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Dear CrossPointe, I've really been helped and challenged by our summer series, "Follow Jesus." This Sunday, we continue by looking at one of the most encouraging scenes in all the gospelsthe accountof the man who brings his son to Jesus in Mark 9:1429. Please spend a few minutes before we gather to read this text for yourself. Note all the obstacles this man faced. Note...

CrossPointe, What a great week it's been! With VBS in full-swing, there's been a constant buzz around the church of children singing songs, playing games, making crafts, and hearing biblical truth. We're so thankful for all the volunteers who made it happen, and it's our prayer that seeds have been planted in the hearts of our kids so that they might believe the gospel ...

CrossPointe, I am looking forward to gathering with you this Sunday to look at Luke 18:914, the parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector. At first glance, it appears that this parable is for those who consider themselves righteous because of their good worksand that's exactly what it's about. But, we'd be mistaken to think it's a warning for "other people" and not us...

Dear CrossPointe, Goodness, what abeautifulword Reuben delivered for us last week to begin our short summer series entitled "Follow Jesus." You can find it hereif you missed it. We continue this Sunday by looking at a glorious text, Matthew 11:2830. Jesus calls the heavy laden to take his yoke and to find rest in him. This well-loved text is a deep well for our souls...

Dear CrossPointe, As Pastor Brad mentioned, we are taking a short summer break from our Hebrews series, and the plan is to dive into selected Scripture passages from the gospels where we see various people encountering Jesus. I have the privilege and joy to start off this series on Sunday. I want us to carefully consider the words of the Lord Jesus Christ to a crowd ...

Dear CrossPointe, As I mentioned last week, we are taking a short summer break from our Hebrews series, and the plan is to dive into selected passages from the gospels where we see various peopleencountering Jesus. I trustthese sermons will encourage us. But that starts next week! This week, on the first Sunday of June, we will revisit 1 Corinthians 11:1734 and conside...

Dear CrossPointe, As I mentionedlast Sunday, we will take a briefsummer break from our series in Hebrews. On this Memorial Day weekend, with our children joining us for worship, I will preach from Romans 1:1617 on the gospelas "the power of God for salvation." I hope to clearly articulatethe glorious foundational truth of the gospel in a way that young childrenor mature...

Dear CrossPointe, We are going to pause the Hebrews series as we enter summer, and the plan is to dig into some selected texts for the coming weeks. This Sunday, we'll dive into Psalm 77, a chapter I have been lingering on for several weeks. It is an honest reflection on life's difficulties while also raising our heartsand minds to the centrality of the Cross. Specifica...

Dear CrossPointe, Our text this week (Hebrews 5:116:3) is a strong exhortationreally a scoldfor believersstuck in spiritual infancy to grow up and mature in Christ. The preacher of Hebrews implores us to press on, to keep moving, and to not stay in the same place we were when we first came to Christ. If we do, we are in danger of falling away (which is what the rest of ...

CrossPointe, Sunday is a few days away, but I am eager to dive into our text this week: Philippians 1:311. Paul's greeting to the local church in Philippi contains a lot of practical instruction for how God's people should consider one another. Though it concludes with the content of Paul's regular prayers for the church, it also establishes his motive for praying the w...