Ever since the church began, it has had to hold two things in tension with one another. You could call them inward and outward. The inward community the church has with one another, and the outward reach the church has to its neighbors and to the nations.
Read more "The Tension of Inward and Outward"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 (October – December) 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: October – December 2017"The construction of homes, advances in modern medicine, the publishing of books, the crafting of a delicious meal, the beautiful canvas masterpiece, and the skillfully composed song all scream of this reordering labeled as technology. Making man in God’s image has given humanity the intelligence to take the surplus of creation before our eyes and mold it in ways that reflect his character. The fall of man and sin has taken this joy and twisted it so the things we touch are used for both redemptive and corrupt purposes. This is where the phone comes in…
Read more "Your Phone is Changing You"Somehow, just like that, it’s December already. And the carols are playing. The storefronts are buzzing. The calendar is filling. Is this how the whole month will go? How do we PAUSE and THINK through some intentional steps to celebrating this beautiful season? That’s just it. We pause. If only for a moment, pause and […]
Read more "Advent [already?!]"He is able. He is wise. He is powerful. He is near. He does not forsake His children. He comforts. He provides. God’s people are to be a dependent people. Dependent upon Him for all things, in all times, and in all seasons.
Read more "Pray Without Ceasing"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 – ‘the blessing of seeing lives changed’"This week marks 8 years that I have been on staff full time as a pastor at Crosspoint. As I reflect back over those 8 years, it feels simultaneously like a lifetime has passed and like I’m just getting started. Over those years, God has used his Spirit and his Word applied through many, many […]
Read more "Eight Years In"We grow in knowing so that we might grow in living. And we grow in living so that we might grow in knowing. We want to be a church that is about knowing the Lord personally and living for Him as a way of life.
Read more "Engaged in Growing"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 – “All In”"Have you ever felt inadequate as a follower of Christ? Maybe you couldn’t find the right words to say to comfort a grieving friend. Maybe you didn’t know how pray for something or someone. Maybe you had a hard time trusting God to provide for you and your family. Maybe you couldn’t resist a temptation. […]
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