Sadly, there is a myth out there, not necessarily at Crosspoint, but among the American church. And that myth is that churches are in competition with one another. I’ll be the first one to admit, I love competition. I personally love coaching and playing basketball and being able to compete. I love competing in board […]
Read more "Mythbusters: Crosspoint is in competition with other local churches"From Kevin Funk… How’s your summer going? Have you had your summer vacation yet, or are you about to take off into the great unknown? Our family vacation is approaching next week and it got me thinking about previous vacations and the ones yet to be had. We can all agree we take vacations for […]
Read more "Is Jesus in your suitcase?"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 […]
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