Christ 2R Culture Podcast

Kurt Trucksess

It’s all about Christ! Dr. Kurt Trucksess is the senior pastor of CrossWinds Church - a multi-campus Evangelical Free Church in Spirit Lake and Spencer, IA. This channel carries his sermons and occasionally a little something special for those who connect via the Internet.

  • 56 minutes 21 seconds
    Hebrews 1:1-3 - Jesus Is Greater
    In C.S. Lewis' novel, Prince Caspian, there is a famous scene where Lucy rushes to Aslan the lion, falls between his front paws and buries her face in his mane. Aslan the lion represents Jesus. When Lucy is resting in his mane, she says these famous words. "Your bigger!", says Lucy. Aslan says, "That is because you are older, little one… every year you grow, you will find me bigger." C.S. Lewis' point is the more we grow in Christ, the bigger Christ becomes. In the first message of this Christmas series, we study the opening verses of the book of Hebrews to help us see that Jesus is greater and bigger than we can comprehend.
    7 December 2025, 5:25 pm
  • 47 minutes 6 seconds
    Acts 11 - The Story Of Two Churches
    What is it about a Christian's character that will lead to their church either leaping or stumbling into the future? Acts 11 tells the story of two churches and how clinging to the unhealthy parts of our past hinders the progress of the gospel.
    23 November 2025, 10:57 pm
  • 45 minutes 22 seconds
    Acts 10:34-48 - The Salvation Of The Gentiles
    What are the essentials to be saved by Jesus? What kind of people can be saved by Jesus? These are the important questions we answer in Acts 10. Join us as we discover what we need to know and believe to be saved from our sins by Jesus.
    16 November 2025, 10:54 pm
  • 55 minutes 7 seconds
    Acts 10:1-33 - The Conversin Of Peter
    Who are the people you wouldn't have over for dinner? Why wouldn't you have them over? Peter needed to understand that Jesus died for all people. Not just some people. He needed to open his home to everyone so they could hear about Jesus.
    9 November 2025, 11:34 pm
  • 47 minutes 48 seconds
    Acts 9:32-43 - What Kind Of Person Does Jesus Use To Grow His Kingdom?
    When God looks around for an individual He can use strategically for His kingdom, what kind of person does He choose? In this study, we discover the qualities of a life God uses to grow His kingdom, as well as what can hold us back.
    2 November 2025, 8:13 pm
  • 44 minutes 49 seconds
    Acts 9:20-31 - Jesus Turns Things Around
    Fatalism is the feeling that our marriage will never improve, our children will never repent, and our work will only get worse. As Christians, no matter what we face, we are not fatalists. We do not lose hope because of Jesus. In this study, we learn how, when we least expect it, Jesus can turn impossible situations around.
    26 October 2025, 8:59 pm
  • 45 minutes 44 seconds
    Acts 9:1-19 - Jesus Saves The Worst Of Sinners
    How far is too far gone? Could Jesus save Adolf Hitler? Should Germans have bothered to pray for the salvation of Adolf Hitler? If we sin repeatedly, will Jesus give up on me? Join us as we discover what God says about his ability to save the worst of sinners.
    20 October 2025, 1:42 am
  • 53 minutes 51 seconds
    Acts 8:9-25 - Faith That Doesn't Save
    Jesus tells the story of the wheat and the tares. His point is that in the church, there will always be those with fake faith as well as genuine faith. How can we tell the difference between faith in Jesus that saves and faith in Jesus that doesn't? As we continue our study in Acts, we encounter a man named Simon, and from him, we learn about faith that doesn't save.
    5 October 2025, 7:38 pm
  • 47 minutes 45 seconds
    Acts 8:1-8 - The Gospel Goes To The World
    The assassination of Charlie Kirk had an unintended consequence. Instead of diminishing his Turning Point USA organization, it exploded with growth. The same thing happens with the church. Join us as we explore how attempts to destroy the church end up making it grow.
    28 September 2025, 10:01 pm
  • 46 minutes 4 seconds
    Acts 7 - Stephen Preaches Jesus From the Old Testament - Part 2
    History repeats itself. In Stephen's speech before the Sanhedrin, he shows how easy it is to repeat the sins of our forefathers instead of avoiding them. Just as the Israelites rejected Joseph and Moses as their God-given leader and savior, the Sanhedrin rejected Jesus as God's leader and savior in their day. It is easy for our hearts to do the same thing.
    14 September 2025, 2:15 pm
  • 53 minutes 56 seconds
    Acts 7 - Stephen Preaches Jesus From The Old Testament - Part 1
    When was the last time God seemed slow in answering our prayers? In Acts 7, Stephen shows us how God's plans for his people are often fulfilled over generations, not minutes. He also shows us how to see Jesus in Old Testament history and how easily we can repeat the sins of those who lived before us.
    7 September 2025, 6:45 pm
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