http://crossweave.org Welcome to the audio Podcast from Ritchie Carbajal. He is pastor of Crossweave in North San Diego County, California. Crossweave is all about people who care; many backgrounds, one purpose woven together in compassion and service 24-7 because of the ... en Welcome to the audio Podcast from Ritchie Carbajal. He is pastor of Crossweave in North San Diego County, California. Crossweave is all about people who care; many backgrounds, one purpose woven together in compassion and service 24-7 because of the ... Crossweave Church no Crossweave Audio Podcast info@crossweave.org ℗ & © 2008 Crossweave Church 720 When you become a Christian, there is some ‘fine print’ that is easy to miss. It goes something like this: “God will teach you how to love each other and trust in him through suffering. This serves as proof of his judgment that he makes you worthy to be in his kingdom.” In 1 Thes. 1:1-5, Paul teaches that you are to persevere in loving one another and learn to trust in God through “persecutions and afflictions”. It is by design that you grow through the difficult experiences of your life. This is how God judges you worthy to be part of is kingdom. http://crossweave.org/sermon/living-in-suffering http://crossweave.org/media/living-in-suffering.mp3 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:37:39 CDT Ritchie † Living In the Resurrection resurrection,suffering,persecution,love,perseverance,trust,faith,turkey 41:28 http://crossweave.org/sermon/living-in-repentance http://crossweave.org/media/living-in-repentance.mp3 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:19:34 CDT Bud Newman Living In the Resurrection repentance,resurrection,sin,forgiveness 47:21 Living in the resurrection means that you are living in power—the Father and the Son both abiding in you through the Holy Spirit. In the context of Jesus’ command to “love one another”, this power is given for the purpose of loving each other with the kind of love he demonstrated through his death and resurrection. This power makes you a source of God’s love, like a “river of living waters.” Your task in light of the resurrection is to love in the power of the Holy Spirit until Jesus comes back. http://crossweave.org/sermon/living-in-power http://crossweave.org/media/living-in-power.mp3 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 02:19:32 CDT Ritchie † Living In the Resurrection love,power,holy_spirit,helper 40:25 Since Jesus did come the first time, he certainly will come a second time as he promised, so that he can resume a permanent personal relationship with you—in-person! Since he also claimed that he and the Father are one, his word is infallible and therefore reliable. The key is not when or how, but that he will return. Live each day looking up since he will return in the clouds just like he ascended to heaven in the clouds. Hold on to life loosely, have a positive attitude, live with confidence and purpose, and rise above the cares of this world. http://crossweave.org/sermon/living-in-hope http://crossweave.org/media/living-in-hope.mp3 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 03:20:09 CDT Ritchie † Living In the Resurrection resurrection,hope,advent,coming,certain 38:16 The truth about God is found in the cross. Jesus said, “I am the truth”. His mission on earth was to die on the cross for our sin and rise again to conquer death. To understand the cross is to know God. You may not want to hear the truth about God, especially if things are going well for you. But this does not negate another fact—that you are a sinner and will eventually die. Only God can fix this and desires for you to know the truth about his death and resurrection. When Thomas finally understood, he proclaimed, “My Lord and My God.” http://crossweave.org/sermon/my-lord-and-my-god http://crossweave.org/media/my-lord-and-my-god.mp3 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:06:49 CDT Ritchie † The Road to Calvary easter,death,crucifixion,resurrection,thomas 38:40 Hear the message of the cross of our Lord, announcing the sufficiency of the spotless sacrifice whose atoning blood covers the sins of the elect. In this sermon, we emphasize the end of the "road to the cross", where we see Christ leaving a trial with a guilty sentence, despite his obvious innocence before multiple counsels. We examine the circumstances and purpose of the crucifixion of Jesus, as well as the unintentionally prophetic title above His head: "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews". An exposition of John 19:16-19. http://crossweave.org/sermon/given-over-taken-out-lifted-up http://crossweave.org/media/given-over-taken-out-lifted-up.mp3 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:27:29 CDT Bud Newman The Road to Calvary calvary,crucifixion,cross,sacrifice,blood 41:48 After Jesus struggled in prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane, he was determined to go all the way—to die for your sin on Calvary. In John chapter 18, there are groups and individuals, each one with their own agenda, with the potential to hinder Jesus from accomplishing his mission: the Roman army, a religious delegation, Judas, Peter, and John. But God, in his sovereign power and relentless determination, carried out his plan to offer his son as your sacrifice in spite of the failures of these groups and individuals. Today, he is as determined to keep you as his child in spite of your own failures. http://crossweave.org/sermon/relentless-determination http://crossweave.org/media/relentless-determination.mp3 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:10:45 CDT Ritchie † The Road to Calvary crucifixion,romans,pharisees,judas,peter,john 34:52 What do you ask God for when you pray? When Jesus told his disciples that the Father would grant them “anything” that they asked, he was speaking within the context of praying for wisdom and understanding concerning his coming crucifixion. Resist the temptation of praying for earthly, material things and instead pray for God’s spiritual wisdom. Pray that you grasp the importance of his death on the cross for you and how that event impacts your life today. He promises that this will bring you joy that no one can ever take away! http://crossweave.org/sermon/in-a-little-while http://crossweave.org/media/in-a-little-while.mp3 Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:45:38 CST Ritchie † The Road to Calvary crucifixion,wisdom,salvation,joy,disciples,ask,anything 32:35 Similar to Paul’s analogy of the church being a body with many members and Christ being the head, Peter describes the church as a spiritual house made of living stones with Christ as the foundation-cornerstone. More specifically, he refers to believers as a holy and royal priesthood. Christ’s death on the cross eliminates the distinction between priests and laypersons. This teaching, often referred to as the priesthood of all believers, does away with the dichotomy of clergy and laity. Ministry is shared among many members—not monopolized by a few paid professionals. A believer is a follower or a disciple who is now welcomed into priesthood! http://crossweave.org/sermon/disciples-and-priests http://crossweave.org/media/disciples-and-priests.mp3 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 23:02:01 CST Ritchie † Upside-Down Discipleship disciples,priests,priesthood,believers,elders,deacons 35:32 Do you have what it takes to be a disciple? Jesus intentionally picked 12 disciples from all sorts of backgrounds with an entire plethora of traits and quirks. Here’s a quick sampling: Peter was abrasive and impatient, the two rowdy sons of Zebedee we also known as “sons of thunder”, Thomas was a pessimist, and Judas was a traitor. He picked this interesting bunch in order to assure you that you would fit somewhere in this lineup as a disciple. You have the qualifications for discipleship by simply being you based on Christ’s merit. http://crossweave.org/sermon/your-qualifications-for-discipleship http://crossweave.org/media/your-qualifications-for-discipleship.mp3 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:52:27 CST Ritchie † Upside-Down Discipleship discipleship,qualifications 34:19 http://crossweave.org/sermon/moved-to-move-others-to-move http://crossweave.org/media/moved-to-move-others-to-move.mp3 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 21:06:40 CST Ritchie † Upside-Down Discipleship dominoes,follow,move,active,discipleship,disciples 31:23 As we wrap up this short series—Take Up Your Cross—we look more closely into what discipleship is all about. In Luke 5:1-11, Jesus models the very basic concept of discipleship as He teaches the crowd on the lakeside and at the same time calls his first disciples to follow Him. There are five simple points or steps from this story that you might adopt into your life and begin walking with Him as a disciple. If a bunch of fishermen did it, so can you. http://crossweave.org/sermon/discipleship-for-dummies http://crossweave.org/media/discipleship-for-dummies.mp3 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:29:12 CST Ritchie † Take Up Your Cross discipleship,fishermen,boats,nets,jesus,crowd 36:04 Your purpose and meaning in life is in being a follower of Christ. In Luke 14, Jesus makes a distinction between followers that just ‘go along’ and followers that He refers to as “disciples”. Which one are you? Here He offers a test to help you to figure out what kind of follower you are—If you ‘hate’ your family and even yourself, you pass the test! The point He makes is that you be willing to give up the things or people you hold dear to yourself for His sake if you want to be one of His disciples. http://crossweave.org/sermon/what-kind-of-follower-are-you http://crossweave.org/media/what-kind-of-follower-are-you.mp3 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:40:25 CST Ritchie † Take Up Your Cross disciple,discipleship,follow,follower,cross 32:39 The cross is a symbol of suffering and death. And when Jesus asked His disciples to take up their crosses in Matthew 16:24, thoughts of difficulty, danger, and even death might have entered their minds having witnessed the Roman practice of crucifixion. In the context of this passage, the cross is clearly referring to Jesus’ own proclamation of His impending suffering and death—His main mission that the disciples had not yet realized at the time. Don’t think one moment that Jesus is asking you to die the death that He already ‘died’ for you. Instead, He asks you to deny yourself or give total control of your life over to Him. To take up your own cross is to actually live—in a different way—a life of willing obedience and surrender to His lordship. http://crossweave.org/sermon/take-up-your-cross-and-live http://crossweave.org/media/take-up-your-cross-and-live.mp3 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:11:30 CST Ritchie † Take Up Your Cross cross,live,obey,surrender,new_life 35:04 Foreign missions is a vital aspect of Crossweave. Even while our church plant was still in the planning stage—before grand opening—we had already sent out our first missionaries to Hong Kong. Crossweave is fortunate to have Luke Carr head our missions to both Africa and Mexico. This podcast gives you a little glimpse of how God gave him and his family a passion to do mission work. Pastor Ritchie concludes this report describing missions and church planting similar to a crash of rhinos that run at 30 mph and can only see 30 feet ahead. He uses Matthew 24:16 to introduce the next series, “Take Up Your Cross”—a call to deny yourself and complete trust in God’s leading. http://crossweave.org/sermon/report-on-missions http://crossweave.org/media/report-on-missions.mp3 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 13:01:54 CST Luke Carr Foreign missions is a vital aspect of Crossweave. Even while our church plant was still in the planning stage—before grand opening—we had already sent out our first missionaries to Hong Kong. Crossweave is fortunate to have Luke Carr head our ... luke,missions,mexico,africa,rhinos,crash,faith 35:21 Your feeling of inadequacy and being ordinary is another way God assures you that He is present in your life. God uses the ordinary in order to connect with the human race and accomplish His purposes. He takes you just as you are and turns you into an extraordinary participant in proclaiming the Good News just like He did with the shepherds in Luke 2:8-20. Their initial reaction of fear turned into joy and expediency. God also used an ordinary feeding trough and a little town called Bethlehem as the Divine was introduced among men. The Bible also uses the theme of fish several times to illustrate God’s obsession with the ordinary when relating to people, as in the feeding of the five thousand in Luke 9. Little becomes much when placed in the Master’s hand. http://crossweave.org/sermon/shepherds-and-fish http://crossweave.org/media/shepherds-and-fish.mp3 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:14:13 CST Ritchie † God With Us shepherds,angel,bethlehem,ordinary,fish 27:01 The Christmas story is much richer when you see it from another Biblical perspective—from the events that happened prior to Jesus’ birth including His geneology. Matthew deliberately includes four women—Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba—all with tainted pasts in Jesus’ family tree. This inclusion in the public record testifies to the fact that God’s connection with the human race runs deep, and is intentional and irreversible. His imperfect family tree shows that He accepts you and your imperfect life as well. His presence in your life is real and for eternity. http://crossweave.org/sermon/the-untold-story http://crossweave.org/media/the-untold-story.mp3 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 21:54:00 CST Ritchie † God With Us jesus,birth,family_tree,geneology,humanness 28:21 Have you ever pondered the extent of God’s involvement in you as person? In Psalm 139:1-18, the songwriter David describes this in great detail in three parts: how much He knows you, how He is always with you, and the fact that He crafted your very being. Your picture would be on His fridge, in His wallet, or on His license plate. David describes how much God thinks about us—“How vast is the sum of them!” An appropriate response for you is to regard God as personally as personally as he regards you. Confess or declare His name publicly, verbally in your everyday life. Reciprocate His awesome love in everything you do and say. http://crossweave.org/sermon/now-its-personal http://crossweave.org/media/now-its-personal.mp3 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 13:07:01 CST Ritchie † God With Us king_david,personal,god,reciprocate,confess 32:02 Life can get so loud that you can’t hear God’s voice. He is ever present in your life and yet there are times when you don’t realize it. The prophet Elijah ran for his life and hid in a cave—completely oblivious to God’s presence. It was only after God sent the wind, earthquake and fire that Elijah was ready to listen—to the gentle breeze. Many times God will allow obstacles and difficulties to come your way just to get your attention. The next time disaster strikes and life gets rough, pay attention. God might be speaking to you. http://crossweave.org/sermon/do-you-hear-what-i-hear http://crossweave.org/media/do-you-hear-what-i-hear.mp3 Sun, 09 Dec 2007 00:51:40 CST Ritchie † God With Us thunder,lightning,wind,god's_presence,listen 33:30 Another way of verifying God’s presence in your life is to recognize that He is committed to finishing the work he started in you. The apostle Paul says in Philippians 1:6 that “He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.” (NASB) See yourself as a work in progress with the owner/investor onsite to assure that the job gets done. He bought you, now you belong to Him, and you are becoming his masterpiece. He wants you to bear fruit—to be mature and grow as a loving, caring person. As long as you remain ‘unfinished’, you can be certain that He is present in your life. http://crossweave.org/sermon/a-work-in-progress http://crossweave.org/media/a-work-in-progress.mp3 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:44:23 CST Ritchie † God With Us sanctification,progress,presence,peace,work,faith._bbb 28:11 This is the beginning of a new series: God With Us—the meaning of His name, Emmanuel. Sometimes it is necessary to look back at a former experience in order to acknowledge that God was with you at the time. Hindsight is always 20/20 vision especially when it comes to recognizing His presence. The Israelites didn’t recognize God’s presence during the crossing of the Red Sea until after they made it across safely. King David wrote songs about this event 10 generations later. And once you have determined God’s continual abiding presence, step down and let Him take over. The next time you are going through difficulty and can’t imagine God being present, look back later on and you will find that He was there all along. http://crossweave.org/sermon/the-past-is-the-key http://crossweave.org/media/the-past-is-the-key.mp3 Sun, 25 Nov 2007 02:07:37 CST Ritchie † God With Us past,emmanuel,look_back,step_down 29:12 The Bible says you are to give thanks each day in everything you do or say within the context of having the “peace of Christ” ruling in your life and the “word of Christ” dwelling in your heart (Colossians 3:15-16). Earlier in Colossians 3, Paul refers to the basic Gospel story, having “died” and having your life “hidden” in Christ until He appears again—when you, too, shall appear with Him. He explains this further in Romans 6 through the illustration of baptism by immersion that symbolizes your participation in Christ’s death, burial and resurrection. Take your gratitude to another level and thank God—not just for material blessings—but for His gift of salvation through Christ’s sacrifice for your sins. http://crossweave.org/sermon/gratitude-on-another-level http://crossweave.org/media/gratitude-on-another-level.mp3 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 01:52:31 CST Ritchie † Now What? gratitude,baptism,forgiveness,immersion 26:42 To start off, Ritchie asks the question, 'How can you say you worship God when you are seeing someone else?' Worship is more than what takes place in a service such as singing, preaching or prayer. According to the apostle Paul, worship is submitting every faculty of your being to God because of His grace and mercy that He's given you. He wants to have complete control over your life. The heart of worship is in His sacrifice on the cross for your redemption. http://crossweave.org/sermon/who-calls-the-shots http://crossweave.org/media/who-calls-the-shots.mp3 Sun, 11 Nov 2007 12:02:17 CST Ritchie † Now What? worship,sacrifice,heart,submission 41:00 Ron Veale presents God’s message from Revelation 3:14-22 as part of the series, “Now What?” This teaching about the Laodicean church encourages us to either be hot—to bring healing to others, or cold—to bring refreshing to those that need it. Being either hot or cold is a good thing. We are held accountable to God to be a blessing to others through the various gifts He has given his church to use in ministering to each other and the community. http://crossweave.org/sermon/are-you-hot-or-cold http://crossweave.org/media/are-you-hot-or-cold.mp3 Sun, 04 Nov 2007 10:47:52 CST Ron Veale Now What? laodecia,hot,cold,gifts 33:53 Jesus teaches us not to worry about our basic needs--food, water and clothing--because if God takes care of birds that don't have jobs, or the fields that burn up, how much more would He take care of those He died for? God wants us to keep our priorities straight. We are His priority so we should make Him ours. We are to aim for, and keep striving for His kingdom and righteousness--to be under God's control and do what He wants us to do. http://crossweave.org/sermon/first-things-first http://crossweave.org/media/first-things-first.mp3 Sun, 28 Oct 2007 13:44:31 CDT Ritchie † Now What? seek,food,water,clothing_prioity,kingdom,righteousness 24:56 Since God gave up His Son to die for us, he will also give us everything else. If we have found forgiveness, now He now wants us to follow His plan for our lives. We can restart our lives and have God direct our future. Just like patriarch Abraham whom God commanded to step out in faith, God asks us to trust Him completely, step out of the familiar, and enter the vast unknown believing that He will unveil His plan. We can rely on His promises. He will take us through every obstacle in life including the 'detours' that come along. http://crossweave.org/sermon/restart-your-life http://crossweave.org/media/restart-your-life.mp3 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 17:50:45 CDT Ritchie † Now What? trust,faith,chaldeans,ur,sarai,sarah,abraham,abram 32:03 The truths about God's grace and forgiveness are worthless if not applied in one's life. After you receive this wonderful gift, now what? We need to keep the saving power of the cross in constant view in order to keep us safe. John the Baptist quotes Isaiah as he addresses the crowd coming to be baptized--"Make ready the way of the Lord." He then goes on to preach on repentance and the importance of showing fruits of that 180-degree turn in life. Whatever the issues might be that confront us, God's grace is always sufficient. Where He guides, He always provides. http://crossweave.org/sermon/now-what http://crossweave.org/media/now-what.mp3 Sun, 14 Oct 2007 22:16:15 CDT Ritchie † Now What? sufficient,grace,fruit,repentance,now_what 30:48 God's temple, or the place where we worship Him has moved. Jesus gave us this teaching when he encountered the Samaritan woman at the well. We now worship in Spirit (not a physical place) and in truth (in the context of Jesus--the Messiah--who is the Truth). The physical location such as Jerusalem or Mt. Gerazim is now in a person--the person of Jesus Christ--who lives in every believer through the presence of the Holy Spirit. It is in this sense that church is everywhere. http://crossweave.org/sermon/gods-temple--we-moved http://crossweave.org/media/gods-temple-we-moved.mp3 Sun, 07 Oct 2007 17:54:48 CDT Ritchie † The Vision & Values of Crossweave spirit_and_truth,worship,temple,everywhere 24:31 If church is people, and people exist 24-7, then church must be like AMPM. Jesus uses the word "abide" to describe how we are to relate to Him on an on-going basis. Just like the branches are continually connected to the vine for their existence, so are we as the church to abide in Christ. Jesus also says that we continue to abide in Him when we love one another just like He loves us. This He gives as a 'new' commandment or teaching. So, church is everyday, expressed by acts of love to one another in light of Jesus' death on the cross for our redemption. http://crossweave.org/sermon/church-is-like-ampm http://crossweave.org/media/church-is-like-ampm.mp3 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 17:41:15 CDT Ritchie † The Vision & Values of Crossweave church,everyday,abide,love_one_another 32:09 Going multiethnic stems from the mind of Christ. It is not optional--it is a mandate. In John 17 Jesus prays for the unity of those that were to become believers later on and desired that they be with Him in heaven to see His glory. Rev. 5 gives a glimpse of the makeup of this group--very multiethnic--every tribe and language and people and nation. At the beginning of civilization right after the flood, God intentionally confused language and scattered people all over the earth. The Great commission in Matthew 28 instructs us to make disciples of all nations. God gets more glory from the unity of believers the more diverse and multiethnic they are. He is a God that scatters and a God that gathers. http://crossweave.org/sermon/going-multiethnic-is-gods-idea http://crossweave.org/media/going-multiethnic-is-gods-idea.mp3 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 15:52:59 CDT Ritchie † The Vision & Values of Crossweave multiethnic,diverse,unity,heaven,disciples,glory,nation,tongue,language,people 27:44 There is no such thing as an inactive Christian. Having accepted and received God's abundant mercy and grace is what compels one to do good works. Instead of just being a spectator or attender, a Christian is an active member of the Body of Christ. A life of service and acts of compassion is a love response to God's passionate love for us. http://crossweave.org/sermon/christians-are-compelled-to-act http://crossweave.org/media/christians-are-compelled-to-act.mp3 Sun, 16 Sep 2007 02:00:24 CDT Ritchie † The Vision & Values of Crossweave attender,member,body_of_christ,grace,mercy,love,perfet_tense 39:01 The word “nurture“ means “to care for and encourage the growth of.“ It takes a person to provide nurture--not a book. To be nurtured in the Word means to receive care and encouragement from the person of Jesus Himself who is the “Word“ in the first chapter of John. This is part of the sanctification process--a lifelong process of nurture by Jesus through the Holy Spirit that He promised to send. This is part 2 of a 6-part series, “The Vision and Values of Crossweave“ http://crossweave.org/sermon/the-word-is-a-person http://crossweave.org/media/the-word-is-a-person.mp3 Sun, 09 Sep 2007 21:02:30 CDT Ritchie † The Vision & Values of Crossweave sanctification,nurture,word,holy_spirit,self-help 38:56 Just like Nicodemus, we all have to deal with the sin problem. Jesus' solution is to be born again--a divine regeneration--a complete transformation that only comes from God. You got to start from scratch and let God do this extreme makeover on your life. http://crossweave.org/sermon/extreme-makeover http://crossweave.org/media/extreme-makeover.mp3 Sun, 03 Jun 2007 22:37:32 CDT Ritchie † Preview rebirth,born_again,spirit,scratch,nicodemus,wind,power 9:58 The Kingdom of Heaven is here today. It is God's dominion that He wants you to be a part of--a reality that can be yours today by investing the spiritual knowledge and experiences you have. He promises to give you an abundance just like the bags of gold in the story found in Matthew 25. http://crossweave.org/sermon/an-investment-opportunity http://crossweave.org/media/an-investment-opportunity.mp3 Thu, 17 May 2007 22:37:20 CDT Ritchie † Preview cross,growth,abundance,heaven,kingdom 9:46 There are many things in life that do not make sense. And just like Jesus did to a couple of His followers on the road to Emmaus, He is ready to show up in our journey of life and reveal to us His true mission. He desires to bring meaning and understanding by connecting the dots in our lives. http://crossweave.org/sermon/connect-the-dots http://crossweave.org/media/connectthedots.mp3 Tue, 08 May 2007 22:37:09 CDT Ritchie † Preview meaning,messiah,answers,life 8:04 We all deserve death because of sin but God sets us free by His sacrifice on the cross. With this gift comes the best life you can ever imagine and eternal life itself. http://crossweave.org/sermon/the-best-life http://crossweave.org/media/the-best-life.mp3 Wed, 02 May 2007 22:36:54 CDT Ritchie † Preview forgiveness,freedom,eternal_life,set_free 7:56