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This Sunday we conclude our Malachi series with one of the great promises of the Old Testament. It is a promise of the great and awesome day of the Lord when he will come to judge the wicked and heal and save those who fear his name. Clearly, Malachi is pointing God’s people to the coming Messiah who will come first as a Lamb and again as a Lion. This text gives us the opportunity to think about judgment, salvation, and Christ’s return. These are essential truths, and I pray the Lord will use them to help make us all more ready for eternity. Also, on this first Sunday of October, we’ll receive the Lord’s Supper together as a church family. I hope that’s how you view CrossPointe...
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Dear CrossPointe,Yesterday was an especially difficult day in the life of our church. W. D. Feeney, a member of CrossPointe beloved by many in our community, was tragically killed in an accident. As we grieve the loss of our brother we rejoice knowing that he is with the Lord.In light of everything Ilong to gather with you all this Sunday. I can't think of anything better ...
Keep ReadingDear CrossPointe,This Sunday we come to the end of Romans 13 as we study verses 1114. In this short paragraph, Paul is concluding his exhortation (started in ch. 12) about what the "living sacrifice"of the Christian life should look like. To do this, he points us beyond this age and reminds that this life is really about being ready for the next. Salvation is near. Jesus i...
Keep ReadingDear CP Family,Our text this week is Romans 13:810. It's a short passage, but broad in scope. It's one of those texts that gives us a picture of how the whole Bible fits together, how the Old Testament Law is fulfilled by God'sredeemed people as they love others as Christ has loved them. If we understand it, we're well on our way to understanding the Christian life biblica...
Keep ReadingDear CrossPointe,Hello, Beloved! I missed you last week but had a wonderful time at the Shepherds Conference in Los Angeles. It was a super-encouraging time and I'm grateful to have had the opportunity to attend. Speaking of last week, I listened to Robert's message from Luke 13 and it was excellent. In light of the devastating tornado, it was a timely, sensitive, pastoral...
Keep ReadingDear CrossPointe,I'm eager to gather with you all around God's Word this Sunday. It's been a difficult week for many in the region as well as quite a few in our church family, but what a blessing it is to draw near to the Lord together and consider his mercy and grace toward us. Our text this Sunday is Luke 13:15, in which Jesus directs his listeners to repent and turn to ...
Keep ReadingDear CrossPointe,Every other monthwe get together on the firstSunday night to update members on everything going on in the life of the church. At our member meetings we affirm new members, hear from missions partners, and pray for the needs of the church, among other things.As always, childcare is available.Looking forward to Sunday night! See you at 6 p.m.Women's Event: "...
Keep ReadingDear CrossPointe,When I was a child, one of our family dogs was a Chesapeake Bay retriever. They are majestic dogs bred for getting in and out of the water. Our dog could jump in a lake, climb out, shake, and be dry in seconds. It's like he never really got wet!That's picture I get when I read our text this week, Romans 12:1421, in which Paul continues to describe the gosp...
Keep ReadingDear CrossPointe,Romans 12 is a picture of what the Christian life should look like as a result of the glorious gospel of Romans 111. Because of what God has done to save his people through Christ, they are to give themselves wholly to Him. Salvation begins the process of transformation, which is done by the renewal of the mind. So, what type of life should the renewed min...
Keep ReadingDear CrossPointe,Our text last week called us to be living sacrifices, not conformed to this world but transformed by the renewal of minds. And we can't do this alone! God has given us one another, the local church, to be a body together that serves and nourishes itself so that together we become a tangible display of the gospel we confess. That's what our text this week, ...
Keep ReadingDear CrossPointe,Chapter 12 marks a major transition in the letter of Romans. The first 11 chapters have been intensely theological. Paul has explained and clarified the gospel in careful detail, wanting to make sure we understand that salvation is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone, for the glory of God alone. Now, in Romans 12, the focus shifts from what ...
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