CrossPoint Fellowship Messages

Expectations minus reality equals disappointment. We get frustrated when things don't go the way we planned them to. When Jesus came into Jerusalem riding on a donkey, many people expected Jesus to be a very specific kind of Messiah - one that would free the Jews from their Roman oppressors. When he ended up being very different than their expectations, they were extremely disappointed, even t...

When God makes promises, those promises are kept. One of the biggest promises made in the Old Testament is that when the Messiah would come, he would be born of a virgin. When Jesus came, he had to come in the promised way - and he did. But further than that, the promise of the virgin birth means that we can born again too. God's promises always come true!

Mary, Martha's sister had such devotion and desire to put Jesus first, she was willing to sacrifice a year's worth of wages to anoint Jesus' head and feet with an extremely expensive bottle of perfume. From this amazing story, Mary shows us that nothing should distract us from Jesus and that we can't let ourselves be discouraged by the negative attitude of others around us. Where d...

Hannah in the Old Testament wasn't able to have children while Ephraim's other wife was able to. But when she was in her darkest hour, she leaned on God and refused to be discouraged. She proved that devoted prayer can be powerful. What's more, she was a woman of her word - when she finally did have a child, she gave him away because that was what she promised to God. Integrity isn&#39...

Ruth is a fantastic example of loyalty in the Bible; in several ways, she shows us what loyalty is. We are a people who leave. We have let loyalty in our lives slip and when things get tough, we separate from others. But in Ruth, we see an example of someone who stuck through circumstances no matter what. And she was rewarded for her loyalty! We can expect that the same may happen for us as well.

In this 5-week series, we're looking at the stories of 5 prominent women in the Bible to see what we all can learn from them and we're starting out looking at Esther! Esther did what is right at the risk of being wronged and shows us exactly what it looks like to make righteous and courageous decisions. God honors the actions of his chosen people (when they are following Him) but he can&#3...

God had a great plan for Abraham that involved having a son with his wife Sarah. But instead, Abraham took matters into his own hands and tried to execute it a different way. When we do evangelism our way instead of God's way, we cheapen God's value and may even be introducing people to a false god. We need to introduce them to a God who judges but who also extends grace. And it starts wit...

There's an amazing story in Genesis where Abraham fights for the people of Sodom and Gomorrah and essentially negotiates with God to spare their lives. We need to likewise fight for the people in our lives who don't yet know God, whether they aware of it or not. Most of the time, this means foregoing the masses and focusing on the few, seeing them the way that God saw us. Lost, alone and i...

Sometimes it's hard to talk to people about serious topics and we all have days where we'd rather just be left alone. But God never promised we'd always be comfortable and, indeed, calls us to leave our comfort zone from time to time. But God does promise to bless those who accept the call and speak to others about Him.

The ideas of Evangelism and Multiplication are closely linked. In the same way that God told Adam and Eve to be fruitful and multiply (physically), he wants us to multiply others by bringing them to Christ. But, in order to do that, we have to be connected to Christ ourselves - that is the only way we can fulfill this command from God. And we are expected to fulfill it - our life on the vine is de...

All human beings have intrinsic value - we know that because the Bible says that God created us in the likeness and image of God. This means that, in some ways, we can be like God. But what does that mean? What is God like? He wants to be in relationship with his creation and is willing to go to great lengths to see that accomplished. Therefore, we need to be doing the same thing - bringing people...

At this time of year, many of us think about the promise of Christmas: hope, peace, joy and love. But where do these ideas come from in Scripture? We're looking at the first 2 chapters in Luke this week to see these themes in the Christmas story.

Christianity is for everyone. There is no division amongst believers whether Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male or female. We all serve the same Lord and everyone is included in God's invitation. In the same way, ministry is for everyone. It isn't reserved for pastors and evangelists - everyone is included in the call to share the gospel message with those who have not yet heard.

Do you love unconditionally or are there certain conditions that must be present before you can love certain people. Genuine love shows itself in the way we treat others, not in the words that we say. If we want to truly love others - genuinely - we need to focus on what is good and let the future hope that we have dictate our present actions.

We have suffering in the present, but that doesn't mean that destruction awaits in the future. We can still praise God in the middle of suffering because we know it pales in comparison to the glory of heaven we'll receive later. God chose us for this purpose. And he will see us through the suffering by his love.

In Romans 8, we learn that the Spirit gives us life and sets us free. After becoming a Christian, a person has two choices - to be led by the Spirit or to be led by the flesh. If we live in the Spirit, we can enjoy life and please God, but if we live in the flesh, we cannot do those things. We must learn to choose the Spirit.

The Law was supposed to bring life but, because of our sin, instead brings condemnation. But the Law is ultimately good because it points out our need for grace. We know the good we want to do but we don't do it. Instead, we do the evil we don't want to do. But thank God for sending his son Jesus to rescue and deliver us! He is our only hope.

When we become a Christian, we don't become perfect overnight but we are still dead to sin in that moment. In Romans 6, Paul says that we don't intentionally sin to experience God's grace but rather we feel God's grace when we feel our previously sinful lives changing. When we died (to sin) with Christ, it means we also live with Christ, and He gives us the power to go and sin no m...

In order to be righteous, do we need to follow all the rules or live by faith? Today, we're looking to define what faith is, why faith is actually a gift to us from God and how to find a healthy balance between faith and the rules.

We're on a journey, following Jesus. The destination is known - we know exactly where we're going as long as we tether close to the one navigating the way. But we will get off course if we spend our time comparing our sin / righteousness to others around us. We need to see others as equals, leave the judgment to God and focus on our own path to righteousness.

Two weeks ago I was called to be the pastor of CrossPoint Fellowship. As I have stated previously it is one of the greatest honors ever bestowed upon me. I believe in this church, I believe in these people, but most importantly I believe wholeheartedly in the God I serve. It is my belief that to be the church God desires us to be we must do three things: Love, Serve, and Pray.

After Jesus rose from the dead, it would have been easy to come down hard on his disciples who ran and fled. Instead, we seeing Jesus being extremely compassionate, forgiving and reassuring after his return from death. In this final sermon in the "Who's He?" Series, we're looking at Jesus, the conqueror of death and the bringer of peace.

If you asked Jesus what his mission to Earth was all about, likely he would say that it was to be the world's Savior. We'll look at a couple stories from the book of John today that show Jesus doing the Savior role even before he went to the cross. He loved to find people whom the world had rejected and save them from themselves, save them from others and, ultimately, save them from their...

Jesus wasn't shy about telling people that He was the promised Messiah - in fact, he told everyone that he was the only way to God and the rest of the New Testament confirms that. This week, we're looking at Scriptures that tell us how wonderful heaven is, what Jesus sacrificed to offer it to us and that Jesus is indeed the only Way to achieve this perfect treasure promised to us.

Last week, we talked about how Jesus was 100% man when he was here on Earth, and this week we talk about the mystery that Jesus is also 100% God. How do we know that he is God? It wasn't just Jesus claiming that he is God - Scripture and God himself confirm it. What does it mean that Jesus was and is and will forever be God himself?