Category: Sermons

Worship Service for January 3, 2021

WELCOME

Good morning and welcome to CrossPointe Community Church’s online video presentation. I thank God for all of you and for the opportunity to spend these moments with you. If you’d like to reach out to me, I’d love to hear from you. You can e-mail me at randykmeyer@hotmail.com.

By the way, Happy New Year! Welcome to 2021.

They say an optimist stays up until midnight to see the New Year in, while a pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.

In that regard, I think it’s safe to say that all of us are pessimists! 2020 started out with so much promise, but ended up being the year everyone wants to forget. People will still be talking about 2020 twenty years from now.

To lighten the mood a little:

ANNOUNCEMENTS

I am so excited, pleased, and thankful to announce to you that the final tally for the Special Christmas Offering was $12,025! Once again, these contributions will enable CrossPointe to remain current with our financial obligations. I thank You for your response to the challenge. I thank God for stirring your hearts to give. In the midst of a somewhat muted by COVID Christmas season, you have given all of us at CrossPointe a reason to rejoice in that that the Giver of every good and perfect gift is alive and well in our midst.

To remind us of that reality, we will, on this first Sunday of the New Year, as indeed, on the first Sunday of every month, be celebrating the Sacrament of Holy Communion. So, if you haven’t, let me encourage you to pause so that you can prepare whatever you are going to use as symbols of Christ’s body and blood.

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Worship Service for December 27, 2020

WELCOME

Good morning and welcome to CrossPointe Community Church’s last Sunday of 2020 (yah!) online video presentation. I thank God for all of you and for the opportunity to spend these moments with you. If you’d like to reach out to me, I’d love to hear from you. You can e-mail me at randykmeyer@hotmail.com.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Gail and I are recording this service on Monday, December 22nd, the day after recording the Christmas Eve service. If you tuned into that service last Thursday you heard that thus far we had received over $ 9,000 towards our special Christmas Offering! And I have a hunch that not all of those gifts had come in as of last Monday. When we get a final figure this coming week, I will pass along the wonderful news!

Once again, these contributions will enable CrossPointe to remain current with our financial obligations. And I thank You for your response to the challenge. I thank God for stirring your hearts to give. And I thank God for each of you. In the midst of a somewhat muted by CoVid Christmas season, you have given all of us at CrossPointe a reason to rejoice in that that the Giver of every good and perfect gift is alive and well in our midst. And is not that the Christmas Message: “The virgin will give birth to a Son, and they shall call his name Immanuel, which means, God with us!’” (Isaiah 7:14).

CALL TO WORSHIP

At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire. All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census. And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee. He took with him Mary, to whom he was engaged, who was now expecting a child. And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped Him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them.

Luke 2:1-7

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Worship Service for December 24, 2020

WELCOME

Good day/evening and welcome to CrossPointe Community Church’s online video Christmas Eve presentation. I thank God for all of you and for the opportunity to spend these moments with you. If you’d like to reach out to me, I’d love to hear from you. You can e-mail me at randykmeyer@hotmail.com.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

As for announcements, I just want to express my appreciation and gratitude to you, the CrossPointe family. When we offered the opportunity to fill Thanksgiving boxes with food, you responded generously. When the call went out to help folks with our Christmas Adopt-a-Family you were there. Last Friday, we were blessed to be able to serve 53 dinners at our monthly Community Meal. I thank God for the blessing of being a Community Church. And I thank God for your participation in this, our purpose, to Share God’s Grace with Our Community.

Then we asked God for a Christmas miracle for an in-house finance need, and God granted our request, working, as He always does, through people like you. If you are not sitting down, you may want to. We have thus far received $15,200 for our special Christmas Offering. And if you are sitting, now you can jump with joy! These contributions will enable CrossPointe to remain current with our financial obligations. And I thank You for your response to the challenge. I thank God for stirring your hearts to give. And I thank God for each of you. In the midst of a somewhat muted by COVID Christmas, you have given all of us at CrossPointe a reason to rejoice in that the Giver of every good and perfect gift is alive and well in our midst. And isn’t that the Christmas Message?

The virgin will give birth to a Son, and they shall call his name Immanuel, which means, God with us!

Isaiah 7:14

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Worship Service for December 20, 2020

WELCOME

Good morning. Welcome to CrossPointe Community Church’s online video presentation. I thank God for all of you and for the opportunity to spend these moments with you. If you’d like to reach out to me, I’d love to hear from you. You can e-mail me at randykmeyer@hotmail.com.

As I mentioned last Sunday, someone once said, “Tis the season to be jolly!”

Are you ready for a few more of the 40 Jolly Christmas Puns That Will Make You Fa-La-La-Laugh Out Loud; THESE FUNNY CHRISTMAS PUNS WILL SLEIGH YOU!

1. What do you call a party for snowmen? A snowball.
2. Why did Santa put a clock in his sleigh? He wanted to see time fly!
3. What did Adam say on the day before Christmas? It’s Christmas, Eve!
4. Reindeer don’t go to school—they’re elf taught.
5. What do you call an elf who runs away from Santa’s Workshop?
   A rebel without a Claus!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

I will be at the church today until 12 noon 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

Thanks for responding to our Adopt-a-Family program. I will be at the church from 10 to noon today for you to drop items off. Thank you for your generosity.

There will be a complete Christmas Eve worship service available on our website Thursday that you can tune into anytime over the holiday.

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Worship Service for December 13, 2020

WELCOME

Good morning. Welcome to CrossPointe Community Church’s online video presentation. I thank God for all of you and for the opportunity to spend these moments with you. If you’d like to reach out to me, I’d love to hear from you. You can e-mail me at randykmeyer@hotmail.com.

Someone once said, “Tis the season . . . to be jolly!”

So I found an on-line article titled:

40 Jolly Christmas Puns That Will Make You Fa-La-La-Laugh Out Loud
THESE FUNNY CHRISTMAS PUNS WILL SLEIGH YOU!

1. What do you call a party for snowmen? A snowball.
2. What genre of music do elves love to listen to? Wrap.
3. What did Santa name his dog? Santa Paws!
4. What is Santa’s favorite breakfast food? Snow-flakes.
5. What did one ornament say to another? “I like hanging with you.”
6. What do you call Santa when he accidentally falls into the fireplace?
   Krisp Kringle.
7. How do sheep greet each other during the holidays? Fleece Navidad!
8. How do the elves clean Santa’s sleigh on the day after Christmas?
   They use Santa-tizer!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

I will be at the church today until 12 noon 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

Because one family we contacted declined, we are only adopting three rather than four families for Christmas. You were e-mailed concerning the particulars and Suz Lemmon has made me aware that you folks are already responding to the need. We will have until December 20th to bring these items to the church for distribution. I will be at the church from 10:00 to noon on Sundays and from noon to 3:00 pm on Wednesdays for you to drop items off. Thank you for your generosity.

Please note that this month’s Community Meal will take place this coming Friday, December 18th. As always we are looking for volunteers to help in carrying the food from the kitchen to the cars.

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Worship Service for December 6, 2020

WELCOME

Good morning. Welcome to CrossPointe Community Church’s online video presentation. It is good to be seen again. I thank you, my friends, for your understanding and support of me taking some time away from my worship leading responsibilities. As a result, I was able to get some rest and accomplish some personal business that has been simmering on my back burner for far too long.

I thank God for all of you and for the opportunity to spend these moments with you. If you’d like to reach out to me, I’d love to hear from you. You can e-mail me at randykmeyer@hotmail.com.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

I will be at the church today until 12 noon 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

I want to thank you again for your generosity in filling 15 Thanksgiving Boxes. We can only imagine how grateful those folks were as they sat down to enjoy what you all provided.

We will be adopting four families for Christmas. At the present time, we know there are 11 children that range in age from three to 17. We will e-mail you as soon as we have specifics on clothing sizes, etc. We will have until December 20th to bring these items to the church for distribution.

Please note that this month’s Community Meal will take place a week early. That would be December 18th.

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If you haven’t already, please review the special announcement from CrossPointe leadership. In order to allow Randy some well-deserved time off, we will read/listen to some classic sermons selected by Pastor Randy. The one he thinks most appropriate for this time is the one titled God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen. It speaks of hope. Unfortunately, we did not make an audio recording that day, so you will have to read that one. If you prefer to listen, He recommends Season of Surprise.

What else can you do to stay connected to the CrossPointe family? You could participate in the video worship by making a video and sending it to webmaster@crosspointe.cc by Saturday at 10 am. You might want to offer a prayer for CrossPointe, or read a favorite scripture or just say “Hello” to your CrossPointe friends. It would be great just seeing you! 

If you haven’t already, please review the special announcement from CrossPointe leadership. In order to allow Randy some well-deserved time off, we will read/listen to some classic sermons selected by Pastor Randy. This week’s message can be enjoyed here: https://staging.crosspointe.cc/not-as-they-should-be/

What else can you do to stay connected to the CrossPointe family? You could participate in the video worship by making a video and sending it to webmaster@crosspointe.cc by Saturday at 10 am. You might want to offer a prayer for CrossPointe, or read a favorite scripture or just say “Hello” to your CrossPointe friends. It would be great just seeing you! 

If you haven’t already, please review the special announcement from CrossPointe leadership. For the next three weeks, in order to allow Randy some well-deserved time off, we will read/listen to some classic sermons selected by Pastor Randy. This week’s message can be enjoyed here: https://staging.crosspointe.cc/the-great-wager/

What else can you do to stay connected to the CrossPointe family? You could participate in the video worship by making a video and sending it to webmaster@crosspointe.cc by Saturday at 10 am. You might want to offer a prayer for CrossPointe, or read a favorite scripture or just say “Hello” to your CrossPointe friends. It would be great just seeing you! 

Worship Service for November 8, 2020

WELCOME

Good morning. Welcome to CrossPointe Community Church’s online video presentation. I thank God for all of you and for the opportunity to spend these moments with you. If you’d like to reach out to me, I’d love to hear from you. You can e-mail me at randykmeyer@hotmail.com.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

I will remain after worship until 12 noon 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

As you are probably aware, we will do our best to fill 15 Thanksgiving boxes that will be distributed on Sunday, November 22nd after worship. Please call Suz Lemmon to let her know what you plan on donating.

Please note that this month’s Community Meal will take place a week early. That would be November 20th.

CALL TO WORSHIP

The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display His craftsmanship.
Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they make Him known.
They speak without a sound or word; their voice is never heard.
Yet their message has gone throughout the earth, and their words to all the world.

Psalm 19:1-4

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