Crucible Church Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Today, P. Sam invites us to look at Luke 14. It is here that we look at Jesus invitation to consider the cost of following Him. Have we considered the cost and the price of what it would mean to follow Christ? Join us as we explore this passage together and find the relevance of what following Jesus means today, and whether the cost is worth it.  We can also be found on the follow...

Send us Fan Mail Today, we take a break from our current sermon series on Luke, and P. Sam's heart was to offer space for us to come and look at the meaning of the name of the church. What is behind the name Crucible ? Why was this name chosen? Will the name of the church help further shape our community?  Join us as we look at various Scriptures together from Isaiah 48:10, to Malachi 3:2-3,...

Send us Fan Mail P. Dan offers us a word from Scripture about the dangers of judging others as we end our 2024 year together. Do you struggle when it comes to judging others? Why do we do it? Is it possible NOT to judge other people? Join us as we look at Matthew's Gospel in Matthew 7 on what Jesus says about judgement.  We can also be found on the following Social Media Platforms: Website Fa...

Send us Fan Mail In today's Christmas message, P. Sam invites us to look at the story of the Prodigal Son. It is not a traditional Christmas message, but it is a Christmas story! P. Sam helps us to understand the heart of the Father in the story, but also the heart of our Heavenly Father. What is God's heart ? What does this story of the Prodigal Son reveal to us about the Father's...

Send us Fan Mail In today's passage, P. Sam walks us through Luke 1:26-45, specifically focusing on Mary's example. We all have people in our lives that God has placed for us to pattern and model our faith after. What can we learn from Mary's life and faith? Are there certain things about how she handled God's revelation to her through the angel Gabriel, that we can glean and l...

Send us Fan Mail In this Christmas Banquet sermon, P. Sam walks us through Luke 10:38-42 - the story of Mary and Martha. Though not a traditional Christmas text, P. Sam wanted to explore the themes of slowing down during this Christmas season. December can be a frantically insane-paced month. It can be wonderful, or it can exasperate what is already a difficult season. Taking the time to slow down...

Send us Fan Mail In today's sermon, Brian helps us look at Luke 2:1-21, and the characters that we tend to lose sight of and forget are the shepherds. Why do we tend to forget about these shepherds in the Nativity Story? Who were these men? Join us as we explore the old story's significance for the world and our lives.  Please follow us for weekly updates on sermons and leave us a review...

Send us Fan Mail In this sermon, we explore Matthew 1:18–2:12, a powerful passage recounting the miraculous birth of Jesus Christ and the visit of the Magi. Join us as we dive into the story of Mary and Joseph, the angel's reassurance in a dream, and the prophetic fulfillment of the virgin birth of the Messiah. We also follow the Wise Men from the East, guided by the star of Bethlehem, as the...

Send us Fan Mail In Luke 12:35-48, Jesus teaches us the importance of being watchful and prepared for His return. Using the imagery of servants waiting for their master, He emphasizes the need for constant readiness, as the Son of Man will come at an unexpected hour.  Faithful servants found doing their duties will be rewarded, while those who are unprepared or negligent will face consequences. Je...

Send us Fan Mail In Luke 12:13-21, Jesus addresses the dangers of greed and warns against placing trust in earthly riches. When a man asks Jesus to mediate a family inheritance dispute, Jesus refuses and uses the opportunity to teach about avoiding covetousness. He shares the parable of the rich fool, in which a wealthy man hoards his abundant crops and plans a life of ease, only to die that very...

Send us Fan Mail Luke 12:1-12 presents a powerful message from Jesus on authentic faith, fear of God, and the Holy Spirit’s guidance. In this passage, Jesus addresses a large crowd and warns His disciples about the "leaven of the Pharisees," which symbolizes hypocrisy. He urges His followers to live with integrity because all hidden actions and motives will one day be revealed by God. Je...

Send us Fan Mail In Luke 12:1-12, Jesus warns His disciples and followers to avoid the “leaven of the Pharisees,” meaning their hypocrisy. He emphasizes that hidden things will be revealed, and secret words will be brought to light. Jesus encourages His listeners to have a healthy fear of God rather than fear of human judgment, as only God has authority over the eternal soul.  He reassures them of...

Send us Fan Mail We continue in our journey through the Gospel of Luke. In this sermon, we explore Luke 11:14-32, a compelling passage that showcases Jesus’s authority over demons, his teachings on unity, and a call to genuine repentance. The episode opens with Jesus casting out a demon from a mute man, stirring reactions that reveal the crowd's divided hearts—some accusing Jesus of using dem...

Send us Fan Mail We continue in our journey through the Gospel of Luke. In Luke 11:1-13 , Jesus teaches His disciples about the importance of prayer . When they ask Him to teach them how to pray, He provides the Lord's Prayer as a model, emphasizing reverence for God, asking for daily needs, forgiveness, and deliverance from temptation. Jesus further explains the importance of persistence in...

Send us Fan Mail Today is Baptism Sunday! The passage that we will be looking at will be Luke 10:25-37, the story of the Good Samaritan. What does this parable have to do with baptism? Tune in to find out! But this story that Jesus gives is one that challenges us - do we love our neighbour? Can we be saved by doing good things and good works? If so, how many good works must we do in order to be sa...

Send us Fan Mail Today, P. Sam walks us through Luke 10:1-16 - the passage on the 72 disciples being sent out on their mission. What did this mean for the disciples being sent out? What message were they to carry with them? How does this apply to us today? Do we have a sense of urgency when it comes to helping people move towards Jesus? Join us as we explore these questions, and work through the p...

Send us Fan Mail Join us as we listen to P. Ralph work through Psalm 23 and Matthew 6:9-13 - the Lord's Prayer. Please follow us, for weekly updates for sermons! If you're looking for a community to be a part of. We hope you come in person to check us out. We meet weekly at the City Centre Community Centre in Richmond, British Columbia. We gather for worship on the 3F! Everyone is welcom...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we continue to work through our series on Luke. We look at Luke 9 on the story of Jesus’ Transfiguration. It’s an amazing passage but a difficult one to understand because of the word glory . What does glory mean? And specifically what does God’s glory mean and look like tangibly for us today ? Have you experienced God’s glory in your life? What stories can you tell abo...

Send us Fan Mail As we continue in our series in Luke's Gospel. P Sam invites us to explore and examine what Jesus meant when he said that whoever wanted to follow Him must pick up their cross , deny themselves, and die to themselves daily . What did Jesus mean by this? What does it mean to pick up our cross? Is it a literal cross? Was he speaking figuratively? The idea of denying ourselves i...

Send us Fan Mail Today, P. Sam unpacks Luke 7:36-50. It is a familiar story about Jesus being anointed by an unnamed sinful woman. But the story challenges us to ask who we are in the story. Are we the unnamed woman anointing Jesus? Or are we like Simon the Pharisee? This story is an incredible story of worship, and this unnamed woman teaches us how to worship in an extravagant way. Join us as we...

Send us Fan Mail Today, P. Sam helps us unpack Luke 7:18-35 with multiple themes in these passages on doubt , greatness in God's Kingdom and the pursuit of becoming more childlike in God's kingdom as a sign of spiritual maturity and growth. Sometimes in life our expectations about God tend to be bent out of shape, or is not steeped in reality. We struggle and we ask questions about the g...

Send us Fan Mail Today, P. Ralph walks us through Luke 7:1-7. The story of the centurion. What do we learn from this man's faith? What does it mean to believe , to have faith? P. Ralph helps us work through this, and the meaning of what it means to have faith just like the Centurion did.   If you're looking for a community to be a part of. We hope you come in person to check us out. We m...

Send us Fan Mail We look at Luke 6:43-49 today. There are two stories/analogies that Jesus gives, and from the outset they don't look like they correlate. But they do . These stories come out of the teachings on the Beatitudes. The story of the tree and its fruit, and the wise and foolish builders are both stories that represent what a Kingdom citizen ought to look like . Join us in this mess...

Send us Fan Mail As we explore Luke 6:27-32, we look into the counter-cultural statement of Jesus "Love your enemies". It was counter to the culture of His day, and it still remains counter to our culture today . How do we do this, though? What does loving our enemies mean? How do we define who are our enemies are? Join us as we look at Jesus' teaching on this. We see three areas of...

Send us Fan Mail As we continue to walk through the Gospel of Luke, we look at Luke 5:27-32 - the story of Jesus calling a man named Levi to follow him. We look at the context of the tax collector, and why they were so hated (Levi's job was collecting tax for the Roman Empire at the time). How could Jesus call this man to follow Him? Wasn't Jesus concerned about his reputation for having...