Jesus frees us from shame and condemnation, replaces fear with freedom, and gives us a new identity rooted in God’s unconditional love.

Main Ideas: Our stories shape our identity and our life. Often, the stories that shape us the most are the ones forced on us. The Author of Life, is already at work, rewriting your story from the inside out. We can get stuck in the same broken story over and over. Jesus doesn’t erase our past chapters… he rewrites them into something beautiful. Jesus says you’re not just forgiven… You are rescued. The Holy Spirit of God is guiding you through your story, writing it one page at a time. Our setbacks and our struggles are real… but they are not our truest story. You don’t have to try harder because you’re already loved.

Invitation: Catch the old voices and replace them with truth. “I am not condemned. I am God’s beloved child.” Pray: ‘Holy Spirit, help me see myself the way you do.’

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📜 |TRANSCRIPT → https://www.yourcrosscreek.com/media/2026-01-18.pdf

✍️ | 5 DAY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE → https://substack.com/@crosscreeksalem

🍞 | GATHER TOGETHER → https://www.yourcrosscreek.com/#gather | 4:30pm on Sundays.

👋 | SAY HI → https://www.yourcrosscreek.com/welcome/

🤝 | DONATE TO CROSSCREEK → https://www.yourcrosscreek.com/donate/

Lasting spiritual change comes from identity in Jesus, not religious performance or self-improvement.

Main Ideas: The push to improve can leave us feeling like we’re never enough. Our value is received, not achieved. Our place in God’s family was his idea, not our achievement. When we become children of God, our identity fundamentally changes. God adopted us because it was the thing that would make him the happiest. Following Jesus starts by receiving, not achieving Belief is choosing to be confident that God can and will do what he promised. You can stop chasing a better you and rest in who you already are in Jesus.

Invitation: Remember who you are and speak your true name to yourself. I am a child of God. I have all I need in Jesus. I am chosen. I am adopted and accepted. I am saved, forgiven, and sealed.

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📜 |TRANSCRIPT → https://www.yourcrosscreek.com/media/2026-01-11.pdf

✍️ | 5 DAY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE → https://substack.com/@crosscreeksalem

🍞 | GATHER TOGETHER → https://www.yourcrosscreek.com/#gather | 4:30pm on Sundays.

👋 | SAY HI → https://www.yourcrosscreek.com/welcome/

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 | JOIN A GROUP → https://www.yourcrosscreek.com/#connect

🤝 | DONATE TO CROSSCREEK → https://www.yourcrosscreek.com/donate/

Jesus brings lasting peace (shalom), forgiveness, and freedom from sin—peace that goes beyond holiday cheer and transforms your life.

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Welcome to Crosscreek Community Church’s Podcast channel! Located in the Pacific Northwest, Crosscreek Community Church offers a welcoming online church community for those on a journey to discover their meaning in life, explore their doubts, ask questions, and discover more about God, Jesus, Christianity, the Bible, and more.

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Main Ideas: Christmas gifts are great, but they don’t usually last. Christmas is the promise of real lasting peace. We are imprisoned by sin, but the King came to set us free. Darkness can never extinguish the light, and death can never defeat life. Real peace is a gift. God loves you, and he’s inviting you into his family. Peace isn’t just a feeling. It’s a gift. And it’s yours to open this Christmas.

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📜 |TRANSCRIPT → https://www.yourcrosscreek.com/media/2025-12-21.pdf

✍️ | 5 DAY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE → https://substack.com/@crosscreeksalem

🍞 | GATHER TOGETHER → https://www.yourcrosscreek.com/#gather | 4:30pm on Sundays.

👋 | SAY HI → https://www.yourcrosscreek.com/welcome/

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 | JOIN A GROUP → https://www.yourcrosscreek.com/#connect

🤝 | DONATE TO CROSSCREEK → https://www.yourcrosscreek.com/donate/