CrossPoint Assembly Greenville

09/06/2026

CrossPoint Assembly Greenville
Sunday Worship 11 am

09/06/2026

Happy September Anniversaries ❣️

09/06/2026

Happy September Burthdys 🧁

09/05/2026

September /4/2026

&Darlene
Paul's prayer to believers was “that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God…” (Colossians 1:10)

As Paul began this prayer in verse 9, he outlined the reasons behind his prayers for the Colossian Christians. Paul's desire is for their actions to match their beliefs. He wanted believers to be "fully pleasing" to the Lord. Pleasing God includes believing in Him and living a life that follows His teachings.
He also desires that the believers be effective, productive, and yield fruit in their spiritual growth.
And then he instructed the Colossians to delve deeper into their faith and the God they serve by increasing in knowledge.

Paul says in verse 9, “be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.” The word "filled" speaks of influence or control. It's the same word Paul uses in Ephesians 5:18: "Be filled with [controlled by] the Spirit." When you're filled with the Spirit, he governs your choices. Similarly, when you're filled with the knowledge of God's will, your choices reflect godly wisdom and understanding. Godly thoughts produce godly conduct!

The phrase "wisdom and spiritual understanding" denotes more than mere knowledge of God's Word. It speaks of applying it to your life under the Spirit's power and direction.

Acquiring knowledge of God differs from attempting to tap into God's benefits. Many are only concerned with how they can tap into God's resources. They want to know how to get God to answer their prayers, meet their needs, and banish their problems.
Pursuing the knowledge of God is seeking to understand His nature, will, and heart. In this pursuit, benefits are recognized as secondary byproducts of His goodness, rather than the primary goal. Even amid challenging periods, the relationship remains secure because of your knowledge of Him.
We could spend all our time seeking God’s benefits for our lives and still overlook a personal relationship with Him. The knowledge of God is closely tied to the relationship with God.

09/04/2026

September /3/2026

&Darlene
“Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” (Acts 16:31)

At midnight, when a powerful earthquake struck the prison where Paul and Silas were confined, the doors swung open, and the jailer awoke, found the doors wide open, and asked, "What must I do to be saved?" Paul responded, "Believe in the Lord Jesus…”

Many have no problem saying they believe in Jesus Christ. It's the easiest thing to say. Many think it simply means agreeing with who he is and accepting the facts about him.

But to "Believe" goes far beyond a simple definition. The Greek is pisteõ: meaning to put your full weight on something, to rely on, to trust, to place confidence in.
Think of a bridge spanning the expansive canyon. You can be assured it will hold you completely. But you haven't placed your trust there until you step out onto it. Faith isn't certifying the bridge's strength. It's walking across.

That's the difference between believing about Jesus and believing in Him. The demons believe in Him. But they will never put their weight on him.
James cut straight to the chase: “You believe God is one? Good. Even the demons believe-and shudder!" (James 2:19).

Demons have flawless theology. They agree on every fact concerning God. But it does not save any of them.
Saving faith is not about a checklist of beliefs you accept. It's placing your very life in the hands of the One you claim to believe in.

King Jehoshaphat said in 2 Chronicles 20:20, “Believe in the LORD your God, and you shall be established. . . be made firm, stable, and safe so that troubles cannot easily knock you down. Jehoshaphat told the people to trust God for stability, even when He feels fragile—embracing uncertainty while walking with the support of a stability we cannot fully grasp.

Are you convinced just of the bridge's strength, or are you actually setting foot on it?
Are you convinced just about who Jesus is, or are you actually stepping out in full confidence and trust, surrendering all to him?

09/02/2026

09/02/2026

September/ 2 / 2026

&Darlene
“Therefore He (Jesus) is also able to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them” (Hebrews 7:25).

Every day, the unending struggle of this life plays out in our hearts, within families, and in our environment. We should not be surprised by the adversary's opposition.

But we have a heavenly Intercessor, Creator, and Redeemer who observes the enemy's plan for our downfall, and He is preparing a counterattack on our behalf to overcome the enemy's power.
Jesus, having defeated the devil at Calvary, welcomes the opportunity to defeat him again in the battleground of our lives. Even though our character, relationships, and hope may face temporary blows, our faith in Christ will not falter.

After His time on earth as the shepherd, Jesus did not ascend to heaven to take a break from His eternal duty as the shepherd of His followers. “For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life” (Romans 5:10).
Jesus, through his death on the cross, had the power to accomplish the work of reconciling us to God. Now how much more may we expect that He will be able to keep us now that He is a living, exalted, and triumphant Redeemer, raised to life and interceding on our behalf before the throne (Romans 8:34).

Jesus is the only link between God and humanity. No other human, even Mary or any prior Christian saints, can intercede for us before the throne of Almighty God. No angel is assigned that position. Christ is the only mediator and intercessor between God and humanity. “For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” (1 Timothy 2:5).

Jesus is standing up for us. (Acts 7:55-56)
He is pleading for us. (Hebrews 9:24)
He is praying for us. (1 John 2:1)
Never forget the impact Jesus is making for us in heaven. Don't treat it as a justification to live however you want.

09/02/2026

September/ 1 / 2026

&Darlene
Jesus said, “Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” (Matthew 11:29)

The Bible employs the term yoke, a wooden frame around the necks of working animals designed for them to pull a load together, and this concept is also used figuratively to represent authority, duty, guidance, or burdens.

The yoke is also referred to as a rabbi's teachings. The teaching-yoke of the religious scholars and priests was an endless list of laws, rules, traditions, and expectations that no one could measure up to — it was nobody’s best life! (Matthew 23:3-4)

But Jesus came with the promise to liberate both the people and the religious leaders from the deadly yoke of legalism. He revealed his heart to all who cared, presenting his yoke of love that healed

When Jesus says, "Take my yoke upon you," He is not talking about farm equipment. But making
refers to a teacher's way. His interpretation. His instruction. His pattern of life. To take a rabbi's yoke was to come under his teaching.
If you were in the school of a rabbi, you were under his yoke. This represented his authority to teach and his knowledge, and especially his interpretation of the Scriptures. And that makes Jesus' invitation even more powerful.
He looks at people exhausted by heavy religious burdens, impossible expectations, guilt, fear, and performance, and He says:
"Come to me."
Not "come to more rules." Not "come to a system." Not "come prove you are worthy." Come to me!

Jesus said, "My yoke is easy, and my burden is light." A yoke symbolizes connection and guidance (how one is linked to one's master), whereas a burden refers to the physical weight or task one is handling.
The heavy burdens are usually those we pick up through sin, worry, or the world's demands, while the easy yoke is the gracious discipleship Jesus offers to help carry life's actual demands. Jesus is saying, “My way will not crush your soul.”
Jesus is not offering a life without obedience. He is offering obedience to a master who doesn't just tell us what we should do but walks with us, showing us how to live. That is the difference. The wrong yoke drains you while making you feel spiritual.
The yoke of Jesus forms you while giving your soul rest.

Taking Jesus' yoke, believers are invited into a partnership. A double yoke traditionally joins a weaker animal with a stronger one (Christ); Jesus bears the heavier burden alongside the believer, leading and sharing the load. It's joining your life to Jesus and accepting His way of living, rather than trying to earn God's favor through exhausting religious rules.

So the question is not, "Do I have a yoke?" Everyone does.
The question is: whose yoke are you under?

09/01/2026

August 31,2026

&Darlene
“If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.” (Galatians 5:25)

If we live our lives by the Spirit, we must stay in tune with the Spirit.
Since believers have obtained spiritual life through the Holy Spirit, their daily behaviors and decisions should align with the Spirit's guidance.

You are not meant to walk alone or rely on your own strength. The world pulls us in many directions, tempting us to move at its pace. But the Spirit was given to us as the very breath of life within us.
The Spirit wants to walk with us, for us to stay in step with Him and for him to lead us.
When you rush ahead, you may stumble; when you lag behind, you may grow weary. But when you walk in the Spirit, you will find peace and purpose.

To better grasp Paul's wording here, it would be helpful to note that the ancient Greek terms for walking differ between Galatians 5:16 and 5:25. The initial term (peripateo) in v.16 refers to walking, as seen in the metaphor of one's "lifelong journey." The second (stoicheo) v.25 signifies "walking in harmony with" or "being in sync with." In this context, Paul is stating, "Stay aligned with the Spirit."

The idea is, "The Spirit has given you life; so we should allow him to guide our steps."
As the Spirit is our lifeline, it must decide its path.