Sermons From The Crossroads

This week Pastor Bruce Applegate speaks to us about the Embracing Jesus. The main text for this aspect of Jesus Matt 19:13-15, where Jesus instructs his disciples to let the children come. Jesus embraces all who come to Him, all we need do is bring them.

This week Pastor Bruce Applegate focuses on the compassionate Jesus. The central text for today is John 11:17-35, the story of Lazarus. How Jesus cared so much, and the tears he cried.

This week Pastor Bruce Applegate picks up the characteristics of the encouraging Jesus. Mant times during His walk on the planet, Jesus found ways to encourage people. The center of this week's message is found in Luke 22:31-34.

Pastor Bruce Applegate begins a new series of sermons, on the characteristics of Jesus that touched believers and non-believers. Today it is the welcoming Jesus. The story of Zaccheus is used to demonstrate the way Jesus welcomed people to Him.

In the fifth and final installment on the mission of Crossroads Church of God, Pastor Bruce Applegate talks to us about the importance of outreach. Why do we do it? Among other reasons, because we're told to.

Continuing his exposition of the mission of Crossroads Church og God, Pastor Bruce Applegate now expounds on unity, mentioning the difference between unity and unison. Unity is a "condition of harmony" not doing the same thing, or being the person.

This is the third in the series about the mission of Crossroads Church of God here in Milwaukee. Pastor Bruce Applegate speaks to us on the subject of prayer. How do we do pray? Why? What happens when we do?

In this second sermon of the series, preached on Feb 8, Pastor Bruce Applegate reminds us we are called to be holy, to live a holy life. How can we fallen creatures do this? What does it even mean? Join us as we explore these questions.

Pastor Bruce Applegate begins a series on the mission of Crossroads Church. Here in part 1 he talks about what it means to live a Bible-based life and how it relates, not only to our own lives but to Crossroads itself.

This week, Pastor Bruce Applegate shares with us some of the remedies for depression that can be found in scriptures.

In this third in a series on Parables taught by Jesus, Pastor Bruce Applegate explores the sometimes troubling passages in Luke 14, where Jesus talks of those who cannot be His disciples.

In this second in his series on parables told by Jesus, Pastor Bruce Applegate speaks about the parables Jesus tells about the lost sheep. God has always been concerned about the lost, and says He will go and get them. In Jesus, He came for the lost sheep

Parables are short stories that illustrate a principle. Jesus was fond of using parables to teach, and here Pastor Bruce Applegate begins a series of four sermons based on parables told by Jesus. This first one is about the necessity of forgiveness.

In the fourth and final segment of the advent series, The Vision of the Father, pastor Bruce Applegate speaks about the Father's vision for Christ's mission here on earth actually means, what our part in this means.

Third Sermon from the series "Vision of the Father." In this installment, Pastor Bruce Applegate speaks to us about the purpose of Jesus' mission here to earth, reminding us to make that our mission as well.

The second sermon from the Advent series "The Father's Vision." In this segment, Pastor Bruce Applegate speaks to us about how the Father revealed his Vision in the coming of, and the life of, Jesus.

It's not always easy to see the Father at work. In this first of the series on "Visions of the Father," pastor Bruce Applegate urges us to listen to God's voice, and teaches us how to be on the lookout for God's working in the world around us.

It's the space between the words that means the most. Pastor Bruce Applegate shows us how the giving of thanks to God is woven completely through the fabric of the true Christian, and reflects on how difficult "In all things give thanks" truly is.

Once a year we open the pulpit to our four Faith Promise partners: ECFA, Teen Challenge, Sojourner Truth House and BASICS in Milwaukee to hear what has been happening there.

In the second and final part of the series "Living Our Faith," Pastor Bruce Applegate takes the concluding portion of Jesus' Sermon On The Mount to show us how we can live out our faith in today's world.