Pacific Crossroads Church

Walk by the Spirit

Life in the Spirit Through Repentance

Spiritual Gifts: Displaying the Spirit

The Peace That Gives Power

Searching the Scriptures

Seeking Justice by Defending the Orphan

Vocation: An Instrument of Justice

Justice Matters

Seek Justice

Learning to Boast Only in the Cross

5 Things to Consider: 1. Judge Not 2. Be Gracious and Humble 3. Do Not Compromise 4. Do Not Fear 5. Practice Empathy ---- 4 Practical Applications: 1. Make sure you have your allegiances in order. 2. Write a letter. 3. Do not give into the easy choice of cynicism. 4. Find a person who has a different political perspective than you and listen to them, break break, pray together.

Stand Firm and Resist Your Adversary

Power and Posture Among God's People

Suffering the Way God Wills

Getting Ready for the Fire

Father of the Fatherless

Pastor Paul Kim addresses our biblical calling to care for the orphan. Regan and Demetrius tell the narrative of Gabriel, a fictitious representative of the foster care system, whose story is repeated dozens of times every day in Los Angeles.

Are You Prepared to Make a Defense?

Strangers in a Strange Land AM

Strangers in a Strange Land PM

The Good and Beautiful Life

The opening story is from Mark Sundeen’s The Unsettlers: In Search of the Good Life in Today’s America. Peter De Vries is the author of The Blood of the Lamb. The retelling of De Vries’ story is from Richard John Neuhaus’s "Death on a Friday Afternoon." “Revelation” can be found in the Complete Stories of Flannery O’Connor, and the story about Americo is from a Cru publication, 'Worldwide Challenge.'

Chosen by God, Royal Priest, Precious Possession?

The details on the distinctiveness of the early Christian movement can be found in Larry Hurtado’s Destroyer of the Gods. The Michael Green quote and line about Hosea’s story ending were from Tim Keller, and the story about Karl Barth is from Fleming Rutledge’s The Crucifixion.

To Crave and To Love

Reclaiming Holiness

*The Wendell Berry quote is from his book 'Blessed are the Peacemakers.' The story about Vaclav Havel is from Rod Dreher’s book, 'The Benedictine Option.'

A Burning Hope

*The definition of hope was adapted from Dostoevsky’s novel 'The Brothers’ Karamazov.' The story of Sarah Smith is from C.S. Lewis’s book, 'The Great Divorce.'

Resident Aliens

*The statistics about the Post-Christian west and summary of its defining characteristics are from 'Everyday Church' by Tim Chester and Steve Timmis. The story from Skye Jethani about the cellist of Sarajevo was from Jon Tyson’s book, 'Creative Minority,' which was also quoted in the sermon.

You Are What You Love

*The exercise on reading Romans is from Sinclair Ferguson’s book 'Devoted to God.' The story and summary of the film 'Stalker' were from Jamie Smith’s 'You Are What You Love.' Romans 12:1-3 1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God,...

Discovering God's Will for Your Life

*Three great books on Discovering God’s will used in creating this sermon are Sinclair Ferguson’s 'Discovering God’s Will,' Kevin DeYoung’s 'Just Do Something,' and Gerald Sittser’s 'The Will of God as a Way of Life.'

New Priorities

The Mind of the Spirit

*The story about Lieutenant Onoda has been retold by many writers and speakers. This version relied upon Mark Manson’s retelling in his most recent book about a counter-intuitive approach to living a good life.

Reckon Yourself

New Self / Old Self

*The story about Pete Best came from Mark Manson’s recent book about a counter-intuitive approach to living a good life.