Crucible Church Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Acts 2:42–47 gives us a snapshot of the early church—a community devoted to teaching, fellowship, worship, and generosity. In this episode, Pastor Sam unpacks this passage as a vision for Crucible Church today.  We are called to become a transformative, diverse, welcoming, and relational church whose impact ripples beyond our walls into the heart of our city. This is not just an a...

Send us Fan Mail Psalm 40 paints a vivid picture of life in the pit—a place of despair, struggle, and above all, the reality of sin.  In this episode, guest speaker Toby challenges us to recognize that we all find ourselves in that pit, unable to climb out on our own. But the good news is this: God hears our cry, lifts us out of the mire, and sets our feet on solid ground.  This is a call to refle...

Send us Fan Mail Psalm 66 calls us to remember with awe the mighty works of God—both in Scripture and in our own stories. In this episode, Pastor Sam invites us to reflect on God’s faithfulness as fuel for our present-day faith, to praise Him even in pressure-filled moments, and to boldly share with the world what He has done in our lives.  When we testify, we become living invitations for others...

Send us Fan Mail When life feels uncertain, where do you turn for guidance? In Psalm 25, David isn’t just asking God for quick answers—he’s asking to be shaped into the kind of person who walks in God’s ways.  In this episode, Pastor Sam unpacks how trusting God begins with surrender, continues through humble submission, and rests on God’s unfailing love. Through Psalm 25, we discover that God’s g...

Send us Fan Mail What happens to our soul, body, and relationships when we carry unconfessed sin? In Psalm 32, David describes the heaviness, isolation, and spiritual distance that come when we hide, and the joy and freedom that follow honest confession.  In this episode, Pastor Sam unpacks how confession is not God’s punishment but His gift—a way to restore fellowship with Him and with others. Th...

Send us Fan Mail In this sermon on Psalm 19, Toby helps us unpack the message of Psalm 19 and its relevance for us today. Join us as we open up the Word together and are encouraged and challenged by God's Word.  We can also be found on the following Social Media Platforms: Website Facebook Instagram Threads Youtube LinkedIn Apple Podcast Spotify

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Pastor Joe Li revisits the often-overlooked prayer of Jabez—not as a formula for personal gain, but as a bold cry for God’s mission to expand through us. With just two verses tucked inside a long genealogy, Jabez dares to ask God to enlarge his territory.  But what if that “territory” isn’t about land or influence, but about our heart for people who have never hea...

Send us Fan Mail Life is filled with emotional highs and soul-crushing lows—but the God of Psalm 30 meets us in every valley. In this episode, Pastor Sam walks us through David’s journey of raw honesty, lament, and transformation. We explore how God lifts us up through His presence, renews us through His Word, surrounds us through Christian community, and shapes us through pain.  Whether you’re wa...

Send us Fan Mail In today's Psalm, we are invited to look at Psalm 23. Psalm 23 is often reserved for funerals, but its message is for us today.  In this episode, we explore the timeless truth that God is not only our Shepherd—He is the Shepherd who stays . Whether we are in green pastures or dark valleys, God's presence is unshakably near.  Join Pastor Sam as he unpacks how God provides...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we explore the rich layers of Psalm 19—a psalm that speaks to both the majesty of creation and the perfection of God’s Word. From the silent sermons of the skies to the soul-reviving power of Scripture, this passage reminds us that God is not distant or silent.  God still speaks—through the world He made and the Word He gave. Join us as we unpack how God's re...

Send us Fan Mail Psalm 1 paints a clear contrast between two paths: one that leads to life and fruitfulness, and another that ends in ruin. In this episode, we explore what it means to be rooted in God’s Word—delighting in it, meditating on it, and letting it shape our daily choices. What does it look like to live a truly blessed life in a world full of competing voices? And how do we avoid becomi...

Send us Fan Mail In the final verses of Habakkuk, the prophet stands trembling—but not hopeless. Habakkuk 3:16–19 captures the raw tension between fear and faith, between scarcity and steadfast trust. In this episode, we unpack how true faith doesn’t ignore fear but chooses to rejoice in God regardless of the outcome.  Habakkuk’s declaration, “Yet I will rejoice,” becomes a powerful testimony of a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we explore Habakkuk 3:3–15, where the prophet recalls a majestic, poetic vision of God’s past deliverance. These verses are not just dramatic imagery—they're a reminder that God is not distant or indifferent.  Habakkuk remembers how God has powerfully acted in history to save His people, and this memory fuels faith in the present. We unpack how real faith mak...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we dive into the prophet Habakkuk’s heartfelt prayer in Habakkuk 3:1–2—a prayer not of escape, but of revival. As Habakkuk stands in the tension between God's past faithfulness and present uncertainty, we explore what it means to pray for renewal even while waiting for justice.  This ancient cry teaches us how to seek God's mercy in the midst of discipli...

Send us Fan Mail Join us today as P. Dan helps us understand God’s judgment in Habakkuk 2:6-20. A difficult passage that is vital for us to understand what God is saying to His people back then but also the relevance for the church (His people) today.  We can also be found on the following Social Media Platforms: Website Facebook Instagram Threads Youtube LinkedIn Apple Podcast Spotify

Send us Fan Mail Join us as P. Sam unpacks Habakkuk 2:2-5. We look at God's response to Habakkuk's questions, and complaints about why God is silent. How does a passage like this affect the way we wait on God? How do we live by faith in a world that is filled with chaos, confusion, injustice?  We hope to answer some of those questions, as we look at God's response to Habakkuk.  We c...

Send us Fan Mail Join us as we continue in our series in Habakkuk 1:12-2:1. We look at Habakkuk's second complaint to God, as he waits for God's response. Habakkuk moves from asking why questions, for the most part, to now asking when questions. This has to do with waiting - 'How long, O'Lord?' Join us as we explore the questions of waiting. How do we wait faithfully on Go...

Send us Fan Mail Today we begin a new sermon series in the Old Testament book of Habakkuk! P. Sam helps us understand this opening passage in Habakkuk 1:1-11. The prophet of God, a man of deep faith, does not begin with a pronouncement or declaration of God's goodness, but rather, questions God's silence.  He doesn't understand what he was seeing unfolding among Judah - their corrup...

Send us Fan Mail Join us as Pastor Fritz takes us through Acts 8:26-40, encouraging us to be actively on mission for the sake of the Gospel.  We can also be found on the following Social Media Platforms: Website Facebook Instagram Threads Youtube LinkedIn Apple Podcast Spotify

Send us Fan Mail Today is Resurrection Sunday!  Christ is Risen!  Today, marks the end of our sermon series on the Gospel of Luke. P. Sam invites us to look at three passages for Resurrection Sunday. The first being Luke 24:1-12. The second passage is found in 2 Corinthians 5:17 and the last is Isaiah 43:19.  We are invited to look at three outflows of the Resurrection. New Life, New Hope and New...

Send us Fan Mail In this sermon on Luke 22. Pastor Sam looks at this passage and helps us process what Jesus is doing as He is moving towards the Cross.  Join us as we look a little deeper into three movements in the 38 verses and how these movements apply to our lives.  We can also be found on the following Social Media Platforms: Website Facebook Instagram Threads Youtube LinkedIn Apple Podcast...

Send us Fan Mail P. Sam unpacks Luke 21, where Jesus predicted the destruction of the temple and how the disciples were to expect uncertainty and unpredictability in their future before Jesus makes His return. The encouragement from Jesus to His disciples is to remain strong and firm.  Join us as we attempt to understand these words from Jesus. What was He warning us about? Do those warnings apply...

Send us Fan Mail Today, P. Bert Kamphuis leads us into two passages of Scripture in Luke and John's Gospels. Join us as we look at these two passages, and what they mean for us today as we seek to follow Jesus in all of life.  We can also be found on the following Social Media Platforms: Website Facebook Instagram Threads Youtube LinkedIn Apple Podcast Spotify

Send us Fan Mail In today's sermon, P. Sam helps us unpack the passage found in Luke 19. Traditionally, this passage is preached a week before Easter Sunday. However, P. Sam takes a look at what the passage could mean for us, even if it's not Easter season. What does God want us to understand in this passage? What is it about Jesus' kingship that God wants us to understand and apply...

Send us Fan Mail Join us today as we continue in our journey in Luke's Gospel. Pastor Sam helps us unpack Luke 19:11-27, and to see how this parable that Jesus teaches, has application for us today in our lives.  We can also be found on the following Social Media Platforms: Website Facebook Instagram Threads Youtube LinkedIn Apple Podcast Spotify