Here's the Point from CrossPoint Christian Church in Whittier, CA

This message continues to explore God’s plan for leadership. The greatest leader was Jesus Christ who never missed an opportunity to serve others. He didn’t position himself as a slave master, a Caesar, emperor or king, but he was the son of God. By Jesus example, a true servant in God's kingdom is totally dedicated to God’s service, sees this service as an opportunity—not an obligation. A go...

In 1 Timothy 3:1-7, Paul offers a description of the qualifications for elders, (sometimes called "overseers") for Timothy, who was charged with selecting elders in Ephesus. These qualifications will be used to re-affirm current elders at CrossPoint in April.

How long does love last? In 1 Corinthians 13, Paul speaks of love so eloquently in this letter to the believers. While we don't know what the question was, Paul is addressing the need for unity and diversity of the body--loving one another through our differences. He wanted to tell a "most excellent way" so he launches into a description of how loving behaves, and it's more tha...

Do you find yourself losing "it" easily? "It" is your temper, easily lost in a moment. It can cause one to sin and change lives forever. How do you control your temper? Do you "fly off the handle" in a moment--especially with those you claim to love? 1 Corinthians 13:5 says that love is not easily angered. Where are you on the love meter? This lesson explores how to t...

¿Usted se encuentra perdiendo "que" fácilmente? "Eso" es su temperamento, se pierde fácilmente en un momento. Se puede hacer que uno pecado y cambiar la vida para siempre. ¿Cómo controlar los estribos? ¿Se "perder los estribos" en un momento - especialmente con aquellos que dicen amar? 1 Corintios 13: 5 dice que el amor no se irrita. ¿Dónde está usted en el medidor de...

“Love is not rude. Love does not demand its own way. Love is not irritable, and loves keeps no record of when it has been wronged.” 1 Corinthians 13:5. For some, this is the hardest lesson of love--even harder than loving one's enemies. It's easy to love those who love us--when they are being lovable, but God wants us to exhibit real love and sometimes that means letting things go and no...

Loving like Jesus is no easy task and Jesus tried to instill this concept in his disciples. But they were human just like we are and sometimes did not get it. Our human-ness means that we struggle to love, accept, value and trust others like Jesus does. Loving like Jesus means that we must accept others like Jesus accepts us and love those we consider “unlovable” or who we think are hard to love....

In Mark 12:30-31 in response to a query about the greatest commandment, Jesus responded , ..."you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your being, with all your mind, and with all your strength. The second is this, You will love your neighbor as yourself. No other commandment is greater than these.” In his response, our Lord laid out how we should love. In part one of thi...

Do you believe in God's promises? As Christians, we often want the prize or the winnings at once; or we want to know the outcome of the journey in advance. However, that's generally not how God works. How do we stay focused on God's promises as we navigate the Christian life? Jeff explains "sizzle reels" in this inspiring message about following Jesus and holding on to God...

In 1 Corinthians 16:13-14, Paul exhorts the believers to stay awake, stand firm in faith, be brave, be strong, and to do everything in love—letting it be their greatest aim. What does that mean for our relationships? Sometimes we struggle to love as Jesus did and as Paul encouraged simply because we don’t fully understand the concepts involved in loving relationships. Is loving about the warm, fuz...

What is your vision for CrossPoint’s ministry? The book of Nehemiah details Nehemiah's determination to rebuild Jerusalem after its destruction. He envisioned the completion. He understood the value of that vision and he was driven to take steps to make it happen. CrossPoint envisions strengthening our community of believers—fostering growth and full engagement in the life of the congregation...

As you reflect on the past year, how would you categorize your spiritual life? Were you apathetic, inconsistent, or spiritually consumed. Chances are that, if you are like most Christians, your spiritual life probably waivered between the first two. Let’s face it—our spiritual life is filtered through our human-ness and life’s distractions. Maybe we should try something different in the new year....

Jesucristo no empezo en Navidad,El siempre a existido, toda la biblia habla de El por medio de los profetas,apostoles aun por Dios Padre.

The apostle Paul often uses sports terminology to emphasize the rigor in which Christians should strive for the goal of knowing Christ and being Christ-like. He writes to the church in Philippi (Philippians 3:12-4) about striving to know Christ. Mike uses this passage to identify three things Christians should know and understand about pressing on to reach "the prize" or the goal of know...

Mateo 1:18-25. Con su nacimiento, Jesucristo Declaró al Padre, Demostró su amor y Derrotó al enemigo. Como Hijos de Dios, debemos continuar declarando a Dios a un mndo perdido, mostrando su amor y viviendo en victoria en Cristo.

It's not hard to imagine what was going through Joseph's mind when he found out his intended bride, Mary was expecting and it wasn't his child! He started to call off everything, but because of a divine revelation, he didn't. What a misunderstanding!

This presentation has three aspects: First, it explores the major messianic prophecies foretelling the coming of Messiah. It also paints a picture of Jewish society at the time of Jesus’ birth and their expectations of Messiah. Finally, it shows how Jewish people see Christmas today, and the wonderful opportunities to share the Gospel today as the world celebrates the birth of the most famous Jew...

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, 'Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him.' Matthew 2:1-2. What can we learn about worship from the wise men in their quest to find Jesus?

Youth speakers take us through Matthew 14:22-33--the story of Jesus walking on water. The disciples, who were trying to get from one shore to another saw Jesus coming towards them on the water. They were afraid and thought thy were seeing a ghost. After Jesus assured them that they weren't seeing things, Peter bravely asked to walk out to him. Peter started out with confidence, but his faith...

A Baby Dedication service provides an opportunity to publicly commit to raising children to know and love Jesus Christ. It is also an opportunity for the church to commit to doing everything it can to support parents in one of life's greatest challenges. The Bible teaches that children should be trained in the way of the Lord (Proverbs 22:6) and this serves as a reminder that with God's...

Do you belong to God? How do you let God know that you belong to him? Most importantly, do you remember what Jesus said in Matthew 22:37 in response to the question about the greatest commandment? He said, “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your being, and with all your mind. Now that's love. Bruce suggests six ways for us to let God know we love him!