3Crosses Church

Jesus wants to direct our attention to what is most valuable - to set our hearts, eyes, and allegiance on something of great, eternal value."Kingdom Codes: Jesus' Blueprint for Powerful Living" series • Ryan Suzuki

Join Pastor AJ Vanegas as we send off Pastor Danny on his summer Sabbatical!

As Pastor Danny prepares to embark on his Summer Sabbatical, we’ll end this section of our series discussing the power of and practice of disconnecting from the rhythm of life to connect with the Lord.Danny Strange

Join Pastor Danny Strange and Pastor AJ Vanegas as we unpack the practice of fasting and what it means to fast for God alone!

Fasting is a private discipline (like prayer) that is designed to be practiced quietly. This Sunday we will learn about how to lean into this life-changing practice."Kingdom Codes: Jesus' Blueprint for Powerful Living" series • Danny Strange

Join Pastor AJ Vanegas and Pattie Krohn as we break down the concept of forgiveness!Resources:Making Sense of Forgiveness by Brad HambrickForgive by Timothy Keller

The tagline at the end of the Lord’s prayer is haunting: if you forgive others, God will forgive you. How is our forgiveness of others tied to our own experience of God’s forgiveness?"Kingdom Codes: Jesus' Blueprint for Powerful Living" series • Pattie Krohn

Join Pastor AJ Vanegas and Austin Payne as we break down all of the key elements found in the Lord's Prayer

As we look at the most famous prayer ever penned, we learn a ton of lessons that will help us in our own prayer lives."Kingdom Codes: Jesus' Blueprint for Powerful Living" series • Austin Payne

Join Pastor Danny Strange and Pastor AJ Vanegas as we discuss what it means to offer our prayers to God alone!

Prayer is a private practice that changes the world around us (as well as ourselves). We look at Jesus’ words around prayer and learn how to develop this powerful practice in our lives."Kingdom Codes: Jesus' Blueprint for Powerful Living" series • Danny Strange

Join Pastor AJ Vanegas and Pastor Ryan Suzuki as we talk about what it means to give to the needy in a way that honors the Lord.

Giving is not merely an investment in God's kingdom or in others, but a spiritual practice as well. Today we learn about what it looks like to be a people who give for God alone."Kingdom Codes: Jesus' Blueprint for Powerful Living" series • Ryan Suzuki

Join Pastor Danny Strange and Pastor AJ Vanegas as we talk about God's illumination!

On Celebrate New Life Sunday we’ll pause from our series and talk about how to have our eyes opened to the Truth of Jesus.Celebrate New Life • Danny Strange

Join Pastor Danny Strange and Pastor AJ Vanegas as we discuss how to practice righteousness in a way that brings all glory to God

Jesus launches this section on practicing righteousness with a warning: don't do it for others, but for God alone. God promises rewards in heaven for those who practice righteousness for his sake, a theme that will continue through this entire section. Kingdom Codes: Jesus' Blueprint for Powerful Living • Danny Strange

Join Pastor Danny Strange and Pastor AJ Vanegas as we wrestle with some skepticism and talk about faith in Jesus Christ.

Have you ever noticed how much doubt and wrestling is baked into the resurrection story in the Bible? Mary marvels, Peter wonders, Thomas doubts! As we look at the Gospel accounts of Jesus raising from the dead, we'll see that God welcomes our skepticism and is committed to walking through it with us. March 31, 2024 • Danny Strange

Join Pastor AJ Vanegas and Austin Payne as we discuss what it means to become a kingdom people who love our enemies, pray for those who persecute us, and serve everyone!

As we close this section of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gives us the powerful challenge to "be perfect." What does it look like to become people who model our Father in heaven by representing him well on this planet? The starting point the Lord gives us here is by loving all people. March 24, 2024 • Austin Payne

Join Pastor Danny Strange and Pastor AJ Vanegas as we discuss what it looks like to be a kingdom people who "turn the other cheek" and deescalate conflict!

Though “turning the other cheek” feels like a challenge to become weak people, nothing can be further from the truth. One of the ways Jesus challenges us to transform the world is by becoming people who stop conflict in its tracks. March 17, 2024 • Danny Strange

Join Pastor Danny Strange and Pastor AJ Vanegas as we talk about what it means to keep our word as God's kingdom people!

Even though "oath-making" is not as prevalent in our culture than Jesus' day, the concept of "keeping our word" abides. What does it look like to be a people who commit to one another in marriage, family, and church community? How can we develop a reputation as people who always follow through?Kingdom Codes: Jesus' Blueprint for Powerful Living • Danny Strange

WARNING: This episode contains adult content that may be unsuitable for children.Join Pastor AJ Vanegas, Pastor Ryan Suzuki, and Pattie Krohn as we talk about how we as followers of Jesus cut out sin from the root. Corrections: @8:54 Oxytocin not Oxycontin

As anger is the seed of murder, so also lust is the seed of adultery. In this section, Jesus encourages us to go to whatever lengths necessary to ensure the seed of lust is removed from our lives. Kingdom Codes: Jesus' Blueprint for Powerful Living • Ryan Suzuki

Join Pastor Danny Strange and Pastor AJ Vanegas as we talk about what it means that we are a people who pursue reconciliation!

If anger is the seed that grows into murder, what can we do to ensure this seed is removed from our lives? Jesus says the antidote is to keep short accounts with those in your life so we do not let anger grow into something destructive for ourselves or for our community. Kingdom Codes: Jesus' Blueprint for Powerful Living • Danny Strange

Join Pastor Larry Vold and Pastor AJ Vanegas as we discuss what it means to live righteously through the eyes of Jesus.

Jesus brings forth a new type of righteousness as he calls us to not merely obey the letter law, but to learn God's intent for its heart. As Jesus calls us to righteousness, he also raises the stakes on what true righteousness looks like. Kingdom Codes: Jesus' Blueprint for Righteous Living • Larry Vold

Join Pastor Danny Strange and Pastor AJ Vanegas as we talk about living as salt and letting our light shine as the city on a hill in this world!

Our humble state is not merely a place to find blessing. Jesus also claims that our humility is a powerful thing. What does it look like to move forward in spiritual life and growth without losing what drew us to God in the first place? Kingdom Codes: Jesus' Blueprint for Powerful Living • Danny Strange

Join Pastor Danny Strange and Pastor AJ Vanegas as we breakdown the opening beattitudes off the sermon on the mount found in Matthew 5:1-12

Have you ever been tired? Humbled? Discouraged? Do you ever mourn over your own sin or the sins of the world? Do you long for things to be made right? Good news: If you feel this way, Jesus says you are blessed.Kingdom Codes: Jesus’ Blueprint for Powerful Living • Danny Strange

Join Pastor AJ Vanegas and Austin Payne as we discuss the power of Biblical invitation!

Christianity is a faith of invitation. From the very beginning, Jesus and His followers constantly extended the invitation to know Jesus, to believe, to repent of their old ways and be baptized into a new way of life. Our church will be invited into this sacred work, to love their neighbors and to accomplish the Great Commission as disciples of Jesus."Let's Go!" series • Austin Payne

Join Pastor Ryan Suzuki and Pastor AJ Vanegas as we discuss what it means to serve like Jesus and build each other up as a church!

We serve a King that came to serve His people and we are called to do likewise. This message reminds us of our importance in the local body of believers. When we serve, we build up and bless the body. When we go out into our community, we proclaim the name and work of Christ through our love of others.Let's Go! series • Ryan Suzuki

Join Pastor Danny Strange and Pastor AJ Vanegas for a special follow up episode on tithes and offerings.

Join Pastor Danny Strange and Pastor AJ Vanegas as we discuss Biblical giving and what it might mean for us today!

Jesus talked about money more than prayer and faith combined. That’s because money is probably the most important resource in our lives. It’s what we need to have a roof over our heads, to put clothes on our backs, to put food on the table, to bless our kids and grandkids, and more. We will learn the importance of surrendering this important resource to the Lord so we can find freedom and join in the Kingdom work.Let's Go! series • Danny Strange

Join Pastor Danny Strange and Pastor AJ Vanegas as we discuss what it looks like to become a church that "loves one another"

Christian community is essential to a thriving life in Christ. In community we find encouragement, mutuality, accountability, and support as we surround ourselves with people on the same mission, the same Lord, and the same eternal destiny. Through this, people will be called to join in community or be encouraged to continue in their community.Let's Go! series • Danny Strange

HAPPY NEW YEAR!Join Pastor AJ Vanegas and Pastor Ryan Suzuki as they introduce our new series Let's Go talking about why we should attend church!

We’ll look at our need for a local church community where we gather together, sit under teaching, and worship the Lord corporately. The church gathering is a primary place for the family, the body of Christ to come together to learn and worship together.Let's Go! series • AJ Vanegas

MERRY CHRISTMAS!Join Pastor AJ Vanegas and Pastor Danny Strange as we conclude our Sacred Scandal series talking about the birth of Jesus Christ through the virgin Mary!

Join Pastor AJ Vanegas and Pattie Krohn as we unpack the story of David and Bathsheba and how God draws near to the broken hearted and the heartbreaker.

Listen as Pattie Krohn continues our series through the lineage of Jesus and discusses Bathsheba's story.Sacred Scandal series • Pattie Krohn

Join Pastor AJ Vanegas and Pastor Ryan Suzuki as we dive into the wisdom of the book of Ruth and how she ends up in the genealogy of Jesus!