Pastor Reid Olson of Crossroads Church of Greeley teaches on the lyrics of Oh Holy Night.
Not only does this Carol bring good warm feelings around the Christmas season, but it has deep theology as well. Where is your hope? Where are you placing your hope from God? Are you living circumstantially, for your own pleasures, or do you place your hope in something greater? God is our glory and hope, and our hope and faith come from him. Don’t let yourself get caught up in the materialism of the season, rather, let your heart find hope in God’s good glorious son, Jesus Christ.
Posted by Reid Olson on December 4, 2018 in Leadership, Media, Ministry Calling, Sermons
Tags: carols, Christmas, faith, Faith in God, jesus, ministry, Oh Holy Night, religion, singing, Worship
Pastor Reid Olson of Crossroads Church of Greeley teaches on Matthew 6:25-34.
Jesus 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?”
Posted by Reid Olson on May 23, 2018 in Leadership, Media, Ministry Calling, Sabbath Rest, Sermons
Tags: anxiety, doubt, faith, fear, freedom, God, jesus, prayer, religion, trust, worry
Pastor Reid Olson of Crossroads Church of Greeley teaches on Luke 24:1-10.
The women go to the tomb of Jesus to prepare his body with spices, and they find the stone rolled away, the tomb empty and angels approach. The angels said, “Jesus is not here. Why do you look for the living among the dead?” What did you expect to happen? Jesus wasn’t expected to die, and then once dead, Jesus wasn’t expected to come back to life. How does your life relate to the resurrection of Jesus from the dead? You no longer need to live a “dead” existence. You can have life today, with the same power God gave to raise Jesus from the dead.
Posted by Reid Olson on April 8, 2018 in Leadership, Media, Sermons
Tags: Colorado, faith, Happy, jesus, Philanthropy, relationships, religion, resurrection, security, Worship
Pastor Reid Olson of Crossroads Church of Greeley teaches on Luke 2.
The narrative of the birth story of Jesus has become so glorified and commercialized, that we seldom stop to think of how discrete and obscure the event really was. I’m sure not many teenage mothers today would want to give birth in an animal stable and lay their newborn down in an animal feeding trough.
The fact that God made his presence known into this dirty world, through an experience like this, is proof again that God enters into our mess. If God can enter the mess of an animal stable on the night Jesus was born, what area of your messy life will you allow God to enter? Are you keeping God from entering your life somehow? Do you have a road closed sign up in your life, where God is not allowed in? Give God passage tonight to enter into the mess of your life, and see if real healing will begin, so God can bring you peace.
Posted by Reid Olson on December 26, 2016 in Leadership, Media, Sermons
Tags: Christmas Eve, Christmas sermon, Christmas story, Church in Greeley, Colorado Church, crossroads greeley, jesus, Luke 2, Manger scene, nativity, online sermon, preaching
Pastor Reid Olson, of Crossroads Church of Greeley, teaches on Acts 5.
When the Spirit of God acts in a way that seems contrary to our human expectations, does the character of God come into question? Humanity has seemed to lose respect for God’s perfect holiness. We have the option to choose life, or choose death. When Peter & John were imprisoned for preaching, an angel of the Lord released them from prison only to tell them to continue to preach about this new life. Death on the front end of Acts 5, and new life at the closing. Which will you choose? Choose life, there is more blessing that way.
Posted by Reid Olson on September 28, 2016 in Leadership, Media, Ministry Calling, Sermons, Transition
Tags: Andy Stanley, audio sermon, bible, church, Churches in Greeley, Colorado, Crossroads, Crossroads Church, Greeley, Greeley Churches, I Believe, jesus
Pastor Reid Olson of Crossroads Church of Greeley teaches on the Book of Acts.
Acts chapter 4 is about the beginning of trouble for the disciples. They perform a healing at the temple, and begin speaking about the resurrection. The religious authorities, the Sanhedrin, resist the Kingdom of God moving out through the Church. They tell Peter & John to stop proclaiming the name of Jesus. Peter & John resist. How do you share your faith with others? Will your faith story tell others about Jesus?
Posted by Reid Olson on September 21, 2016 in Leadership, Media, Ministry Calling, Sermons
Tags: audio sermon, bible, calling, Christian, church, Churches in Greeley, Crossroads, Crossroads Church, jesus
Pastor Reid Olson of Crossroads Church of Greeley teaches on the BOOK OF ACTS.
Chapter 2 talks about the beginning of the church as the Holy Spirit is given to people. So often we look at Acts 2 merely as the beginning of the church, which is important, but we can easily miss the character of God displayed through His supernatural generosity, His supernatural boldness, leading us to supernatural repentance, and creates a supernatural community as a result. Join us as we look deeper into Acts 2.
Posted by Reid Olson on September 6, 2016 in Leadership, Media, Ministry Calling
Tags: audio sermon, bible, church, Church in Greeley, Churches in Greeley, Colorado, Crossroads, Crossroads Church, Evangelical Covenant, I Believe, jesus
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Jesus 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?”
When the Spirit of God acts in a way that seems contrary to our human expectations, does the character of God come into question? Humanity has seemed to lose respect for God’s perfect holiness. We have the option to choose life, or choose death. When Peter & John were imprisoned for preaching, an angel of the Lord released them from prison only to tell them to continue to preach about this new life. Death on the front end of Acts 5, and new life at the closing. Which will you choose? Choose life, there is more blessing that way.
Acts chapter 4 is about the beginning of trouble for the disciples. They perform a healing at the temple, and begin speaking about the resurrection. The religious authorities, the Sanhedrin, resist the Kingdom of God moving out through the Church. They tell Peter & John to stop proclaiming the name of Jesus. Peter & John resist. How do you share your faith with others? Will your faith story tell others about Jesus?
