Episode – Crossroads Community Church

2025-07-27 – Radical Prayers

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2025-07-27 - Radical Prayers

00:00 / 40:53

Do we pray as much as we think we should? Pastor Luke asks us to consider what we pray about the most and to be brave enough to ask God to break our hearts.

Speaker: Luke Smith

Date: July 27

— Table of Contents —

(00:00) Intro

(02:26) Do I pray as much as I think I should?

(10:41) God, break my heart

(12:35) Jeremiah 8

(18:21) Many of God’s greatest blessings are found on the other end of heart breakings

(20:59) How often has comfort moved me to action?

(23:20) Comfort never made anyone look more like Jesus

(33:35) Philippians 3 and Romans 9

(38:56) My heart breaks for __________

(39:34) Prayer

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2025-07-20 – Samson

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2025-07-20 - Samson

00:00 / 33:54

As Pastor Luke concludes our Vacation Bible School for Grown Ups series, we learn that Samson’s problem wasn’t just that his hair got cut.

Speaker: Luke Smith

Date: July 20

— Table of Contents —

(00:00) Intro

(01:27) Judges 13

(03:13) Judges 14

(09:10) Judges 15

(12:05) Judges 16

(22:21) 3 Steps to Wreck God’s Call on My Life

(26:53) God’s Redemptive Plan

(32:50) Prayer

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2025-07-13 – Jericho and the Wall

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2025-07-13 - Jericho and the Wall

00:00 / 45:11

In our Vacation Bible School for Grown Ups series, Randi shares with us how we can bring down our own Jerichos and how the story of Jericho connects to Jesus.

Speaker: Randi Weeks

Date: July 13

— Table of Contents —

(00:00) Intro

(03:35) Joshua 1

(07:31) Jericho and the wall

(14:42) Joshua 5

(16:52) Joshua 6

(26:14) On the 7th day

(30:52) Rahab

(33:01) God’s Presence – His promise, His people, and our prayers are weapons we have to tear down our spiritual Jerichos

(33:53) We fight from a place of victory

(35:28) Connections to New Testament (1 John 5, Hebrews 11, Matthew 1)

(40:26) Conclusion

(44:18) Prayer

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2025-07-06 – Jonah and the Whale

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2025-07-06 - Jonah and the Whale

00:00 / 38:21

In our Vacation Bible School for Grown Ups series, Pastor Brent shows us a different side of the Jonah and the Whale story. He asks us to consider why Jonah fled in the first place.

Speaker: Brent Faulkner

Date: July 6

— Table of Contents —

(00:00) Intro

(03:44) Jonah 1-2 and map

(11:56) Jonah 3

(17:34) Jonah 4

(21:01) The story of Jonah reveals God’s true character

(24:47) God’s compassion is both soothing and shocking

(25:48) Romans 5 and Matthew 12

(35:08) Conclusion

(37:22) Prayer

2025-06-29 – Noah’s Ark

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2025-06-29 - Noah’s Ark

00:00 / 38:54

Are you building an ark or an idol? As we begin our VBS for Grown Ups series, Pastor Josh takes us through the story of the flood and Noah’s ark.

Speaker: Josh Ekberg

Date: June 29

— Table of Contents —

(00:00) Intro

(11:58) The dove = peace between God and his people

(14:14) Jesus is our ark

(17:07) The flood = Baptism

(23:19) Faith not built is a faith that is drowning

(30:27) Are you building an ark or an idol?

(36:13) The arks that we build in secret will transform us

(37:27) And the arks we build in public will bring glory to God and build others up

(37:52) Prayer

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2025-06-22 – Chapters 7-12

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2025-06-22 - Chapters 7-12

00:00 / 47:03

Pastor Brent takes us through Daniel chapters 7 to 12, teaching us about the pattern and the promise that these visions show us.

Speaker: Brent Faulkner

Date: June 22

— Table of Contents —

(00:00) Intro

(11:14) Daniel 7

(16:43) Daniel 8, 9 and 12

(21:38) Timeline and Revelation

(29:03) The Pattern

(31:45) Daniel 7, Matthew 26, and Revelation 5

(43:03) The Promise

(46:13) Prayer

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2025-06-15 – Chapters 4 and 5

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2025-06-15 - Chapters 4 and 5

00:00 / 45:20

Pastor Luke teaches us from Daniel chapters 4 and 5, which share a theme of leaders who believe they are bigger than God. In both cases, they learn their lesson the hard way, but only one lives long enough to praise the King of heaven.

Speaker: Luke Smith

Date: June 15

— Table of Contents —

(00:00) Intro

(03:33) Daniel 4

(09:30) Unconditional love does not mean unconditional acceptance of all behavior

(17:48) Don’t mistake God’s patience for indifference

(26:09) Daniel 5

(33:29) 1. What is the writing on the wall for me?

(38:16) 2. Do I see the finger of God?

(41:57) Conclusion

(44:21) Prayer

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2025-06-08 – Chapters 3 and 6

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2025-06-08 - Chapters 3 and 6

00:00 / 47:22

Courage is the choice to act in spite of uncertainty. Pastor Luke teaches us from Daniel chapters 3 and 6.

Speaker: Luke Smith

Date: June 8

— Table of Contents —

(00:00) Intro

(02:27) Daniel 3 and Genesis 11

(09:44) Courage is the choice to act in spite of uncertainty

(11:22) 1. Faith comes at a cost

(13:07) 2. Our God is able to save us

(14:35) 3. I know that God is able. I expect that He will. I still trust Him even if He doesn’t

(15:10) Mark 5 and Daniel 6

(27:50) Courage is revealed more by our habits than by what happens

(29:33) One of the greatest signs of maturity in a believer is how we respond when we face hardship

(32:10) Daniel 3 and 6

(41:17) Conclusion (Hebrews 2)

(46:08) Prayer

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2025-06-01 – Chapters 1 and 2

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2025-06-01 - Chapters 1 and 2

00:00 / 35:50

As we start our Stories from Daniel series, Pastor Luke teaches us from Daniel Chapters 1 and 2. He asks us to consider whether we are willing to live for the Lord while we’re living in Babylon. But never forgetting that there is a God in Heaven.

Speaker: Luke Smith

Date: June 1

— Table of Contents —

(00:00) Intro

(06:39) Daniel 1

(14:07) Am I willing to live for the Lord while I’m living in Babylon?

(15:31) God honors those who honor Him

(16:24) I can’t make a difference in the world unless I live differently than the world

(24:32) Daniel 2

(28:56) But there is a God in Heaven!

(33:09) Jesus will stand forever!

(35:16) Prayer

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2025-05-25 – Taking Thoughts Captive

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2025-05-25 - Taking Thoughts Captive

00:00 / 31:42

Soundtracks are the mental playlists that play in our minds on repeat. They’re the thoughts and narratives we tell ourselves. Pastor Brent shares with us four steps to replace the wrong thoughts with the right ones.

Speaker: Brent Faulkner

Date: May 25

— Table of Contents —

(00:00) Intro

(06:05) Scripture

(10:30) Capture

(12:48) Investigate

(19:23) Replace

(21:59) Repeat

(24:19) Conclusion

(27:44) Prayer & Reflection

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