Kingdom Passport | Northpoint Church

This week, Pastor John hands over the TAGD keyboard to Pastor Brent Whitefield, Northpoint’s Pastor of Missions and Outreach.

Kingdom Passport

Northpoint’s Mission Week, Kingdom Passport, begins THIS Sunday, October 18, and runs through October 25. The purpose of Mission Week is to set aside a few days to worship God together with our missionary partners, and to be informed about and inspired by God’s work in the world today; so that we may be more prayerful, faithful, strategic, and successful in fulfilling the Great Commission. Here’s how the week lays out:

Schedule of Events

Sunday, October 18
9:00 a.m. & 10:45 a.m. – Morning Worship Service, Auditorium
Sermon: Lawrence “Lamaz” Kariuki, lead pastor Gaborone Community Chapel, Botswana. Worship will be led by the Nairobi Chapel, Kenya, worship team.

6:30 p.m. – Jews for Jesus, Josh Sofaer, the LA director of Jews for Jesus, will share about how God is using this organization to reach Jews in Southern California and around the world. Heritage Hall. Refreshments served. Child care to 6th grade.

Monday, October 19
6:30 p.m. – Church Planting & Vision Night, Pastor John and Kimani Gathere will share Northpoint’s church planting vision for the Inland Empire. Heritage Hall. Refreshments served. Child care to 6th grade.

Tuesday, October 20
6:30 p.m. – Botswana Church Plant Report, Northpoint is partnering with Nairobi Chapel in Kenya to plant a church in Botswana. Lead church planter Lamaz Kariuki will share about the progress of Gaborone Community Chapel and plans to multiply the gospel-bearing witness throughout that nation. Heritage Hall. Refreshments served. Child care to 6th grade.

Wednesday, October 21
6:30 p.m. – Pastor Rey Cedillo, of Camino Real Bilingual Church, will update us on his ministry in San Diego County and present the gospel in English and Spanish. Invite Spanish-speaking friends and family. Heritage Hall. Refreshments served. Childcare to kindergarten.

Thursday, October 22
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. – Practical Evangelism Seminar, Join us for hands-on instruction in witnessing to your Mormon friends and neighbors. Heritage Hall. Refreshments served. Child care to 6th grade.

Friday, October 23
Equipping for evangelism in our pluralistic neighborhood. Off Campus – See below (*)

Saturday, October 24
Equipping for evangelism in our pluralistic neighborhood. Off Campus – See below (*)

Sunday, October 25
9:00 a.m. & 10:45 a.m. – Morning Worship Service, Auditorium
Special Kingdom Passport Sermon Message: Pastor Brent Whitefield. Also, an update from the front lines of the Syrian refugee crisis in Europe from Jonathan Macris, president of Hellenic Ministries.

4:00 p.m. – Celebration Choir Concert, Lift Up the Cross – A Night of Mission and Music. Also, we’ll have an update on domestic missions. Auditorium. Child care to kindergarten.

*California has the highest Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist populations in the US and all are growing rapidly. Unbelievers that we meet in our own neighborhood are less likely to be nominal Christians and increasingly likely to be adherents of one of these three faiths. Many Christians do not know where to begin in witness to them and are easily intimidated. To help address this problem, we have arranged for visits to a Buddhist temple, Hindu temple, and Muslim mosque on Friday, October 23 and Saturday, October 24. The purpose of these excursions, which will be led by experienced cross-cultural evangelists, is not “inter-faith dialogue,” but equipping for effective evangelism. You may sign up for one of these visits in the Foyer THIS Sunday, and throughout Mission Week. Click here for more on the field trips.

Pastor Brent