Do I truly trust that God is my provider? Do I truly trust that He will meet my needs? It’s not always easy to write that check, especially when things are tight financially, but it’s freeing to also say “okay Lord, I’m trusting You!” And I can say, for nearly 40 years, that God really is my provider, and He does meet my needs.
Read more "Why We Give – God is our Creator and Provider"Earlier this year, we began sharing in our Sunday program, evidences of God’s grace and work in the life of Crosspoint and our community. Below, are the evidences (July – September) collected into one post. May these lead us to an attitude of thankfulness to and worship of our God who is at work, not […]
Read more "Evidences of God’s Grace: July – September 2017"So you’ve gathered together on a Sunday. You’ve engaged in fellowship, serving, worship, and the Scriptures. You’ve been encouraged and taught from the Word, and now you’re headed out the door. Now what?
Read more "Approaching Sundays: After"In the beginning, tithing was difficult because we could see what the money could go towards in other areas, more of an obligation of tithing compared to how our giving is now. God worked in our hearts to have faith when giving and we have enjoyed giving to Him what He has blessed us with.
Read more "Why We Give – “We have enjoyed giving to Him”"For the believer in Christ, we all have a “once…but now…” story. More than likely, we have multiple stories. Stories of what our hearts, attitudes, and lives were like before following and trusting in Jesus, and then what changed and is changing since following Him.
Read more "Once…But Now…"We should approach Sundays to gain all God has for us while giving away ourselves to complete worship along with our brothers and sisters. The reality is, many of us approach Sundays with a light hearted attitude summed up in one word, routine. Not routine in the good sense. Instead, we are routine in the sense of growing numb toward all God is doing through the Body of Christ gathering together for worship. As we seek to approach Sundays well, for the glory of God, I want to look at 3 ways we can engage greater on Sunday mornings.
Read more "Approaching Sundays: Before"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 is a testimony from a Crosspoint household who is giving to God’s work in and through the ministry […]
Read more "Why We Give – “God, we trust you to take care of us.”"On August 1, I will have been a pastor at Crosspoint for 10 years. I worked at State Farm for 9.5 years before becoming a pastor, so I’ve now been a pastor longer than I was in the corporate world. Coming up on 10 years has caused a lot of reflection to occur in my […]
Read more "10 things I’m thankful for after 10 years"Earlier this year, we began sharing in our Sunday program, evidences of God’s grace and work in the life of Crosspoint and our community. Below, are the evidences (April – June) collected into one post. May these lead us to an attitude of thankfulness to and worship of our God who is at work, not […]
Read more "Evidences of God’s Grace: April – June 2017"He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son he loves. In him we have redemption, the forgiveness of sin. – Colossians 1:13-14 (CSB) Wow! What wonderful gospel words! Words that are true! Words that help us know the God who has saved us! Words that […]
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