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Dear CrossPointe, We are winding down our series on 1 Thessalonians this Sunday with a look at 1 Thessalonians 5:1222. As he often does in other epistles, Paul wraps up his letter to the church with a smorgasbord of practical instructions on how Christians should relate to the their leaders, to one another, to God in their gathered worship, and to the world. On the surfa...

Dear CrossPointe, Our text this Sunday is 1 Thessalonians 5:111, in which Paul continues his teaching about the return of Christ. His purpose in these verses is to encourage the Christians in Thessalonica to be sober-minded, spiritually awake, and ready for the day of the Lord when Jesus returns. In a culture that lulls us to sleep in so many ways, Paul's numerous exhort...

Dear CrossPointe, Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 15:17 that if Christ has not been raised our faith is futile and we are still in our sins. In other words, Paul is pinning every Christian's hopes on the resurrection of Christ. Because Jesus rose, we will rise. Because Jesus got up from the grave and has defeated death and sin, we can be confident that he will return as he p...

Dear CrossPointe, Our text this Sunday, 1 Thessalonians 3:613, gives us a glimpse into Paul's warm pastoral heart for the church. The emotion expressed is especially significant in view of the fact that Paul only spent about a month in Thessalonica. I think this text has much to teach us about God's intention for life in the local church, and how we should abound in love ...

Dear CrossPointe, This Sunday our text, 1 Thessalonians 2:173:5, gives us a glimpse into the often difficult doctrine of God's providence and how all things, even Satan, are under his complete control. In a culture that seems to be getting more hostile and evil by the day, I hope the truths in this text will be a great encouragement to us. Take some time to familiarize y...

Dear CrossPointe, This Sunday our text will be 1 Thessalonians 2:1316, in which Paul gives thanks for how the Thessalonians have received the word of God and how clearly it is at work in them. I think this brief text gives us a very important insight into the power and primacy of the word of God in the life of a Christian and the local church. Our plan will be to unpack h...

Dear CrossPointe, I'm really looking forward to this Sunday. We'll be in 1 Thessalonians 1 again, specifically verses 610. I've been studying this text all week and there are some beautiful truths and connections I want us to see. Specifically, we'll be thinking about what true discipleship looks like, how it is linked to joy, and how it should lead to evangelism and witn...

Dear CrossPointe, This afternoon I will be traveling to Uganda with a team from CrossPointe to partner with the ministry of (un)adopted alongside Pastor Raphael and King Jesus Church. I encourage you to take a moment to watch this short video about the ministry, Pastor Raphael, and his church. Pray for our team's outreach in this community, particularly among these vulner...

Dear CrossPointe, After our long journey through Genesis, it looks like the next book we'll work through is 1 Thessalonians. The plan is to start that mid-June after I return from the Uganda mission trip. Until then, we'll do a few individual messages. This week we are going to look at John 12:4243 and what I believe is one of the greatest obstacles in the Christian life...

Dear CrossPointe, I'm looking forward to returning to Genesis this Sunday with a look at the story of Joseph resisting the advances of Potiphar's wife (Genesis 39). In short, the example Joseph sets for us in this chapter is incredibly important to consider. We live in a world full of counterfeit carnal pleasures that seek to drag us into destruction, and we need to arm o...