Raggedness to Righteousness
Jeremiah 23:5-8
Matthew 1:18-23
Romans 4:1-5
Have you noticed that with the passing of the years we are urged to purchase ever more extravagant, and therefore, expensive Christmas gifts? Can anyone remember a time when you would turn on the television and be encouraged to buy a woman an item of clothing or a hairdryer, and a drill or set of […]
Christmas Was Made for Times Such as These
Isaiah 8:20 – 9:26-7
John 1:1-5
I Peter 1:3-9
During World War II, a woman named Anne took her two little children to Texas to be with her parents over Christmas because her husband was stationed in Europe. As they prepared for Christmas by putting up a Christmas tree and lights, they almost put aside the worry of the war. Then one week before […]
Left Behind? May It Never Be!
Matthew 24
Before I had made a faith decision for Christ, I had a dream of being left behind. In my dream, I dreamed I had awakened, I got up out of bed, noticing that my wife had already gotten up. I walked down the hall peeking in the bedrooms, no kids in sight. They must be in the living room watching television; but […]
Thank You Lord
Matthew 6:19-21
II Corinthians 8:1-9, 9:11b-15
Two men were stranded on a desert island. One, who seemed cheerful and upbeat was wealthy; the other was nervous and dispirited. He said to the first man, “Why are you so upbeat? Your money is not going to do you any good on this God-forsaken island. We’re both going to probably die here and you know darn […]
No Dissonance Here, Please
Proverbs 21:20
Luke 16:13-15
II Corinthians 9:6-15
Before I read today’s scripture, I would like to do a little review of last week.
My goal last week was to get us thinking about ‘money.’
I challenged all of us to consider whether or not […]
More than Anything?
John 21:15-17
“More than anything, more than anything, I love you Jesus, more than anything.” 1
I don’t know about you but I have a very difficult time singing that song. It makes me examine whether or not I really do love Jesus more than . . . anything. More than I loved spending the day yesterday with family and friends in Columbus tailgating the […]
Leadership Sunday
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This week, members of CrossPointe’s Leadership Team shared their thoughts on the importance of worship.
Taming Troubles
Habakkuk 3:17-19
James 1:2-4
Let’s play a little Trivial Pursuit:
1. Who is known as the Bard of Avon?
William Shakespeare.
2. Which Shakespearean play is most associated with All Hallow’s Eve?
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Objections to Grace
Matthew 20:1-16
Luke 15:25-32
Speaking of sibling rivalries, a twin brother says, “I finally realized my father favored my brother over me. It hit me when they asked me to blow up balloons for his surprise birthday party!”
If this parable were a play and we were sitting in the audience watching it for a second time, knowing the older brother is really upset because his father not only welcomed his younger brother home but threw him a party as well, how would we respond when the older brother appears in this […]
The Father’s Extravagant Love
Philippians 2:6-11
Luke 15:11-24
Because it is often easy to get lost in the forest for the trees, I’d like for us to take a step back and take a gander at the big picture.
In Luke 15, Jesus weaves together these three splendid stories so that His listeners will be enabled to comprehend something about who His Father is and what He is like. In contrast to the thinking of the day held by […]
Decisions, Decisions
Luke 15:11-20a
One day, after a man had his annual physical, the doctor came out and said, “You had a great checkup; is there anything that you’d like to discuss?”
“Well,” he said, “I’m trying to decide whether or not to have a vasectomy.”
“That’s a pretty big decision; have you talked it over with your family?”
“Yeah . . . and they’re in favor 15 to 2.”
How many of you would be willing to admit that you do not like to make decisions? That having to […]
Outhouse Rescue!
Psalm 40:1-5
Luke 15:11-24
Romans 3:20-25a
October 1993, Gatlinburg, Tennessee; three construction workers and their boss are in a bar after work discussing bad odors. You know the ones: rotten eggs, skunk scent, what’s your favorite? And the boss says, “The worse odor has got to be an outhouse.”
He was so convinced he was right that offered $1,000 to anyone who would spend an […]