CrossPointe Community Church

Category: Sermons

  • Forgetting the Past

    Worship Service for November 1, 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

    Today, we have the high honor and privilege of sharing in the Sacrament of Holy Communion. If you haven’t already, I encourage you to make sure your communion elements are nearby.

    A big shout-out to Alan and Vanna Robbins, Jim and Gale Arthur, Shirley Ware and Phil Strauss who helped serve our Community Meal this past Friday. Thanks to all of you and, of course, John and Amy Topola for cooking up the delicious Harvest Chicken dinner.

    How about a shout-out to the L. A. Dodgers who beat the Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday night to win the 2020 the World Series.

    In honor of their win and to honor baseball in general, I have two baseball stories in my message today and these little ditties for you to cogitate on right now:

    Which baseball legend loved fireplaces?
    Mickey Mantle.

    Which baseball player makes flapjacks?
    The batter!

    What do you call a winged insect that hits home runs?
    A fly swatter.

    Bob didn’t believe that Fred’s dog could talk. So Fred asked his dog,
    “What’s on top of a house?”
    “Roof,” the dog barked.
    Bob wasn’t convinced. So Fred asked the dog how sandpaper feels.
    “Rough.”
    Bob still wasn’t convinced.
    “O.K., who was the greatest baseball player of all time?” Fred asked the dog.
    “Ruth.”
    With that, Bob walked away, shaking his head in disbelief.
    The dog turned to Fred and asked: “Was it Hank Aaron?”

    Lastly, did you know baseball is the first sport in the Bible?
    Yep, in Genesis it says, “In the big inning!”

    Speaking of the Bible:

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  • Joy in Adversity? Really?

    Worship Service for October 25, 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

    Today is the day we have reverted to our normal worship time of 10:30 am.

    Next Friday is our next free Community Meal. We will be serving the boxed food to folks as they drive up in their cars. In addition, we have put out the word that anyone living in Chippewa Lake or Gloria Glens who have no transportation can call the church by Saturday to request delivery. If you would like to volunteer to help out by either serving the folks who come to the church or delivering it to those who cannot, please let me know.

    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

    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 this service is also available in video format above.

    CALL TO WORSHIP

    The Lord is my strength and my shield; in Him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to Him.

    Psalm 28:7 (ESV)
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  • Joy in Troubled Times

    Worship Service for October 18, 2020

    WELCOME

    Good morning. Welcome to CrossPointe Community Church’s online video presentation. I have been told that there are over a 1,000 people a month accessing these videos. I had no idea that many people were looking on.

    A little bird told me an old friend of mine, Betty Akers, from Litchfield, Ohio recently began to tune in. Betty, welcome aboard. Long time, no see. Still can’t see you, but I am hopeful that when all of this pandemic stuff is over, we can remedy that. It would be great to see you again.

    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. And now I pray that God will bless us all as we join together to worship Him.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Since we changed our worship time to 9:30 am, 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

    Our church leaders met last Sunday and made a decision to revert to our normal worship time of 10:30am beginning Sunday, October 25th.

    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 this service is also available in video format on the same page where you accessed this.

    CALL TO WORSHIP

    Come, let us sing to the Lord!
    Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.
    Let us come to Him with thanksgiving.
    Let us sing psalms of praise to Him.
    For the Lord is a great God,
    a great King above all gods.
    He holds in His hands the depths of the earth
    and the mightiest mountains.
    The sea belongs to Him, for He made it.
    His hands formed the dry land, too.
    Come, let us worship and bow down.
    Let us kneel before the Lord our maker,
    For He is our God.
    We are the people He watches over,
    the flock under His care.

    Psalm 95:1-7
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  • It’s Not About Us

    Worship Service for October 11, 2020

    WELCOME

    Good morning. Welcome to CrossPointe Community Church’s online video presentation.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Since we changed our worship time to 9:30 am, 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

    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 this service is also available in video format above.

    Before I read today’s Call to Worship and we sing, let me clue you to what both are about by telling a story; a story about someone going to heaven. In fact, I am going to begin and end with a story about going to heaven.

    After a long illness, a woman died and arrived at the Gates of Heaven. While she was waiting for Saint Peter to greet her, she peeked through the Gates. She saw a beautiful banquet table. Sitting all around were her parents and all the other people she had loved and who had died before her. They saw her and began calling greetings to her; “Hello, How are you! We’ve been waiting for you! Good to see you.”

    When Saint Peter came by, the woman said to him, “This is such a wonderful place! How do I get in?”
    “You have to spell just one word,” Saint Peter told her.
    “Which word?” the woman asked.
    “Grace.”
    “The woman correctly spelled ‘G. r. a. c. e.’ and she was welcomed into Heaven.

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  • The Joy in Blooming Where You’re Planted

    Worship Service for October 4, 2020

    WELCOME

    Good morning. Welcome to CrossPointe Community Church’s online video presentation. I thank my wife, Gail, for being behind the camera as we speak and Lindsay Brandenburg for receiving and posting these files to YouTube so that you can participate.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Since we changed our worship time to 9:30 am, 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

    Our leaders met last Sunday and decided that until further notice we would continue to meet at 9:30 am. And we invited you to make your voice heard in this regard. Please e-mail me and let me know what you would prefer; 9:30 am or 10:30 am.

    Today, we will be celebrating the Sacrament of Holy Communion. So, I invite you to stop and make sure you have on hand your communion elements.

    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.

    CALL TO WORSHIP

    Let the whole earth sing to the Lord!
    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 joy fill His dwelling.
    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 presence.
    Worship the Lord in all His Holy splendor.

    I Chronicles 16:23-29
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  • A Merry Heart

    Worship Service for September 27, 2020

    WELCOME

    Good morning. Welcome to CrossPointe Community Church’s online video presentation. I thank my wife, Gail, for being behind the camera as we speak and Lindsay Brandenburg for receiving and posting these files to YouTube so that you can participate.

    An atheist was spending a quiet day fishing when suddenly his boat was attacked by the Loch Ness monster. In one easy flip, the beast tossed him and his boat high into the air. Then it opened its mouth to swallow both. As the man sailed head over heels, he cried out, “Oh, my God! Help me!”
    At once, the ferocious attack scene froze in place, and as the atheist hung in mid-air, a booming voice came down from the clouds, “I thought you didn’t believe in Me!”
    “Oh, come on God, give me a break!” the man pleaded, “two minutes ago I didn’t believe in the Loch Ness monster either!”

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Since we changed our worship time to 9:30 am, 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

    Our leaders met last Sunday and decided that until further notice we would continue to meet at 9:30 am. And we invited you to make your voice heard in this regard. Please e-mail me and let me know what you would prefer; 9:30 am or 10:30 am.

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  • Partnership Joy

    Worship Service for September 20, 2020

    WELCOME

    Good morning. Welcome to CrossPointe Community Church’s online video presentation. I thank my wife, Gail, for being behind the camera as we speak and Lindsay Brandenburg for receiving and posting these files to YouTube so that you can participate.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Since we changed our worship time to 9:30 am, 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

    Our leaders met last Sunday and decided that until further notice we would continue to meet at 9:30am. And we invited you to make your voice heard in this regard. Please email me and let me know what you would prefer; 9:30 am or 10:30 am.

    This Friday is the last Sunday of the month and therefore is our Free Community Meal. John and Amy are preparing pork chops, rice pilaf and a vegetable; yum! If you like to volunteer to help serve the meal drive-in style, let me or Gail know.

    On Sunday, October 4th right after worship Captain Noftz of the Chippewa Lafayette Fire Department is arranging for whoever wishes to be trained on how to use the AED heartbeat restorer that is mounted in our sanctuary. Please consider taking this training. Who knows, it might save someone’s life.

    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.

    CALL TO WORSHIP

    But let all who take refuge in You rejoice;
    let them sing joyful praises forever.
    Spread Your protection over them,
    that all who love Your name may be filled with joy.
    For You bless the godly, O Lord;
    You surround them with Your shield of love.

    Psalm 5:11-12
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  • Overture to Joy

    Worship Service for September 13, 2020

    WELCOME

    Good morning. Welcome to CrossPointe Community Church’s online video presentation. I thank my wife, Gail, for being behind the camera as we speak and Lindsay Brandenburg for receiving and posting these files to YouTube so that you can participate.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Since we changed our worship time to 9:30 am, 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

    Our Church leaders will be meeting today after worship to discuss, among other things, when to return to a 10:30 am start. I will include their decision in Wednesday’s e-mail. By the way, if you don’t receive my weekly e-mail and would like to, let me know at randykmeyer@hotmail.com.

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  • Eucharist

    Worship Service for September 6, 2020

    WELCOME

    Good morning. Welcome to CrossPointe Community Church’s online video presentation. I thank my wife, Gail, for being behind the camera as I speak and Lindsay Brandenburg for receiving and posting these files to Youtube so that you can participate.

    Meanwhile, our church leaders are moving toward being able to live-stream so that what you see will be taking place live on Sunday mornings, rather than seeing a recording made on Friday afternoons.

    Allow me to pray for you who are reading this:

    Dear Lord, I am grateful for all those who have decided to gather for worship in this way. We are grateful for the technology and the volunteers who make this possible. I pray, Lord, for those who are watching from the safety of their homes. I pray that even though they have not gathered with others to worship that they will be conscious of the bond of unity with their other sisters and brothers in Christ at CrossPointe. As Jesus prayed, we are one with You and therefore one with one another regardless if we share the same space. And I pray that You will keep us together in this way until it becomes possible for us to all see each other face to face.

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  • Hope in You

    Worship Service for August 30, 2020

    WELCOME

    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

    Thanks to all who participated in this past Wednesday’s Prayer Vigil.

    And thank you to all who so generously purchased groceries for the Church-at-the-Lake Food Pantry. Jay Bair picked up what we had last week because they were very low. And so anything else that comes our way today will be greatly appreciated.

    Since we changed our worship time to 9:30 am, 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

    Lastly, next week is Communion Sunday.

    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.

    CALL TO WORSHIP

    Let me now remind you, dear brothers and sisters, of the Good News I preached to you before. You welcomed it then, and you still stand firm in it. It is this Good News that saves you if you continue to believe the message I told you—unless, of course, you believed something that was never true in the first place. I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me. Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said. He was buried, and He was raised from the dead on the third day, just as the Scriptures said.

    I Corinthians 15:1-4
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