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This week we host Bryan Osborne with Answers in Genesis as he gives a presentation on Dinosaurs and the Bible.
"Don't miss the gift - celebrate the blessing.
Don't miss the responsibility - commit to raising the child God's way.
Don't miss God's Presence - walk in step with the Spirit." - Pastor Mickey
"In life, people desire something badly to only receive it and act no different. A great example are people who can not wait to be married only to get married and keep acting like they're single." - Pastor Mickey
- A Catalyst Podcast * - a must listen!
From the very beginning of creation until today, God has one clear expectation for people. Join us in today's podcast as Pastor Mickey clarifies that expectation and how we can meet it.
"You can't keeping doing what you want to do and expect God to bless you like it is His will." - Pastor Mickey
In this final installment of the "Holy Spirit" series, Pastor Mickey looks into a very misunderstood concept regarding "Baptism in the Spirit".
"Any gift God has for you is good and it should never be treated as vowel or something to avoid." - Pastor Mickey
"Many people that have rejected things centered around The Holy Spirit are not rejecting the Bible; they are rejecting the packaging that people have put around The Holy Spirit."
- Pastor Mickey
Listen to today's podcast as Pastor Mickey elaborates on the packaging people surround The Holy Spirit as well as gives the biblical truth about Pentecost.
"Most people have a warped view of The Holy Spirit because of bad doctrine or poor experiences." - Pastor Mickey
In this episode, Pastor Peter reminds us that before revival, before breakthrough - it's time to pray. Dive into a message that calls us back to intimacy with the Father and prepares our hearts for 21 Days of Prayer.
Today's podcast Pastor Mickey gives us the five "ands" that followed Pentecost and how these are vital whenever we see a movement of God.
Today's Pastor Mickey gives us a biblical understanding of Pentecost and all the various parts that contributed to the launching of God's Church.
"In Acts, actions often lead to an explanation about what God is doing. It's word and deed together, which gives us an understanding of God's movements through out time." - Pastor Mickey
"Walking with people or pushing on people; which method is most effective in leading people in your life?" - Pastor Mickey
"I don't know of bigger dilemma than standing up for something so strongly that you do not realize your opposing God." - Pastor Mickey
"Most Christians want to have a loud voice and quiet life, but what we need is a LOUD life and a quiet voice!" - Pastor Mickey
"The first step in most people's life to get in the room with the right message." - Pastor Mickey
"Prayer will take you places in your life that you did not believe were even possible." - Pastor Mickey
"We have to realize that freedom comes at a great cost no matter the context." - Pastor Mickey
Join us today as Pastor Mickey gives us the catalyst behind Crossroads' summer series with a 4 Step process that truly breaks the status quo.
Join us as Pastor Mickey looks into three lies that most people find themselves trapped in as they pursue their future.
"People will hurt you… love them anyway.
People will disappoint you…. believe in them anyway.
Someone you least expect will change your life…. value everyone.
Someone you don’t realize is watching and is being changed by your life…. let them stare." - Pastor Mickey
There are three main focuses Jesus speaks about after His Resurrection and prior to His ascension. Join Pastor Mickey as he dives into these three areas.
"Jesus conquered the grave, so that you would not have to stay in yours." - Pastor Mickey
Join us as we celebrate Palm Sunday - a moment of both excitement and foreshadowing. Let's reflect as we journey to understand how to pour our lives out to Jesus each and every day.
"God is not responsible for the pain or trauma, He is the reason we can overcome it." - Chelsea Newsom
"Your story is powerful. Your story is important. Your story has the ability to bring sight to people that are captured in life's blinding circumstances/choices." - Pastor Mickey
"If you are looking for FOUR CORE foundational scriptures to govern your life, these are the starting point." - Pastor Mickey
Dive into today's podcast as Pastor Mickey gives a biblical look into Lent and knowledge of some of its traditions.
"Lent is a time of changing my behavior to recognize the sufferings Christ did for me." - Friend of Crossroads
"Jesus was poor in possessions, but He was rich in purpose and people." - Pastor Mickey
Today's episode takes us to the trailhead of the journey that leads us to the more in life.
"Most people are not in a journey of living life. They are more in a process of simply dying in their life and waiting for death. It does not have to be that way!" - Pastor Mickey
In this podcast Pastor Mickey pulls on us to discover how we can experience true freedom and gives us the biblical principle of adding in order to subtract.
"Real life changes happens in relationships." - Pastor Mickey
"How you answer this one question will affect all relationships more than anything else in your life." - Pastor Mickey
"Everybody is on a journey, but usually fits into one of these 4 categories when it comes to life." - Pastor Mickey
"Don't spend your time chasing blessings. Chase God and the blessings will chase you." - Pastor Mickey
"You were never created to live just a natural life, but instead you were created to live a supernatural life through Christ." - Pastor Mickey
"God never intended for you to only live naturally, but supernaturally through His strength." - Pastor Mickey
"Prayer should be our first response, not our last resort." - Pastor Mickey
"There truly is an important step that most people miss at the end of each year. We get so caught up running on the hamster wheel of life that we do not stop and see what God has done and simply thank Him." - Pastor Mickey
"The Gospels of Matthew and Luke tell the details of Christmas, but The Gospel of John tells us the purpose of Christmas." - Pastor Mickey
"God's Word never mentions conflict resolution, it only mentions conflict reconciliation ." - Pastor Mickey
"The first human experience Jesus would ever experience is that He was wrapped in a comfort. Could it be that His first experience was being comforted, so that He could understand and comfort us through the things we experience in our lives." - Pastor Mickey
"Here is how you know when you really have joy. It doesn't matter what's going on around you, you still have joy. Why? Because joy is internal, not external" - Pastor Mickey
"When God ask us to stop what we are doing, He is often giving us a chance to be a part of what He is doing." - Pastor Mickey
"Legalism turns our personal experiences into convictions which we impose on others without Jesus' blessing." - Pastor Mickey
"God will always meet you where you are at and He never keeps score about it." - Pastor Mickey
"My perspective of others determines my behavior toward them, and my behavior toward them influences their response to me." - Pastor Mickey
"If we are not careful in the way we handle these areas in our life, we may find ourselves looking more like the world rather than His Word" - Pastor Mickey
Listen to today's message to discover the three areas Satan has aways used to attack people.
"The church does not determine what the bible teaches, the bible determines what the church should teach."
"So many people are trying to press on you and cut you into the shape they want you to be like a cookie cutter, but how do we handle that if God is calling us to something different." - Pastor Mickey
Today's message looks at a biblical account that most people have never read or noticed. It shows us the power of prayer and how everyone has a major part in God's plan for this world.
"God does not see you that way and you need to realize exactly how He see you." - Pastor Mickey
"You can be married and not talk to your spouse, but I promise you want have much of a marriage. Likewise, you can be saved and never talk to God; but you want have much of a relationship with Him." - Pastor Mickey
"The first thing people will want to change is your name. Think about it.... it's what you are known as and how you are identified." - Pastor Mickey
"My desire is for each of you to realize you are better than you realize, more able than you give yourself credit, and a vital part of God's plan." - Pastor Mickey
Today's message is centered around what God has called us all to do in order to respond to the people's questions of these days. We need to learn to BE Golden and ACT Fruity.
"Most people are looking for someone they can trust, because they know they have experienced it." - Pastor Mickey
"Sometimes we have to let go of what we know to experience something greater." - Pastor Mickey
"The gift of tongues at Pentecost was not given to show people they were saved, the gift of tongues was given so that people could receive the message and be saved." - Pastor Mickey
"Being Life-Giving is taking care of the whole person, not just one part." - Pastor Mickey
A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion. - Proverbs 18:2
"If allergies in spring are the result of plant life being renewed, how much more should our renewed life in Christ have an effect on others." - Pastor Mickey
Today's message gives 4 basic principles that will help you understand "The Answer":
1) The reality of God's timing
2) God's Motiviation
3) Why is it Important?
4) Because of the first three... "how ought we live?"
In this episode, Pastor Mickey gives us a biblical historical understanding of what Jewish society was like and what "Palm Sunday" was really like on that day Jesus entered Jerusalem.
Doing the Right Thing with the Right Motive = Service
Doing the Right Thing with the Wrong Motive = Selfishness
Pastor Mickey begins a new series entitled "The Rescue." We all need rescuing- no matter who you are. And all great rescues have 3 concepts: develop, disrupt and define.
Scripture: Proverbs 16:2 (NIV), James 4:3 (NIV), and John 6:25-40 ESV
"God is still writing your story. Quit stealing the pen." -Matt Dillard
Hear the heart and vision of the 24/7 movement from Executive Director Randy Bonner and President of the Board of Directors Matt Dillard.
The 24/7 movement Mission Statement: "To engage in positive change that will reduce/prevent impaired driving and save lives.
The vision? "Together, one day we can end needless deaths and injuries due to alcohol, drug and distracted driving."
"It does not matter where you came from or where you start, God has a plan for you IF you will follow and believe in God." - Troy Weathers
Troy Weathers has lived a successful life despite coming from a disadvantaged position. Hear his story of how God has opened doors and given him opportunities he never thought he'd get.
"The more I wanted to push away from God, the more I found myself drawing near to Him." - Naomi Rodante
Naomi Rodante has endured loss and pain and struggle but through it all has drawn closer to God. Your worth isn't defined by your circumstances but who you believe in.
"God is faithful, no matter what!" - Gene and Peggy
Gene and Peggy Bryan have had a lengthy marriage but it has not been all butterflies and rainbows. They endured the loss of a son but kept God in the center of it all. In life, who are you going to listen to? Those who speak life? Or those who don't?
"Most people's mentality is simply wrong. They want the end results without the daily obediences require to get there." - Pastor Mickey
This podcast is the vital key to unlocking God's blessings in your life. Listen to start a journey to get off the hamster wheel of life and under God's umbrella of blessings.
"Most people's concepts of grace and mercy give them a misunderstanding of God's blessings."
"The question is not, how near is God to us; but rather how near are we to God." - Pastor Mickey
Today, Pastor Mickey gives us 3 Qualities from God's Word that helps makes the impossible.... possible.
"Stories give meaning, value, and understanding. Stories change everything." - Pastor Mickey
In today episode, Pastor Mickey gives us 5 amazing things Jesus wants for us this Christmas.
"Today's message is the most applicable message and one that I can not keep my mind from dwelling on." - Pastor Mickey
"We all need to learn the two words disruptive change if we want to move forward in certain situations." - Pastor Mickey
"We need to get people around the table who need to eat, not just those who enjoy eating." - Pastor Mickey
"You can trust in the Lord and serve yourself, we call that grace. You can also trust in the Lord and serve Him, we call that blessings. The choice is do you want to fall at His feet in grace or live a life of His blessings."
"The vision of the church affects people, likewise the vision of the people affects the church." - Pastor Mickey
In today's podcast Pastor Mickey gives us 3 Areas that will help us overcome our insecurities, fears, and inadequacies in life.
"Nobody wants to get to the end of life to only find their life was lived in the land of obscurity." - Pastor Mickey
"Christians don't lose anything when we build His kingdom- we gain eternal rewards." - Pastor Mickey
"Your joy is linked to your purpose and the fruitfulness of your life." - Pastor Mickey
"Most people want a 'Spirit of Life' type life, but want to do it in a 'sin and death' style lifestyle." - Pastor Mickey
"If you're the only person that is changed in your life, then I'm afraid you maybe missing it." - Pastor Mickey
"You don't want to get to the end of your life to only realize you focused on things that did not matter." - Pastor Mickey
"Human nature is to overthink everything, especially spiritual matters and life." - Pastor Mickey
"The only thing worth dying for is something that gives people something to live for." - Pastor Mickey
A simple message on 3 roles God calls people to in order to help get people to God's purpose in their life.
No matter your age, Pastor Mickey gives a key biblical promise/principle that is a key to life.
In today's message, Pastor Mickey revisits End Times Prophecy and gives us the WHY behind Pauls's writing to the Thessalonians and how that motivates us today.
The resurrection of Jesus solved 4 Common Problems that all humans face. Yes, Jesus gives as salvation; but there is actually so much more.
Today Pastor Mickey launches a two part message looking at Jesus' last words from the cross. In this message we cover the first 3 of seven phrases Jesus speaks from the cross and the impact/meaning they have on us.
"As long as you live life for yourself, you're always going to feel like there is something more." - Pastor Mickey
"In every Christian's heart there is a cross and a throne, and the Christian is on the throne till he puts himself on the cross."
- A.W. Tozer
Listen as Student Pastor Chad Cook shares what true freedom looks like.
"God does not mind if you love other things, He just does not want us to love them more than him." - Pastor Mickey
How can I help bring about change in people's life? Today, Pastor Mickey answers this question by examining four seasons that bring about change in life.
Special Guest, Dr. William Lamb from Lee University, shares a powerful message on revival and renewal.
Listen to this powerful message as Nancy Ruffner, Pastor Mickey's mother, joins him in a message that is a must hear for anyone wanting to move forward in life and towards God's Dream for your life.
Today, Pastor Mickey launches a new series entitled "Relationships Matter". He gives insight to a people group that most never think about that possibly could be the most important.
"Some of the issues in America are because of rather than standing up for what is right, we are fighting what is wrong." - Pastor Mickey
"Most people don't have a faith issue, they just want too much of the credit." - Pastor Mickey
"Most all of our struggles goes back to the same issue..... our passions are at war inside of us." - Pastor Mickey
Who is Anna The Prophetess? What did she see/do that got her canonized in God's Word? She is only mentioned once in God's Word and only two verses, but the impact is bigger than you realize.
"If you want the things of God, then you need to learn to be obedient to the God that sends them."
Today, Pastor Mickey looks into one of the most misinterpreted bible scriptures to show us the two main purposes God has for every person.
"God does not give us exact date to the WHEN, but does give us signs. Today's message Pastor Mickey shows us a few and how we should respond."
"If knowing when the actual last day is would change the way you live, I encourage you to go a head and make that change." - Pastor Mickey
Truth without Grace is mean. Grace without Truth is meaningless. Grace and Truth together are good medicine.
"God directed my worst day of my life to the best thing to ever happen to me..... I think that is about as UNDENIABLE as you can imagine." - Jake Smiley
"The mountain you have been carrying, you were only meant to climb." - Hannah Bullington
Pastor Chad, Student Minister at Crossroads, ends our summer series with a foundational principle that is vital to understanding lasting love.
"Don't let the things you can not control, keep you from showing people what love can be." - Pastor Mickey
Today's message is a powerful reminder of the power of loving people well and who God has called you to notice.
"The power of God's breathe can be seen in the power of your words. Your words hold power! Your words leave your mouth, run to your future, and wait on you to get there." - Alan Hooker
"At some point we have to quit serving the things that matter on a garbage can lid." - Pastor Mickey
"Knowing you past does not make us think less of you, it helps us see the Jesus in you."
"The law of the prophets hinges on two things.... Loving God and Loving People. People have to know you love both."
Resurrection Sunday Message: "The right side of the timeline helps us see clearly and gain understanding."
"MISunderstanding can be truth that we don't like, want, or simply reject." - Pastor Mickey
"We don't take truth and modify it so it becomes are own truth. We take truth and modify our life so that we can be truthful." - Pastor Mickey
How do we handle desperate times? Join Pastor Chad, Student Pastor at Crossroads, as he gives biblical response to this crucial question.
What is Lent? Today, Pastor Mickey gives us the what and why behind this christian tradition.....
There is and has always been one major obstacle standing in the way of you dreaming. In this podcast Pastor Mickey not only shows us the obstacle, but uses God's Word on how to start dreaming again.
Pastor Chad , Student Pastor at Crossroads, shares amazing biblical insight on what is needed to start dreaming again.
"A rut is nothing but a pit dug out on both ends, if you stay there longer enough you'll die." - Pastor Mickey
"God can take your life's pits and use them for others provision." - Pastor Mickey
"Does what we do determine who we are or does who we are determine what we do?" - Pastor Mickey
"The rearview mirror is to see what is behind you, not to show you where to travel." - Pastor Mickey
A simple question that can direct so much of our life may have an even simpler answer. Today, let's look at the simpler answer.
If there was an answer that would help you meet all your goals in 2022, would you want to hear it? Then listen....
"The questions you ask will determine the answers you seek and the desires of your heart will direct what you chase in life." - Pastor Mickey
There is never a time we get asked what we want more than at Christmas, but what if God asked us what we want Him to do for us. Would we have an answer?
"Life is not about getting through various seasons, it's about enjoying them." - Pastor Mickey
Does God love women as much as men? This is the question received that Pastor Mickey not only answered through God's Word, but also tackles the underlying factors of the question.
Join Pastor Sam (Worship Pastor at CRCC) as he brings a message about the power of our thoughts.
If growth is something God desires in our life, why do most people struggle to grow? Pastor Mickey gives us the greatest cause that stunts our growth.
"We often miss opportunity because it's dressed in overalls and looks like work." - Thomas Edison
"Growth is not only critical, it's essential. It's God's greatest desire for our life, because anything that is healthy grows." - Pastor Mickey
Today Pastor Mickey shows us the Hebrew tradition of the passover meal and how The Four Cups represented God's promises to the church and define the church's vision.
In the finale of the "21 Days of Prayer" series, Pastor Mickey shows us just how important hearing God's voice can be in our life and where to start.
Twice God spoke directly to Jesus and both times said the same thing. What's the significant?
"Prayer is the difference between the best that we can do and the best that God can do." - Mark Batterson
"If your big dreams are something you can accomplish without God, those are goals not dreams." - Pastor Mickey
"Two most important moments in a person life is when they were born and when they discover what they were born for."
"When we remember rightly our past it unlocks a passion to our future." - Pastor Mickey
Join Guest Speaker Pastor Sam, Worship Pastor at Crossroads, as he talks about the importance of being filled with The Holy Spirit.
Today Pastor Mickey looks into the main reason most people miss out through looking into the Biblical account of Abraham and the one thing that almost made him miss it.
Two words that changed the direction of entire region, can also be two words that change your world.
Today we launch our Summer Series called "FOMO". Pastor Mickey flips the script on the series by giving us the Biblical key of how we can be assured we don't miss out on everything God wants for our life in part 1, rather than waiting until the end of the series.
Today, Pastor Mickey gives the "Why" behind the Wise Up series and shows us why it can be so tough.
Today Pastor Mickey gives us One Principle from the wisest man who ever lived, that if we apply to our life will truly change the "pressure level" of it.
The "American Dream" can come across to most as the classic shell game trying to stay focus on which shell holds the prize. What if God has something more?
"Live life/do something that the greatest benefactor is not yourself." - Pastor Mickey
Today, Pastor Mickey looks into a character that is found 110 times in God's Word (40 times in Proverbs) to help us identify 2 major traits that are present in the lives of the wise.
"There is nothing wrong with asking God to change your circumstance, but HIS primary objective is changing you."
"Your potential is God's gift to you, what you do with it is your gift to God" - Pastor Mickey
What is the greatest thing to God? Today Pastor Mickey answers this question and helps us understand, "If we will do the little things like they are big things, God will do big things like they are little things."
If God has such an amazing story for my life, then why do I ____________________. Today, Pastor Mickey launches a new series into answering this blank and gives an important question that is the catalyst to life.
Join us as guest speaker Pastor Sam (Student/Worship Pastor) Put's a close on our series "Noise".
Today is an amazing application message of the "Noise" series. This message really gives all of us the next steps to be able to listen to The God of our hearts more than the noises in our head.
Join Guest Speaker Pastor Sam, Worship Pastor at Crossroads, as he shares an insightful biblical perspective of the greatest tool we have to "escape from the noise" in our lives.
How do we handle the loudest "NOISE"? Today we look at the source and examine how to lower the "NOISE" in our head.
Join us today as Pastor Mickey launches a new series on how we can manage the "NOISE" in our head, so that we can hear God's voice in our heart.
Today we answer the two questions we are asking each ourselves all year and answer the 1st question: What do you want to be known FOR?
"You are not defined by the things you've done wrong. You are defined by what Christ did right." - Pastor Mickey
Today's message is a must for all those wanting to move forward from the past and seize the day.
Pastor Mickey launches us into 21 Days of Prayer with two questions everyone should ask going into 2021.
For more information about 21 Days of Prayer visit: www.crcconline.com/21daysofprayer
Today Pastor Mickey shows us how amazing "what is up on top" really is in our Christmas traditions through Jesus' prayer for us and a once in a lifetime event happening this Winter Solstice.
Today Pastor Mickey takes us on a journey to discover what really may be hanging on our trees.
On of the greatest aspects of Christmas is adding value to those who feel worthless. - Pastor Mickey
In the climax of our "Together" Series, Pastor Mickey shares how each of us can have this aspect of "together" in our lives.
Two accounts in God's Word show us the importance/power of together. In this podcast we discover just how important "together" can be for not just us, but people who are together influences.
CRCC launches a new series "Together" to answer: What does it mean? Why is important? How can I have it?
Today we look at the 5 most used words in God's Word and discover the central character of God's Word.
Go to https://www.facebook.com/crcc423 to see the podcast post that has the pictures described in this week's message if interested.
Today we discover many biblical truths to discovering life's fulfillments and avoiding disappointments.
In this series Pastor Mickey gives us a synopsis of a Biblical Characters in God's Word (Then) and explains how it affects our present day (Now).
Join us for a Pastor Swap as Pastor Sam Anderson, Student/Worship Pastor at Crossroads, discuss a perspective on handling storms.
"Our identity will open more doors than our ability." - Pastor Mickey
The "power to identify" with people can be one of our greatest tools in loving them well. Join us as we look at the biblical concept of identifying.
"People do not really care what you say, but they are consumed with what you do." - Pastor Mickey
Today we examine the biblical principle of doing.
Today Mickey looks at two words and one biblical principle to help us all move forward together.
When going through the storm, where's the focus? Pastor Mickey answers this and much more in today's message.
Join Pastor Mickey and special guest Mr. David Hyde as they share the "one word" God spoke to Mr. David after a massive heartache.
In the conclusion of our Summer Series, today we discover just how much influence our actions may have on our picture.
"You can not plant works of the flesh and expect fruits of the spirit." - Pastor Mickey
"My new prayer for us is that our life will out live our earthly presence" - Pastor Mickey
This podcast Pastor Mickey examines what true leaders pursue and what to be careful of chasing.
"Regret is the elimination of options. It's the inability to go back and get what you want, because you got what you wanted." -Pastor Mickey
Join Pastor Mickey as we looking into how our wants + desires can affect our future.
"Independence does not release us from being dependable under the ideal of freedom" - Pastor Mickey
Today Pastor Mickey gives us a great picture of the understanding behind all freedom and how it could change our current state.
Join us as our Student and Worship Pastor Sam Anderson shares a message entitled Stop, Delete, Repeat.
Pastor Mickey gives us a message, challenge, and vision for the coming weeks in this podcast.
"It's time to quit talking about the mountains in our life and start speaking to them." - Pastor Mickey
Most of God's promises are a catalysts for us to achieve/influence/or have something more, but what was God's "so that"? Pastor Mickey launches this new series looking at God's "so that" behind all He did, does, and going to do.
Your comeback was not meant for just you. Today Pastor Mickey looks at the other "Pros" involved in your comeback story.
When others try to tell you it is over, you have to understand they are not the authority of the game. Today we travel from "The Garden " to "The Grave" and back..... to see "it's not over until it is over".
When similar things or struggles keep showing up from your past and influencing your present, you may have to call for a rematch. Today Pastor Mickey examines 4 principles to winning "The Rematch".
The mental side of a comeback can be the most difficult, but today's message can make it simpler to get over their wall.
Hollywood loves a good comeback story, but what about real life. In Part 1 of "The Comeback", Pastor Mickey gives us a biblical starting point to see a comeback.
With COVID-19 and everything seemingly changing by the hour, what's next? Pastor Mickey gives a simple biblical response to Crossroad's next steps and looks into a biblical personal response as well.
Many leaders in various organizations have quoted... "to whom much is given, much is required". Ever wonder what is required or where is the more? Join Pastor Mickey in today's podcast as he gets to the root of this biblical truth.
Most people go through three key stages in life, but the power lies in the Final Stage. Discover these stages in today's podcast.
What's your life worth spending time to demonstrate for? Pastor Mickey answers this question in the final part of CRCC's Demonstrate Series.
The world has always and will always pause for a demonstration, if we can teach ourselves to not be distracted by the noise.
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