Crosspoint Fellowship Messages

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A weekly updated podcast for messages given at CrossPoint Fellowship in Republic, MO. Our church meets on Sunday mornings at 10am at 1660 Hwy 60 E (in the Town East Center next to El Charro and Bair's) so grab a friend and come visit us sometime! Check us out on the web -- cpf.me -- for more information on coming to one of our services, small groups or events!

Episodes

  • Let’s Get Real, pt. 3 - No Shame, No Game

    17/03/2024 Duration: 32min

    How are we empowered to stand against a world that is ready to reject us?The world is sick.The Gospel is the cure.We are called to be ambassadors of the Kingdom of God.We are all called to go and take the cure for sin to the world.God cares.We aren’t the authors of the message, we’re simply delivering it.We have a responsibility to the world around us.

  • Let’s Get Real, pt. 2 - Say What You Need to Say

    10/03/2024 Duration: 28min

    We can walk the walk but do we talk the talk? Those who don’t know Jesus will only learn about him if we tell them. Are we verbalizing our faith?If your faith isn’t important enough for you to discuss, do you truly value your faith? We have a Gospel message and it is worth delivering that message to others.People can't believe in a message that hasn't been delivered to them.We must walk the walk, so that people don’t automatically disregard what we have to say when we try to talk the talk.

  • Let’s Get Real, pt. 1 - Witness Statement

    03/03/2024 Duration: 30min

    What about our lives gives those around us a curiosity for the Hope living in us?Our lives will either will either support or undermine our claims for Christ.We must always be prepared to share the hope we have in Christ. Theologian Alexander McClaren states, “Only he who can say 'the Lord is the strength of my life' can go on to say, 'of whom shall I be afraid?'".Holding Christ in the proper regard removes the fear of promoting our faith.Any chance that we have to point others to Christ that is not taken pushes them closer to the entryway of hell.  Part of Christian life is facing persecution. Being above reproach is a necessity if we want our lives to testify to Christ. Jesus washing feet ain’t about feet. It’s about setting a precedent of humility and servitude. If you are about you, you aren’t about Jesus and people won’t see him in you. Living a life of love and servitude, is living a life that is an offering to God. 

  • The Core: A Study of Our Beliefs, pt. 8 - The Church

    25/02/2024 Duration: 31min

    The Church is the human representation of the Kingdom of God. The Church is a vital piece of any believer’s walk. This week we look at what the Church should be.The Church is the human representation of the kingdom of God. We talk about two different “churches” in Christianity, the global Church and the local church. The global Church is the body of Christ and encompassing all believers around the world. Together, we do the work of God’s Kingdom. The local church exists to provide a family of believers with fellowship, encouragement, accountability, strength, teaching for biblical instruction, and corporate worship. The local church is also called to be the hands and feet of Jesus in its local community, fulfilling the Great Commission. At CrossPoint, we seek to be a family that loves each other as Jesus loves us, living our lives as brothers and sisters, building each other up at every opportunity and growing in our relationship with God. Together we strive to serve our local community, both by supporting ou

  • The Core: A Study of Our Beliefs, pt. 7 - The Lord’s Supper

    19/02/2024 Duration: 29min

    The Lord’s Supper is the representation of Jesus’ final meal with his closest followers. We take the Lord’s Supper to remember the sacrifice that was made on our behalf.The Lord’s Supper is the representation of Jesus’ final meal with His closest followers. As believers, we partake in the Lord’s Supper of bread and fruit of the vine, as Jesus did, which symbolize His broken body and blood spilt at the cross. When we do this, we do so in remembrance of Christ’s sacrifice. As Christians, this is also a time of reflection and self-examination of our relationship and standing with God. At CrossPoint, we invite all followers of Jesus to participate in the Lord’s Supper with us.The Lord's Supper isn't for everyone.The Lord’s Supper isn’t just some cracker and juice. This is sustainment, which comes through Christ taking our place in crucifixion.We partake in the Lord's Supper to remember Jesus.The Lord's Supper is a call to repentance. 

  • The Core: A Study of Our Beliefs, pt. 6 - Baptism

    11/02/2024 Duration: 26min

    We submit to baptism because Christ submitted to baptism. It is a chance to publicly proclaim that we are a new creation in him.Jesus submitted to baptism, signifying the beginning of His ministry. Likewise, He asks us to be baptized as a public profession of faith, as the next right step following Salvation. Believers are baptized by water in order to reflect the death, burial and resurrection of Christ. If you choose to be baptized at CrossPoint Fellowship, it occurs through full immersion.Baptism represents the rebirth that Jesus says is required in order to enter the kingdom of Heaven.By submitting to Baptism, we are following Jesus’ example.Baptism is a testimony to the power of God. Baptism is a testimony that we can be cleansed.Baptism is a testimony that we are in right relationship with God.Every person that takes the step of faith into baptism tells the world the God is able, willing, and faithful to save.Baptism also testifies to Christ's work on the cross and in the grave.Every time someone su

  • The Core: A Study of Our Beliefs, pt. 5 - The Bible

    04/02/2024 Duration: 33min

    The Scripture is God’s revelation to man. It’s the Christian guidebook. We need it, we need to know it, we need to follow it.The Bible is the Word of God. The 66 books encompassed by the Old and New Testaments were all inspired by God to instruct and lead people to Him and to righteous living. Though multiple translations are available in multiple languages, God’s truth is made apparent to all people by guidance of the Holy Spirit through prayer and study. Therefore, the Bible is faultless and the highest physical authority to any believer and church. “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”Paul was referring to the Scriptures before the revelation of Christ without forsaking the writings that we would consider Scripture today. If not explicitly stated in the New Testament, the Old Testament is as authoritative as any word uttered by Christ. If all Scripture is God-

  • The Core: A Study of Our Beliefs, pt. 4 - Salvation: Who, What, Why and When

    28/01/2024 Duration: 29min

    Who needs salvation? Everyone. What is Salvation? Forgiveness. Why do we need salvation? Sin. When should we accept salvation? Immediately. All people have sinned and will sin. The due punishment for this rebellion against God is eternal death, which is separation from God. The only way to restore our relationship with God is by accepting the gift of grace, through faith, that Christ provided through His death and resurrection. Therefore, anyone who accepts this free gift by submitting their life to Christ, His teachings, and repenting from their sins, shall inherit eternal life.The Jews clung to their distinction from the rest of the world like Christians today cling to their distinction from the rest of the world. We all sin. We can’t avoid sin. The wages of sin is death. Therefore we need salvation. Salvation is a free gift of grace won for us on the cross by Jesus Christ, the son of God. 

  • The Core: A Study of Our Beliefs, pt. 3 - God the Holy Spirit

    22/01/2024 Duration: 29min

     The Holy Spirit was a gift from Jesus to his disciples and all future believers. A promise of his presence is what comes with the Spirit. The Spirit emboldens us and encourages us to follow Christ.The Holy Spirit is the final person of the Trinity, God with us. The Spirit calls all people to repent of their sin and is gifted to everyone who has repented and surrendered their life to Jesus. Through the Spirit, God equips His believers and guides them to truth so they can fulfill the plan God has for them. As Christians, it is the presence of the Holy Spirit that gives us power, boldness, comfort, security, and resistance to sin.Those who submit themselves to Jesus receive the Spirit.One of the Spirit’s main roles is to convict believers and unbelievers of sin.The Spirit testifies to the true, real existence of Christ. 1. The Spirit reveals the Truth.2. The Spirit sustains us.3. The Spirit instills confidence in us.4. The Spirit gives us the Courage to fight the good fight.

  • The Core: A Study of Our Beliefs, pt. 2 - God the Son

    15/01/2024 Duration: 28min

    Jesus is God the Son. He received his authority from YHWH his father. He is the perfecter of our faith and our salvation. He lovingly went to the cross to die for our sins and the perfect life he lived meant that his gift of sacrifice was sufficient to bring about the forgiveness of our sins.Jesus Christ, the Son, is God born as a man. He is the second person of the Trinity and the only way to salvation. Born of a virgin, He lived a perfect life. Through this perfect life and His willingness to take our punishment on the cross, He provided the only way for our sins to be forgiven. Through His resurrection, He conquered death, paving the way for eternal life with God. He now sits at the right hand of the Father where He mediates on our behalf until His promised return.Necessity dictates that Jesus be born of the Spirit by a virgin if he was to be the Son of God.God declares Christ the Son, but the gifting of his Spirit solidifies him as his equal. Christ's perfection in the face of imperfection makes him t

  • The Core: A Study of Our Beliefs, pt. 1 - God the Father

    07/01/2024 Duration: 26min

    God gave Moses his name as YHWH translated the “I Am.” God simply is whatever he needs to be - all powerful, all knowing, all everything - to his people. On this day, we discuss the Father. God the Father is the head of the Trinity and the creator of the universe. He is all powerful, all knowing, all loving and all wise. God is the foundation of love and truth. As His creation we are subject to His teaching, guidance and correction revealed through His Son, the Holy Spirit and His Scriptures. Genesis establishes God as the beginning of all things. Who better to lay out the guidelines for a creation than its creator.God’s reply to Moses speaks to His self-existence and all sufficiency.God is what you need Him to be when you need Him to be it.

  • Gifts From Above, pt. 4 - Love (Candlelight Christmas Eve Service)

    24/12/2023 Duration: 18min

    In the end, it’s all about love. It’s why his Father sent him to Earth and it’s why he died for us.The original Greek for the words translated into "gave" and "loved", are both written in the Aorist Active Indicative. Which indicates actions undefined by time that are present and future occurring. The love of Christ focuses on sacrifice and servitude.You are loved by God.One of the reasons people fail to believe that they are loved by God is that they haven’t been loved by God’s people.We genuinely desire others to experience and be changed by the love of God.

  • Gifts From Above, pt. 3 - Joy

    24/12/2023 Duration: 34min

    Joy is what we experience when hope is realized. For many, Jesus brought about joy that they didn’t know existed. Jesus is an eternal giver of joy.Jesus promises those who experience sorrow that it won't be a permanent condition.We experience joy because Jesus went to the cross to solidify our faith, and did so for our joy.Joy is a sign that salvation has taken place.The cure for discouragement is to find joy that can be had.“Happiness is an emotion, whereas joy is more of a state of being. When you are joyful it doesn’t mean you are always giddy or happy, but it means you can appreciate moments of happiness within the bigger context of life.” - Dr. Rebekkah Frunzac

  • Gifts From Above, pt. 2 - Peace

    18/12/2023 Duration: 27min

    Peace is the gift brought by Jesus for all mankind. We can find peace in Jesus regardless of our circumstances!The first way that Jesus' peace is made present in our lives is through the restoration of relationships. Our propensity to sin leads us to hurting each other. When we realize that what’s most important is the connection we have to one another through our commonality of being loved by Christ, that which separates us disappears and is replaced with peace.The second thing that comes with Jesus' gift of peace is order and balance. When the world is in Chaos, we are in Christ. Jesus inspires peace in us by assuring our eternal destiny.Any peace obtained from worldly sources is temporary.

  • Gifts From Above, pt. 1 - Hope

    03/12/2023 Duration: 29min

    Hope - that’s what people were looking for with the coming Messiah. It may not have gone down exactly as they had wanted it to. But, hope is what he came to bring and that’s what we have with him today.The first great thing about receiving gifts is the anticipation.Jesus is our reason to hope in what otherwise feels like a hopeless situation.The second great thing about gifts is realizing what you have received.This is the hope we have in Jesus - that we can approach Jesus while crippled by sin.We can experience grace and forgiveness. And leave his presence forever changed.A good present is one that lasts.Hope in Christ is hope unwasted.

  • Lessons from Jonah, pt. 4 - The Ultimate Object Lesson

    26/11/2023 Duration: 33min

    God is so good to us. But do we want him to be good to others? Jonah was glad that God had been merciful to him but was angry that he had been merciful to the Ninevites. God sends an object lesson to Jonah to show him there’s a real irony in that. We have no right to be angry with God for being God.Too many of us get upset because others experience the goodness of God which we so willingly accept ourselves.God, slow to anger, seeks to reason with Jonah rather than punish him.Too often our anger stems from our affection being directed in the wrong places. We get upset about others receiving blessings that we don’t think they deserve while ignoring the blessings we have received that we didn’t deserve either.

  • Lessons from Jonah, pt. 3 - Stepping Forward in Obedience

    20/11/2023 Duration: 32min

    When we run and we repent the next right step is obedience. Jonah does what he should have done in the first place, which was to step outside of his comfort zone in faith.There is no running from God's command on your life.We have no control over how people respond to the message God calls us to deliver, but that doesn’t lessen our responsibility to deliver it.We see that repentance is marked by response and reaction.Leaders lead in word and deed.God's heart is that all repent and none be punished.

  • Lessons from Jonah, pt. 2 - Drawn to Repentance

    12/11/2023 Duration: 23min

    Jonah sank to the bottom of the sea until God sent a giant fish to swallow him up and therefore save his life. God sometimes gives second chances and Jonah was certainly a recipient of that. What should be our response to God in those moments? Is it possible we are drawn closer to God during valleys rather than mountaintops?The natural reaction to finding ourselves in the belly of the whale would be to ask for deliverance, but Jonah’s prayer was one of thanksgiving.Circumstances often lead us to repentance and renewal. God often uses less than ideal circumstances to solidify our deliverance. Lay your trials at the feet of the Father, follow the feet of the Son, and trust the feat of the Holy Spirit.

  • Lessons from Jonah, pt. 1 - Running From God

    05/11/2023 Duration: 26min

    Jesus mentioned Jonah while he walked on earth, but who was this man? Over the next 4 weeks, we’ll be diving deep into one chapter at a time from the book of Jonah, learning what we can from his story. This week, we’re looking at how God called Jonah to run to Nineveh to preach to them … but instead he ran in the opposite direction. And away from God himself.PrayListen to GodDon’t run from GodCare for others

  • The Twelve, pt. 7 - Better Together

    29/10/2023 Duration: 28min

    It’s tempting and, some days, easier to “fly solo” and say we can do this life on our own. But all of us can point to times where we’ve not only needed God but also others to stoop down and pick us up. The 11 disciples knew they needed a 12th man to help them build the church Jesus started. The fact is that they needed each other - and his disciples are the same today.Major discussions should be approached in accord with other believers through prayer and petition. Sometimes there's no wrong choice.Both fame and failure are from the Lord.We find success in one another.

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