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When You Can’t Control The Future

17 Jul

Pastor Reid Olson of Crossroads Church of Greeley teaches on Genesis 12 when Abram was called to leave his country, his people and his father’s household.

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Do you struggle with trying to determine the future, so you can make all the right choices? I do too. I know what it’s like to want to know the outcome before the beginning. I imagine some of you feel stuck when you can’t tell what’s right ahead. God calls us to trust Him more than trust our own instinct. There’s a reason Jesus calls disciples to follow him. He knows where he’s going, and better yet, he knows where to lead us where we are going. You’re going to want to listen to this one twice. Sometimes we need to heed God’s wisdom in the direction of our life, rather than make all of our own decisions.

 
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Posted by on July 17, 2018 in Leadership, Media, Ministry Calling, Sermons, Transition

 

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You Can’t Keep People Pleasing

03 Jul

Pastor Reid Olson of Crossroads Church of Greeley teaches on the irrational thought of people pleasing.

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We get ourselves into a trap of pleasing others, which eventually makes us compromise our integrity, or sell out, or miss the goals we want to achieve. It’s easy to become a people pleaser if we remain obsessed with what people think about us. But when we embrace the identity that God gives us in Christ, we can live into the beloved child of God that He created. You choose. Keep people pleasing and feel empty, or be a God-pleaser and feel complete.

 
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Posted by on July 3, 2018 in Leadership, Media, Ministry Calling, Sermons, Transition

 

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When God seems Cold Hearted

19 Jun

Pastor Reid Olson of Crossroads Church of Greeley teaches on peoples’ misconception of God’s character when He seems cold hearted.

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When God doesn’t answer prayers; when God let’s trouble come; when God allows suffering, it seems so unfair. Isn’t God the omniscient Heavenly Father who is supposed to shield us from all trouble, heartache and pain? Maybe we have the formula all wrong about God. Maybe we go through suffering so that we see God’s purpose in our pain, or find God’s presence in our pain, or better yet, become more persistent through the midst of pain. Don’t give up when things get rough, in fact, look for God all the more. He’s right there with you, in it all, and through it all.

 
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Posted by on June 19, 2018 in Leadership, Media, Ministry Calling, Sermons

 

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Seeking All the God-Feelings

12 Jun

Pastor Reid Olson of Crossroads Church of Greeley teaches on only seeking feels from God.

feelingsDo you find yourself wanting more emotional connection with God? Sometimes we seek after something emotional, or tingly feelings from God, rather than seeking the truth of God’s character. We live in a society now that is so emotionally driven, fake news or real, that we miss what God’s character is really like. Did you know that the Bible is not primarily emotionally satisfying? Did you know that Jesus didn’t ever ask someone how they “felt” about obeying God? God doesn’t ask us how we feel about walking with Him, He expects us to walk by faith.

 
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Posted by on June 12, 2018 in Leadership, Media, Ministry Calling, Sermons

 

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Legalism Doesn’t Save You

05 Jun
Legalism Doesn’t Save You

Pastor Reid Olson of Crossroads Church of Greeley teaches on religion vs. faith;

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legalism vs. Christianity; law vs. grace. We’ve come to believe in God by faith, but do we act like legalists when it comes to keeping a relationship with God? Some will say that if they don’t “behave” and do all the right things, then God is mad with them. That’s not in the Bible. God’s grace is big enough for all of us sinners. However, it is only after discovering our sin that we need a Savior to work out good things in our lives. God’s love compels us to obey and serve Him, not to bicker and devour one another with the law.

 
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Posted by on June 5, 2018 in Leadership, Media, Ministry Calling, Sabbath Rest, Sermons

 

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God Is Not A Short-Order Cook

29 May

Pastor Reid Olson of Crossroads Church of Greeley teaches on a portion of God’s character.

short-order cookGod doesn’t exist to serve us, we exist to serve God. God is not a short-order cook, granting our every wish. God is more sovereign, more good, more loving and His ways are higher than our ways. When we begin to understand that God’s love will never fail, and God’s presence is always with us, we learn to trust in His glorious power and sovereign will for our lives. Don’t let circumstances sway your view of a Holy God.

 
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Posted by on May 29, 2018 in Leadership, Media, Ministry Calling, Sabbath Rest, Sermons

 

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Being Faithful to Pray

23 May

Pastor Reid Olson of Crossroads Church of Greeley teaches on Matthew 6:25-34.

anxietyJesus tells us not to worry, but to pray. How often do you let worry consume your thinking and paralyze your forward motion? Do you let the little things become big things in your life, and stop you from enjoying God’s process in your life? Do you know how to pray, how to stop worry and how to enjoy the process of maturity? Someone told me they feel like they are sitting in the back seat of God’s station wagon asking, “Are we there, yet?”

 
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Posted by on May 23, 2018 in Leadership, Media, Ministry Calling, Sabbath Rest, Sermons

 

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