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Resurrection Realities
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CrossPointe Community Church
P O Box 126
Chippewa Lake, OH 44215ANNOUNCEMENT
Now that we have live-streaming capability, this printed online worship service will be abbreviated to include just any important announcements, a prayer, the scripture texts, and the sermon. You may access the live video worship service via the video link above.
MORNING PRAYER
Alan Robbins
(more…)Dear Heavenly Father, From the words of today’s prayer song
“Alleluia, Alleluia, give thanks to the Risen Lord.”
What a great uplifting message this song brings as we continue our thoughts during the Easter Season. Knowing the power of the Risen Lord and the hope it brings to all Christians, and the life with Jesus in Heaven.
A special prayer for my sister, Linda Graebe, who has recently been removed from life support. God, please reach out to hold Linda and her family, but also reach out and hold all those that are grieving, for all those that are ill, for all those that are hurting in any way, and prayers for our own needs.
We pray for God’s strength and God’s heart and God’s Peace to those families and leaders in Ukraine and neighboring countries as they fight the evils that surround them.
A special thought to the compassion and generosity of the Chippewa Lake Lions Club as they have helped Cross Pointe Community Church deliver its Mission of bringing God’s Grace to our community.
Let us take a few moments to silently pray for those in need and those on the Church’s prayer list.
Thank you Lord, as we give God’s Glory ….and Grace…… and Joy….and Refuge…… and Strength….. and Love ….and Peace ….and the Holy Spirit to our community and the world in which we live.
In Jesus name we pray. Amen
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A Little bit of Heaven on Earth
Easter Worship Service for April 17, 2022
ANNOUNCEMENTS
He is risen!
I have a special announcement this morning. We are live-streaming this service to the entire world! Well, to anyone who wishes to watch on the YouTube platform. So welcome to those of you who have been listening and/or reading our worship services and who are now witnessing this even as we speak. We are thrilled to have you with us. If you folks have any comments, please let us know. I am especially excited to welcome Joan Long’s sister, Joyce Morrison, from down near Dayton, Ohio who has been listening since the beginning of the pandemic. And my brother Tom K’Meyer, who lives over in Ravenna, has been looking forward to this day. Thanks to those of you who contributed financially to this cause. And thanks to Jerry Barnes, Shane Haumesser, and Lindsay Brandenburg for working the hardware and technical ends of this endeavor.
I apologize if the odiferous smell of pancakes and sausage is wafting over your olfactory receptors this morning. That’s because 36 of us just enjoyed a delicious breakfast of the same. Thanks to Brad, Dave, and Jim for preparing the food.
Thanks to all of the people who were prepared to make yesterday’s Easter Egg Hunt meaningful. But alas, the weather put a damper on our effort and we had to settle with handing Easter Eggs to the kids as they drove up with their parents.
I love the cartoon that pictures the soldiers who were standing by the empty tomb. The stone had been rolled away and one of the soldiers was looking very worried because they had failed in their responsibility to guard the tomb. But the commander shrugged it off by saying, “I wouldn’t worry about it, 100 years from now no one will remember!”
As a matter of fact, 100 years later, a Greek historian, Aristides, wrote to a friend trying to explain the extraordinary success of the Christian faith. Among other things he wrote, “If any man or woman among the Christians passes from this world, they rejoice and offer thanks to God, and they accompany the body with songs and thanksgiving as if he were setting out from one place to another nearby.”
Why was that?
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The Tough Forgive
Worship Service for October 3, 2021
WELCOME
Good day, welcome, and thanks for joining CrossPointe Community Church’s online Word worship presentation. Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. May They bless you this day as a result of your choosing to worship them.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Randy will return from a few days in Florida this Wednesday and will be teaching Disciple Bible Study Thursday evening.
Today, we are highly privileged as we will be celebrating the sacrament of Holy Communion. Anyone here whose desire is to live in faith and harmony with the Lord Jesus Christ is welcome to receive the sacrament.
CALL TO WORSHIP
(more…)All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. Even before He made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in His eyes. God decided in advance to adopt us into His own family by bringing us to Himself through Jesus Christ. This is what He wanted to do, and it gave Him great pleasure. So we praise God for the glorious grace He has poured out on us who belong to His dear Son. He is so rich in kindness and grace that He purchased our freedom with the blood of His Son and forgave our sins.
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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
(more…)As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God.
Psalm 42:1-5
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! -
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
(more…)Sing a new song to the Lord!
Psalm 96:1-9a
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.
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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
(more…)In you, Lord my God,
Psalm 25:1-7
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. -
A Servant’s Reward
Worship Service for June 27, 2021
WELCOME
Good morning, welcome and thanks for joining CrossPointe Community Church’s online worship presentation. As does the Apostle Paul in his letters to churches, I thank God for all of you and pray that as a result of participating today, you will draw closer to the Lord’s presence and grow more and more into His likeness.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thanks to those of you who spent last Friday evening at the church helping to serve our monthly Community Meal. We served 65 dinners.
You are all invited to come to the church on Saturday, July 10th between 1 and 4 pm to help Ron and Rena Thomas celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary!
CALL TO WORSHIP
One of the teachers of religious law was standing there listening to the debate. [A debate with the Sadducees over the resurrection of the dead]. He realized that Jesus had answered well, so he asked, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
Jesus replied, “The most important commandment is this: [and He first quotes Deuteronomy 6:4-5]. ‘Listen, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only Lord. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’ The second is equally important: [and now Jesus quotes Leviticus 19:18] ‘Love your neighbor as yourself. ‘No other commandment is greater than these.”
The teacher of religious law replied, “Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth by saying that there is only one God and no other. And I know it is important to love Him with all my heart and all my understanding and all my strength, and to love my neighbor as myself. This is more important than to offer all of the burnt offerings and sacrifices required in the law.”
Realizing how much the man understood, Jesus said to him, “You are not far from the Kingdom of God.” And after that, no one dared to ask Him any more questions.
Mark 12:28-34The man who questioned Jesus was close but no cigar. His moment would come. Would he be able to transfer his love for God to God’s Son?
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On Spiritual Gifts
Worship Service for June 20, 2021
WELCOME
Good morning, welcome and thanks for joining CrossPointe Community Church’s on-line worship presentation. As does the Apostle Paul in his letters to churches, I thank God for all of you and pray that as a result of participating today, you will draw closer to the Lord’s presence and grow more and more into His likeness.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Happy Father’s Day.
Teacher (on phone): You say Michael has a cold and can’t come to school?
To whom am I speaking?
Voice: This is my father.There’s a big difference between bad jokes and dad jokes.
And that difference is the first letter.Why do fathers take an extra pair of socks golfing?
In case they get a hole in one.“While having their evening dinner together, a little girl looked up at her father and asked, “Daddy, you’re the boss in our family, right?”
The father was very pleased to hear it and confidently replied,
“Yes, my little princess.”
The girl then continued, “That’s because mommy put you in charge, right?”Thanks to all who came to the church yesterday morning to help take care of a number of things that needed to be done for some time.
Next Friday is our monthly Community Meal. Menu includes BrandenBurgers, potato salad, fruit, and for dessert; are you ready . . . root beer float cake. This meal will be served take-out only. If you’d like to help out by carrying food containers from the kitchen to the parking lot, you need to be at the church from 4:55 to about 6:10pm. Please let me know if you’ll be here.
You are all invited to come to the church on Saturday, July 10th between noon and 4pm to help Ron and Rena Thomas celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary!
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