The Refuge Podcast

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.

Special story Podcast with Ryan Brown our Youth Pastor at Crossroads Community Church.

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.