Cross Community Church, Irvine - Messages

New Church, New Podcast Feed

crossirvine@gmail.com (Cross Community Church, Irvine) — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 03:00:00 +0000

Cross Community Church has joined with First Harvest Chapel to form Jericho Road Church!

Officially launching in April 2014, Jericho Road Church is the result of the coming together of two churches in the Irvine/Tustin area compelled by God's mission of grace in Orange County. Though we were 'happy' apart, we realized that our dreams of becoming a community that reflects the heart of Jesus Christ intertwined our futures together.

From the very beginning, we've been part of a much bigger story than our own. It is our exciting privilege and joy now to walk in this journey together.

Our new feed can be found at: http://jerichoroadmessages.blogspot.com

If It Is from God: Things I Learned from Cross - Acts 5:27-39

crossirvine@gmail.com (Cross Community Church, Irvine) — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 03:00:00 +0000

Jin H. Cho

Fourth Week of Lent
"Think of the self that God has given as an acorn. It is a marvelous little thing, a perfect shape, perfectly designed for its purpose, perfectly functional. Think of the grand glory of an oak tree. God's intention when He made the acorn was the oak tree. His intention for us is '... the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.' Many deaths must go into our reaching that measure, many letting-goes. When you look at the oak tree, you don't feel that the loss of the acorn is a very great loss. The more you perceive God's purpose in your life, the less terrible the losses seem." - Elizabeth Elliot

Sins of Omission - Not Doing What We Ought - James 4:13-17

crossirvine@gmail.com (Cross Community Church, Irvine) — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 03:00:00 +0000

Samuel S. Bang

Third Week of Lent
"History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people." This often quoted observation by Martin Luther King, Jr. is a vivid reminder that the good things we fail to do often has deeper consequences than the sins we commit. Too many of us have grown up with an unbalanced view of sanctification as simply avoiding sin instead of growing in righteousness. Godliness is both avoiding sin AND doing what is right before God. Let us pursue this together this Lenten season.

Redemption in the Garden - Genesis 3:7-21

crossirvine@gmail.com (Cross Community Church, Irvine) — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 03:00:00 +0000

Jin H. Cho

Second Week of Lent
Lent is the traditional time of the year in which we prepare our hearts, our minds, our lives, to receive the great gift of Christ's loving sacrifice on the cross, and the victory of the Easter resurrection. Today, we continue our Lenten series.

The Fall - Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7

crossirvine@gmail.com (Cross Community Church, Irvine) — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 03:00:00 +0000

Jin H. Cho

First Week of Lent
Lent is the traditional time of the year in which we prepare our hearts, our minds, our lives, to receive the great gift of Christ's loving sacrifice on the cross, and the victory of the Easter resurrection. Today, we begin our Lenten series reflecting upon humanity's fall from grace—the entrance of sin in the world—as told in the story of Adam and Eve, and how it impacts us everyday.

Hospitality - Following Jesus into Dangerous Places - Ezra 3:10-13

crossirvine@gmail.com (Cross Community Church, Irvine) — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 04:00:00 +0000

Mike McNichols

Message from Guest Speaker Dr. Mike McNichols.
Following Jesus is very often counter-intuitive. Sometimes we want to respond to a situation one way, but Jesus calls us to respond in an entirely different way. As we share our lives in the community we call the church, we find that living by the call of Jesus is how we express the reality of the kingdom of God in the world.

Influencing Others by Sharing Our Lives - 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12

crossirvine@gmail.com (Cross Community Church, Irvine) — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 04:00:00 +0000

Samuel S. Bang

The Christian faith has been passed down the past 2,000 years not only through its teaching but through the demonstration of lives lived in faith. All of us are influenced and shaped by the people and things around us. Unfortunately, in spite of advances in technology and social media, we feel more and more isolated from true role models and mentors in our lives who we can imitate and pattern our lives after. This is not how it's meant to be. To truly embrace God's design for transformation, we must be willing to reconsider some cherished ideas about individualism and community.

We Are Not What We Should Be - Romans 8:18-25; 1 John 3:2-3; Philippians 3:12-14, 20-21

crossirvine@gmail.com (Cross Community Church, Irvine) — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 04:00:00 +0000

Samuel S. Bang

The Spiritual Life as a Journey.
"This life, therefore, is not righteousness, but growth in righteousness, not health but healing, not being but becoming, not rest but exercise. We are not yet what we shall be, but we are growing toward it; the process is not yet finished, but it is going on. This is not the end, but it is the road; all does not yet gleam in glory, but all is being purified." - Martin Luther

Thirst and Hunger - Psalm 63:1-5

crossirvine@gmail.com (Cross Community Church, Irvine) — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 04:00:00 +0000

Jin H. Cho

What does it mean to live 'the good-life'? The predominant way in which we think of human well-being is fulfillment of desires. But the way in which we seek to fulfill our desires is often the very thing that destroys us. Which means that our desperate striving to fulfill our desires is often self-contradictory—our search for satisfaction leads right back to hunger! The greatest challenge we face as individuals and as a culture is how to heal our desires, find freedom from them, and lead our cravings back to the Living Water. I hope you take up the challenge.

Changes - Matthew 6:9-13

crossirvine@gmail.com (Cross Community Church, Irvine) — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 04:00:00 +0000

Jin H. Cho

Change is Always Coming
Some of us look forward to it, while others struggle with it. Some of us feel we can impact change in our lives, while others think it is something that happens to us that we can only cope with. The Scriptures asks "can a leopard change its spots?" while exhorting us to make choices that honor God. How we approach change, can make a huge difference in what sort of changes actually occur in our lives.

YoYo Spirituality, Part 2 - Judges 2:6-10; Ephesians 5:15-21

crossirvine@gmail.com (Cross Community Church, Irvine) — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 04:00:00 +0000

Samuel S. Bang

Even a cursory reading of the Bible reveals that the people of God throughout history have struggled being faithful to God. Are we destined to live a YoYo like spiritual life: Loving God one moment, only to wander from the God we love shortly thereafter? Are we destined to make resolutions every new year, only to have them face away in a few weeks? Or does the Scripture offer us a better path? It's a question worth exploring together.

YoYo Spirituality - Judges 10:6

crossirvine@gmail.com (Cross Community Church, Irvine) — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 04:00:00 +0000

Moving Forward, Let Go - Genesis 13:1-18

crossirvine@gmail.com (Cross Community Church, Irvine) — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 04:00:00 +0000

Jin H. Cho

New Year's Resolutions
Many cultures around the world attach significance to the celebration of a New Year as a time of new beginnings and new possibilities. While the cynical among us might grumble and say "big deal", it is an opportunity to reflect and recommit. It is a rare time in which we as a culture are open to consider transformation in our lives! We encourage you to think and pray about the areas of your life to seek transformation.

Practical Love - 1 Corinthians 13:1-8a

crossirvine@gmail.com (Cross Community Church, Irvine) — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 04:00:00 +0000

Rick S. Kim

Message from Guest Speaker Pastor Rick S. Kim.

Re-Restoration

crossirvine@gmail.com (Cross Community Church, Irvine) — Mon, 30 Dec 2013 06:00:00 +0000

Jin H. Cho
December 29, 2013

Message from Nehemiah 13:6-22.

Christmas Surprises

crossirvine@gmail.com (Cross Community Church, Irvine) — Mon, 23 Dec 2013 06:00:00 +0000

Jin H. Cho
December 22, 2013

Christmas Sunday message from Luke 2:1-12.

Joy

crossirvine@gmail.com (Cross Community Church, Irvine) — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 06:00:00 +0000

Jin H. Cho
December 15, 2013

Advent 2013, Week 3.
Message from Matthew 2:1-11.

Commitment

crossirvine@gmail.com (Cross Community Church, Irvine) — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 06:00:00 +0000

Jin H. Cho
December 8, 2013

Advent 2013, Week 2.
Message from Isaiah 11:1-10; Nehemiah 9:38.

Confession

crossirvine@gmail.com (Cross Community Church, Irvine) — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 06:00:00 +0000

Jin H. Cho
December 1, 2013

Advent 2013, Week 1.
Message from Nehemiah 9:1-21.

UnThanksgiving

crossirvine@gmail.com (Cross Community Church, Irvine) — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 06:00:00 +0000

Jin H. Cho
November 24, 2013

Thanksgiving Sunday message from Luke 17:11-19.

Your Story Within The Story

crossirvine@gmail.com (Cross Community Church, Irvine) — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 06:00:00 +0000

Jin H. Cho
November 17, 2013

Message from Nehemiah 6:15-16; 8:1-18.

Ancient-Future Worship

crossirvine@gmail.com (Cross Community Church, Irvine) — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 06:00:00 +0000

Dennis Okholm
November 10, 2013

Message from 2 Samuel 6:12-23; John 4:16-26; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, by Guest Speaker Dr. Dennis Okholm.

Prayer - God's Good Gift

crossirvine@gmail.com (Cross Community Church, Irvine) — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 06:00:00 +0000

Samuel S. Bang
November 3, 2013

Message from Matthew 7:7-11.

Realizing We Are Part of the Problem

crossirvine@gmail.com (Cross Community Church, Irvine) — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 05:00:00 +0000

Jin H. Cho
October 27, 2013

Message from Nehemiah 5:1-19.

Keeping Focused When Others Line Up Against You

crossirvine@gmail.com (Cross Community Church, Irvine) — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 05:00:00 +0000

Jin H. Cho
October 20, 2013

Message from Nehemiah 4:1-14.