Stepping Up
What if Moses had said, “No” to God? Perhaps the people of Israel would have been slaves in Egypt for many more years. What if Solomon had said, “No” when God asked him to build the temple? Perhaps the people if Israel would have continued to worship in a tent for many more years. What if the Apostle Paul had said, “No” when Jesus showed up and asked him to take the Gospel to the Jewish people? What if Daniel and Shadrach and Meshach and Abednego had all compromised? We could go through a litany of names with similar questions. The thing is, each one of these individuals stepped up when God asked.
Will you?
Stepping Up is about more than saying, “I’ll think about it.” It’s about accepting God’s invitation and going all in……and when that happens, the results are limitless!
Love Made Me Do It (3/19/17)
Towel Service (3/26/17)
Go and Tell (4/2/17)
To Reach the Prodigal with guest, George Flattery (4/9/17)
Elisha
What would life look like if you were to completely turn everything over to God. Can you imagine? Maybe that seems scary to trust Him with your entire life, but the benefits of doing so would be world-altering. Elisha’s story is a story of incredible faith and incredible faithfulness, and it challenges us to answer God’s calling and take the risks that are necessary to do His will. Elisha’s life and his faith demonstrate for us how we, too, can experience the presence of God in our lives as we follow God’s plan and walk in faith. Join the journey of exploring Elisha’s life and learn to apply the principles of incredible faith.
Plow Burners (2/12/17)
Ditch Diggers (2/19/17)
Collecting Jars (2/26/17)
Double Down (3/5/17)
Unfinished Business (3/12/17)
Reconnecting With God
Perhaps there was a time in your life when you were close to God; you felt a real connection and your relationship was strong and healthy. But then something happened…….
Perhaps you suffered a tragedy and God didn’t respond in the way you wanted Him to, so you gave up. Perhaps you “got burned” by a pastor or priest or Rabbi or a church, so you threw up your hands and walked away. Maybe you simply became complacent and let your relationship with God slide. It could even be that you went off to college and became “enlightened” by the professors who told you there is no God who loves you.
But now……….now you know there’s something missing. There’s an emptiness and you’re sensing that it’s time to reconnect with God.
Regardless of why you and God became “disconnected”, God is taking a step in your direction and we invite you to take a step (or two) toward Him.
Reconnecting with God is a series that will offer help and insight in reconnecting and restoring the relationship with Him that you once knew.
Climbing Out of a Spiritual Slump (1/8/17)
Putting a Smile on God’s Face (1/15/17)
Reconnecting With God in a Crisis (1/22/17)
Finding The Strength To Go On (1/29/17)
Intimacy With God (2/5/17)
To Know Christ, and Make Him Known
To launch 2017, we wanted to give some context to the focus of LifePoint for the year – To Know Christ and to Make Him known. So Pastor Cory and Pastor Chuck “tag teamed” a message combining those two elements.
To Know Christ and to Make Him Known (1/1/17)
A Surprise Christmas
Don’t we all have a relative or two we try to avoid at family gatherings? Shake any family tree and all kinds of people will fall out. In fact, Jesus had a few shady characters in his family as well. Actually, he had some relatives that make your most wayward cousin look like a saint.
As we approach Christmas, we’ll take a look at some of those “shady characters” in Jesus’ lineage, and in the process discover that there’s a very good reason they’re listed. You might be……surprised…….