GracePoint Church

"Failing to plan is planning to fail." -Benjamin Franklin "Aim at nothing and you'll hit it every time." -Zig Ziglar "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." -Wayne Gretzky There is a lot of wisdom throughout history. I would argue that Jesus said it first when he invited us to "Come and follow Him!" He was inviting us to more than we could ever dream or imagine. He promised that He would reco...

How do we change to become like Jesus? If you're like me, you're tired of seeking the kind of change that gives you a sense that you are on track with following Jesus. You feel stuck. Good news...the promise of the New Testament is nothing short of full-on transformation, but so many of us feel a disconnect between that promise and our reality. Again, so many of us have simply resolved that it mus...

Have you heard the saying, “You are what you eat.” or “You get what you pay for.”? We get it when it comes to so many things in life. I gave up on my dream of playing professional sports. I came to the realization in my thirties that I had done nothing to organize my environment to prepare me to be a sports star.  If you’re like most Americans…and me, we want things that will benefit us, but we do...

The first goal of apprenticeship to Jesus is to “be with Jesus.” But I've always struggled with the HOW. How do we do that? How do we abide with Jesus when He is not even with us? How do we stay close to someone who is not even here? Is it going to church, reading my bible, praying? How do we “abide in the vine” in the chaos of the urban, digital world? It’s pretty straightforward: to experience t...

GracePoint church has a rich heritage. We, who are a part of GracePoint today, are part of a legacy that began over 40 years ago. What is God's plan as we move into a new season? A few weeks ago, we laid the foundation for how we might discern God's leading. We believe that the Spirit is leading us to spend a season focusing on "Practicing the Way of Jesus". The great thing is that EVERYONE is inv...

When you hear the word, "worship," what comes to mind? Singing? Prayer? Ceremony? Sunday mornings? There's worship music, worship services, and worship experiences. So for many of us we have an I-know-it-when-I-see-it understanding of worship. The Bible is full of examples and stories of people worshiping. The world is also full of examples. So what is worship? What does it look like? Where do we...

What does it mean to be a Christian? A follower of Jesus? A Disciple? The Hebrew concept of discipleship carried the idea of “apprenticeship”—to be in constant awareness and connection to the Holy Spirit.  Last week we began a new series that focuses on “Practicing the Way” (of Jesus). Over the coming weeks we’ll be looking at what it means to BE WITH JESUS…BE LIKE JESUS and DO WHAT JESUS DID.  In...

What does it mean to “follow” Jesus? To be a disciple, or apprentice, of the rabbi from Nazareth? In this new series we explore a life built around three goals: be with Jesus, become like Jesus, and do what he did. We'll also talk about the impact this focus will have on GracePoint as a church.