Proverbs 29:25: Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe. Are you a people-pleaser? Prone to say or do things just so that others will be pleased with you? Do you struggle to say the word ‘no’ to people, because you don’t want them to be disappointed with […]
Read more "The Trap of the Fear of Man"Around Crosspoint, one thing we talk about is that we desire to have a Kingdom mindset. That we’re not out to build Crosspoint’s Kingdom, but God’s Kingdom. We’re not in competition with other churches that preach the Good News and who are founded and built on Jesus and His Word, but we’re in partnership with […]
Read more "Kingdom Partnership"1 Corinthians 3:6: I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. In the book of Acts, specifically chapters 18 and 19, we see that Paul initially started this church in Corinth. But then Apollos followed up the work of Paul. Paul often preached where no one had preached before. Apollos then worked in the established church, […]
Read more "But God gave the growth"Work is a four letter word, but it isn’t a bad word. Work has been around since Genesis 2, and is part of God’s design for His people. The book of Proverbs lays out for us several pieces of wisdom regarding work that we must not only live out, but pass onto the next generation. […]
Read more "Working Hard for God’s Glory"God calls us to be generous with the money He has given to us. We are to generously, faithfully, and cheerfully store up our treasure in Heaven, and invest it into God’s work in God’s Kingdom. Here are three testimonies from Crosspointers who are giving to God’s work in and through the ministry of Crosspoint. […]
Read more "Why We Give – 3 Stories"Heather and I have been married for nearly 20 years. We’re only about 3.5 years away from potentially being empty-nesters. And we would tell you that the first nearly 17 years of parenting has seemed to fly by, so I can only imagine how quickly these next few years will go. The speed seems to […]
Read more "After the kids are gone…"Our new series called “God Delivers” starts on December 6, and runs through February 28. This series is all part of our new 3 year journey through the Bible in a chronological way. There are some great resources to go along with this series, to help us take Sundays further into the week. In each […]
Read more "Resources for ‘God Delivers’"A great way to grow in your faith is through memorizing Scripture. Here are some key verses from each Sunday of ‘The Story Begins’ message series. Don’t memorize alone either! Invite a friend or a family member to join you! 9/6 – Genesis 1:1: In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 9/13 […]
Read more "The Story Begins – Memory Verses"Psalm 16:8 has always been a great encouragement to my heart. It hung on my wall in my office for the longest time. It says this…I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. There are times and seasons when I feel pressed. That I feel like I […]
Read more "I have set the Lord always before me"It seems no matter what area of life you’re talking about, bad communication leads to conflict. Communication is huge, and in the area of marriage, it is no different. Here are four principles to help guide our communication in marriage. Quick to Listen James 1:19: My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick […]
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