Teaching Resources

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 The Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit… More important than you know.

 

A Holy Collision

There are no accidents. You have had, are having, or will have a holy collision.

 

A New Direction

A message for anyone looking for a new path to a better destination. This was an easter message in 2009.

 

AD

Beginning a new year with the right perspective… AD… in the year of our Lord

 

 

Believe

A Christmas series on the basic issues of belief

 

THE BIG DAY

There was a day that changed history. It was the day God became a man. Are you ready for the big day?

The Big Day

BIG WORDS

There are some important words that define our church and outline our faith… these are big words

 

 

The Blessed Place On Earth

Looking to the Bible to discover how to make our homes the most blessed places on earth.

 

But That’s Not The Whole Story

A look at the theme of the Bible as a whole from Genesis to Revelation. What is this story about?

 

C4

An explosive series that is a verse by verse study of the book of Colossians. A series for deeper study.

 

Change The World

A look at the biblical pattern for spiritual development and growth: Love God, Grow Up and Serve All.

 

Christmas Stories

A Christmas series focusing on its different storylines and how they match our stories.

 

 

Christmas Tidings

A Christmas series focusing on its different storylines and how they match our stories.

 

Clash

This three week series focuses on the the Biblical response to conflict, anger, hurt and difficult people (especially when that person is you).

 

Couch Sessions

A unique series that takes you three three pastoral counseling sessions on marriage.

 

 

CrossPoint

In every human life there are turning points, cross roads and transitions. Some are relational, some are financial, all are spiritual. This is a Biblical look at the CrossPoints of a human life

 

DEFENSE

There is a time to fight, but how do you prepare for spiritual warfare. Learn the Biblical art of DEFENSE.

 

EVER AFTER

First, for a happily ever after relationship, you have to know what God has already said is blessable and what is not. Second, what needs to be done to affair proof your marriage.

 

Exofaith

A church turned inside out, wearing its faith on the outside. Includes 4 awesome testimonies!

 

Facedown

Lessons from the Southern District Youth Conference

 

FIRST

Learning how to put God First int he essential arenas of life.

 

Fish Food

A book study tracing the life of Jonah.

 

FOCUS

Taking your faith to the next level… focusing on the person, presence and power of God.

 

Getting It Under Control

A single lesson on getting your life under control by modeling after Jesus and His actions on clearing the Temple

 

Got Gift?

A study on spiritual gifts and the role they play in our lives

 

Grace

A verse by verse study of the book of Ephesians

 

Grip

A three step process to getting a grip on your spiritual life and maturity: reaching upward, outward and inward

 

Getting a grip on your spiritual life

 

Heart For The House

God’s Church is made up of local gatherings… do you have a heart for one!

 

Home for Christmas

A look into the homes of some of the Christmas story’s most famous families… it’ll hep you bring the story home for Christmas

 

Homekeys

The keys to a happy, healthy home from a Biblical perspective!

 

Imagine

Imagine what life would be like if God really had control of…

 

In Yo Business

God’s plan for finance is better than your plan, even if it is In Yo Business…

 

Indepth 08 Worship Videos

A series of videos used for an interactive worship experience based on Isaiah 6!

 

ineed2change

Finding the tools and the motivation to start the changes you need to make heart, mind, soul and strength.

 

The Journey

Spiritual maturity is not a destination, it is a journey. Hike the trail to the highest peak to the Scriptures outlining the journey.

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Journey Through Worship

A series of special videos that focus and direct a learning worship experience.

 

The Last Word

The Final Word…The Easter season is a fantastic reminder that nothing has the final word in your life, if Jesus is Lord… not even death itself!

 

LOST

A look at how much God values the Lost by studying the three parables of Luke 15: the lost sheep, coin and son.

 

Moving Beyond the PSR

Become a risk taker and become as you move beyond the Point of Safe Return!

 

The “No Name” Series

What did Jesus say about prayer in Matthew 6?

 

On The Road Again

Hitting the road to visit the campuses of CrossPoint Church and working through the book of James.

 

One

A theological look at the unity of God, His church and our mission.

 

One

There is only one church… one, holy, catholic, apostolic church… yeah, we said it.

 

 

Preparing For The End Of The World

This study of the first three chapters of Revelation will bring confidence to the believer that no matter what, we are fine if we are in God’s hand… even if the world comes to an end!

 

 

 

 

Primal

Studying the Great Commandment and its foundational teaching about what it means to be a Christian. Follows the model of Mark Batterson’s book called PRIMAL

 

Raising Rebels

In a broken world, heading out of control we need to raise the next generation in a counter cultural way. It’s time to raise some rebels

 

 

Rescued

Jesus’ life, death and resurrection pulled off the greatest rescue in history… and, you’re part of the story

 

 

 

RETURN of the Super Zeros

A look into the dark side of our personalities and the Biblical response to defeating our own Super Zeros!

 

 

Road Trip

A look at the many campuses of CrossPoint and the strategies that make us a unique fellowship.

 

 

 

Shift

There is a common way of thinking in Christianity that keeps us from becoming what we need to become… it’s time to make the shift.

 

 

 

Sign of the Season

This symbol was used by the first believers to identify each other and what they believed about their Lord. This Christmas we look at this symbol to help us remember what the real meaning of Christmas is.

 

 

 

SowWhat

Scattering seed and reaping a harvest. How did Jesus describe the lives that were ready to grow? Come ask the question, “SowWhat?”

 

 

 

Spiritual Mythbusters

Taking on some of the biggest spiritual myths and testing them out: true or false?

 

 

 

STARTING POINT

A series that asks the questions about the basics of the faith and gives us all the answers we are looking for… a Starting Point.

 

 

 

STRETCHED

We will never move from the status quo if we aren’t willing to be stretched and intentional about finding stretching opportunities. In this series we explore the basics of Christian maturity, seeking the Biblical direction of stretching UP, OUT and IN. So, put on your jogging suit and get ready to feel the burn. Let’s stretch into more than we’ve ever been before!

 

 

SUPER ZEROS

A series looking at the Super Villains of our lives that creep out in dysfunction, difficulty and dilemma. Approval Junkie, The Fabricator, Master Manipulator, Doctor Downer & Captain Cranium.

 

 

 

SYNCED

Getting your life in SYNC with the Savior.

 

 

 

The 10 – These Are Not Suggestions

A brand new look at the 10 Commandments.

 

 

The Family Business

What does it mean to be apart of the Family of God…. roles, rights and responsibilities? What does the Bible say about the traditional family? About those outside the family?

 

 

The Games We Play

Explore The “How To’s” of Family life together through a fun look at popular board games like Sorry, Monopoly, Battleship, Scrabble, Connect, etc. A family should play together!

 

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The God Identity

A theological series on the doctrine of God.

 

 

The Gospel

It often gets lost in the elements of religion and cloudied in the chronicles of debate, but the heart of the Gospel is Good News! With a look at what the Gospel is and isn’t, and a look at the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, take a journey into the Good News that is… The Gospel.

 

 

The Top 5 Questions

From questions gathered from the local church, a series gives you what you asked for.

 

 

The Master Plan

A look at the 5 purposes of the church and the vision of our faith community.

 

 

Theres An App For That

Taking the noun of application and turning it back into a verb. It’s time to apply what we already know… there is an app for that!

 

 

URGENT

A chapter by chapter look at the Gospel of Mark. With the repeated use of “immediately” and “at once”, the writer clearly communicates a sense of urgency!

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Vital Signs

Making sure you are spiritually healthy means keeping track of your vital signs. How to know, how you are.

 

 

 

What He Does

The Good Friday and Easter weekend messages for 2013… Finding your face in the crowd, and not just what He did, but what He does!

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Where People Find Purpose

Where People Find Purpose is a series that focuses on the Biblically-based purposes of the church and the believer: Connect, Grow, Serve, Reach & Worship.

 

 

Words Matter

The power of words we use the impact of our speech.

 

 

XSEED

God is able to do more than we ask or imagine… so, now it’s time for us to XSEED!.

 

 

You Are Here

Discovering where you are on your spiritual journey so you know where you need to go.

Weird God Story

Everyone has one, and here is one of mine… the “weird God story.” They are usually hard to believe (thus, the weird God story part), but they mean something to the storyteller.

In this case, I hope it means something to you, too.

Hope you enjoy and find it encouraging. Continue reading “Weird God Story”

About the CrossEyedLife

About The Blog(ger):

 

I am totally excited about you stopping by the CrossEyedLife.  I am the pastor of a multisite church that currently has campuses and partner churches throughout the state of Kansas (church website).  I get to preach all the time and have so many of my messages reproduced on video that I wanted to get back to the basics and write out a few thoughts. Before I was in ministry I have a background in journalism and reporting. I have really missed writing, so, this blog is a joy for me.

While I love pastoring and leading this ever-growing organization, my favorite job in the world is being a family man. I have a beautiful wife of more than 20 years named Kathy and two awesome boys named Noah and Nathan.We all love Jesus, camping, the Dallas Mavericks and anything that goes good with ranch dressing.

Family is a priority for me, and not just in word but in deed. You’ll see that echoed in the articles on this blog, and I challenge you, if you know who I am, to hold me accountable to that statement. I’d rather write a really cruddy blog and raise great children, I’d rather pastor a tiny diminishing church and have a loving, adoring wife,  I’d rather give up on career than sacrifice my family on the altar of ministry.

They say that a good preacher will only offer about 10 to 20% of what they actually know. I agree, preachers need to talk less, and I be one of those! So, an outlet for the other 80 to 90% of what I have prayed through, studied and journaled will often come spilling out through the pages of this blog. I hope you will enjoy some of the theological questions that are posed, the practical spiritual steps suggested and some of the gradeschool humor that I still think  is funnier than anything else! My wife says I’m 11, but I prefer 13.

The title of this blog indicates that my goal for myself and all our readers is that the cross of Jesus Christ would be the focus of our eyes, the change agent of our lives, and the purpose for all that we strive. Cool, that kind of rhymed…  I’ll bet I could fit that in sermon.

I post new articles regularly, sometimes as full written content and other times as a video usually shot from the end of my arm on an iPhone. We won’t solve any of the world’s problems, but we can scratch the itch on some of the deeper religious questions that seekers and new believers have. I want this blog to be more than just a place of information, I desire discussion. That’s why I allow open comments on every single article. I hope you’ll join the discussion!

I really, really want to encourage you to not just read this blog today, but click to the button on the side and subscribe to the regular feed. Of course there is no cost, and you’ll make me feel special… isn’t that alone worth the time and effort?

 

Finally, I hope you’ll join me in the social revolution as well and add me as a friend on Facebook and/or follow me on Twitter and we could be cyber buddies! You’ll find those connections at the bottom of this page.

I hope you spend a lot of time here, and I hope you’ll invite some friends and family to check it out as well. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch, I would love to know more about the readers who are part of the  CrossEyedLife community. My e-mail is Andy@crosseyedlife.com. Hope to hear from you soon and many blessings.

More of Him, and less of me

John 3:30

Andy Addis

The Addis Family: Nathan, Kathy, Andy & Noah.

It's tempting to be corny

I just spent the last week working with the students of Corn Bible Academy  in Corn, Ok… okay, let’s get this out of our system… yes, they were the children of the corn.

Corny, eh?

I was completely impressed with the students and staff of this small Christian school and had a great time with them as a teacher/pastor for their spiritual emphasis week.

During the week we had a Q&A time which lead to this video on dealing with temptation. The focus verse is 1 Corinthians 10:13:
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.

The Holy Bible : New International Version. 1996, c1984 (electronic ed.) (1 Co 10:12-13). Grand Rapids: Zondervan.

Also, stay tuned to the bitter end for the bloopers. I got real bored on the trip home. Four hours of, well, Oklahoma and Kansas. There’s a mind-numbing afternoon. Enjoy!

Continue reading “It's tempting to be corny”

It’s tempting to be corny

I just spent the last week working with the students of Corn Bible Academy  in Corn, Ok… okay, let’s get this out of our system… yes, they were the children of the corn.

Corny, eh?

I was completely impressed with the students and staff of this small Christian school and had a great time with them as a teacher/pastor for their spiritual emphasis week.

During the week we had a Q&A time which lead to this video on dealing with temptation. The focus verse is 1 Corinthians 10:13:
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.

The Holy Bible : New International Version. 1996, c1984 (electronic ed.) (1 Co 10:12-13). Grand Rapids: Zondervan.

Also, stay tuned to the bitter end for the bloopers. I got real bored on the trip home. Four hours of, well, Oklahoma and Kansas. There’s a mind-numbing afternoon. Enjoy!

Continue reading “It’s tempting to be corny”