 8-9. Are there any you continue to struggle with and hope to change? 3. What would you say to a Christian who looks at these commands and says, "But that’s just the way I am!” (i.e., “I just have a short fuse”)? 4. None of us - even the most mature Christians - properly shift our gaze away from the world all the time. When we fail, where can we find encouragement? 5. God expects us to live out our Christian reality in community. What ways can you engage with your church and Gospel Community to help you keep your eyes fixed on Jesus? 6. Which of the traits of godliness in verses 12-15 do you need to “put on” and let into your life more (or shift your gaze to)? Prayer

    1h 14m

  2. MAY 10

    Trust the Gospel

    Discussion Questions Sermon Overview  The glory of the gospel is God's saving righteousness, given by faith. I. The good news reveals the gift of God’s righteousness (v. 17a) II. The gift is received by faith alone (v. 17b) III. This makes the gospel God's saving power (v. 16b) IV. News this good and powerful we should rejoice in without shame (v. 16a)  Digging Deeper     1. Read verses 13-15 of Romans 1. How are they important for understanding verses 16-17?   2. What are some ideas about or ways of understanding “the gospel” that are incorrect? What, really, is the gospel? 3. How have you been tempted to “move beyond” the gospel? What can keep you from falling into that trap? 4. How has your life been shaped by the gospel message that righteousness comes through faith in Jesus Christ, and not the other way around?  5. Why is it that people can so easily put faith in other things, but not in Jesus? How might we leverage the message of this passage to show people why faith in God is a good thing? 6. It can be easy to inadvertently turn faith into a kind of “work.” What gives us confidence that we are still saved even if our faith wavers? 7. Share about a person who trusted in Christ whom you thought would never believe. What does this show about God’s power through the Gospel? 8. Where in your life do you struggle to forgive or give grace to yourself? How does trusting the Gospel transform that reality? 9. “The fuel of the Christian life isn’t fear of punishment. The fuel is love that comes from beholding how he has loved us.” What fuels you as a Christian, if not love?  10. Share about a time when you tried to evangelize, and it went poorly, or you struggled with confidence. How might you grow in sharing the gospel without being ashamed? Prayer

    36 min

  3. MAY 3

    The Kind of Church the Gospel Forms

    Discussion Questions Sermon Overview  God saves us to be a growing, loving, infectious community. 3 things the passage shows us about the church's new life in the gospel: 1) Their commitment 2) Their love 3) Their witness  Digging Deeper     Their commitment: They devoted themselves to God and one another. 1. We see that these new believers in Acts 2 have not only a new faith in Christ but also new priorities. What are some of the concrete ways your priorities changed when God saved you?       2. The believers described in this passage “devoted themselves” to the four things mentioned in v. 42 (1. the apostle’s teaching, 2. fellowship, 3. the breaking of bread, 4. the prayers).  Is this passage descriptive (i.e., telling us history) or prescriptive (i.e., telling us what to do)?  If it is (merely) descriptive, does that mean “devoting ourselves” to the things mentioned here is optional for us? Please support your answer.    3. In our current context, what might “devoting ourselves” to these four things look like?   4. What sort of impact do you think it might have on your life if you were to pursue these things (of v. 42) to a greater degree? What is keeping you from doing so?  Their Love: They sacrificially cared for each other with worshipful hearts 5. The believers' love for one another produced profound generosity. Is there an example you can share (either from your own life or from someone you know) of this same dynamic? Please share.  6. Are there ways you would like to see our life together as the people of CrossWay Community Church (or as a Gospel Community) more closely resemble what we see here in Acts 2? How so?  Please share.  Their Witness: Others were drawn in as they lived out the gospel 7. Gospel-generated change in our lives can be something God uses in the process of drawing people to himself. Does that reality motivate you to pursue holiness, that others might “see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven”?  Please share.  8. In what contexts of your life are there opportunities for unbelievers to see how Christ has changed you and is changing you?   9. How might you create more of these opportunities (#8 above)?   Prayer

    36 min

  4. APR 26

    The Gospel that Forms the Church

    Discussion Questions Sermon Overview  God forgives and gives his Spirit to all who turn to the exalted Christ. I. The power: the promised Spirit has come (vv. 1-13) II. The message: the crucified Jesus is King (vv. 14-36) III. The response: repent and be forgiven and filled (vv. 37-41) Digging Deeper     The power: the promised Spirit has come (vv. 1-13)  1. In Acts 2:1-13, we see God empowering his people by the Spirit to preach the gospel (declare the mighty works of Jesus’ death and resurrection) across language barriers, that he might clearly show that the gospel is for everyone. What are some reasons we should rejoice and be thankful that God’s saving purposes through the Gospel are global (“every tribe, tongue, people and nation”)?      2. Acts 2:1-13 shows us that one of the things God wants to empower his people for, by the Spirit, is to speak about Jesus to others. Have you ever sensed the Spirit of God empowering you to bear witness to Christ?  If so, please share that story. 3. What might it look like for you to seek a greater degree of the Spirit’s empowerment to bear witness to “the mighty works of God” as seen in Christ’s life, death, and resurrection?   4. What do you think might be some potential fruit of pursuing #3 above?    The message: the crucified Jesus is King (vv. 14-36)  5. This sermon helped us see from these verses (2:14-36) that Jesus is Lord in the fullest, truest sense: he is God himself; he is Christ, the King, who has been exalted to the right hand of God. Is there any sphere of your life in which you are less inclined to be mindful that Jesus is King and acknowledge him as such?   6. As Lord and King, Jesus is worthy of our absolute allegiance. What is a recent example of a choice you have made because of your allegiance to King Jesus?  The response: repent and be forgiven and filled (vv. 37-41)  7. The way we receive the free gift of forgiveness and the gift of the Spirit is by repentance. Do you remember the first time you repented? What did that look like?  Please share. 8. What place does repentance have in your life currently?  9. Have you been baptized (as a believer)?  If you have, please briefly share your baptism story.   10. If you have not been baptized (as a believer) - why haven’t you?   Prayer

    41 min
  5. “You are Witnesses of These Things”

    APR 19

    “You are Witnesses of These Things”

    Discussion Questions Sermon Overview  Jesus' empowered people must proclaim his forgiving fulfillment to all nations. I. Jesus' resurrection was persuasively physical (vv. 36-43) II. His forgiving fulfillment must be proclaimed to all nations (vv. 44-49) III. This proclamation proceeds from joyful worship (vv. 50-53) Digging Deeper     1. Does the resurrection of Jesus ever feel “too good to be true” to you? How is this passage reassuring when we feel this way? 2. If the resurrection is true, the implications for how we live our lives are huge. What - specifically - does Jesus’s resurrection mean for you today? 3. Pick one of the Old Testament passages pointing to Christ mentioned in the sermon (Genesis 3, Exodus 12, Isaiah 53, Psalm 22). Spend some time reflecting on how it connects us to the Gospel. 4. When thinking about the task Jesus gives to us - proclaiming the forgiveness of sins that he offers to the nations - we may feel weak. But Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to us to aid us in power to spread the Gospel everywhere. What needs and weaknesses do you need to trust the Spirit to supply in your life? 5. Spend some time thinking about people for whom God has laid a burden on your heart. Are you called to go and spread the good news of Jesus somewhere else? If so, where? If not, where - and to whom - in your spheres of influence are you called to proclaim it? Be specific. 6. How can we grow in making our “joyful worship” of God visible to the world, which needs to see our love for him? 7. When we go through hard seasons trying to follow Jesus, what truths from his word - especially in the Gospel of Luke - can help us endure and continue to trust his plan? 8. After Jesus ascended and blessed the disciples, they returned to the temple, blessing him. What blessings of God can you respond to in praise today? (think not only in physical/material terms, but also spiritual). 9. Where and how can we, as a Gospel Community - a family of disciples sent by God on mission to the world - proclaim Jesus’s forgiving fulfillment by the power of the Holy Spirit? Prayer

    36 min
  6. The Resurrected Jesus Appears

    APR 12

    The Resurrected Jesus Appears

    Discussion Questions Sermon Overview  The resurrection of Jesus proves God has kept all his ancient promises and so will come through on all his promises that lie ahead. Digging Deeper     1. What assumptions have you seen people have that keep them from “getting” Jesus? What barriers did you have to overcome to receive Jesus?   2. Jesus helps his disciples understand God’s plan by going to all the Scriptures (i.e., the Old Testament) and showing how it was about himself (24:27). How does Jesus’ approach affect the way we approach reading and understanding the Bible? 3. What was that moment like when you understood who Jesus was for the first time? If you haven’t yet experienced that, what do you think holds you back? 4. In the sermon, it was said that we can sometimes think Jesus is far away, even when he’s right alongside us. How might this be (or has it been) true in your life?    5. Why doesn’t God always conform to your expectations? Why might this actually be a good thing? 6. How can you grow in letting God’s Word define your expectations for life? 7. What situation or circumstance in your life right now tends to overshadow the power of the resurrection?  8. Consider a circumstance you’re in right now. How can the fact that Jesus is truly alive help you endure it well?  Prayer

    42 min
  7. "Why Do You Seek the Living Among the Dead?"

    APR 5

    "Why Do You Seek the Living Among the Dead?"

    Discussion Questions Sermon Overview  Because Jesus was raised as he predicted, you can trust all his promises. Digging Deeper   1. When you think about the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, what questions arise in your mind?    2. Why is it important to see (and believe) that Jesus’ resurrection is both true and meaningful? What is lost if we abandon either of these?  3. Please read: Luke 24:6–7 “He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise.” It was noted in the sermon that, in verse 6, the angels don’t tell the women to remember that Jesus said the Son of Man would be delivered, killed, and raised—but that he must be delivered, killed, and raised. It had to happen. Why? Why did it have to happen?   4. How does Luke 19:10 (“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”) help us arrive at a solid answer to #3 above?    5. What are some of the historical details Luke provides for us, his readers, so that “we may have certainty” regarding the historical truthfulness of Jesus’ resurrection from the dead?  6. Jesus predicted (promised) that he would rise from the dead, and then he did what he said he would do: he rose from the dead. Does this fact strengthen your confidence that he will do the other things he has promised to do as well?  How so?     7. Jesus claimed that he could forgive sins (sins ultimately done against God). How does Jesus’ resurrection from the dead help us trust that through him we truly can find forgiveness for our sin, guilt, and rebellion against God?  8. Jesus promises eternal life to those who trust him. How does his resurrection help us believe this promise?    9. Jesus has promised to come again to take his own to himself.  How does his resurrection help us believe he will do what he has said in this regard?  10. Was there anything in particular from this sermon that helped you once again to marvel at the majesty of Jesus in his triumphant resurrection victory over sin, Satan, and the grave? Please share.         Prayer

    35 min

  8. APR 3

    Good Friday Service 2026

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