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"The Sermon On The Mount: The Beatitudes" - Episode 5
 

Cross Connection / February 06, 2012

Bible scholars know them as the "Be-attitudes," yet no words to live by could be more strange to real world people. Oleg Kostyuk makes sense of the topsy-turvy rules of living, left by a God whose rules are pure love.

 
"John the Baptist and His Mission" - Episode 3
 

Cross Connection / January 24, 2012

If you were to describe a great man of the Bible, you probably wouldn't describe him wearing rough clothes, and eating bugs. Yet that is the very hero in this episode of Cross Connections.

 
The Sermon On The Mount: Conclusion - Episode 10
 

Cross Connection / January 01, 2011

"In conclusion..." These words should read as, "Pay attention." When Jesus ended his sermon, He left His disciples with this very important point...

 
"Six Antitheses of Jesus" - Episode 6
 

Cross Connection / February 14, 2012

Jesus said that a simple thought can be the same as committing adultery. Join Oleg Kostyuk as we learn how to enact Christ's seemingly contrasting statements in our own lives.

 
"The Sermon on the Mount: Money and Stress" - Episode 8
 

Cross Connection / February 28, 2012

It seems that the bills never stop coming to the mailbox. You pay one, and it's back before you know it. Paired with stress, these are perhaps the two topics that worry most people. Yet, 2000 years before our time, Jesus had important words on thi

 
"The Sermon on the Mount: Criticism and the Golden Rule" - Episode 9
 

Cross Connection / March 06, 2012

We have all heard the Golden Rule: "Due unto others as you would have them do unto you." Alongside this text, Jesus said not to cast your pearls before swine. Oleg takes us to a better understanding of these texts.

 
"Alms, Fasting, & Prayer" - Episode 7
 

Cross Connection / February 21, 2012

Could it be wrong to give to the poor, or fast for your beliefs? Oleg Kostyuk's answer may surprise you.

 
Jesus' Authority - Episode 12
 

Cross Connection / March 27, 2012

We often say that Jesus had authority, but what kind of authority? On Cross Connection we discover three types of Jesus' authority.

 
"Advent and the People of God" - Episode 2
 

Cross Connection / January 17, 2012

If you met a hero, would you know it? The Jews of the Old Testament were longing for a messiah, but when he finally came they didn't recognize him. On Cross Connections, learn how to recognize messiah.