Crucible Church Podcast
Crucible Church is a part of the Christian Missionary Alliance in Canada. We are located in Metro Vancouver (suburb of Richmond), Canada . This Podcast is where you can find all sermons, past and present, by the church.
Please take the time to browse and we hope the messages are a means of blessing to you! If you have any questions, please contact us at iamnew@cruciblechurch.com. We'd love to hear from you!
Episodes
150 episodes
"Cultivating a Heart for Mission" (Acts 17:16-34) July 05, 2026
What does it look like to have a heart for mission in a city like Richmond, BC? In this message, guest speaker Pastor David Leung — a hospital chaplain at Vancouver General Hospital — explores Paul's remarkable ministry in Athens and its meanin...
"God is Doing a New Thing" (Isaiah 43:18-19) June 28, 2026
Are you so focused on what God did in the past that you're missing what He's doing right now?In Isaiah 43:18-19, God speaks to the Israelites in Babylonian captivity — a people who loved their deliverance story so much they couldn't see...
“When Should Christians Give Up Their Rights” (Acts 21:15-25) June 21, 2026
What happens when rumours, misunderstandings, and personal convictions threaten to tear a church apart? In Acts 21:15-25, the Apostle Paul arrives in Jerusalem and is immedia...
"Are You Living What You Preach?" (Acts 20:17-21, 28) June 14, 2026
What does faithful, authentic Christian ministry actually look like? In this message from Acts 20:17-21 and 28, Pastor Sam walks through Paul's farewell address to the Ephesian elders — one of the most powerful and pastoral passages in all of S...
“You Can Be Religious And Still Be Running On Empty” (Acts 19:1-10) June 7, 2026
"You Can Be Religious and Still Be Running on Empty" | Acts 19:1-10 | Crucible Church Richmond, BCHave you ever felt like you're doing all the "right" things spiritually, but something still feels missing? In this message from Acts 19, ...
"The Transfiguration of Christ: From Mountain Top to Calvary’s Hill" (Mark 9:2-9) May 31, 2026
Who is Jesus — really?In Mark 9:2-9, Jesus takes Peter, James, and John up a high mountain, and something extraordinary happens. His appearance is transformed before their eyes — his clothes becoming a dazzling, radiant white. Moses and...
"From Altar to Answer: The God Behind Every Human Search" (May 24, 2026) Acts 17:16-34
Have you ever felt a deep longing you couldn't quite name — a sense that there has to be something more?When Paul arrives in Athens, he finds a city full of temples, idols, and an altar inscribed "To an Unknown God." Rather than condemn...
"Open Your Bible: The Berean Challenge" (Acts 17:1-15) May 17, 2026
When Paul arrives in Thessalonica and then Berea, he encounters two very different responses to the same Gospel message. The Thessalonians react with jealousy and hostility, shutting themselves off from what challenges them. The Bereans do the ...
"The God Who Stays” (Acts 16:25-34) May 10, 2026
What do you do when you're in a situation you can't get out of?In Acts 16:25-34, Paul and Silas are beaten, chained, and locked in a windowless prison cell — not for doing something wrong, but for doing something right. And at midnight, ...
“Following the Spirit’s Redirection: When God Closes Doors to Open a New World” (Acts 16:6-15) May 03, 2026
A closed door can feel like rejection. But what if it's actually redirection?In Acts 16:6-15, Paul and his team are actively pursuing God's mission — and the Holy Spirit stops them. Not once, but twice. No explanation given. Just a clear...
"Kingdom Work Drama" (Acts 15:36-16:5) April 26 2026
What happens when two of the most fruitful ministry partners in the New Testament have a falling out? In Acts 15:36–16:5, Paul and Barnabas — close friends and fellow missiona...
"When God Shows up in Unexpected Places" (Acts 14:8-28) April 19, 2026
In Acts 14:8-28, Paul and Barnabas arrive in Lystra — a small, culturally diverse Roman colony with no synagogue, no Jewish heritage, and no prior exposure to the Gospel. It's an unlikely place for God to move. And yet, God was already there.
"Confronting the Counterfeit" (Acts 13:4-12) April 12, 2026
In Acts 13:4-12, the Holy Spirit sends Paul and Barnabas on their first missionary journey to the island of Cyprus. There, they encounter a man named Elymas — a false prophet who had attached himself to the Roman proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a sp...
"Walking Out of the Grave" (Romans 6:1-14) April 05, 2026
Do you ever feel stuck in the same patterns of sin, no matter how hard you try to break free? In Romans 6:1-14, the Apostle Paul offers something far more radical than a call to try harder — he declares who we already are in Christ.Paul...
"Christ Bore It All" (Isaiah 53:4-5) April 03, 2026
Written over 700 years before the birth of Jesus, Isaiah 53 contains one of the most remarkable prophetic declarations in all of Scripture. In the midst of Judah's exile, moral decay, and spiritual wandering, the prophet Isaiah speaks of a comi...
"The Holy Spirit Spoke" (Acts 13:1-3; 1 John 3:19-4:6) March 29, 2026
In Acts 13:1–3, the church in Antioch worships, fasts, and listens—and the Holy Spirit sets apart Barnabas and Saul for God’s mission. Paired with 1 John 3:19–4:6, we are reminded that a Spirit-led life requires both discernment and confidence ...
Redirect: Giving God What He's Owed (Acts 12:20-25) March 22, 2026
We live in a world built for self-promotion — personal brands, platforms, and carefully curated images. The hunger for recognition is nothing new. But Acts 12:20–25 gives us a...
"The Family the Spirit Creates" (Acts 11:19-30) March 08, 2026
What does it look like when the Holy Spirit builds a church? In Acts 11, we see a community born not out of comfort, but out of scattering — ordinary people driven from their homes by persecution who, instead of retreating inward, shared the Go...
"Making Room for the Life God Gives" (Acts 11:1-18) March 01, 2026
Doing the right thing doesn't always earn you applause — sometimes it earns you criticism. When Peter returns to Jerusalem after sharing the Gospel with the Gentile Cornelius and his household, he isn't celebrated. He's confronted. In this mess...
"Mission with God" (John 17:11, 14-19; 2 Corinthians 5:20) February 22, 2026
P. Teddy helps us unpack John 17:11, 14-19, and 2 Corinthians 5:20. In His final prayer before the cross, Jesus doesn't ask the Father to remove His followers from the world — He asks that they be sanctified and sent into it. Together, John 17 ...
"The Vision That Changed the Church" (Acts 10:1-22) February 15, 2026
God is already at work in people we'd least expect — and He's calling us to join Him. In this message from Acts 10, Pastor Sam explores the story of Cornelius and Peter: two very different men whose lives were interrupted by God in the same mom...
"A New Life with an Old Reputation" (Acts 9:19-31) February 8, 2026
In Acts 9:19–31, Saul’s life is radically changed by Jesus—but his reputation takes much longer to heal. As the early church wrestles with fear, skepticism, and trust, God uses community, time, and courageous grace to form both Saul and the chu...
"The Grace of God that Disrupts, Transforms and Sends" (Acts 9:1-19) February 01, 2026
In Acts 9:1–19, Saul’s confident path is suddenly interrupted by an encounter with the risen Jesus. What begins as confrontation becomes grace—disrupting Saul’s certainty, humbling his independence, and transforming his heart. Through Jesus’ un...
"The Grace of Lament: Praying Your Sorrows to God" (Psalm 13:1-6) January 25, 2026
In Psalm 13, P. David teaches us how to bring our sorrow honestly before God through the practice of lament. In this message, we see how David models a prayer that moves from honest complaints to bold requests and finally to renewe...
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“When God Leads Beyond Our Comfort and Convenience” (Acts 8:4-25) January 18, 2026
In Acts 8:4–25, the gospel moves forward through disruption, discomfort, and surrender. As persecution scatters the early church, ordinary believers carry the good news into unexpected places, and God brings joy, freedom, and transformation. Th...
