Cross Culture Church Podcast

Jeff explains the Kingdom-Family-Mission paradigm that helps define and organize the identity and mission of Cross Culture Church.

Our series on devotionals during the fast concludes with thoughts from Jeff Hubing and Michelle Tesauro Jones.

Melody Fabien and Dani Campfield help us understand the power of God’s refining fire in our lives.

This podcast interacts with a devotional written by Angie Fotsis about having the heart of a pilgrim as we navigate our lives in this present time. It especially emphasizes our responsibility to keep our hearts free and clean, so that the corruption of this world system finds no home in us.

Today we interact with two devotionals written by Natalie Maglaris and Carol Hubing about the process God leads us through in order to purify us and conform us to the image of Jesus. Knowing God’s heart, and His intentions for our good, provide us with the right starting point to understand periods of testing, which result in our refining and growth.

Today we explore two devotionals written by Sarah Oshinowo and CD Fabien regarding the way God is speaking to us at Cross Culture about our identity and mission. Our hearts are to be a people of restoration who understand how to suffer well, in order to contribute to God’s plan to restore and rebuild others.

Our series on Advent concludes with some listener feedback, some final thoughts on the season and an introduction to our first theme of 2019, prayer and fasting.

This episode explores the role of the shepherds in the Christmas story in order to understand its enduring power and significance. The shepherds reveal both the character of Jesus’ kingship and the overwhelming character of the grace and joy that are generated by the good news of Jesus’ birth.

This episode explores the evidence for the idea that Jesus was born in the household of one of Joseph’s relatives in Bethlehem, and not in a stable behind a commercial inn. Support is provided from Scripture, archaeology and ancient Israelite culture in order to present a more probable reconstruction of the events surrounding Jesus’ birth.

Our series on Advent continues by exploring the legend of Jesus’ birth in a stable out behind an inn. This podcast describes the cultural and historical evidence that suggests Jesus was likely born in the home of a relative in Bethlehem.

Our series on Advent begins by exploring the traditional “Nativity Story” and comparing it with the information actually provided in the Gospels about the birth of Jesus. A key focus here is an ancient Christian book called “The Infancy Gospel of James.” This episode explores how this bit of “Christian fiction” influences the way we think about the circumstances surrounding Jesus’ birth.