Lakepoint Church with Brian Hofmeister

We are happy to make you a part of our Family Service this week at Lakepoint! We had our kids (kindergarten and up) in the auditorium during the worship gathering on Sunday. We got to hear from Pastor Cammie who had a sermon that connected with all ages - Gone Fishing! Support the show

Can you picture a situation where you received an invitation to something? A movie, a fundraiser, a date? What are the the feelings that rise up in you when you get an invitation. It probably depends on the person who invites you or the level of intrigue for the event, but we have feelings whenever we get an invitation.  So, what about the invitations of Jesus? What about the invitations that He e...

Is our faith bold enough to disrupt the normal scene?  Will we prioritize healing our souls (and our kid’s souls) over solving problems?  Who are our "Four?" Support the show

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One lane is going North. One is going South. There are two lanes, and the way to God is clear. It's Jesus and nothing else. You've decided to get in the lane with Jesus, but how?  This week's talk is one of the most important of the year. If you are at a decision point of your faith journey, please listen to this 30 minute, scripture-packed talk with an open heart. If you are a disc...

You're 3 hours into a 10 hour road trip. The kids have finished the second movie, you just stopped for a bathroom break 30 minutes ago. The leather seat is starting to feel a little more like a wooden church pew. What is the most logical conversation to take place in this scenario? Not a deep conversation about the state of the world or a fresh take on American consumerism, there's no wa...

If you start digging into scriptures, you'll quickly discover that there are some difficult topics, contradictions and ideas that are hard to believe. Then, you live a little life and circumstances hit you that just don't seem to align with the idea of a "loving God." Many of us (if not all of us), experience significant moments of doubt. Some of those moments can even lead to...

What does it look like to have God-sized dreams in this life? Many of us feel like we can't dream because we've been disappointed, and we aren't alone in that struggle. This week, Cammie breaks down Psalm 131 (all 3 verses of it) and casts a vision for "life to the full" when we sit on God's lap and quietly lean into the mystery of His goodness.  Support the show

When you look back at sports history, franchises go through seasons of success and seasons of rebuilding (unless you're the Detroit Lions). John the Baptizer was the end of a season, the end of an era. He was the final prophet to point forward to the Messiah. He brought it home, so to speak.  Last week, we talked about John's message of repentance and how repentance paves the way to God....

It doesn't take long at family dinner or a drink with a friend to hear conversations take the uncomfortable turn. Usually, it sounds something like, "what on earth is happening in the world?" So much of what we've been promised by technological advance, political parties and scientific development is falling short. The world doesn't feel like it's getting better, it f...

Someone is calling out for some help. You don't see them, but their voice is like nails on a chalkboard to your ear. They don't deserve help. They got themselves into this problem, and they should should pull themselves up by their bootstraps and help themselves.  This week, our challenge is to see the person, hear their cry for help and figure out how to NOT get in the way. If Jesus is...

Among the many things it could mean, at minimum the one thing we know that "carrying your cross" does mean is this:  Fully Loving, that’s Fully Dying, for Fully Forgiving Love is where it’s all coming from (From God & For Others).   Forgiveness is what it’s getting towards (From God & For Others).   It’s dying in the middle that gets it there. For many of us forgiveness feels lik...

No one likes to be caught believing too much, and found to be wrong in the end? That's usually how we define the word "gullible." But are you okay with the possibility of believing too little? Maybe, that love was there.  That reconciliation could have happened.  That purpose for being alive was real.  That you could have had more peace than anxiety.  So much contentment in the seas...

We live in a culture of gratification. "You do you." "Do what makes you happy." "Live your best life." There's a reason that these phrases are common, they're the water that we swim in. Life is ultimately about who? YOU!  The problem is that the gospel of self-fulfillment leaves so many of us overwhelmed, anxiety-ridden and selfish. What's worse is that...

"There are these two young fish swimming along, and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says, “Morning, boys. How’s the water?” And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes, 'What the heck* is water?'" - David Foster Wallace You are being formed by something. You're swi...

Sometimes, many times, we want the Jesus on the clouds more than the Jesus on the cross.  And in our eagerness, to skip to the end, we are liable to skip over the cross-carrying ways of Jesus here and now. We will be tempted to settle for any imitation that skips us ahead to the power and glory part and ignore the living sacrifice part.  If you're not carrying a cross daily, sacrificing for o...

If you are a disciple of Jesus, you are navigating the waters of mystery. Contrary to what some people project, the Eternal, Creator God becoming a human, walking the earth and inviting us into His Kingdom cannot be fully explained or comprehended. If you are a disciple of Jesus, you are always learning and always wrestling with truth. This week, we dive into the inner lives of Moses & Elijah...

What happens on the mountain doesn't stay on the mountain. Jesus had a way of getting away, and he took some of his inner circle with him. In this study on Moses and Elijah, we find that the moments of retreat (also called silence/solitude in the Christian tradition) provided both Moses and Elijah a special connection with God that would ultimately lead them to their powerful moments of leade...

There is, has and will be so many powerful works of God that we will witness, but nothing is more powerful than meeting the person of God. Take it from Moses & Elijah, you'll WANT to meet with God more than anything once you've met with him once.  Support the show

In a world where we're told that increased wealth equals increased happiness, are we really stuck with "to be rich" or "to be poor?" There must be a better way of living that pushes past this tired old binary! This is the final sermon in the Toxic Relationships series. If you haven't listened to the previous sermons, we'd encourage you to take some time to listen...

There are some topics that we just don’t want to talk about, but if we’re honest, we would admit, “maybe we need to bring this up.” For the sake of being a healthy and whole family, we need to talk about this. For the sake of being a healthy and whole community, we need to bring this up. That’s exactly what you’ll find in this week’s teaching from Mark 10:1-12 about divorce.  When we read scriptur...

As we move forward in our marriage (and in our close relationships), there is a wake behind us. The longer you're in a relationship, the more weight builds, which in turn creates a bigger wake. But what happens when the boat slows down all of a sudden? The wake catches up to you! Depending on how heavy your boat is, that wake can really jostle you around! This week, Brian and Melissa Hofmeist...

How many books have been written about conflict resolution? Maybe a few...hundred...thousand. For all the tips and tricks that we can learn from books, we still have conflict. Is conflict a bad thing? If not, when does it become toxic.  This week, Pastor Cammie brings a timely message about judging, justifying, repenting & forgiving. Water & gasoline. Splinters & logs.  Support the sho...

For a religious movement that is supposed to be founded on the basis of unity through love, Christians tend to struggle with unity for some reason. Whether it's political or theological, we seem to always have something that we are "against."  This week, we'll talk about how Christianity can become toxic and how we can look to a "third way" to deal with this toxicity....

You're toxic. I'm toxic. We're all a little toxic. Sounds like the lyrics to a depressing song or a melancholy poem. Yesterday, our not-so-melancholy pastor Ed Cook launched a new series, laying the foundation for the next 5 weeks. He defined toxicity and why our relationships all seem to have a tiny drop of gasoline in the water.  The recording (and the live stream) were cut short...