I love hearing stories of lives being changed by Jesus. It is always one of the most encouraging parts of my role. Seeing the power of the Good News of Jesus impact individuals and households never gets old. I think this is one reason that we all love baptisms so much. People going public with […]
Read more "My Story @ Crosspoint"From Dan McClain… 1 Corinthians 11:1 (ESV) Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. In Peoria Heights, up on Prospect there used to be a great little general store call Ben Franklin’s. In there you could buy everything from gifts, to sewing supplies, plastic swords and baseball cards. In 1986 my father took […]
Read more "Go!"From Craig Swanson… An Unthinkable Situation Imagine standing before the Lord, thinking you are a child of God, and He says, “Depart from Me, I never knew you.” According to (Matt. 7:21-23), this is going to happen to “many” people. It would be truly awful to go through life thinking you were a Christian, only […]
Read more "Saving Faith"From Matt Wiegand… 1 Peter 4:10 – “As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace.” As I was talking to another Crosspointer this last week, I was reminded of a great time of challenge for our family. I know we all have those challenges. […]
Read more "Serve One Another"On a weekly basis, we see new guests attend a service at Crosspoint. It is so exciting to new people walking in our doors each week, and we are grateful for the work the Lord is doing in and through Crosspoint’s ministry. He gets the glory and credit! And whether we have been at Crosspoint […]
Read more "Mythbusters – Crosspoint will do things exactly like your old church"An important event is coming up in Eureka in August. At Crosspoint, we are ‘driven to reach people,’ and this event will help shine a light on global issues that are close to the Father’s heart. Be there. Psalm 10:17-18a: O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your […]
Read more "The Afflicted Event – August 9"From Kevin Funk… What an amazing week at VBS! With Kingdom Rock as the backdrop, I knew this was going to be a fun and exciting week. I can’t say enough about how every one came together and made every day a successful opportunity for God to work in ALL of our hearts. I’d like […]
Read more "A Second Look at VBS"From Craig Swanson… “Behold, children are a gift from the Lord;” (PS. 127:3) In the midst of all the hassles and headaches of raising children we sometimes forget that they are God’s great gift to us. His creation, entrusted to us, to shape and teach and discipline. The end game is that they would […]
Read more "Sharpening Arrows"From Dan McClain… Everyone has a mother and a father. As we grow up we may see traits of our parents in us. Sometimes it’s how we look. People will say, “You have your father’s eyes.” Maybe you listen to your mom laugh and you realize that you laugh the same way. Other times you […]
Read more "Known"The book, Life@Work, defines calling this way…Calling is God’s personal invitation for me to work on His agenda using the talents I have been given in ways that are eternally significant. Calling, at its most basic level, is the expression of a higher purpose. Calling reminds us that our lives are larger than our little […]
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