Crosswater Community Church - Sultan, WA: Recent Episodes
Crosswater Community Church
Today, we wrap up our series on the Fruit of the Spirit. Pastor Aaron Day shares with us a story from the life of David that epitomizes the nature of self-control.
We generally like people to be gentle, but being gentle can feel weak and vulnerable. For Elijah, GOD wasn't in the powerful wind, the earthquake, or the fire. HE showed up in a gentle whisper. Today, Pastor Aaron Day shows us the epitome of gentleness, and I can already bet you know who we're talking about.
GOD was faithful to Abraham and Sarah. They were given their son, Isaac, when they were nearly 100 years old! GOD told them it would happen and it did, but hardly on their timetable. Today, Pastor Aaron Day challenges us to hold onto that story of GOD's faithfulness as we live out faithfulness to HIM in return.
This week, Pastor Aaron Day tells us the story of Dorcas (it means gazelle...ok?) and considers how a person could be filled with that much goodness, then tells us a story of patience in the face of an existential threat. God's Spirit has been working all throughout history and wants to do a work in you, today.
The world could use a little kindness. Today, we hear from Pastor Jon Merwin about the nature of kindness and how to become filled with up with it.
Every true JESUS follower will repeatedly find themselves in seasons of crisis. When we cry out to GOD in prayer, HE listens and HE changes us.
We all want peace, don't we? Today, Pastor Aaron challenges us to find wholeness, shalom, in the person of Jesus, which may not make our lives problem-free.
Today, Pastor Aaron Day looks at the life of David and shows us what the joy of the LORD looks like.
Happy Anniversary, Crosswater! Today, we celebrate 14 years together as a church and 100 years of ministry here at 3rd and Birch! We also kick off a new series on the Fruit of the Spirit called "Fresh Fruit." Loving GOD and Loving Others has been the hallmark of our ministry and Sultan, and today we consider what love from GOD's SPIRIT looks like.
Big Buts of the Bible comes to a close this week with Pastor Aaron Day reminding us that we can trust GOD because HE has proved HIS faithfulness time and again.
"Big Buts of the Bible" continues today, and Pastor Aaron Day describes to us the reality of God's incomparable strength.
This week's "But" shows us who gets the glory and why. Pastor Aaron Day reminds us of our God who "emptied himself" and became a servant.
Pastor Aaron Day continues our "Big Buts of the Bible" series by looking at how GOD's kingdom is different than the world's, and how submitting to authority can communicate HIS good news.
Big Buts of the Bible continues this week, and Pastor Aaron Day is here for it. GOD's love, His faithfulness, and HIS love is different than we would expect and are put on display in Romans chapters 4 and 5. Listen up and hear how much GOD loves you!
Today we launch a sermon series that Aaron has wanted to do for over twenty years! For the next few weeks we will be looking at the big "Buts" of the Bible. This week, we see how God intervened in Joseph's story to redeem his hurt and pain.
Wrapping up our sixteen(!) week series on the Sermon on the Mount, Pastor Aaron Day echoes Jesus' challenge to choose where you will build your life.
We are deep into our series on Jesus' sermon on the mount. Today, one of our elders, Casey Hiam, helps us learn to spot the real from the fake.
When you seek after God, what are you looking for? Pastor Aaron Day reminds us that God is the perfect Father, knows what we need, and hears us when we ask.
"You can't judge me" has seemingly become an American value. Jesus tells us in Matthew 7 to "judge not." Today, Pastor Aaron Day helps us think critically about accountability and grace.
Happy Father's Day! We can spend our whole lives on a mission to achieve security; financially, emotionally, socially. God sees us and knows what we need. Why is it so hard to trust our good Father? Pastor Aaron Day reminds us of God's intimate care and concern for all of His creation and of the complete peace that should bring us.
What do you treasure? What really drives the things you do in life? Today, Pastor Aaron Day teaches us about finding contentment in a world obsessed with stuff and status.
Pastor Aaron Day breaks down Jesus' teaching on prayer and fasting, and challenges us to consider our own motivations for spiritual practice in a world where cultivating your image is paramount.
Jesus talked about money and giving a lot, not because he was greedy or in need, but because our finances reveal a lot about the state of our hearts. Where is your heart? Pastor Aaron Day challenges us to check our hearts before we write our checks.
As we continue to consider how Jesus is calling us to "Love Higher" in his sermon on the mount, Pastor Aaron Day challenges us to go beyond the world's standard when it comes to loving our enemies and exacting revenge.
Being a person of your word is difficult. Today, Pastor Jon Merwin encourages us to be people of integrity whose lives line up with the things they say.
Happy Mother's Day! Today, Pastor Aaron Day tackles the tough topic of lust & divorce, and talks with retired Marriage and Family Therapist Debbie Taylor about how those suffering from abuse can find hope and healing.
We all have things that get us worked into a fury. Pastor Aaron Day shares with us today how Jesus' teaching on anger is directed at our hearts and how we can keep from letting that anger boil over on those around us.
What was the purpose of the law? What does it mean that Jesus came to fulfill it? Pastor Zach Day tackles these questions as we continue on in the sermon on the mount.
It's easy to look at the trajectory of the world around us and feel disheartened. The world sometimes feels dark and like it's falling apart in front of us, but God's kingdom is of a different type. It brings light and hope to the dark and hopeless. Today, Pastor Aaron Day shows us what people of God's kingdom look like.
We are kicking off a new series this week called "Love Higher," taking a look at Jesus' sermon on the mount. Today, Pastor Aaron Day considers what a blessed life looks like and we hear an update on the Caleb's Dream Clinic in Burkina Faso.
Happy Resurrection Sunday! HE is alive! This Easter, Pastor Aaron Day shows us the path to take when we come to the end of ourselves. Trust in HIM, today. Jesus broke the cycle!
Have you ever arrived somewhere but couldn't remember how you got there? Today, Pastor Aaron Day shows us how easy it is to drift from GOD and forget all about HIM.
Today, we take a look at a wild and sad story from the book of Judges about a man named Jephthah. Pastor Aaron Day encourages us to remember that we are a part of God's family and to let brotherly love continue.
Today's warning from the promised land reminds us to stay focused even when, especially when, things are going well.
This week's warning from the promised land is to "Sweat the Small Stuff." It is easy to make concessions on the little things of life, but Pastor Aaron Day warns us that even small disobediences set us on a path that leads away from God.
When good things seem to be within reach, don't forget who got you there. Today, Pastor Aaron Day launches us into our new series called "Warnings From the Promised Land;" a look into the pitfalls GOD's people fell prone to as they stretched their legs in the land of milk and honey.
Pastor Aaron Day wraps up our "Higher Love" series with the last three commandments and how they reveal where our heart is satisfied.
Jesus said the greatest commandment was to love God with all your heart, soul, and mind, and the second greatest was to love your neighbor as yourself. Today, Pastor Aaron Day breaks down three very familiar commandments and gets to the heart of the matter.
Continuing on in our series on the Ten Commandments, Pastor Aaron day challenges us to consider how GOD's proven character may influence how we invoke HIS name and how we find rest.
Pastor Aaron Day kicks off our new series on the Ten Commandments called Higher Love, and gives us encouragement on keeping first things first.
Pastor Aaron Day examines the mystery of a GOD who is so incredibly different that we are, yet willing to stoop down to our level.
Israel found themselves thirsty in the desert after GOD freed them from slavery. Is it okay to complain to GOD when we are lacking things we need, like water? Pastor Aaron Day considers the question and our own hearts as we see GOD once again provide for HIS people in a time of need.
Continuing our "Beyond Normal" trek into the desert, Pastor Aaron Day asks us where our dissatisfactions actually lie.
Happy New Year! We all want to get back to "normal," but is it good for us? Pastor Aaron Day leads us through Israel's desert days in our new series, and today, gives us a glimpse in the the beyond normal life God had in store for the Israelites and has in store for us today.
Pastor Aaron Day recaps the year and provides encouragement for what lies ahead in 2021 looking at the 8 "I Am" statements of Jesus
Pastor Aaron Day walks us through Jesus' prayer in John 17 to get a sense for what He might want for His Church and the world.
Today, Pastor Aaron Day reminds us that when we got what we needed on that first Christmas, it was more than we could ever ask for in so many ways.
Have you ever received a gift that you didn't ask for? Pastor Aaron Day considers that question for us in light of the announcement to Mary that she would be the mother of the Messiah.
This Christmas, we ask the most quintessential of all Christmas questions: What do you want for Christmas? Pastor Zach Day opens the series tackling the hard question of what we do when we don't get the the things we ask God for.
Pastor Aaron Day wraps up our series on Philippians by encouraging us to renew our mind with God's word and find contentment, generosity, and peace.
What do you love? What has your heart? Pastor Aaron Day walks us through Philippians chapter 3 and reminds us that where our affections go, so will we.
If you are looking for a little joy in these hard times, Pastor Aaron Day is here with a simple recipe. Reading through Philippians chapter 2, we learn how to think BIGGER and order our lives accordingly.
We are kicking off a new series today in the book of Philippians. Pastor Aaron Day helps us get some perspective when the world around us gets a bit overwhelming.
This week, our old friend, Dr. Nate Hettinga, Executive Minister of Converge NW, joins us to remind us who our real enemy is and of the grace already given to us to fight.
Pastor Aaron Day continues to piece out the implications of the Gospel on our everyday lives and the ways in which we might begin to look more and more like our GOD.
Unity is hard to come by in our world, currently. Pastor Aaron Day shows us how the book of Ephesians is molding us into spiritually mature followers of Christ.
Pastor Aaron Day returns this week to show us the wisdom of God revealed through the unity of the Church and the presence of the Holy Spirit.
This week, we welcome guest speaker TJ Lukkasson to show us how the book of Ephesians confronts some false gospels in the church.
We celebrate our 13th anniversary as a church today and kick off a new series on the Epistle to the Ephesians. Pastor Aaron Day clues us in to what it looks like to be "in Christ."
To wrap up our series on the letter to Philemon, Pastor Aaron Day considers how we should pursue reconciliation when we have been the offender.
This week we look at reconciliation through the eyes of the offended person, in this case Philemon. Pastor Aaron Day gives us a solid foundation to pursue reconciliation when we've been offended.
Paul wrote to Philemon in an effort to reconcile him to his former slave Onesimus. Today we look at reconciliation from Paul's perspective as mediator.
Pastor Aaron Day concludes the series "Undivided: Light, Love and Truth in First John" by recapping the series and reminding us of the one TRUE God!
Pastor Aaron Day continues the series, "Undivided: Light, Love & Truth in First John" looking at chapter 5:1-17 and reminding us, "If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them"
Pastor Aaron Day continues the series "Undivided: Light, Love and Truth in First John" by encouraging us to see God's love and to let His love be seen in you
Pastor Aaron Day continues our series, "Undivided: Light Love and Truth" in the book of 1 John by encouraging us to love our brother!
Pastor Jon continues the "Undivided" series looking at Light, Love and Truth in the book of 1 John by encouraging us to; Remember the Truth, Abide in Jesus and Look Like Jesus as we face those who are opposed to Jesus.
Pastor Aaron Day continues our series in the book of First John. Today, we are reminded that the love of the Father is other worldly.
Pastor Aaron Day continues our series through the book of 1 John today by considering how we might love those we have "left in the dark."
The Father, Son, & Holy Spirit have been in complete unity with one another since the beginning giving life to the world and joy to creation. Today, Pastor Aaron Day launches a new series on the book of 1 John and encourages us toward unity in an increasingly divided world.
"Let the one who boasts, boast in the LORD." What are you doing with the area(s) of influence that GOD has given you? Where are you weak? This week, we honestly examine our own weaknesses and humbly accept CHRIST's help and walk in HIS strength.
In week 4 of the series, "Influencers: A Different Kind of Kingdom", Pastor Aaron Day asks how can we see the abundance in what we have rather than all that we don’t? Everything we have is due to the grace and love of Jesus giving us an abundance that should be shared generously with others
In week three of the series, "Influencers: A Different Kind of Kingdom", Pastor Aaron looks at "A Different Kind of Joy" reminding us that our circumstances – good or bad – are temporary, making them the wrong place to seek joy. True joy comes from what Christ has done for us and from what He has promised for our future, and seeing HIM transform others.
In the Kingdom of God, the Throne Is A Cross
Mankind’s attempts at glory are temporary at best. The Gospel of JESUS CHRIST is power and glory now and forever. JESUS died in our place, killing sin. HE rose to defeat death giving us an eternal hope.
In the Kingdom of God, the Throne Is A Cross
In week one of the series, Influencers, Pastor Aaron Day contrasts the kingdom of God with the kingdom of man by reminding us that God remains faithful to his people even through hardship and conflict. He is abounding in love, grace, forgiveness, and comfort, initiating restoration and reconciliation.
Happy Mother's Day! Today we explore what it means to love each other and honor GOD with how we do church. How do we love like JESUS with our preferences and gifts?
Are you loving people with your freedoms? What do you feel entitled to? Pastor Aaron Day, walks us through Paul's encouragement to the church in Corinth to lay down our rights to serve others.
Sex is a gift from God. Sexual freedom for Christ followers means honoring JESUS, others and yourself with your sexual expression. Pastor Aaron Day looks at how the Church in Corinth was missing the mark in their sexual expression and encourages us toward love and holiness in our sexuality today.
Whose glory are you about? Today, we launch our series on Paul's first letter to the church in Corinth, and Pastor Aaron Day reminds us that we all stand in the same place before God, who alone is to be glorified.
With GOD's SPIRIT in us, we are empowered to live, die and rise again, just like JESUS. And nothing can stop us! How can you live, celebrate, and share the Good News of JESUS' resurrection even in a time like this?
What do you do when storms hit? Today, Pastor Aaron Day tells us about Paul's misadventures getting to Rome and reminds us that God is with us even when it gets worse and that God is IN us for others when it gets worse for them.
Today, Pastor Jon Merwin takes a look at some hard decisions Paul had to make in order to love those in his life and the consequences of the those decisions. Jon shows us that Christ followers' lives will look like Jesus'; loving people enough to lay down their lives for them.
In our first true quarantined message, Pastor Aaron Day teaches us how to walk the line of faithfulness to CHRIST in a divided world that is fighting for our allegiance.
*Note: The audio does cut out just before the end of Aaron's concluding prayer.
What does it look like to be on mission? Today, Pastor Aaron Day explores how the early church used the opportunities around them to bring JESUS' good news, and how GOD uses all kinds of things to draw all kinds of people to HIMSELF.
How do we live with each other when we don't agree? Today, Pastor Aaron Day teaches us through a major disagreement in the early church and shows us how to love in the middle of conflict.
As we will see today, living a life dedicated to Christ will be filled with obstacles. Where will you turn and what will you do when living out your faith is not easy?
Peter was asked to enter into a very uncomfortable situation to share the love of Jesus. Today, Pastor Aaron Day asks what type of person you would feel uncomfortable including into your community.
Change can seem impossible. It's hard to believe that some people could ever change, or to simply believe that we could change. Today, Pastor Josh Moser shows us that God has a long lineage of redeeming even the most calloused individuals.
We often wonder how anything good could come from the difficult situations we face in life, but as we see today, God has a long lineage of redeeming even the most unimaginable tragedies.
This week, we see that not even prison chains can keep God's will from being accomplished, and we ask "what would you be willing to risk if you knew the plan ultimately could not fail?"
This week, we flip the question on it's head. What is the opposite of what Jesus would do? What doesn't Jesus look like? We discover what is so different about Jesus and are challenged to consider how much of our heart we have truly given Him.
The question has been asked a million times, "What would Jesus Do?" Today, we consider what it means to look like Jesus, to see the world like Jesus, to act like Jesus, and ultimately be treated like Jesus.
Today, we continue in the book of Acts with the story of Pentecost, and find ourselves asking, "What is up with the Holy Spirit?" It is powerful, mysterious...and in GOD's people!
What are you going to do when it feels like Jesus has left you? Pastor Aaron Day kicks off our series in the book of Acts by teaching us that we can trust in God even when we don't see where His plan is going.
To wrap up 2019, our Jesus Is Life series, AND our year in the book of Luke, Pastor Aaron Day gives us a recap of all the reasons we have to worship JESUS as our Lord and Savior!
Merry Christmas! Pastor Aaron Day teaches us about the Spirit of God that Jesus promised, his activity in the past and his current presence with us.
This week, we welcome Dan'l Markham from the Everett Gospel Mission to lead us on an adventurous journey with Christ in Luke's account of Jesus' surprise encounter with a couple of his disciples shortly after his resurrection.
Pastor Aaron Day considers the words of the angel at the entrance to the empty tomb in our second week of our "Jesus Is Life" series.
We kick off our Christmas series, "Jesus Is Life," by exploring what the Saturday between Jesus' death and resurrection felt like for the apostles, and how we might be transformed, like Jesus, to look tragedy in the face and love anyway.
Jesus Christ, crucified. The sacrificial King. Pastor Aaron Day shares with us the deadly good news of the suffering servant King.
THE King of all Kings mocked and spit upon. An innocent man condemned, a guilty man set free. Pastor Aaron Day explores the implications that run deeper than the story itself.
When it all hits the fan, what will you do? Pastor Aaron Day considers Jesus' request for the disciples to pray with him in contrast to the betrayals of word and deed from Judas and Peter.
This week, Pastor Aaron Day picks up where we left off as a plot to kill Jesus takes form, and Jesus calls his disciples together for one last celebration.
We continue our "Jesus Is Sacrificial King" series this week, with Pastor Aaron Day working out the balance between loyalty to King Jesus and responsibilities to local authorities.
We kick off a new series this week that centers on the events of the week leading up to Jesus' execution. Pastor Aaron Day asks us today to consider the seeming contradiction of a King on a mission to sacrifice himself.
We wrap up the "Jesus Is Scandalously Inclusive" Series with Pastor Aaron Day sharing with us the scandal of Jesus' interactions with a man named Zaccheus.
Pastor Aaron Day concludes chapter 18 of the book of Luke and explores this question that Jesus asks a blind mad who was crying out to him, "What do you want me to do for you?"
This week, one of our elders, Casey Hiam, teaches us through Luke 18 and the controversy that God, our Good Judge, would actually listen to people like tax collectors and children.
This week, Pastor Aaron Day touches on forgiveness, faithfulness, thankfulness, and preparedness in Luke chapter 17.
Pastor Aaron Day teaches us through Luke chapter 16 and asks us how we are investing the life we've been given.
Pastor Aaron Day opens up JESUS' "Lost" parables to get a sense for the type of person HE loves.
We launch this new series, "Jesus Is Scandalously Inclusive" with Pastor Josh Moser walking through Jesus' interactions at a very awkward dinner party. Luke Chapter 14.
This week we conclude our "Jesus Is Unapologetically Exclusive" Series with Jesus urging people to enter through the narrow door of salvation.
Who is righteous? Who is getting what they deserve? Does God owe us anything? Pastor Aaron Day looks at Jesus' description of the kingdom of God and prays for its coming.
This week, as we continue through the book of Luke, Pastor Aaron Day asks if you're ready for the master's return.
Hypocrisy was a part of God's people during Jesus' day and He points it out. Pastor Aaron Day helps us deal with the hypocrisy in our own lives as we follow Jesus.
Pastor Aaron Day teaches us through the second half of Luke Chapter 11 as Jesus is confronted with some demanding a sign from him and some setting a trap for him.
Pastor Jon Merwin kicks off our new series that explores some of the more polarizing statements Jesus made about himself.
In our final week of "Jesus Is Empowering," Pastor Aaron Day shows us how powerful it is to communicate with God.
Loving someone is not always easy or convenient. Pastor Aaron Day asks us where our source of strength comes from when loving gets hard.
This week we continue through the book of Luke by starting a new series called "Jesus Is Empowering." Pastor Aaron Day encourages us to be laborers with Christ and to be reminded of our security in Him.
Happy Father's Day! We conclude our "Jesus Is LORD" series this week by considering the cost of following Jesus the LORD.
Today, Pastor Aaron Day shows us the lengths Jesus was willing to go to serve & provide for His people.
This week, Josh Moser takes a look at two very different people whose paths cross with Jesus as they reach out to him for help.
In our second week of the "Jesus Is LORD" series, Pastor Aaron Day teaches us about Jesus' encounter with a host of demons and a terrifying storm.
*May 19th's sermon was not recorded due to technical difficulties.
This week, Pastor Aaron Day takes us through some of the doubts that John the Baptist had about Jesus and how we can use our own honest doubts to find out who Jesus really is.
This week we launch a new series that looks at several stories of Jesus healing people as we continue through the book of Luke. Pastor Aaron Day teach us, today, about Jesus healing a centurion's servant and a widow's son.
Happy Resurrection Sunday! In the final week of our sermon series on Jesus' sermon on the plain, Pastor Aaron Day digs deep & asks us where our foundation lies.
On our fourth week of "Jesus Is Counter-Cultural," Pastor Aaron Day asks us where our source lies and if humans are basically good or basically evil.
*Due to technical difficulties, the sermon for April 7 was not recorded.
In the second week of our "Jesus Is Counter-Cultural" series, Pastor Aaron Day breaks down Jesus' teaching to love our enemies.
We start a new series this week called "Jesus Is Counter-Cultural," which takes an in-depth look at Jesus' sermon on the plain. This week, Pastor Aaron Day teaches us what blessing looks like in Jesus' kingdom.
Happy St. Patrick's Day! We are blessed to have missionary and special guest, Ian Smith, to challenge us to follow Jesus' call on our lives.
Pastor Zach Day is back to ask us the lengths to which we are willing to be obedient to Jesus.
In the second week of our "Jesus Is Controversial" series, Pastor Aaron Day teaches us through the calling of Jesus' first disciples.
"Josh Talk" is back this week as Pastor Zach Day sits down with Joshua McClintock to explore why people in Jesus' hometown wanted to throw him off a cliff.
Pastor Aaron Day wraps up our "Jesus Is Here" series this week as we look at Jesus' baptism and temptation in the wilderness.
This week, we look at the ministry of John the Baptist. Pastor Aaron Day teaches us how his message of repentance and baptism paved the way for Jesus.
Today, we look into Luke's account of the incredible births of John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth.
Pastor Aaron Day launches our first series in the book of Luke with a bang! Angels show up on the scene to completely wreck any plans Mary & Joseph had of living a quiet life.
This whole year we will be making our way through the book of Luke to really get a closer look at who Jesus is. Come with us and be surprised, encouraged, convicted, and loved in 2019.