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Searching for truth in a world full of noise? Welcome to the official podcast for Cross Culture Global, the media ministry of Cross Culture Church, led by Pastor Elliott Warren.
We are a Jesus-centered, digital-first community designed for the truth seeker. Our mission is to help you strengthen your walk with God and deepen your Christian Worldview by skipping the fluff and diving deeper into the raw, complex and often "off-limits" topics that matter to you.
From navigating modern day issues and spiritual warfare to overcoming your trials and building meaningful relationships, we offer more than just motivation but a roadmap for kingdom living.
What to Expect:
- New episodes every week.
- Raw truth and deep biblical insights for a today's culture.
- A global community and virtual-first ministry reaching every culture and corner of the earth
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Episodes
Sunday Aug 27, 2023
Sunday Aug 27, 2023
Power From On High
Cross Culture Church is a Houston, Texas based Jesus-centered Christian church led by Pastor Elliott Warren, focusing on motivational, inspirational and educational messages.
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Sunday Aug 20, 2023
Sunday Aug 20, 2023
David's Restoration
Cross Culture Church is a Houston, Texas based Jesus-centered Christian church led by Pastor Elliott Warren, focusing on motivational, inspirational and educational messages.
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Sunday Aug 13, 2023
Sunday Aug 13, 2023
Repentance and Salvation
Cross Culture Church is a Houston, Texas based Jesus-centered Christian church led by Pastor Elliott Warren, focusing on motivational, inspirational and educational messages.
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Sunday Aug 06, 2023
Sunday Aug 06, 2023
Cross Culture Church is a Houston, Texas based Jesus-centered Christian church led by Pastor Elliott Warren, focusing on motivational, inspirational and educational messages.
Visit us @ www.crossculturechurch.com
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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Have you ever had someone tell you something to help you that was embarrassing but true? For example, “You have a booger on your nose”. Maybe it was a gentle correction, like “the way you spoke to that person didn’t come off right”.
- How did you respond? Were you defensive? Embarrassed?
- What did you think of that person later?
What do you think about Proverbs 28:23 “He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one that has a flattering tongue?” Why do we need to be encouraged by this verse?
What should a person do, if a fellow believer has begun to live in sin? For example a person started sleeping with their girlfriend/boyfriend.
If you realize that someone has quit coming to church (any church), would you reach out to them? Why or why not?
God chastens us to wake us up and to change us. Do you think that it is possible that God would chasten an entire nation? Why would he need to do that? What effect could that have?
Sunday Jul 30, 2023
Sunday Jul 30, 2023
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
− What stuck out to you today?
− What did you learn today? Can you re-preach anything? (Re-share any part I shared.)
− What thoughts did the Spirit bring to your mind during the message today?
1 Corinthians 9:27 “I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I
myself should be disqualified.”
- Can you share when you disciplined yourself and it worked out great! You were so thankful
you did it?
− Why do we need to discipline ourselves spiritually?
− In what ways do we discipline our bodies toward godliness? (In what things? Discipline “to do”
and discipline “not to do” which things?)
− What are the benefits of this kind of discipline? (What can we expect to get out of it?)
− What does it mean to be disqualified during a sporting event? (What a shame to have run, and
not be able to win the prize!)
Ephesians 6:10 “… be strong in the Lord… that you may be able to withstand in the evil day”
- Can you tell the difference between when you are strong, and when you are not so strong?
What is the difference?
− What do you think “the evil day” might be?
− What happens if we are not strong in the Lord?
− What does being strong in the Lord look like?
− How do you become strong in the Lord?
− What role do others play in our being strong?
Self assessment…
− How is my spiritual life? Am I strong? Am I in fellowship with other believers? Do I pray with
other believers?
− What do I need to do to become stronger in the Lord? In what areas do I need to discipline
myself?
Sunday Jul 23, 2023
Sunday Jul 23, 2023
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
God said David was “a man after my own heart”. His devotion and attitude toward God greatly touched God’s heart. But later, this great man of God failed miserably and even turned away from God for a season in his life.
- Have you ever seen someone who was close to God fall away? Perhaps they were even a Christian leader you looked up to. What was your response? (What did you think! What did you feel? Disappointment? Sadness? Did it discourage you in your walk with God?)
- How is it possible that someone who loves God can backslide and end up so far from God? How does that happen?
In Matthew 26:41 Jesus told his disciples: “Pray that you enter not into temptation.”
- What does prayer have to do with overcoming temptation?
- Note Jesus was asking them to pray BEFORE the temptation came!
- We must live proactive Christian lives. Don’t wait for a problem to show up at your door!
In “the Lord’s prayer” Jesus gave us 5 things or areas to pray about. One of those 5 had to do with evil and temptation. “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” It must be important for Him to have included that.
- Other than temptation, what kinds of evil can possibly come our way?
- What kind of things actually happen (behind the scenes) for the one that prays this from the heart?
Jesus asked the disciples to pray so that they wouldn’t fall to temptation, but they fell asleep instead. (Have you ever done that LOL!) He then explained: “The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak”.
- He was saying: “You want to do right. You want to go forward. You want to be faithful. But the flesh is weak! You aren’t able in your own strength.”
- His POINT? You are going to need to be strengthened and empowered by God, to make it through what is coming at you! To keep going forward!
- What does this verse show us that connecting with God through prayer will do for us?
Jesus wasn’t just chastising them. He was motivating them. “You are missing out on something you desperately need.”
- We all need to be motivated to pray!
- We need to know it works…it makes a difference!
- What benefit is there to prayer? Why should we pray, after all, there are so many other things to do!
They didn’t pray because they were tired and sleepy.
- What are some of our best excuses not to pray?
Cross Culture Church is a Houston, Texas based Jesus-centered Christian church led by Pastor Elliott Warren, focusing on motivational, inspirational and educational messages.
Visit us @ www.crossculturechurch.com
www.facebook.com/CrossCultureHouston
Sunday Jul 16, 2023
Sunday Jul 16, 2023
Protection Against Satan's Schemes
After service study:
Hebrews 3:13 says “Exhort one another daily… lest any of you be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness”. We see two things that sin does here. It deceives, and it hardens hearts. But exhortation (encouragement) from one another helps break that power off of our minds! So today as we think through these questions, let's expose the lies and deception of sin, and encourage one another to live boldly for Christ in all things!
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Have you ever done something that you knew was not God’s will, and later you said “I knew I shouldn’t have done that”? Would you mind sharing why you think you still did that? How did things work out? How should you have responded instead? No sincere believer wants to fall into sexual sin, but sexual temptation is some of the strongest temptation we can face. The bible says we should flee from it!
What are some practical things we can do to flee from… stay far away from... sexual sin and temptation?
Consider for example: Dating relationships What kinds of boundaries should we have? Places not to go to? Being alone in homes? How do we dress (modestly)? How we touch/don’t touch? What we shouldn’t say?
In the workplace: When do we have to work “closely” with people of the opposite sex? In developing friendships or business relationships with the opposite sex?
When you sense “vibes” from someone, or between you and someone?
Men are often ensnared by their eyes. They look, they lust, and then they become in bondage to lust. Matt 5:8 says “Whoever looks on a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her in his heart.” All men need to learn how to overcome this temptation.
What are some things men can do to keep their imagination free from lust? Anyone want to comment on the power of PORN to bring men (and women) into bondage and addiction? Porn destroys lives! Bathsheba most likely had no intention of seducing David, but do women ever use their bodies to intentionally make men lust after them or to think of them in a sexual way? (Tell me it isn’t so!)
What makes a woman want to do that, and how can she be free from that?
What are practical things we need to do to be “strong in the Lord”, so that we can stand against the devil’s schemes against us? (See Eph 6:10-20 if you need a reference)
For Home Study
Satan tried to confuse Eve by getting her to doubt what God said: “Did God really say that” And today, Satan is still trying to confuse people about what God’s word says! So what does God actually say about sex outside of marriage? Did he really say not to do that? (For reference, see Ephesians 5:3 and a Cor. 6:9-11 below)
What if we love the person, does that make it OK?
Homosexuality is a big topic today. Does the Word of God say anything about that?
What if they get married, will that make it OK?
Then Satan convinced Eve that there would be no consequences for disobedience “You will surely not die.” Today, Satan tries to convince everyone everywhere that there are no consequences for our sinful behavior and actions!
Are there indeed any negative consequences to sexual sins? If so, what are some? (For reference, see Hebrews 13:4 below) Reference verses for “For Home Study” Eph. 5:3 “But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality…” The standard = To have NO sexual immorality in the church! Heb. 13:4 “God will judge the adulterer, and the sexually immoral!” Point? People may hide their sins from man, but you can’t hide them from God! No one gets away with it. (The adulterer and sexually immoral here = Those living in sin, not simply those who fell!) 1 Cor. 6:9-10 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. (Note, 4 areas of sexual sins are listed there!) V11 And that is what you were, but you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and by the Spirit of God” We have all sinned! But if we have turned from our sin to Christ, we are now new creatures in Christ! We have been forgiven! We have been cleansed!
Sunday Jul 09, 2023
Sunday Jul 09, 2023
Joseph's Hope Against Hope
Cross Culture Church is a Houston, Texas based Jesus-centered Christian church led by Pastor Elliott Warren, focusing on motivational, inspirational and educational messages.
Visit us @ www.crossculturechurch.com
Sunday Jul 02, 2023
Sunday Jul 02, 2023
Cross Culture Church is a Houston, Texas based Jesus-centered Christian church led by Pastor Elliott Warren, focusing on motivational, inspirational and educational messages.
Visit us @ www.crossculturechurch.com
Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
Cross Culture Church is a Houston, Texas based Jesus-centered Christian church led by Pastor Elliott Warren, focusing on motivational, inspirational and educational messages.
Visit us @ www.crossculturechurch.com