Synopsis
Exploring whether or not God even exists? or committed to following Jesus? We present biblical truths and show how they apply to our everyday lives. And we have a lot of fun while doing it. Whatever your thoughts on church, whatever your beliefs about God, you are welcome here.For the longer answer, check out crossroads.net.
Episodes
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Too Many Rules | Get Back To Better
18/09/2021 Duration: 30minRules are important. Rules matter. But lately, it seems the rules have become all that matters—and it’s weighing us down. We’re worn out, angry, and isolated trying to keep up with all these rules. Join us as Brian Tome talks about how God can give us freedom from these expectations.
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Facing Trouble | Get Back To Better
10/09/2021 Duration: 35minIf we want a better life, that means avoiding trouble, right? What if that assumption we all have...turns out to be wrong? Maybe going through the difficulty in front of us gets us to the life we’ve been searching for. It turns out, that’s the exact experience loads of people who have gone before us—join us today as Chuck talks about how God brings us through trouble to the better life.
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Online Church | Get Back To Better
03/09/2021 Duration: 29minWhat is “church?” Moldy old green carpet, uncomfortable wooden benches, and an hour of your Sunday wasted? The truth is that God always intended for the church to be active. To be aggressive. To head into the unknown in pursuit of those who are lost and hurting. We believe that God is calling the church to be something new, and we’re all in—come and join us.
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This Is Your Time | Get Back To Better
27/08/2021 Duration: 40minTick tock. (Not TikTok, you can do that later) Those seconds are the most precious resource we have. No matter how rich or powerful we are, we can’t make more time. So what are we doing with the precious time we have? For most of us….not what we’d like. Yet God wants something better for you—join us today as Alli talks about how to strategically invest your time toward the life that God made you for.
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How To Recharge | Get Back To Better
21/08/2021 Duration: 36min“Let’s get back to normal.” Actually, let’s not. Normal sucks. Normal looks like chasing energy in another large coffee and finding joy in binging yet another Netflix series. That’s power-saving mode at best. God wants to actually recharge you—join us today as Brian talks about how God wants to give you energy, life, joy, and real vitality.
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How Mountains Move
13/08/2021 Duration: 32minDebt. Addiction. Loneliness. Isolation. We all have mountains like these in our lives—mountains that seem inescapable and impossible to overcome. But what if there was a way to make those mountains move? Join us today as Kyle Ranson talks about how God wants to do exactly that.
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Four Realms of Relationships
06/08/2021 Duration: 44minHow do you rank your friends? You might not want to admit it, but we all know who we would call to when we’re in an emergency versus the friend you call just to chat. Today Alli talks to us about how Jesus set up his friend group, and the four realms of relationships that can help you thrive and give you the capacity to love everyone in your life well.
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What is Love?
01/08/2021 Duration: 40minWhat is love? Here’s a hint, it isn’t just what we feel. Join us as Brian Tome explores what love is, and discover love bigger, brighter and more intense than we can imagine.
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How To Disagree
30/07/2021 Duration: 19min“I’m right, you’re wrong, end of conversation.” It sounds harsh, but it's what more and more conversations in the church feel like. Today Kyle sits down with our Senior Pastor Brian Tome to find ways to connect even when we disagree. Check back in with us this Sunday evening to see a special message from Brian Tome.
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What if no one went hungry?
23/07/2021 Duration: 42minWould you believe that global hunger could be eliminated within our lifetime? That might seem impossible, but we’re closer than you think. This week, Dan Clark from Convoy of Hope, an organization that helps feed kids in schools, empowers women to start small businesses, and trains farmers in agriculture so they can feed their own communities. He’s sharing an unbelievable message of hope—that we are winning the war on global hunger.
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How I Met God in the Middle of Meth and Metal
09/07/2021 Duration: 34minWhat does heavy metal have to do with Jesus? A lot, actually. Brian “Head” Welch, along with his band Korn, changed the game when it comes to rock & metal music. “Head” had to battle loneliness, depression, addiction, being a single dad and so much more along they way. Watch his story and you’ll see how God can redeem any story, and He can redeem your story too.
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Said No One Ever
02/07/2021 Duration: 45minWhat’s keeping you from a better life? For most of us, the answer isn’t our job, our finances, or anything like that. What’s really holding us back...is fear. Fear of the unknown. Fear of risk, of failure, of rejection. But the better life that God made us for is waiting on the other side of that fear. Join us today as Kyle talks about how to embrace risk and find a better life.
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Will things ever get better? | The Struggle is Real
25/06/2021 Duration: 46min"Will my life ever get easier?” We’ve all asked that question while stuck neck-deep in whatever struggle we’re facing this week. It’s hard to know what to do, hard to make progress, and hard to feel like God even cares. Yet in the midst of our struggle, God wants us to know two things: that we will make it through, and that we will be better on the other side. Join us today as Alli talks about how we can find hope and direction no matter the struggle
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Training A Wild Horse In An Hour
19/06/2021 Duration: 27minFreedom. All our lives we've been told that freedom means being unrestrained—no rules, no limits. Trouble is, we've chased that freedom, and found only fear and isolation. In reality, freedom isn't really about restraints. It's about meaning. This weekend, professional horse trainer Todd Pierce is going to show us—through the eyes of an untamed horse—what it looks like to leave behind our wildness and embrace the freedom that a loving God offers.
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Justice + Mercy | What Color is God? Week 3
11/06/2021 Duration: 53minWhen you hear the word “justice”, the idea of mercy doesn’t usually follow. After all, those two are polar opposites, right? Surprisingly enough, God says that they’re more related than we think. Join us this week as Chuck Mingo and Brian Stevenson teach us what it takes to walk humbly.
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Unity + Diversity | What Color is God? Week 2
05/06/2021 Duration: 51minUnity and diversity. These days, those two words are almost guaranteed to start a fight. If we can’t even talk about words, then how on earth are we supposed to get along with other people? Turns out that God has some answer for us—join us today as Chuck helps us unpack a different way to move forward.
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Reckoning + Reconciliation | What Color is God? Week 1
28/05/2021 Duration: 53minOne glance, and instantly we make judgments about one another. No matter who you are or where you come from, you have been conditioned to believe certain things about yourself, about the people around you, and probably about God. No wonder making progress on our tension with race is such a struggle. God wants real reconciliation for us—join us today as Brian talks about what it takes to move in that direction.
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25 Years of Guts, Grit, & God's Glory
22/05/2021 Duration: 52minWhat does it look like to run hard and chase after a life of purpose? We are called to make aggressive decisions that fuel life change, go after people in our community, and break out of our comfort zone to meet God. Join us this week and look at the past 25 years to see all the great work God has done through us and where he is calling us to next.
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What Matters To You? | FreedUp Week 5
15/05/2021 Duration: 36minWhat do you value? The things that matter most to you will be the things that define your life. When we’re gone, those values will be our legacy—what is left behind for the generations that come behind you. But many of us never stop to give those values a second thought. Today Kyle talks about the legacy we leave behind and why it matters.
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We Need Margin | FreedUp Week 4
08/05/2021 Duration: 37minWorried about money? You’re not alone. No matter how much or little we make, most of us are consumed with worry about money—how we’re going to make ends meet, how we’re going to achieve our goals, and so on. The reality is that relieving our money stress has very little to do with how much we make, and everything to do with how much margin we have. Join us today as Brian talks about why margin matters and how to get more of it.