Listening Well To The King

Fear is normal at times, but abnormal when you have a rich relationship with God. Mary, Joseph and Jesus all listened when God told them NOT TO BE AFRAID. Trusting their good good Father made all the difference.

After 400 years of silence, God sent Jesus, the messiah to save us from our sins. God is faithful and always at work even during times when we feel abandoned. There are times we need to listen and obey God's Word in spite of how we feel so our faith muscles grow in God's perfect timing and plans. Pastor Rick spoke this message to the flock at CrossPoint Church.

God has come to redeem creation from evil and to establish His kingdom on earth. This passage not only showcases Jesus’ incomparable might, it also highlights His mercy, gentleness, sensitivity, and loving-kindness. From an esteemed synagogue official to a poor social outcast to countless others, Jesus repeatedly demonstrated that kind of genuine care for suffering people. As God in human flesh, the greatness of His creative power was equaled only by the goodness of His compassion. Pastor Rick spoke this message to CrossPoint Church

Pastor Rick shared from Mark 5:1-20 where Jesus delivered a demonized man and then commissioned him to go back home and tell about God's mercy and show them his transformation. Rick spoke at the CrossPoint Church.

Pastor Blake Peterson opens up Mark 4:35-41. He shares that a strong faith cancels out the effects of fear. We learned that fear is normal, but it's impact is minimal when we realize that Jesus is in the boat.  Pastor Blake spoke this message to CrossPoint Church

Pastor Blake digs into Mark 4:21-34. He shares that the Kingdom of God emerges and grows when Jesus arrived. It starts off small and then grows and grows

Jesus said that the parable of the soils was critical to understand if you want to understand his other parables. Jesus asked his audience to listen up and pay attention to His words. Jesus challenged us to sow and be the rich soil. You will never regret listening to Jesus.

Jesus was misunderstood by the crowds, the religious and even his family. Jesus had a plan and was on mission and it still includes you and me.

Jesus was angry and sad toward the Pharisees and their legalism.  Their hard hearts kept them from a rich relationship with God. 

Jesus calls Matthew to be His disciple and then eats with Matthew's friends. Jesus knows spending time with folks who are far away from God is critical. May we recognize our mission field and all the divine appointments that God gives us each day.

After a busy day of ministry, Jesus got up early to pray. Jesus modeled for us how the Kingdom advances... prayer, preaching and ministry.  Soon after praying,  A leper and a paralytic came to Jesus after recognizing that Jesus was their only hope. Pastor Rick spoke this message to CrossPoint Church

Christ's request was simple: Follow me. Simon, Andrew, James and John responded to Christ's invitation and it changed their lives. These four fishermen left their vocation and did life with Jesus. The invitation still remains. Pastor Rick spoke this message at CrossPoint Church

Mark focused on following Jesus and recorded, in rapid-fire succession, specific events from the life and ministry of Jesus to prove to a Roman audience that He is the Christ, the Son of God, who served, suffered, died, and rose again. We can learn much from both John the Baptizer and Jesus in the first few verses of this Gospel.

Pastor Blake reminded us of the importance of community praise and Worship. He focused on John 4 and Psalm 95. He spoke his message at CrossPoint Church

Paul encourages the Ephesian Christians to stand firm, by God’s strength, in God’s armor, amid spiritual warfare. He wanted them to be aware of the raging battle and to be prepared for the warfare. Pastor Rick spoke this message to CrossPoint Church.

CrossPoint Church Pathway is simple. Walk with God, grow in your UP, IN, OUT relationships and surprise your world. This will grow the church and make a kingdom impact. Pastor Rick spoke this message to CrossPoint Church.

Pastor Blake teaches from 2 Corinthians 3 where he talks about our identity in Christ. We are Christ's letter to our world, showing others how Christ acts and talks. God is chipping away everything that does not reflect Him well. It is only by God's grace that we have such a wonderful position and privilege. He spoke this message to CrossPoint Church.

God sees the church as His body, as a family community and as His bride. Many of us have had bad experiences in the church and see its flaws. God loves the church and is His plan to get the good news out to a dying world. By the way, the T-Shirt Pastor Rick refers to in his message reads like this: If you met my family, you would understand. He shared this message to CrossPoint Church.

We gather on Sundays to be reminded how heinous sin is... all sin. Believers have power over sin. They can confess and repent of our sin in order to have our relationship with God restored. God is loving, gracious and just. Pastor Rick spoke this message at CrossPoint Church.

Pastor Blake talks about the Love of God using the book of Song of Solomon. God loves us period... this is so hard to understand, but when we do His Love changes us. Pastor Blake shared this message at CrossPoint Church.