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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, Last week Tyler finished out John 16.It was a really helpful sermon. You can listen to it hereif you missed it. This week, we'll get into one of the mountain peaks of this gospelJesus' high priestly prayer. In John 17, Jesus prays for his disciples and for all those that will believe in him through the ages. As we work through this chapter, consider...
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Dear Friends, This Sunday we'll be looking at John 16:2533, which is the end of Jesus' Farewell Discourse (13:3116:33). For the past several weeks we've looked at Jesus' final instructions to his disciples that explain what the life of faith will look like in his absence. We've seen that Jesus is the only means to receive and approach the Father; that as Jesus leaves he w...
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Dear CrossPointe, The Word of God is so precious. I love these words from the hymn "How Firm a Foundation" that we sing often: How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word What more can He say than to you He hath said To you who unto Jesus for refuge have fled Our text this Sunday, John 16:1624, contains a promise fr...
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Dear CrossPointe, A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of preaching through John 14:114 in which Jesus reassures his disciples that even though he's going to his Father's house, they will one day be able to follow because Jesus himself is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. In the following passages of John's Gospel, Jesus continues to offer comfort and assurance to the m...
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Dear Church, I was encouraged by Tyler's message last Sundayon Jesus as our Vine. This week we'll cover the rest of the chapteras we look at John 15:1827. It's a clarifying text, to say the least. Jesus explains to his disciples why the world hates him and his people. He then reminds themand usthat our Helper, the Spirit, has been given to us so that we might be a witne...
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Dear Friends,This Sunday we're continuing our walk through the Gospel of John looking specifically at John 15:117. Like all of John's gospel, this section is packed to the brim with grace and truth. I'm sure that many of you are familiar with the illustration Jesus uses here: that he is the Vine, his Father is the Vinedresser, and his disciples are the branches. This is...
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Dear Church, We heard a very solid messagefrom Robert last week on John 14:114. This Sunday we'll cover the rest of John 14 in which Jesus promises to ask the Father to send the Helper, the Spirit of truth to his disciples. Much of John 1416 will focus on the role and purpose of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers. This is a rich segment of John! Wrestle with t...
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Dear CrossPointe, "Let not your hearts be troubled," Jesus says to his disciples in John 14:1. Given everything that has transpired in recent chapters, this is a comforting word from the Lord, but when viewed from the perspective of everything that will follow in John's Gospel, this statementis utterly life-giving. As Jesus prepares for crucifixion and the disciples gro...
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Dear CrossPointe, We'll cover a lot of ground this Sunday, John 13:1838. There's much in this second half of the chapterthe beginning of Judas' betrayal, Jesus' new commandment, and the Lord's prediction of Peter's denial. We'll cover it all, but my plan is to dive deep into verses 3135 and Jesus' commandment that his disciples love another as he has loved them. We'l...
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Dear CrossPointe,Greetings from the brothers and sisters in Africa. It's been a week now since I made it back to the U.S., and I want to sincerely thank you for praying for me while I was serving in Uganda and visiting family in Zimbabwe. I am thankful for Pastor Brad's helpful message this past Sunday, on "The Foot-Washing Love of Jesus" from the Book of John. I encourage...
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