Lakepoint Church with Brian Hofmeister

Keep praying for a miracle, and expect God to give you one. However, praying for a miracle is like praying for patience. We want patience. But the gift of patience is only developed in the crucible of waiting. Do we want to go through the process that it takes to receive the miracle, or do we just want the miracle microwaved?  As we consider the messiness of miracles, we are reminded that God can...

What does Jesus mean when he tells his students to "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Herod"? This comment in Mark 8 is a passing comment in a bigger story, but it is very important. 3 of the 4 people who documented the life and ministry of Jesus mention this conversation with their own angle.  In 2022, there are plenty of distractions for us to follow. Plenty of things to pull us...

What on earth motivates God to do miracles?  What is God up to when he chooses to say "no" or "here's a better option?" This week, we extract some important truths from scripture. So many of us are praying for a miracle, and yet, do we understand why God would answer our prayers? Does it even matter to us that other people are praying for miracles too?  If you are praying...

When we press God to do something new right now, He pushes us into remembering what we saw him do before. Remember the miracles you've already seen. Notice the miracles around you. Then use that to inform how you beg for your miracle.  Support the show

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The call of Jesus is not an easy one to carry out. Similar to Abraham in Genesis 12, Jesus calls us to leave everything behind to follow him. He has a promised land at the end and he even offers a blessing along the journey, but most of the time, God takes us down a path that we wouldn't have chosen ourselves. Something that's way outside of our comfort zone.  This message is the summary...

Religion and Mercy are two words that don't go together (for many people who have experienced different forms of religion). The way of Jesus is a path of caring for yourself, for God and for others. God has good things for you. He wants you to discover a life of Mercy. Thanks for listening to this week, and if we can support you in your spiritual journey, please drop us a line at info@lakepoi...

“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”  - Matthew 11:28-30 (MSG) This week, Pastor Cammi...

Religion & Rules have been tied together for a long time. Tradition is important, but it can also be distracting from the relationship that God wants us to have with him.  So, should we break rules? Should we stray from tradition? Do we follow the letter of the law or the spirit of the law? Support the show

We all need rules. Guard rails against our stupidity. Whether we make the rules or someone else makes them for us, we need them. Followers of Jesus have the privilege to follow a master that says, "my burden is light." But, does that mean that we don't have any rules to live by? This is the first message of the series "Break All the Rules." Today, we run through the big on...

"Earth matters to Jesus, as much as heaven matters." Easter and heaven are the topics today. Jesus died and came back. He didn't have to. It almost seems odd that he wanted to, but he did.  Support the show

From deafening noise to deafening silence, the story of Jesus' death and burial give us a break in the action. Between death and resurrection, there was silence. Deafening silence. This message is meant to be an experience, to draw your heart toward Jesus through quiet and then quiet prayer. Give yourself a full 30 minutes to go through this experience and  you just might walk away with somet...

Is Jesus Savior & Lord - the Son of God? That is the question That’s the one answer he’s on trial for THEN, and still TODAY. It’s a question that matters to everyone . There’s  stuff in our world that we know to be true.  Good leaders make a difference.  Better systems make a difference.  Elected representatives change things.  Money moves the world - if you could just get the right allocation...

There is so much by which we can know Jesus just by sitting with him in the story of his final 24 hours.  There is drama and irony, antagonist voices and protagonist, this world meets another world, intrigue strains against confusion.   We’ll try to give voice to all the internal thoughts that meet the historical and theological thoughts of the story.  Can’t say we’ll always tie a bow on what to m...

Like Adam and Eve in the garden, when your nakedness is exposed you grab for the fig leaf closest by. But much like we spoke of in our last series, it’s better to see ourselves as we are and open ourselves to repairs. Support the show

We’ve all “rebuked Jesus” with the thought that our plan would be better, if only he’d stick to it! Peter just nailed the best answer to the big question: who is Jesus?  But he so erroneously worked in the expectations and thought process of what everyone else thought the Christ should be (and what his heart wanted too), that he ended up sounding more like Satan.  He was on a roll.  Then he was of...

Two things are certain in repairing relationship with Jesus as observed from Peter’s story: 1) Jesus will wholeheartedly point you to a second chance to do what you should have done in the first place, 2) he’ll smother you with repeated love until you’re restored in who you know yourself to be.  It’ll never be a push back into doing the right thing without a push back into who you are in Christ. S...

Church Relationships are messy, but meaningful. TABLE QUESTIONS Tell me a little about your church background.  What's your favorite (or most important) thing about church?  What does "discipleship" (growing with Jesus) mean to you?  When was the last time you remember God really putting something on your heart?  What do you think it would look like to have open/meaningful/honest re...

It’s been two years since George Floyd’s death and the spotlight that was put on racial tension in our nation.  Where are we at?  How far have we come?  Where must we still keep moving forward? It’s really really odd to note Peter’s racial tension in Acts a couple/few years after Jesus.  A clear comission to go to all nations, Jerusalem/Judea/Samaria/Earth, and several first hand stories of Jesus...

Pete just said “I’ll die for you Jesus,” and now Jesus is like, “Couldn’t you even cut a few hours of sleep to pray for me - that’s what I really need from you.”  One simple thing he’s asked to do!  Pete had the best intentions and lacked follow-through. Not sure if this talk will try to revive better follow-through, or just empathize with the fact that there will be times of bad follow-through. ...

Join the long line of Christians that talk a big game without living it.  Maybe it will happen on a day Satan asks to sift us like wheat and God lets him, or maybe it will help when God nails you down with bold face conviction, but either way we will have moments where Jesus takes us out of denial and into the reality - that not all is well between us and him as we think it is. Support the show

Unity reflects God to the world.  The world will know me by the way you love.  Unity reflects Trinity (character of God is unity, glory, love).  Love makes the invisible visible. John 17 Support the show

“The church is a people are who called by God, who are living as a family and sent on a mission to live as one for the sake of the world.” Support the show

“The church is a people are who called by God, who are living as a family and sent on a mission to live as one for the sake of the world.”  Guest Speaker from Ethos Church -  Elie Hasbani, Lead Pastor  Support the show

What’s New in the New Year at Lakepoint, Annual Poll/Health Check, and cast the need for this series answering: What is a Church? Support the show