The Refuge Podcast: Recent Episodes
Crossroads Community Church Nampa
Access each week's sermon, recorded live, by tuning in to our podcast. Crossroads Community Church is part of the Evangelical Methodist Church and was planted in Nampa, Idaho in 1996.
Pastor Jim begins to unpack Ephesians 6 and what it says about our relationships. This message was originally given on September 13, 2020 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastors Anna and Barry McGarrah share with us from Ephesians about the concept of submission and how we should mutually submit to each other. This message was originally recorded on September 6, 2020 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Kent shares with us how we can be filled with the Spirit through worship, gratitude, and submission to each other. This message was given on August 23, 2020 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim shares with us about the pruning that God does in our lives and how we sometimes must give things up to gain something better. This message was originally given on August 16, 2020 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Kent asks us, who are you following? He paints the picture of how we imitate the invisible God through the example of Christ and other Christ-followers. This message was originally given on August 9, 2020 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim shares with us from Ephesians 5 how to come out of the darkness and begin to say no to the "muscle memory" of sin. This message was originally given on August 2, 2020 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho
Pastor Kent shares with us the meanings of the word equipping in Ephesians Chapter 4. What does it mean to be equipped in our giftings? This message was originally given on July 19, 2020 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim shares with us the difference between being child-like and being childish. We learn that we as Christians are all called to mature, to look more like Jesus. This message was originally given on July 12, 2020 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Beth shares with us from Ephesians 4 about how the gifts must work together to achieve the goal of the church. This message was originally given on July 5, 2020 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Ephesians Chapter 4: 11-16 lays out for us the 5-fold gifting God gave us to lead the church: Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Shepherds and Teachers. If we are to be a mature church, we need all the gifts represented. This message was originally given on June 28, 2020 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim talks about Paul's call for unity in Ephesians chapter 4. How humility and patience can help us to seek unity even in divisive times. This message was originally given on June 21, 2020 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Kent shares with us how God wants to expand our capacity to love. This message was originally given on June 14, 2020 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampe, Idaho.
Pastor Jim continues through Ephesians leading us through the end of Chapter 2. This message was originally given on June 7, 2020 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim shares how we are God's masterpiece, and how we participate in the work he is doing in our lives; work that brings us back from death. This message was originally given on May 31, 2020 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jeff and Kent unpack Ephesians 2:1-7 for us talking about how we are God's trophies! This message was originally given on May 20, 2020 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastors Jim and Beth unpack for us Ephesians 1:19-23. This message was originally given on May 13, 2020 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastors Kent and Charly look at Ephesians 1:15-18 and talk about the implications of seeing with the eyes of our heart. This message was originally given on May 6,2020 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastors Jim and Anna unpack Ephesians 7-14 with us diving into the foundation of our identity in Christ before we move into the rest of the book. This message was originally recorded on April 29, 2020 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim begins a new series working through the letter Paul wrote to the church in Ephesus. This message was originally given on April 22, 2020 at Crossroads Community Churchin Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim uses the lyrics of Bob Dylan to show us a story of Jesus calling the Pharisees to pay attention to the times... because "they are a changing." This message was originally given on April 15, 2020 in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim shares from his living room the hope that we have in a resurrected Jesus. This message was originally given on April 7, 2020 in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim shares from his home about the paths that Jesus walked and how we are at a crossroads of faith in these trying times. This message was originally given on March 31, 2020 in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim shares from his living room about how we can get a "God's Eye View" of our circumstances and how that can change our attitude. This message was originally given on March 24, 2020 in Nampa, Idaho.
In this special Story podcast, we interview Cheryl Crenshaw. Cheryl is terminally ill and yet uses her visits to the hospital to tell people about Jesus and read the bible. We hope you are encouraged by listening to this brave woman of God.
Guest speaker Kent DelHousaye comes and shares with us about the New Testament understanding of a witness and our testimony. This message was originally given on February 23, 2020 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastors Beth and Jeff Stockett share about their journey and calling to plant a sister church to Crossroads somewhere in the treasure valley. This message was originally given on February 16, 2020 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim continues our series Witness by looking at the Psalms of Lament and what they can teach us about dealing with disappointment. This message was originally given on February 9, 2020 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim begins a new series, Witness. What can we learn from the life of Moses about what it means to be a witness for God. This message was originally given on February 2, 2020 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim unpacks Refuge Theology, which is central to how we operate as members of Crossroads and the Kingdom of God. This message was originally given on January 26, 2020 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Charly begins a discussion around the topic of heaven. What does the bible say about our eternal home? And should we think more about what it will be like? This message was originally given on January 23 ,2020 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim shares about his first sermon, which was also his best. This message was originally given on January 12,2020 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Dr. Jack Beck shares with us about Joshua 8, God forces Israel to STOP, Recalibrate their thinking and Renew their enthusiasm. God may be calling us to do the same. This message was originally given on January 5, 2020 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Beth wraps up our Christmas Series sharing what it means that God is With Us. This message was originally given on December 29, 2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim shares from the scriptures about Mary for our Christmas Eve services. This message was originally given on December 24,2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jeff tells us that we are in fact in the season of Advent, a time of waiting before the Christmas season begins on the 25th. This season is an encouragement for those of us who are waiting for something, as we are all waiting for Jesus to come again. This message was originally given on December 22,2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
We get to hear Jordan's story from a part-time audio tech to our full-time Men's Pastor.
Pastor Jim tells us about a few more "grandmas" of Jesus who we would not cast in the Christmas story. This message was originally given on December 15,2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim tells about two "grandmas" in Jesus' genealogy. Their stories are not some you would expect in the Christmas story. This message was originally given on December 8,2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Beth Stockett intros our Christmas series about what Immanuel (God with us) means. This message was originally given on December 1, 2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
We sit down with Cacey Wall, our Preschool director, about her story and what God is doing in the Children's Minstry at Crossroads.
Pastor Jim talks about gratitude with a friend Kent Delhousaye. This message was originally given on November, 24 2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Dr. Tim Anstine shares with us about the relationship between what we believe and how we act. This message was originally given on November 17, 2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim closes out the series by telling us the Mission IS Possible, but do we care about the mission we have been given.
Pastor Jim continues our series Mission Possible by warning us about the things, good and bad, that can distract us.
Pastor Jim lays out the job description Jesus gives himself in Isaiah 61. This message was originally given on October 13, 2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim Halbert continues to talk about the Mission of Jesus. We discuss how the Church is called in Acts to go....but also to wait. This message was originally given on October 6,2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Barry McGarrah tells us how Jesus gives it all because he cares for us in our brokenheartedness in this installment of our series on the Mission of God. This message was originally given on September 29, 2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim tells us the story of Nicodemus, a Pharisee who saw the light and came to follow Jesus. This message was originally given on September 22, 2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim continues our series on the mission of Jesus who has called us to be salt and light in the world. This message was originally given on September 15, 2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim begins a new series on the mission of Jesus. We are invited into this mission but is it possible? This message was originally given on September 8, 2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Beth Stockett shares with us from her trip to Israel earlier this year, with a new perspective on some of the stories of Jesus and how He interacts with our fear. This message was originally given on September 1, 2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jeff shares from his time on Sabbatical that God does not always do what we expect and we invite Him to play, we learn so much about them. This message was originally given on August 25, 2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim wraps up our series Echad. This message was originally given on August 18, 2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim shares from the story of David who basted in the Lord, while Goliath boasted in himself. This message was originally given on August 11, 2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Beth returns from Sabbatical and continues our conversation on how God is alone. This message was originally given on August 4, 2019, at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim and Pastor Anna share from the life of Paul that a life following God Alone does not exclude us from suffering. God does, however, promise we will never walk alone. This message was originally given on July 28, 2019, at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim uses the tale of 3 kings of Israel to answer the question: does God always rescue His people? This message was originally given on July 21, 2019, at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Dr. Tim breaks down the tension between secular and sacred. In following Christ we see that there is no secular, as He is in and through all things. This message was originally given on July 14, 2019, at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim looks at the life of Gideon and shows us that the heroes of the Bible were not perfect, rather they serve a God who stands alone. This message was originally given on July 7, 2019, at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim Halbert continues to show us how our God is alone. This week he shows us with the story of Deborah and Barak from Judges 4. This message was originally given on June 30, 2019, at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim shows us how the story of Babel shows how unity without God at the center results in a warping of God's intention for humanity: fruitfulness and difference. This message was originally given on June 23, 2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Jeff and Alex unpack this concept of Echad in the New Testament in the life of Jesus and in the church at Antioch. They ask the question is it about God alone or me alone. This message was originally given on June 16, 2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastors Jeff Stockett and Charly Pedersen unpack Exodus 14 and the idea of Glory, or in Hebrew Kavod. We learn that as we understand God's glory, we see that he is Echad, alone. This message was originally given on June 9, 2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim begins a new sermon series, walking us through the Shema an ancient Hebrew prayer that tells us our God is one, alone. In this series, we will examine stories from the Old and New Testaments that showcase how our God is alone. This message was originally given on June 2, 2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim closes out our series on prayer talking to us about fighting with God, but not against God, in prayer. This message was originally given on May 26 2019, at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Beth continues our message series on prayer, talking about Exodus 33-34 and what we do when our confidence fails us in prayer. This message was originally given on May 19, 2019, at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim shares a favorite sermon on what Psalm 37 can tell us about handling when life gets tough. This message was originally given on May 12, 2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim makes a change from his planned sermon as we enter into a month of prayer for the future of Crossroads. This message was originally given on May 5, 2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Dr. Tim Anstine gives a refreshing view of discipleship. That we are apprentices seeking to be close to Jesus, not trying to meet the minimum requirements for heaven. This message was originally given on April 28,2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim finishes our series Presence on Easter Sunday. We learn that God came back to Jerusalem in Jesus but takes up residence in our hearts as Christians. This message was originally given on April, 21 2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Jim picks up where Pastor Beth left us, at the Garden of Gesthemane. Jesus tells us through his actions that He is God moving back to Jerusalem.
Pastor Beth unpacks for us what it means that Jesus is the "Son of David," through two stories one in the Old Testament the other in the New. This message was originally given on April 7, 2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim wraps up our series on Corinthians giving us insight into the real-world application of the issues Paul addressed with the letters to Corinth. This message was originally given on March 31, 2019, at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim shares some lessons from his recent trip to Israel. This message was originally given on March 24, 2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Dr. Tim Anstine continues our series on First and Second Corinthians. This message was originally given on March 17, 2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jeff Stockett touches on 1 Corinthians 8-10 as a part of our series. He explains that while we are free in Christ, our freedom must sometimes be limited by our love for our fellow believers. This message was originally given on March 10, 20198 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim Halbert unpacks for us why we come to church. What is worship really about, and how can I use my gifts to help others. This message was originally given on March 3, 2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim shares with us in week 6 of our on Corinth. We learn the Ressurection is more than a dusty doctrine, it affects the way we live. This message was originally given on February 24, 2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Beth continues our series on Corinth talking about the resurrection, mystery and what it means for the risks we take. This message was originally given on February 17, 2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa Idaho.
Pastor Jim continues our series on Corinth, discussing their ideas on sexuality and how it connects with us today. This message was originally given on February 10, 2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
This week we are joined by Dr. Christopher Yuan, a professor at Moody Bible Institute and his parents Leon and Angela. They tell their story of Christopher's journey and God's faithfulness to their prayers. This message was originally given on February 3, 2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim shares the 3rd sermon in our series on Corinth. He tells us that immaturity can be dangerous when it thinks it's mature but maturity produces unity. This message was originally given on January 27, 2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim continues our series Staying Focused in a Jumbled world, imparting to us the importance of unity and the lessons we can learn from the Christians at Corinth. This message was originally given on January 20, 2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim launches us into a new series on the letters to Corinth. As we get to know the city we begin to understand why these letters have something to say to us. This message was originally given on January 13, 2019 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Dr. Jack Beck joins us to discuss Psalm 23, not set in the lush valley we may have imagined but in the Judean wilderness. We learn that we lack nothing, even in an environment that lacks everything. This message was originally given on January 6, 2018 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Beth wraps up our Advent series discussing how God works regardless of our time, but never regardless of His. This message was originally given on December 30,2018 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim continues our Advent series during Christmas week explaining how Jesus was placed perfectly at the right time for his message and the spread of the gospel. This message was originally given on December 23, 2018 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastors Jim Halbert and Ryan Brown share a message in our Christmas series, Once Upon a Time. They discuss how God works throughout time, using the least to create beauty. This message was originally given on December 16, 2018 at Crossroads Community Church.
Pastor Jim continues our Once Upon a Time, Holiday series, discussing how God worked within time. This message was originally given on December 9, 2018 at Crossroads Community Church.
Dr. Tim Anstine begins a new series for the Holidays entitled Once Upon a Time. We use Ecclesiastes 3 to understand how God relates to time and what it means for us in this Christmas season. This message was originally given on December 2, 2018 at Crossroads Community Church.
In the final installment of our Good News Series Pastor Jim unpacks Jesus prayer for us; not that we would be delivered from suffering, but through it. This message was originally given on November 25, 2018 at Crossroads Community Church.
Pastor Jim unpacks John 15 and 16 as he continues our Good News Series. We learn that we obey out of an identity of love, not obligation and shame. This message was originally given on November 18, 2018 at Crossroads Community Church.
Pastor Tim Anstine continues our series on The Good News reminding us that to abide in Christ, like a branch from a vine is the source of life. This message was originally given November 11, 2018 at Crossroads Community Church.
We continue in week 18 of our series on The Good News as Pastor Jim relates the story of a motorcycle breaking down to our insistence to lean on our power, not God's. This message was originally given on November 4, 2018 at Crossroads Community Church.
Pastor Jim continues his series through John, called the Good News. This week he tackles John 14, Jesus claiming he is the only way to God. This message was originally given on October 28, 2018 at Crossroads Community Church.
Pastor Jim continues our series The Good News explaining only a few go all the way to the foot of the cross. This message was originally given on October 21, 2018 at Crossroads Community Church.
Pastor Beth continues our Good News series, describing the washing of the disciple's feet. We are comfortable serving like Jesus, are we comfortable being served?
Pastor Jim continues our Good News series. We learn how Jesus death is Good News and Life to us. This message was given on October 7, 2018 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.
Pastor Jim Halbert continues in our series The Good News by telling the story of Mary's anointing of Jesus' feet. He presents a different perspective on Lazarus, Mary and Martha. We see that the Gospel spreads from the most unlikely places. This message was given on September 30, 2018 at Crossroads Community Church in Nampa, Idaho.