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Hi! We are Rev. We want to share this same hope and freedom with you! Follow us to learn more! Welcome to CrossWalk Ministries US! Life begins at the cross!

Phil & Becky McGlauflin, and we’ve discovered total dependence on Jesus to be the key to unshakeable peace even in life’s most difficult circumstances! We are Philip and Becky McGlauflin, and our desire is to share the simple message of the cross: Jesus died to replace our old lives with a heart like His. That is the only solution that will ever repair broken lives, families,and relationships. Yielding to Him makes it possible! We continue to experience God’s transforming grace in our own lives and marriage as we surrender to His will and rely on His resources instead of our own. Despite Phil’s dual cancer diagnosis in 2005 that progressed to stage IV in 2019--and the loss of our home to fire in 2009--we have discovered total dependence on Christ to be the key to victory and peace that can never be shaken regardless of our circumstances. In July 2020, we retired from full-time pastoral ministry, but we still share the good news of Jesus in many other ways, including availability for pulpit supply, discipleship, counseling, mentoring, funeral services and more. In addition to our page, we are working on a website with up-to-date ministry information, preaching schedule, blogs, and a YouTube channel with a variety of encouraging and helpful videos. We invite you to join us in knowing the Lord in a deeper way, to see with His eyes, think with His mind, and love with His heart. Please “like”and follow our page, and subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay connected with us! What a Jesus!

~Phil and Becky

10/27/2026

Would you jump from a plane with a parachute that hasn't been inspected? 🪂 Hopefully not! It's much easier to put faith in one that has been thoroughly tested and proven reliable.

In our spiritual lives, faith works much the same way. We often face challenging life circumstances that are overwhelming and frightening. But if we've never had to depend on the Lord to help us through a significant trial, we've never had the opportunity to grow the roots of trust to anchor us in the storms of life. 🌱

**God doesn't supply unshakeable faith with a magic wand... He develops it in the very situations we can’t fix ourselves.** 💝

Don't be surprised when He allows you to face something that requires you to lean on Him more. He simply wants the chance to prove Himself reliable in your life! 🙌

How has a difficult situation helped strengthen your faith? Let’s encourage each other in the comments! 👇

10/26/2026

God will show you why He allows a difficulty into your life & will help you through it if you seek Him! See comments for more! 👇

10/24/2026

Did you ever get fooled by plastic fruit? 🍐🍎🍇Probably not-- fake fruit is obvious. Scripture says a life filled with Jesus produces genuine fruit: "love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control." 💝🕊️ (Galatians 5:22-23) It is called the "Fruit of the SPIRIT" not the fruit of our own efforts. We can't produce the character of Jesus by trying to be like Him or by copying the things He did. ("W.W.J.D." doesn't work either...that's still us trying to think like Him.)

Self-effort produces the equivalent of a bowl of plastic fruit. Stay connected to the Vine--Christ-- and His genuine character will be displayed naturally and effortlessly! It will be His actual Life being displayed in us, not us trying our hardest to emulate Him. ✝️

"I am the Vine; you are the branches. If you remain in Me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing." (John 15:5) 🪴

10/24/2026

He makes a way where there seems to be no way! If you need a reminder today that God is working behind the scenes, look at His promise in Isaiah 43:19:
"See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up 🌱; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness 🪾and streams in the wasteland 🏞️."

No matter how impossible the situation in your life seems right now, trust that He already has a path forward! He specializes in turning deserts into rivers and wilderness into walks of faith! ✝️💝

10/23/2026

Have you ever wondered "Why does God allow us to go through hardships?" 🤔

In Milo, Maine, on Oct. 11, 2026, Phil shared his testimony of what the Lord has been doing in his life throughout the last 4 years of stage IV metastatic kidney cancer and leukemia. Both were considered death sentences, but God had other plans! 🙌

He has allowed Phil to go through difficult times for multiple reasons... to show others that Jesus is faithful no matter what we face, that His power and love sustains us, that we can still have joy regardless of our circumstances, and to continually shape him into the likeness of Christ. What the enemy meant for harm, God turned into a testimony! ✝️

Consider these words of the Apostle Paul:

"...We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us again." (2 Corinthians 1:8-10)

"Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong." (2 Corinthians 12:8-10)

*How has God shown His faithfulness to you during a difficult season or struggle? Please share your testimony in the comments to encourage others!* 👇

10/20/2026

God never wastes a single valley you walk through! The very places you experienced pain or loss are often the exact places He equips you to bring His comfort and support to someone else who is navigating that same journey. 💝

Your brokenness becomes your ministry when you step out to encourage others, and your restoration becomes your testimony when you tell of His faithful grace! ✝

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ... who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God."
(2 Corinthians 1:3-4)
~If you know anyone who is going through a difficult time, please let them know they can find encouragement here!~ 💞

10/18/2026

Phil will be preaching at the North Vassalboro Baptist Church, 996 Main St., Vassalboro, ME, at 10 am this morning. If you are in the area and don't have a home church, please join us! ✝️

10/17/2026

Posts that encourage people to "put amen if you love Jesus" are wildly popular. But Christianity that only requires a few taps of the finger to prove our loyalty isn't the reality that will hold us in the most desperate times of our lives. 🌪️⚡🌊

The primary proof of love for Christ is demonstrated through the way we live: obedience to His commands, faithfulness, and loving service to others. A deep relationship with Him offers more blessings and freedom than we can ever hope for or imagine! ✝️ 💝

"Dear children, let us not love with words or speech, but with actions and in truth." 1 John 3:18

10/15/2026

What's bugging you??? 🤔
Life is filled with annoying moments every day... bumping your head on a cabinet door 🤕, getting stuck behind a slow vehicle, stubbing your toe, or spilling food on your clothes on the way to work.

Phil's constant irritation these days is his oxygen tubing; it gets caught on everything, yanks his head back, pulls on his ears, and trips us. (It broke my toe! ~Becky) We decided to make a change: every time that tubing gets caught, instead of grumbling, he says, "Thank You, Jesus!" 🙌

Now we both thank Him for all the annoyances that remind us to rely on Him more, because those things reveal the hidden impatience He wants to remove from our hearts. ❤️‍🩹 Instead of complaining, we’re praising! Shifting our focus instantly changes our attitudes! 🙂

“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

What’s one minor irritation you can turn into a moment of praise? Please like, comment and share!

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