CrossPoint Church

CrossPoint Church Navigating the journey to an Authentic, Biblical and Contagious walk with Christ. 10:30am each Sunday

05/31/2026

I AM ... Known

05/28/2026

i am - Known
On average, most of us know about 200 people on a first name basis. Of your 200, how many would you say that you know well? Well enough to be able to accurately predict how they would react to a situation ahead of time? Now within that small circle, how many of those do you know as well as you know yourself? It’s amazing that in the Facebook, X, TicToc, Snapchat world we live in, how few people we really know and, in turn, how few people really know us, how few have an “insider’s” view to who we really are. Whether we are the same person when everybody’s looking as we are when nobody’s looking. If everybody knew us as well as we know us, would there be anybody still around? To be really known is one thing. To be really known and still loved is quite another.
Scripture tells us that God really knows us, from the hairs on our head and the chromosomes pulsing through our veins, to our most private thoughts. It tells us that He knows both what we want and what we need before we’ve ever considered either one. It says that because He knows our steps, He sees the consequences of our decisions before we even knew there was a decision to make. Amazingly though, in Him, we are both deeply known and deeply loved, an oddity in and of itself. But coupled with the fact that many of us walk away from Him more often than we walk toward Him or with Him, and our being both known and loved is staggering. You see, He doesn’t just know us intimately. He knows us intimately and pursues us tenaciously at the same time. So, that knowledge should beg this question; Do I know Him even half as well as He knows me? Relationship and fellowship, while often considered bedfellows, are really very different. Relationships take work and effort and fellowship is the outgrowth, the reward of that work and effort. He has made and continues to make the effort in our relationships with Him. Could it be time we turned that around? More on Sunday...
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05/24/2026

Free

05/21/2026

i am - Free
It’s amazing the things we think are free that really aren’t. Like free vacations to exotic places. Or like “buy 3 tires, get one free,” - which you have to pay to have mounted and balanced, not to mention the mark up on the other three tires, to offset the fourth one. I saw a TV commercial not long ago that advertised a book that told of all the free stuff available from the federal government and where and how to obtain it. The book was even free the announcer said, “just pay shipping and handling.” I paused the TV to look at the fine print at the bottom of the screen and discovered that the “shipping and handling” for the “free” book totaled $49.00. Not such a free book after all. Even if we get something that costs us nothing, which is extremely rare, it did cost someone something because someone had to make it, if it’s a product, or provide it, if it’s a service. It even amazes me to think about how many folks buy into the political rhetoric trotted out around election time that touts a “free college education for everybody,” or “free healthcare for everybody,” assumedly that the federal government (and that always means you and me by the way) is going to pay for. So when you stop to think about it, is anything ever really free?
Though salvation from our sin and lost-ness are free to us, it actually cost Christ his life at the cross to free us from the debt of that same sin and lost-ness. However, a costly salvation, though not free, is ironically the very vehicle that leads us to real freedom. And, though finding something that’s really free can be difficult, finding real freedom isn’t. It’s the living in freedom part that most find to be a challenge and the reason it’s so difficult to live there is that it’s so difficult to accept or receive. So how do we get over that hurdle of acceptance and get on to the freedom part? Good question, since most of our bo***ge, in whatever form, is usually self-induced. Breakin’ the chains on Sunday.

05/17/2026

Forgiven

05/14/2026

i am - Forgiven
Do you remember when you were a kid and would do or say something that you knew if your parents found out, you would either be punished for, have to apologize for, or both? Maybe it was a fight with a friend or sibling and mom or dad would make you go to that person and say the two hardest words in the English language, “I’m sorry.” Often that was the worst punishment you could receive, especially if you felt you were the one in the right all along. Forgiveness is a hard thing to ask for at any age but in one’s formative years it’s an especially difficult but valuable lesson to learn.
As we get older, and hopefully wiser, and are honest about our own weaknesses and failures, forgiveness then becomes harder to receive than it is to give. And yes, it’s again our enemy the devil that inserts himself into our thoughts to remind us of how unforgivable we really are and we often buy in to his lies and deceptions and think we really don’t deserve to be forgiven.
According to the scripture, forgiveness to a person without Christ is instantaneous and eternal when we believe and confess to Him, our lost-ness and need for a Savior. The forgiveness that person receives is often described as overwhelming and usually emotional when they realize it for the very first time Forgiveness to a child of God however, can be quite the hurdle to get over and the hurdle can be summed up in one word... guilt. If our enemy knows that he can play the guilt card and win consistently with us he will never stop pulling it out and we will never again walk in victory simply because we think we aren’t capable or worthy of receiving God’s forgiveness. Truth is, none of us are worthy and most are incapable and that’s where the Holy Spirit of God steps in to remind us of His unfailing love and of forgiveness that is already there, even before we ask for it. That’s what loving parents do and what a good, good, Father does too. More forgiveness on Sunday.
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05/11/2026

known

05/07/2026

i am - Cherished

I have a couple of watches of my dad’s that are cherished possessions to me. Not because either are very valuable but just because they bring back memories of dad wearing them and then of him giving them to me. So, in a time where watch sales are in decline, since everybody carries around a watch/clock on a phone that is in a pocket or purse or tethered to them, wearing a watch can seem rather redundant. I’d say that most guys probably have something from their dad or grandad that they cherish in some way, whether it’s a watch, a tool, or a tie, for example. Women aren’t much different, whether it’s their mom’s wedding dress, or a piece of jewelry, a blender or a box of recipes, they cherish those items and no amount of money could buy them. And it’s usually not so much the items but rather the memories associated with them that are meaningful in ways that are hard to put a value on. Those cherished items take our minds to another place and time that we remember as fun, special or impactful.

Did you know that the Bible says, if you have a relationship with Christ, you are a possession cherished by Him? That He sees you as having far greater value than something as mundane as a watch or a dress? So cherished in fact that He took every wrong thing that we would ever do upon Himself at the cross as a way of showing us how valuable we are to Him. We all take great care to preserve and protect what is of value to us and He does the same thing as well. But not in terms of putting something in a safe, or safety deposit box, or garment bag. You see He wants to show off His cherished possessions as a way of revealing Himself to the world around us. That when they see us, they see Him also. Mom’s, I hope you are made to know that you are special by your children all year long but especially this Sunday. I also hope you leave CrossPoint on Sunday knowing that you are indeed special to us. But ultimately we want you to leave knowing that you are deeply Cherished by God, and that rightfully, and eternally, nothing else compares to that.

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04/30/2026

i am - Redeemed
Are you a clipper? Do you wait eagerly for the Sunday paper to see how many coupons are in there that you might be able to use? My dad watched for and clipped coupons every week but he was also that guy that would drive 20 miles to save $2.73 on one item. He loved saving a dime or a dollar here or there and loved telling you about it even more. Some coupon clippers have categorized storage systems and know when to get double the value on their coupons at certain stores and at certain times. There are even books and TV shows dedicated to coupons and many retailers are offering online coupons for free downloads to mobile devices that you can use either online or in the store. Many stores also honor competitors coupons as a way of keeping your business. Bottom line is that coupons, and their redemption, is big business in terms of savings. Consumer Reports did a study in 2014 and determined that the savings realized by coupons in the US was in excess of 11 billion dollars!
Did you also know that there is a coupon of sorts for your soul? It’s the coupon of our lost-ness and separation from God. However, the only place that it’s redeemable is at the cross of Christ. Here’s the amazing news though in regards to your “soul coupon,” it’s saves you not 10, 20, or even 50% but it’s redeemable at 100% plus, and the plus is off the charts. You see, according to the Bible, heaven and hell are real actual places that are eternal, and each of us will face the Christ of the cross to redeem it, or not, for our place in eternity. However, and here’s the 100% part, we don’t have to wait until then to glean the benefits of redemption. We can live now with a sense of immeasurable peace, unswerving confidence and unshakeable hope that our redemption is as good as our Redeemer says it is, and believe me, He says it’s good. But how good? Join us on Sunday and see for yourself.
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