Crossroads Church | Lafayette, LA

As followers of Christ, understanding who we are not is just as important as knowing who we are. In this powerful message, Pastor Jeff Ables challenges us to examine our spiritual identity by focusing on three key areas where perspective matters most.Are you living out your true identity in Christ—or holding onto labels that were never meant for you? Don't miss this timely reminder to align your view of yourself with God's truth.Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org 

In our search for acceptance in this world we find our identity in all the wrong things. In today's message, Pastor Jeff Ables leads us into checking our ID's by calling for us to find our identity in God, and looking to scripture to find what our identity in Christ should be.Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org 

The unwillingness of women to identify with motherhood has created a crisis in our world today. In today's message, Pastor Jeff Ables addresses how to identity of motherhood is to be highly esteemed, and gives two crucial aspects of the motherhood ID.Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org  

In today's message, our student pastor Matthew Ackman talks about the importance of living holy lives and how often our hearts can get hardened to the convictions God calls us to have. Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_savedNew to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org

Our final trial will take place before the Judgement Seat of Christ, when our works will be tested by fire. In today's message, Pastor Jeff Ables discusses how in light of this trial, we should be collecting crowns and lays out 5 types of crowns we can collect.Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org 

Christians are often known for their judgement in a negative context, but it's actually our lack of good judgement that has led to the state of the church today. In today's message, Pastor Jeff Ables looks to scripture to proof that we are actually called to judge one another and teaches us how to judge one another properly. Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org 

We will all face trials in our lives, but there is so much that we can learn from them. In today's message, Pastor Jeff Ables discusses the importance of facing trials in our lives and what's waiting for us on the other side.Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org

What's next on God's calendar is Christ's return. In today's message, Pastor Jeff Ables does a deep dive into scripture to see what we need to know about the second coming of Christ and what we need to do in order to prepare for it. Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org 

The Bible is clear that we are all called to be evangelists when Jesus commissions us to "go unto the ends of the earth" preaching the gospel. In today's message, Emily Beagley (Missionary to Kenya) breaks down an incredible story in Acts chapter 8 that beautifully illustrates the power of this kind of evangelism. From this story we can learn the three key elements to the life of an evangelist. Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org 

You may be facing a situation in your life and you feel helpless. But even whenever we feel helpless we are never hopeless. In today's message, Pastor Rusty Blann (Assistant Super Intendant for the Arkansas Assemblies of God) shares the three anchors of hope that will help you get through the most difficult moments of your life. Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org 

God always has a next step for us to take and He wants that step to be progressive, not regressive. In today's message, Pastor Jeff Ables discusses 8 next steps on our spiritual progression. Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org 

"We are never more like Jesus than when we forgive." On this special water baptism service, Pastor Bud Plake (Care Pastor) takes a look at one of the most difficult parts of our growth journey: forgiveness. Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org 

Are you in need of a healing or breakthrough and are losing faith that it will happen? In today's message, Pastor Matthew Ackman (Crossroads Leadership College Director and Student Pastor) looks to a powerful story in 1 Kings of a man searching for healing to give us 6 important lessons when we are searching for healing.Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org 

The Bible has a lot to say about money and a lot to say about how foolish people manage their finances. In today's sermon, Pastor Jeff Ables searches scripture to find 10 ways that fools mismanage their money.Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org 

God is just as concerned about what we do with the ninety percent of our income as He is about the first ten percent! In today's message, Pastor Jeff Ables looks to scripture to discover what wisdom would teach us about what to do with the ninety percent of our income. Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org 

Wisdom is Heaven's currency and we need wisdom with our finances. In today's message, Pastor Jeff Ables discusses how to be wise with our money and put money its rightful place in our lives. Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved  New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org 

If we want to be friends of God, we cannot be friends of this world. In today's message, Pastor Jeff Ables breaks down a passage of scripture in 1 John 2 that explains the ways that we often befriend this world. We also invite our discipleship pastor Brody Lantier to the stage to talk to us about our new semester of small groups!Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved  New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org 

The Bible calls on us to love our neighbors as ourselves. But who are our neighbors and how should we treat them? In today's message, Pastor Jeff Ables talks about the importance of befriending our neighbors.Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org 

Many people want God to be their savior, but we can also have God as our friend. In today's message, Pastor Jeff Ables discusses what it takes to become a friend of God.Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org 

At the beginning of each year we all set our sights on goals that we want to accomplish and changes that we want to make within ourselves. The reason why we so often don't achieve these goals or changes is because we do them in our own strength. The most important question that we can ask ourselves at the beginning of this year is: "Where do I find the power to become what I envision for my life?". In today's message, our apostolic leader, Pastor Denny Duron, will look at five conversations in scripture with the disciple Simon Peter that give us insight into these important question.Denny Duron is an evangelist and the senior pastor of Shreveport Community Church. He is a former professional and national championship winning college football player. He is currently the head football coach of Evangel Christian Academy, which is the subject of the Freevee original tv series, "God. Family. Football."Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved  New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org 

We all know Jesus, Mary, Joseph, the wise men..etc., but there are two more characters in the Christmas story that many of us are unaware of: Simeon and Anna. In today's message, Pastor Jeff Ables teaches about what we can learn from these lesser known Bible characters, including how to be mission-minded as we prepare for 2025. Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org 

Out of all the characters of Christmas, none matter more than Jesus. In today's message, Pastor Jeff Ables uses a story from Jesus' youth to identify 6 character traits that we can reflect in our own lives. Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org 

Have you ever wondered what made Mary worthy of being the one who introduced the Messiah to the world? As christians, we have been asked to introduce this same Christ to the world around us everyday and in today's message, Pastor Jeff Ables discusses six character traits of Mary that made her worthy of that calling.Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org 

Thousands of years in the future, how will people remember us? There are a few men in the story of Jesus' birth that are remembered as "the wise men". What did these men do that allowed them to be remembered as wise all these years later? In today's message, Pastor Jeff Ables discusses lessons that we can learn from these historic men. Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org 

No table setting is complete until we have given thanks. In today's message, Pastor Jeff Ables discusses the power of gratitude and gives us practical ways that we can "Set the table" with thanksgiving. Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org 

We've all found ourselves in a "wilderness" season of life at one point. Perhaps you're in that season now where things aren't going how you thought they would. In today's message, our Care Pastor, Bud Plake, teaches how in the wilderness seasons of our lives, God gives us a seat at His table.Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org 

Jesus uses bread to represent healing and how his body was broken so that ours could be healed. In today's message, Pastor Jeff Ables discusses how God wants us to be healed and live in health and uses scripture to teach us 5 things about healing. Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org 

The table is used all throughout the Bible to represent our fellowship with God and with one another. The Church is a table where we all gather together with God and His people, and like every table, it has place settings. In today's message, Pastor Jeff Ables talks about the 4 place settings that exist at the table of the church, and the importance of us consistently inviting people to sit at that table.Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org 

When we think of Satanism we tend to think of black robes and sacrifices, but you might be surprised to know that most people practice a form of Satanism in one way or another. In today's message, Pastor Jeff Ables discusses the 4 cardinal rules of Satanism, and some of them may sound eerily familiar to us all. Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org 

Christian nationalism is a term that has been used a lot lately to try and limit Christian's involvement in public policy, but voting and speaking out on our convictions is not Christian nationalism, it's Christian stewardship. In today's message, Pastor Jeff Ables discusses a Christian's role in politics and 3 things we need to consider whenever we cast our vote in this election.Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved  New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org 

Our world is very divided, but it should not be this way amongst Christians. In today's message, Pastor Jeff Ables addresses the divisions in our country and give 5 reasons why as believers we need to be united.Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved  New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org 

In Matthew 19:14 in the King James Version, Jesus says, "Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." The word "suffer" means "to allow". One of the main missions of the church is allowing kids to experience God. In today's sermon, Pastor Jeff Ables discusses the importance of reaching children with the gospel and how we can all get involved in that mission.Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org 

In the book of Hebrews in the Bible, God teaches us that faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. That means that our hopes and dreams play a part in bringing our faith into reality. But what if you have lost hope in something, someone, or some situation? How do you find the courage to continue believing for the best?John Burns' message, The Power of Hope, is the perfect place to begin looking for God's answers to your most concerning questions.John and Helen Burns are the founding pastors of Relate Church in Vancouver, Canada.Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org 

We're living in a time where people feel lonelier than ever before. Friends matter. The question is, what kind of friend are you?Today, we got the pleasure to hear from Helen Burns. Helen and her husband John are founding pastors of Relate Church in Vancouver, Canada. Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org 

The pursuit of our spouses should not end once the wedding happens. Marriage isn't a finish lines, it's a race. In today's message, student pastor and leadership college director Matthew Ackman discusses how to continue our pursuit and gives 11 goals for a healthy marriage.Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved"New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org"

Did you know that there are 3 foundational principles of marriage? Whether you feel your marriage is weak and crumbling or stronger than ever, every relationship can benefit from a renewed perspective. Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved"New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org"

Jesus instructs us to protect our marriage, but how do we do that exactly? In today's message, Pastor Jeff gives 9 actions steps that you and your spouse can implement this week to begin strengthening your marriage.Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved" New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org"

God wants to RENEW us and our marriages. That means that we can be RENEWly Weds. But in order to have renewed marriages we need to have renewed purpose. In today's message, Pastor Jeff Ables discusses three purposes of marriage in order to help us commit to a renewed marriage. Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved  New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org 

Every dysfunction that we battle with in our lives starts in our minds. The human imagination can be a huge blessing, but an unyielded imagination will always move us towards evil. In today's message, Pastor Jeff Ables discusses the power of yielding our thought lives to God and teaches us how to deal with vain imaginations.Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org 

When it comes to photography, we all know that photobombing is when you insert yourself into someone else's picture. When it comes to the picture of our lives, we could all use some photobombing. In today's message, Pastor Jeff Ables talks about the importance of having healthy friendships and how living relationally requires we so some photobombing. Then our Discipleship Pastor, Brody Lantier, joins to discuss how we can all walk out this message through joining a small group. Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org 

God has a big picture plan for each of our lives. But in order to see the big picture, we have to look through the right lens, adjust our focus, quit taking selfies and turn on the flash. In today's message, Pastor Jeff Ables teaches us how to take a step back and see God's big picture plan for our lives. Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org 

Before digital photography, pictures were captured on film as "negatives". Those negatives then needed to be put into a solution in a dark room in order to develop into the beautiful positives that they ended up becoming.This is a picture of our lives with God. In today's message, our Care Pastor, Bud Plake, discuss what the solution is that God wants to use to develop our lives from a negative to a positive. Prayed to accept Jesus? Congratulations! Text SAVED to 337-222-3210 or click here https://bit.ly/CC_saved New to Crossroads Church? Learn all about us at https://mycrossroads.org