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Crosscreek Community Church — 302 episodes

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1

Heaven Isn’t What You Think (It’s Better Than You Imagined) [So what about…?, part 4]

2

Can You Trust the Bible? [So what about…?, part 3]

3

So What About… Jesus? [So what about…?, part 2]

4

Why Do You Believe What You Believe? [So what about…?, part 1]

5

Everything Will Be Made Right [Easter 2026]

6

How to Know If You’re Really Following Jesus [The Way of Jesus, part 6]

7

How to Stop Worrying About the Future… Jesus’ Answer to Anxiety [The Way of Jesus, part 5]

8

You Don’t Have to Prove Yourself to God [The Way of Jesus, part 4]

9

Love Your Enemies [The Way of Jesus, part 3]

10

The Quiet Power That Changes the World [The Way of Jesus, part 2]

11

Why Losing is Actually Winning [The Way of Jesus, part 1]

12

Grow From Acceptance, Not Performance [Before You Try Harder, part 3]

13

No Condemnation: Finding Freedom and Your True Identity [Before You Try Harder, part 2]

14

Stop Trying Harder… Discover Your Identity in Jesus [Before You Try Harder, part 1]

15

The Gift That Lasts: Discovering Real Peace This Christmas [Peace on Earth, pt 3]

16

How Jesus Brings Peace With the People Who Drive You Crazy [Peace on Earth, pt 2]

17

Peace You Can Feel… Even in Chaos [Peace on Earth, pt 1]

18

What If God Put You Right Here, Right Now, on Purpose? [Faith in Real Life, pt 6]

19

Real Faith Loves Without Limits [Faith in Real Life, pt 5]

20

Real Faith Welcomes the Outsider [Faith in Real Life, pt 4]

21

When Ordinary People Take a Step of Trust, God Moves [Faith in Real Life, pt 3]

22

How God Turns Our Pain Into Purpose [Faith in Real Life, pt 2]

23

God Meets You in the Mess (Even When It’s Your Fault) [Faith in Real Life, pt 1]

24

The Secret to Real Connection. [Part 5 of Simple Rhythms]

25

Feeling Powerless? Here’s How God Can Use Your Ordinary Life. [Part 4 of Simple Rhythms]

26

How to Find Peace in a World of Chaos. [Part 3 of Simple Rhythms]

27

God’s Rhythm of Work and Rest: How to Find True Peace in a Busy World. [Part 2 of Simple Rhythms]

28

The Path to True Joy. [Part 1 of Simple Rhythms]

29

“Why Success Isn’t the Goal… and What Is” [Becoming the Church People Actually Need, Part 2 of 2]

30

“You Don’t Have to Be Impressive… Just Present” [Becoming the Church People Actually Need, Part 1]

31

What If Religion Isn’t the Way to God? [Pt 5 – Free To Follow]

32

Religion Says, “Earn It.” Jesus Says, “Come Home.” [Pt 4 – Free To Follow]

33

“Jesus > Rules: Why Religion Keeps Getting It Wrong” [Pt 3 – Free To Follow]

34

“Love > Judgment: Why Religion Gets It Wrong About Judgment” [Pt 2 – Free To Follow]

35

“Why Jesus Isn’t About Religion—And Never Was” [Pt 1 – Free To Follow: Rediscovering Jesus Beyond Religion]

36

“What’s The Point of Prayer?”

37

“The Real Reason You Feel Burnt Out (And What to Do About It)” [pt. 7 of Resisting the System: How to Live the Jesus Way]

38

“Family, Work, and Burnout: Is There a Better Way?” [pt. 6 of Resisting the System: How to Live the Jesus Way]

39

“You’ve Been Lied To: The Truth About Love, Power & Control” [pt. 5 of Resisting the System: How to Live the Jesus Way]

40

“What If Everything You Thought About Love Was a Lie?” [pt. 4 of Resisting the System: How to Live the Jesus Way]

41

“How to Stop Fixing Symptoms and Start Living New” [pt. 3 of Resisting the System: How to Live the Jesus Way]

42

“Jesus’ Strategy for a Divided Culture” [pt. 2 of Resisting the System: How to Live the Jesus Way]

43

“The Revolution of Love” [pt. 1 of Resisting the System: How to Live the Jesus Way]

44

The One Moment that Changed Everything: The Real Meaning of Easter

45

“How the world REALLY ‘Ends’” [Pt. 5 – Revelation: How to Live through the End of the World]

46

“How the Church Resists Babylon” [Pt. 4 – Revelation: How to Live through the End of the World]

47

“Revelation Exposes the Truth: The System Behind the World’s Evil” [Pt. 3 – Revelation: How to Live through the End of the World]

48

“The Dragon, the Beasts, and the Lamb” [Pt. 2 – Revelation: How to Live through the End of the World]

49

“Revelation isn’t about what you think it is” [Pt. 1 – Revelation: How to Live through the End of the World]

50

Jesus’ Shocking Secret to Changing the World (“Stop Trying So Hard,” Pt 5)

51

You’ll Never Be Perfect… and that’s OK (“Stop Trying So Hard,” Pt 4)

52

The Freedom of Love (“Stop Trying So Hard,” Pt 3)

53

Jesus + Nothing = Everything (“Stop Trying So Hard,” Pt 2)

54

How to Find Peace and Purpose When You’re Overwhelmed (Pt 1 of “Stop Trying So Hard”)

55

Ageless Wisdom (pt 4): Can God Trust Us?

56

Ageless Wisdom (pt 3): In God We Trust

57

Ageless Wisdom (pt 2): Getting the Most Out of Our Giving

58

Ageless Wisdom (pt 1): The Law of the Harvest

59

How to experience real peace. [Christmas ’24: Part 2]

60

How to experience real hope today. [Christmas ’24: Part 1]

61

God will never give up on you. [Discovering God: Part 6]

62

How to let go of FEAR. [Discovering God: Part 5]

63

What does it mean to love your enemy? [Discovering God: Part 4]

64

What Does God Really Think About Sinners? [Discovering God: Part 3]

65

God is Radically Inclusive. [Discovering God: Part 2]

66

Is God Ok With My Questions? [Discovering God: Part 1]

67

Bonus Content [How To Love Your Neighbor]

68

Invite Them [How To Love Your Neighbor: Part 5]

69

Together [How To Love Your Neighbor: Part 4]

70

Pray for Them [How To Love Your Neighbor: Part 3]

71

Who is My Neighbor? [How To Love Your Neighbor: Part 1]

72

🆕 Podcast Update! 🚨

73

Finding Peace and Confidence in Uncertain (END?) Times [Mark 13:1-32]

74

FINDING YOUR FOCUS (How to figure out your life’s purpose) [Mark 12:35-44]

75

Freedom Beyond Religion: The Power of Love [Mark 12:28-34]

76

What Happens After We Die? The Truth According To Jesus. [Mark 12:18-27]

77

How should Christians Vote? [Mark 12:13-17]

78

How to Live with PURPOSE… now! [Mark 12:1-12]

79

How To Fight Like Jesus [Mark 11:27-33]

80

Unveiling Jesus’ Anger: Why did Jesus Flip Tables? [Mark 11:12-26]

81

Discover Your True Identity [Mark 11:1-11]

82

How To Have Real Faith [Mark 10:46-52]

83

Does Love Actually Work In The Real World? [Mark 10:32-45]

84

How Do I Know If God Is Happy With Me? [Mark 10:13-31]

85

Marriage, Divorce, and the Heart of God [Mark 10:1-12]

86

Does God Really Love Us? [Easter 2024]

87

What Jesus Hates Most [Mark 9:38-50]

88

3 Steps to Greatness [Mark 9:30-37]

89

The Myth of Self-Reliance [Mark 9:14-29]

90

Why should we listen to Jesus? [Mark 9:2-13]

91

How do we know which version of Jesus to follow? [Mark 8:22-9:1]

92

How to have Unity with Diversity. (Reimagining Church, 4/4)

93

Why you should stop going to church. (Reimagining Church, 3/4)

94

What is the Church FOR? (Reimagining Church, 2/4)

95

Is Church Pointless? (Reimagining Church, 1/4)

96

How can I stop worrying about the future? (Real Peace: pt 3/3)

97

How To Have Peace With Others Now (Real Peace: pt 2/3)

98

How to have peace with our past (Real Peace: pt 1/3)

99

How to Live Without Fear [Mark 8:1-21]

100

The Inclusivity of Jesus [Mark 7:24-37]

101

What does God care about? [Mark 7:1-23]

102

Aliens, Bigfoot, and Jesus: Navigating the Difficulty of Belief [Mark 6:45-56]

103

How can I help the world? [Mark 6:30-44]

104

Why I don’t call myself a Christian anymore [Mark 6:7-13]

105

How To Experience God [Mark 6:1-6]

106

What does it mean to have faith? [Mark 5:21-43]

107

How to Find Fulfillment [Mark 5:1-20]

108

How To Stop Worrying [Mark 4:35-41]

109

What If I Feel Far From God? [Mark 4:21-34]

110

Why did Jesus teach in parables? [Mark 4:1-20]

111

What is the “unforgivable sin?” [Mark 3:20-35]

112

What does a disciple look like? [Mark 3:7-19]

113

Does God want me to be religious? [Mark 2:18-3:6]

114

Why can’t I forgive myself? [Mark 1:40-2:17]

115

What’s up with demons and healings? [Mark 1:21-39]

116

What’s my life’s story? [Mark 1:14-20]

117

How does Jesus make me new? [Mark 1:1-15]

118

New series, an invitation! [Mark]

119

Living a questionable life on purpose [The Art of Following Jesus, pt 9] #ruleoflife #rhythmoflife

120

Why does God want us to worship him? [The Art of Following Jesus, pt 8] #worship #celebration

121

How to party like Jesus [The Art of Following Jesus, pt 7] #hospitality

122

What does money have to do with faith? [The Art of… pt 6]

123

What difference can I really make? [The Art of… pt 5]

124

How can I hear God? [The Art of… pt 4]

125

What is God’s purpose for my life? [The Art of… pt 3]

126

How can I hear God? [The Art of… pt 2] #solitude #silence #prayer

127

But what do you DO with what you believe? [The Art of Following Jesus, pt 1]

128

What is Easter? [Easter 2023]

129

Who is Jesus? [Palm Sunday 2023]

130

Psalm 63:1 (NLT) – Making this our prayer.

131

How can I actually experience the Holy Spirit? [So, what about… The Holy Spirit, pt 10]

132

What are Spiritual Gifts? [So, what about… The Holy Spirit, pt 9]

133

How can I be filled with the Holy Spirit? [So, what about… The Holy Spirit, pt 8]

134

Can I be unique and also belong? [So, what about… The Holy Spirit, pt 7]

135

Where is God in my pain? [So, what about… The Holy Spirit, pt 6]

136

How do I know I have the Holy Spirit? [So, what about… The Holy Spirit, pt 5]

137

How do I follow the Holy Spirit? [So, what about… The Holy Spirit, pt 4]

138

How do we get the Holy Spirit? [So, what about… The Holy Spirit, pt 3]

139

What’s the point of the Holy Spirit? [So, what about… The Holy Spirit, pt 2]

140

Who is the Holy Spirit? [So, what about… The Holy Spirit, pt 1]

141

Happy New Year!

142

The Proof of Hope. [Hope Again, pt 3 / 3]

143

Everyone can hope. [Hope Again, pt 2 / 3]

144

What is real hope? [Hope Again, pt 1 / 3]

145

How can I get through the Holidays? [Psalm 3]

146

Choices. [A Life That *Actually* Works – Sermon on the Mount, pt 6 / 6]

147

Johnny Cash reads Matthew 7, Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount

148

When can I judge someone else? [A Life That *Actually* Works – Sermon on the Mount, pt 5 / 6]

149

How can I stop worrying? [A Life That *Actually* Works – Sermon on the Mount, pt 4 / 6]

150

Johnny Cash reads Matthew 6, Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount

151

You’ve Got Nothing to Prove [A Life That *Actually* Works – Sermon on the Mount, pt 3 / 6]

152

Stop trying to be a good person. [A Life That *Actually* Works – Sermon on the Mount, pt 2 / 6]

153

Johnny Cash reads Matthew 5, Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount

154

How can I actually be happy? [A Life That *Actually* Works – Sermon on the Mount, pt 1 / 6]

155

Do I really have to obey God? [Who am I? Part 4 / 4]

156

How can I enjoy God? [Who am I? pt 3 / 4]

157

Can Christianity heal division? [Who am I? pt 2 / 4]

158

Who am I? [pt 1 / 4]

159

Why I Still Believe w/ Aaron & Monica Fiedler (pt 3 / 3)

160

Why I Still Believe w/ Luke Summers (pt 2 / 3)

161

Why I Still Believe w/ Ken Silva (pt 1 / 3)

162

Can Christians Really Do Anything? [Think About It, pt 5 / 5]

163

Is the Bible Against Women? [Think About It, pt 4 / 5]

164

Should Christians obey the government? [Think About It, pt 3 / 5]

165

What are God’s promises to you? [Think About It – pt 2 / 5]

166

Why is God so Violent? [Think About It – pt 1 / 5]

167

How do I study the Bible? [Bible, part 3 /3]

168

Should we really do what the Bible says? [Bible, pt 2 / 3]

169

How do I make sense of the bible? [Bible, pt 1 / 3]

170

What about my failures? [Discovering, pt 6 / 6]

171

Does God accept me? [Discovering, pt 5 / 6]

172

What does God think about my doubts? [Discovering, pt 4/6]

173

What does God want from me? [Discovering, pt 3/6]

174

Is God mad at me? [Discovering, pt 2/6]

175

Does God actually love me? [Discovering, pt 1/6]

176

Why does the resurrection really matter? [Absurd, pt 3/3]

177

We won’t stay dead? [Absurd, pt 2/3]

178

Is the resurrection absurd? [Absurd, pt 1/3]

179

How We Can Be More. [Consumerism, pt 4/4]

180

Why I don’t want to go to church anymore. [Consumerism, pt 3/4]

181

Why am I not happy? [Consumerism, pt 2/4]

182

Why am I dissatisfied? [Consumerism, pt 1/4]

183

The Flashback Episode — Together #forSalem (Bonus)

184

What about Christian Disunity? — Together #forSalem (Ep 96)

185

What about Old Testament Violence? — Together #forSalem (Ep 95)

186

So, what about Hell? — Together #forSalem (Ep 94)

187

What about Evil & Suffering? — Together #forSalem (Ep 93)

188

How Do We Hear God? — Together #forSalem (Ep 92)

189

Who is God? — Together #forSalem (Ep 91)

190

Why do you believe what you believe? — Together #forSalem (Ep 90)

191

BIG faith questions… #shorts

192

Can we actually be united?– Together #forSalem (Ep 89)

193

What’s a life worth? — Together #forSalem (Ep 88)

194

What’s a soul worth? — Together #forSalem (Ep 87)

195

HOW should I pray? — Together #forSalem (Ep 86)

196

Why should I pray? — Together #forSalem (Ep 85)

197

How can we be more generous? — Together #forSalem (Ep 84)

198

How can my money make me less stressed? — Together #forSalem (Ep 83)

199

How can my money make me happy? — Together #forSalem (Ep 82)

200

Salt, Light, or Moral Police? — Together #forSalem (Ep 81)

201

Investing in What Really Matters — Together #forSalem (Ep 80) *repaired

202

Boring is a Problem — Together #forSalem (Ep 79)

203

The Cure for Loneliness — Together #forSalem (Ep 78)

204

Am I trusting Jesus with every part of my life? — Together #forSalem (Ep 77)

205

Why does Christianity seem impossible to do right? — Together #forSalem (Ep 76)

206

Let’s re-plant a church together! — Together #forSalem (Ep 75)

207

How do we use the Bible?– Together #forSalem (ep 74)

208

What is the Bible? — Together #forSalem (ep 73)

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How can we experience positive influences in our relationships? — Together #forSalem (ep 72)

210

How can we improve the quality of our thinking? — Together #forSalem (ep 71)

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Why do we keep making the same mistakes? — Together #forSalem (ep 70)

212

Rethink: Why are Christians either jerks or wimps? — Together #forSalem (ep 69)

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Rethink: Why do Christians think they’re better than everyone else? — Together #forSalem (ep 68)

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Rethink: How do I love the other side? — Together #forSalem (ep 67)

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Rethink: What if we’re wrong? — Together #forSalem (ep 66)

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Rethink: What about my doubts? — Together #forSalem (ep 65)

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Rethink: Is Christianity supposed to be boring? (Ep 64)

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Rethink: Willing to rethink? (Ep 63)

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Here we go… together! (Ep 62)

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The future, this church, and you (Ep 61)

221

The Problem with Religion (Ep 60)

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The Problem with Church (Ep 59)

223

What Crosscreek plans to do… (Ep 58)

224

What kind of soil are you? (Ep 57)

225

Choosing to Be Insignificant (Ep 56)

226

What’s it really mean to be humble? (Ep 55)

227

What IS the Kingdom of Heaven? (Ep 54)

228

How can I experience peace? (Bonus)

229

The Good Life can be lived on purpose (Ep 53)

230

Why Religion’s Rules Don’t Make Sense (Ep 52)

231

Improving by Removing… (Ep 51)

232

We make it so complicated… (Ep 50)

233

Love MY Enemy?! (Ep 49)

234

Tips for a healthy family life (Ep 48)

235

How to have a happy marriage (Ep 47)

236

What’s true love? (Ep 46)

237

Did the resurrection happen? (Ep 45)

238

Does God really care? (Ep 44)

239

When inner peace seems impossible… (Ep 43)

240

Can I really have the life I dreamed of? (Ep 42)

241

A Good Year — Together #forSalem (Ep 41)

242

? MERRY CHRISTMAS 2020 ?

243

Bonus: ? Light of the World (cover) ?

244

LIGHTS — Together #forSalem (Ep 40)

245

THE SOLUTION — Together #forSalem (Ep 39)

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Bonus: ? Noel (cover) ?

247

UNEXPECTED — Together #forSalem (Ep 38)

248

Thanksgiving Together #forSalem (Ep 37)

249

Happy Little Prayers — Together #forSalem (Ep 36)

250

Reliable Happiness — Together #forSalem (Ep 35)

251

You First — Together #forSalem (Ep 34)

252

Illogically Happy — Together #forSalem (Ep 33)

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Wisdom in the Craziness — Together #forSalem (Ep 32)

254

The What & Why of #forSalem — Together #forSalem (Ep 31)

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Unprecedented — Together #forSalem (Ep 30)

256

It’s Dangerous To Go Alone — Together #forSalem (Ep 29)

257

Show Up — Together #forSalem (Ep 28)

258

Do It — Together #forSalem (Ep 27)

259

Making It Personal — Together #forSalem (Ep 26)

260

Q & A with Jon — Together #forSalem (Ep 25)

261

You’re Invited — Together #forSalem (Ep 24)

262

Trust & Act — Together #forSalem (Ep 23)

263

The Path of Confidence — Together #forSalem (Ep 22)

264

The First Step — Together #forSalem (Ep 21)

265

You Are What You Eat — Together #forSalem (Ep 20!)

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FULL vs. EMPTY — Together #forSalem (Ep 19)

267

Bonus: ? Don’t Give Up On Me (cover) ?

268

FORGIVENESS vs. REJECTION — Together #forSalem (Ep 18)

269

PEOPLE vs. RULES — Together #forSalem (Ep 17)

270

ACCEPTANCE vs. JUDGMENT — Together #forSalem (Ep 16)

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INVITATION vs. CONFORMITY — Together #forSalem (Ep 15)

272

A BETTER WAY TO WIN — Together #forSalem (Ep 14)

273

Bonus: House Sessions (6-18-2020)

274

A BETTER WAY TO LOVE — Together #forSalem (Ep 13)

275

Bonus: House Sessions (6-10-2020)

276

A BETTER WAY TO THINK — Together #forSalem (Ep 12)

277

Together #forSalem Bonus: Jamiel’s Perspective

278

WHY CHURCH? — Together #forSalem (Ep 11)

279

Bonus: Money Talks with Donna & Liz

280

MONEY FEARS — Together #forSalem (Ep 10)

281

Bonus: House Sessions (5-22-2020)

282

OVERACTIVE CALENDARS — Together #forSalem (Ep 9)

283

FAMILY DRAMA — Together #forSalem (Ep 8)

284

PANDEMIC PARTNERSHIPS – Together #forSalem (Ep 7)

285

SIMPLER – Together #forSalem (Ep 6)

286

Together #forSalem Bonus: Community Chats w/ Courtney & Amber

287

BETTER – Together #forSalem (Ep 5)

288

Bonus: House Sessions (4-15-2020)

289

PEACE — Together #forSalem (Ep 4)

290

Bonus: House Sessions (4-9-2020)

291

FEAR & ANXIETY — Together #forSalem (Ep 3)

292

Bonus: House Sessions (3-30-2020)

293

Bonus: 3 Things from Jon

294

CONFLICT — Together #forSalem (Ep 2)

295

Bonus: House Sessions (3-24-2020)

296

CONNECT — Together #forSalem (Ep 1)

297

So, What About…? [Pt 6: Heaven]

298

So, What About…? [Pt 5: Hypocrisy]

299

So, What About…? [Pt 4: Sunday Funday]

300

So, What About…? [Pt 3: Narrow Minded]

301

So, What About…? [Pt 2: Pain & Suffering]

302

So, What About…? [Pt 1: Origins]