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Devotions

The latest devotions from Crossings Community Church pastors and staff

Vine and Branches

Cullen Jones | Jan 25, 2026

Vine and Branches

I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. Already you are clean because of ...

Creating Space to Meet with God

Jessica King | Jan 18, 2026

Creating Space to Meet with God

Come close to God and he will come close to you. James 4:8 Devotion This invitation in our Scripture reminds us that time with God isn’t just another spiritual task to check off a list. It’s an opening to the prese...

We Behold You

Josh Edington | Jan 11, 2026

We Behold You

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another...

Walking in Newness

Nevan White | Jan 4, 2026

Walking in Newness

What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? Romans 6:1-2DevotionEach new year seems like a great time to start ...

His Mercies Never End

Nevan White | Dec 28, 2025

His Mercies Never End

But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:21-23DevotionI have a d...

Advent Week Four—For All People

Skip McKinstry | Dec 21, 2025

Advent Week Four—For All People

But the angel said to them, ‘“Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.” Luke 2:10DevotionWait a minute—all the people? Really?Yes. From the greatest to the least.If it’s been a whi...

Advent Week Three—Great Joy

Deidre Franklin | Dec 14, 2025

Advent Week Three—Great Joy

But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy …” Luke 2:10cDevotionWhen was the last time you felt great joy? Not just relief, or a passing moment of happiness, but something d...

Advent Week Two—Good News

Skip McKinstry | Dec 7, 2025

Advent Week Two—Good News

But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news …” Luke 2:10bDevotionThe angel’s words may have sounded vaguely familiar. For devout Jewish listeners, they would have echoed Isaiah’s ancient promise: “The...

Advent Week One—Fear Not

Deidre Franklin | Nov 30, 2025

Advent Week One—Fear Not

But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid …” Luke 2:10aDevotionThe invention of the lightbulb changed human history, not only by introducing modern convenience, but by subduing our fear of the dark. Darkness can be terrif...

The Second Generation

Blake Bastin | Nov 23, 2025

The Second Generation

Then Joshua called the twelve men from the people of Israel, whom he had appointed, a man from each tribe. And Joshua said to them, “Pass on before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of the Jordan, and take up each o...

When Your Faith Feels Like Fumes

Nevan White | Nov 16, 2025

When Your Faith Feels Like Fumes

If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from your majesty’s hand. But even if he does not, we want you to know, your majesty, that we will not serve yo...

Service and Sacrifice

Cat Orozco-Christmas | Nov 9, 2025

Service and Sacrifice

There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. John 15:13 Devotion“A veteran is someone who wrote a blank check made payable to the United States of America for an amount up to and including thei...

Love your Neighbor

Jill Poe-Thompson | Nov 2, 2025

Love your Neighbor

Love your neighbor as yourself. Matthew 22:39 DevotionFor those of you who are currently connected to the digital world, maybe you can relate to the way I’m feeling right now … worn out from conflict and controversy. Her...

The Fading First Love

Bill Search | Oct 26, 2025

The Fading First Love

DevotionRemember acid-washed jeans? Back in 1986, they were the pinnacle of cool. Having a pair was a must. I look at them today, and that passion is completely gone. What was once a "love" has faded into a quirky memory. We

Posture of the Heart

Kim Gilliam | Oct 19, 2025

Posture of the Heart

He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? - Micah 6:8DevotionHow did you decide what you were going to do with your ...

The Tension Between Our Plans and God’s Path

Andy Rauschkolb | Oct 12, 2025

The Tension Between Our Plans and God’s Path

A person’s heart plans his way, but the Lord determines his steps. Proverbs 16:9DevotionProverbs 16:9 resonates deeply with the common human experience of frustration when our plans don

His Masterpiece

Ryan Jackson | Oct 5, 2025

His Masterpiece

For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. Ephesians 2:10DevotionMagnum opus is probably not a term we hear thrown around too often. It’s the...

Stand by the Door—Welcoming Others into God’s Kingdom

Scott Bartlow | Sep 28, 2025

Stand by the Door—Welcoming Others into God’s Kingdom

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. Revelation 3:20DevotionMy StoryI grew up in church. I knew all the Bible stories, san...

Don’t Carry it All: Finding Peace in God’s Provision

Josie Strunk | Sep 21, 2025

Don’t Carry it All: Finding Peace in God’s Provision

That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? Look at the birds. They don’t plant or ha...

The Unwavering Promise

Amanda Durning | Sep 14, 2025

The Unwavering Promise

Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. Hebrews 10:23Devotion“It’s never a good time to panic.”This is a phrase my teammates in the office often hear me say during hig...

A New Kind of Walk

Nevan White | Sep 7, 2025

A New Kind of Walk

Therefore we have been buried with him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. Romans 6:4Devotion“Walk in the newness of...

Your Labor Is Not in Vain

Lyn Watson | Aug 31, 2025

Your Labor Is Not in Vain

Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:58DevotionLabor Da...

God’s Wonder and Splendor

Lori Bunyar | Aug 24, 2025

God’s Wonder and Splendor

Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all. 1 Chronicles 29:11Devotio...

Do You Need a Vacation After Your Vacation?

Marc Taylor | Aug 17, 2025

Do You Need a Vacation After Your Vacation?

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden ...