I pray that your time spent here on CrossPointe’s website will rejuvenate and reinvigorate your faith in the Risen Lord Jesus to more confidently and hopefully face the difficult days in which we are presently living.
During an impassioned sermon about death and final judgement, a pastor said forcefully, “Each member of this church is going to die and face judgement.” Glancing down at the front pew, he noticed a man with a big smile on his face. The minister repeated his point louder. “Each member of this church is going to die and face judgement!” The man nodded and smiled even more. This really got the preacher wound up. He pounded the pulpit emphatically as he came to the conclusion of his sermon and repeated, “Each member of this church is going to die and face judgement!!!” Everyone else in the church was looking somber, but this guy in front continued to grin from ear to ear. After the service was over, the preacher made a beeline for the man. “I don’t get it, whenever I said, ‘Each member of this church is going to die, and face judgment’ your smile got bigger. What’s up with you?” The man said, “I’m not a member of this church.”
I pray that your time spent here on CrossPointe’s website will rejuvenate and reinvigorate your faith in the Risen Lord Jesus to more confidently and hopefully face the difficult days in which we are presently living.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
I will remain after worship until 12:30 pm for those of you who wish to drop off your offering. You may place it in the box that is located in the lobby.
If you prefer to send your offering in the mail, the address is
CrossPointe Community Church P. O. Box 126 Chippewa Lake, OH 44215-0126
Please be aware and pray for the weekly ministries that have begun once again. These include Tuesday night’s Disciple I Bible Study, Wednesday night’s training of Stephen Ministers and a Thursday night group that is studying the Book of James.
At our outdoor worship today, I will be both welcoming and recognizing that Gary Diehl will be with us this morning. Gary is a recognized expert in the field of church consulting. He will be meeting with our Pastoral Succession team after worship today to help them continue formulating their plan for how to best accomplish the task of securing new pastoral leadership.
I’m sure that all of you are aware that I am getting a little older. Notice I said a ‘little’ older; I will be 70 next January. And although I have not set a particular date for retirement, we all know that it is coming.
The good news is that I am able to be flexible on when this occurs. I will not be retiring any earlier than about this time next year and could possibly go until Spring of 2022 if that is what it is in the best interest of the church.
But regardless how that works out, I want to assure you that God has a plan for this church. He already knows where we are headed and who is going to lead CrossPointe into the future. I believe this with all my heart because I know we have a handful of prayer warriors who began praying about this would be so for several years now.
And so I will thank Gary for being with us today. And I pray that God will enable him to help our team begin to finalize a plan that will enable CrossPointe to move into the future in the sure knowledge that God is right beside us every step of this journey.
I pray that your time spent here on CrossPointe’s website will rejuvenate and reinvigorate your faith in the Risen Lord Jesus to more confidently and hopefully face the difficult days in which we are presently living.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
If weather permits, we will be worshipping at the church pavilion once again today. If the 50% predicted chance of showers is fulfilled, we will be inside. In either case, we are still masking and distancing. I will remain after worship until 12:30 pm for those of you who wish to drop off your offering. You may place it in the box that is located in the lobby.
If you prefer to send your offering in the mail, the address is:
CrossPointe Community Church P. O. Box 126 Chippewa Lake, OH 44215-0126
Please be aware and pray for the weekly ministries that have begun once again. These include Tuesday night’s Disciple I Bible Study, Wednesday night’s training of Stephen Ministers, and a Thursday night group that is studying the Book of James.
Once again, let us open our hearts to praising and hearing the Word of the Lord by reading through the worship service. Please take advantage of the opportunity to read, pause, reflect, and pray when you feel led. I hope you also noticed that most of this service is also available in video format on the same page where you accessed this.
Before we go on, I’d like to tell a story that will set the table for what’s to come a little later. The well-known Southern Californian preacher, Jack Hayford, tells about a married couple who had attended a seminar taught by one of those demagogues determined to show that scripture teaches that the man is in charge at home. It was that kind of terrible teaching on submission that turns women into doormats.
Well, the husband just loved it! He had never heard anything like it in his life, and he drank it all in. His wife, however, sat there fuming as she listened to hour after hour of this stuff! When it was over the husband was drunk with power. While driving home, he pompously said, “What did you think about that?” She didn’t utter a word, so he continued, “I think it was great.”
When they got home, he slammed the door and said, “Wait right there, just stand right there.” She stood tight-lipped and stared at him. “I’ve been thinking about what the fellow said tonight and I want you to know that from now on that’s the way it’s going to be; you got that, that’s the way things are gonna run in this house from now on.”
And having said that, he didn’t see her for two weeks. After two whole weeks, he could just start to see her a little bit out of one eye.
I pray that your time spent here on CrossPointe’s website will rejuvenate and reinvigorate your faith in the Risen Lord Jesus to more confidently and hopefully face the difficult days in which we are presently living.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
We will be worshipping at the church pavilion once again today. I will remain after until 1:00pm for those of you who wish to drop off your offering. You may place it in the box marked “God’s Offering” that is located in the lobby.
If you wish to send your offering in the mail, the address is:
CrossPointe Community Church P. O. Box 126 Chippewa Lake, OH 44215-0126
Once again, let us open our hearts to praising and hearing the Word of the Lord by reading through the worship service. Please take advantage of the opportunity to read, pause, reflect and pray when you feel led. I hope you also noticed that most of this service is also available in video format on the same page where you accessed this.
Yesterday Americans celebrated the signing on the Declaration of Independence declaring the 13 original colonies free from Britain’s rule.
By the way, does England have a 4th of July? Of course, it comes right after the 3rd.
How many years ago was the Declaration of Independence signed? 244 years ago.
Does anyone know where the Declaration was signed? At the bottom? No, Philadelphia
