CrossPointe Community Church

Month: July 2021

  • Dealing with Difficulties

    Worship Service for July 25, 2021

    WELCOME

    Good morning, welcome and thanks for joining CrossPointe Community Church’s online worship presentation. Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. May they bless us this day as a result of our choosing to be here.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Good news! Lindsay Brandenburg discovered a great way for us to audibly record and post the entire worship service. Besides hearing my message (as we used to do it), you will now be able to hear the musicians, the singers, and the congregation singing. To make this fun, imagine you are living back in the days prior to television when the folks used to sit listening to the radio.

    As a reminder, we are having in-person worship at 10:00AM on Sundays. Vaccinated individuals are not required to wear a mask. If you are not vaccinated, we ask that you wear a mask and sit on the right side of the sanctuary where the chairs are spaced out further. If you wish to sit six feet apart from someone else, make sure that there is one chair between you and them.

    My first job was working in an orange juice factory,
    but I got canned; couldn’t concentrate.

    Then I worked in the woods as a lumberjack,
    but I just couldn’t hack it, so they gave me the ax.

    After that I tried to be a tailor, but I just wasn’t suited for it
    mainly because it was a so-so job.

    Next I tried working in a muffler factory but that was too exhausting.
    I managed to get a good job working for a pool maintenance company,
    but the work was just too draining.

    My last job was working at Starbucks,
    but I had to quit because it was always the same old grind.

    SCRIPTURAL CALL TO WORSHIP

    As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God.
    I thirst for God, the living God.
    When can I go and stand before him?
    Day and night I have only tears for food, while my enemies continually taunt me, saying, “Where is this God of yours?”
    My heart is breaking as I remember how it used to be:
    I walked among the crowds of worshipers, leading a great procession to the house of God, singing for joy and giving thanks amid the sound of a great celebration!
    Why am I discouraged?
    Why is my heart so sad?
    I will put my hope in God!
    I will praise him again—my Savior and my God!

    Psalm 42:1-5
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  • Scripture and Prayer Service

    Worship Service for July 18, 2021

    WELCOME

    Good morning, welcome and thanks for joining CrossPointe Community Church’s online worship presentation. Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. May they bless us this day as a result of our choosing to be here.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    I want to thank Jim, Lindsay, and Julianna Brandenburg for their tireless effort for the past 17 months in preparing music for our online worship services. I also wish to thank Lindsay for each week taking anywhere from 5 to 7 video segments Gail sends her way and integrating them with the music segments they provide and then uploading it all so that it can be seamlessly viewed by you.

    We are grateful that we had the technology to do this during COVID; however; the time for providing this format has come to end. On August 1st, we will revert to what we were doing pre-COVID. We will record the live audio version of Sunday morning’s worship and make it available on our website for you to listen to. I will also continue to provide a written version of the sermon.

    The benefits of this change are two-fold. First, you will no longer have to look at my ugly mug! And secondly, from my perspective, you will hear a much better sermon. It is not easy for me to preach to a camera lens. I can’t fully explain why, but I preach much better in the presence of the people of God. The downside of this change is obvious. You will not be able to access it until after the service. Lindsay will upload it from the church building after worship, so it should be ready by no later than noon, hopefully by 11:30 am.

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  • Seek Ye First

    Worship Service for July 11, 2021

    WELCOME

    Good morning, welcome and thanks for joining CrossPointe Community Church’s online worship presentation. Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. May they bless us this day as a result of our choosing to be here.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    TIME TO TICKLE YOUR FUNNY BONES

    What do you call a bone who thinks he is god?
    A blasfemur!

    A boy was sitting on a park bench with one hand resting on an open Bible.
    He was loudly exclaiming his praise to God: “Hallelujah! God is great!”
    A man heard the boy and asked why he would say that.
    The boy said, “I just read God enabled the Israelites to cross the Red Sea.”
    The man laughed and said, “Modern scholarship has shown that the Red Sea in that area was only 10 inches deep at that time. It was no problem for the Israelites to wade across.”
    The boy gave it some thought and then exclaimed, “God is greater than I thought! Not only did He lead the whole nation of Israel through the Red Sea, He topped it off by drowning the whole Egyptian army in 10 inches of water!”

    Which reminds me of Psalm 96

    CALL TO WORSHIP

    Sing a new song to the Lord!
    Let the whole earth sing to the Lord!
    Sing to the Lord; praise His name.
    Each day proclaim the good news that He saves.
    Publish His glorious deeds among the nations.
    Tell everyone about the amazing things He does.
    Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise!
    He is to be feared above all gods.
    The gods of other nations are mere idols,
    but the Lord made the heavens!
    Honor and majesty surround Him;
    strength and beauty fill His sanctuary.
    O nations of the world, recognize the Lord;
    recognize that the Lord is glorious and strong.
    Give to the Lord the glory He deserves!
    Bring your offering and come into His courts.
    Worship the Lord in all His holy splendor!

    Psalm 96:1-9a
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  • Happy Birthday America

    Worship Service for July 4, 2021

    WELCOME

    Good morning, welcome and thanks for joining CrossPointe Community Church’s online worship presentation. Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. May they bless us this day as a result of our choosing to be here.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Happy Independence Day!

    By the way, does anyone know who we gained independence from?

    England.
    You might be saying, “Everybody knows that.”
    But as you will see later, not everybody in this country knows that.

    Where was the Declaration of Independence signed? Wait . . . wait . . . wait for it . . . at the bottom!

    Actually, it was signed in the city of brotherly love, Philadelphia

    In what year did we sign the Declaration of Independence?

    1776

    That’s right, for 245 years, Americans have been sipping liber-tea.

    Who was President when the Declaration was signed? Be careful with this one. If you don’t know the answer, look it up.

    The theme for our float in the 4th of July parade is Founded on Faith; with a flag at one end and a cross at the other.

    You are all invited to come to the church next Saturday, July 10th between 1 and 5 pm to help Ron and Rena Thomas celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary!

    Today is Communion Sunday. You may want to stop reading to prepare your communion elements.

    CALL TO WORSHIP

    In you, Lord my God,
    I put my trust.
    I trust in You; do not let me be put to shame,
    nor let my enemies triumph over me.
    No one who hopes in You will ever be put to shame,
    but shame will come on those who are treacherous without cause.
    Show me Your ways, Lord,
    teach me your paths.
    Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior,
    and my hope is in you all day long.
    Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love,
    for they are from of old.
    Do not remember the sins of my youth
    and my rebellious ways.
    According to your love remember me,
    for you, Lord, are good.

    Psalm 25:1-7
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