Crosswalk PLUS Weekly

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  Do I Have to Be Baptized to Be Saved? So, the answer, I firmly believe, is no; baptism does not determine your salvation. Salvation comes solely from faith in Jesus and confessing he is your Lord. I believe that baptism is a powerful statement...
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  5 Scripture-Based Prayers to Encourage Your Weary and Anxious Heart If you are struggling with fatigue, fear, and heaviness, here are some prayers of faith to help remind you that God offers us peace even in the darkest valleys that we walk through in our lives.
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  3 Parables to Read When You Need Comfort The next time emotions swell within you, anxiety clouds your judgment, or you fear the world is ending, turn to God. Here are 3 parables to read when you need comfort.
• Paul the Tent Maker: How Our Day Jobs Can Point Others to Christ If we are not careful, we can easily put Paul and other disciples of Jesus on a pedestal in the Bible. However, he was a regular man who heard the call of Jesus and chose to follow. He still had to make a...
• Who Is Our Antidote for Fear and Loneliness? Every one of us has been a captive of fear or loneliness at some point in time; fear of rejection, fear of being misunderstood, fear of uncertainty. We can always call to God for help whenever fear and...
• How to Stay Young Make simple things a vital part of your life. There is so much pain and hurt in our world. If we major in that pain, it will become a mental habit to gravitate toward all of the wrong things in life instead...
• Why It's Important That We Teach Young People about Sin There is a great danger in the way that people want to say, “your truth is your truth” or “all roads lead to heaven.” It is scary to know that these students with who I spoke believed that they had good...
• Can You Be Both Christian and Pro-Choice? The Bible does not speak specifically about abortion, but there is a distinct theme of gentleness when speaking of the unborn. How do we know Christians can’t support abortion? Let’s explore:
• 6 Easy Ways to Start Memorizing Scripture For me to be able to best take advantage of the wisdom God gave us in his book, I need to know its words like the back of my hand. Here are a few easy ways to start memorizing Scripture.
• 9 Activities That Strengthen Your Relationship with Your Grandchildren It’s hard to imagine a lovelier relationship on earth than between a grandparent and their grandchild. I’ve heard more than a few folks describe grandparenthood as “a reward for all the hard years put in as...
• Why Did God Give Us the Law? Over the course of our lives, life within the love of the Lord Jesus becomes more obvious. There are certain character traits of God which become obvious to us, and changes in our lives which become obvious...
• 3 Ways to Activate Your Faith in the Midst of War How do we maintain an active, vibrant faith when emergency situations explode in our world? Here are three ways.