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Dear CrossPointe, What a glorious Resurrection Sunday we had last week. The Lord is good! This Sunday I will preach about the importance of what we are doing when we gather together for worship each week. In short, I want to help us have a good theology of worship as a church family. Now, when we use the word 'worship,' we should be careful to say that all of life is wor...

Dear CrossPointe, Our text this Resurrection Sunday will be Ephesians 2:110, one of the most straightforward and succinct explanations of the gospel in the Bible. I chose this text realizing there will likely be an unusually large number of unbelievers present this Sunday and my heart is that they would hear the Good News clearly. Pray with me that God would use His Word...

Dear CrossPointe, We tend to have a narrow view of history. We think the times we are facing are surely the worst ever. But when we read the Bible, we realize that the world has been in chaos since the fall of mankind in Genesis 3. And yet God has been providentially moving human history toward his good and redemptive purpose. This Sunday we are going to look at Psalm 2,...

Dear CrossPointe, Several months ago we started a journey through the Sermon on the Mount, and this Sunday we'll bring it to an end as we look at Matthew 7:24-29. I hope you've benefitted from this as much as I have. It has been challenging, encouraging, and convicting for me. Jesus ends the sermon by contrasting two types of builders, one wise and one foolish. This illu...

Starting Pointe (March 5 @ 9 a.m.noon; March 6 @ 57 p.m.) || Come to CrossPointe's upcoming membership class this weekend! We'll discuss the Gospel (and other doctrines CrossPointe holds), Community, and Mission in the life of the church. Whether you're serious or just curious about joining CrossPointe, don't miss out on this opportunity to connect. We'll have snacks at bo...

Dear CrossPointe, How I've missed you! Robert and I had a great time ministering alongside some dear brothers and sisters in India, but I'm really looking forward to seeing you all Sunday. We'll pick back up where Will left off (by the way, great work by him last two weeks!) as we look at Matthew 7:1214. The first verse in this text is one of the more familiar ones in th...

CrossPointe, This Sunday we'll be in Matthew 7:711, in which Jesus tells his disciples, "How much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!" What a huge truth for us to consider this Sunday. Please read through the passage, and pray as wellfor yourself and for nonbelievers present on Sundaythat this truth will sink down into us. I'm lo...

CrossPointe, As you know, Brad and Robert are visiting a pastor and church we support in India, so I'll be taking the reins the next two Sundays as we continue our series on the Sermon on the Mount. This Sunday we'll be in Matthew 7:16, probably best known for this phrase: "Judge not, that you be not judged." This should be fun to work through! Looking forward to Sunday...

Dear CrossPointe, This Sunday we'll hit the pause button on our series through the Sermon on the Mount to look at the purpose, practice, and importance of communion. To do this, we'll work through 1 Corinthians 11:1734, where Paul instructs the church on how we should approach "the Lord's table." Communion and baptism are pictures of the gospel that the Lord has given to...

Dear CrossPointe, This Sunday we cover one of the more well-known portions of the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 6:2534. In this passage, Jesus exhorts us to not be anxious but to entrust ourselves to God's fatherly care. What a timely text for us as we live in a world full of uncertainty. This is one of those passages that needs a slow bake, so read it several times befor...