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This week, Pastor John hands over the TAGD keyboard to Marti Wiegman, Northpoint’s Director of Women’s Ministries. A Prayer for a Change of Heart A little after 7:00 in the morning a few weeks ago my cell phone chimed that familiar high-pitched ding. It was an email from a gal in Women of the Word (WOW). “My husband at long last accepted the Lord.… Continue Reading

Sermon Notes & Slides 04.26.2015

04.26.2015 Print PDF Sermon Notes Sex Lies 1 Corinthians 6:9-20 Pastor John Sloan God & Sex [The Divine Purpose Behind Human Sexuality] – Pastor John Sloan Introduction: It’s fairly easy, when we look around and take note of the ethical climate of our day, to conclude about this post-everything landscape: The world has never been… Continue Reading

Why Do We Do VBS?

Hello Church Family, As a child, I never went to a single Vacation Bible School (VBS). But as a pastor, I have participated in too many to count! During my years as a youth pastor, I would lead a group of high school students for a week of VBS ministry to small churches all around… Continue Reading

Grandparents’ Seminar & Breakfast

Grandparents’ Seminar & Breakfast

If you are a grandparent, we have a special morning for you! Join us for our Grandparents’ Seminar & Breakfast on Saturday, April 25, at 8:30 a.m., in Heritage Hall. John Coulombe, the inter-generational pastor at Fullerton EV Free will be speaking on Building a Legacy that Lasts. John and his wife have eight grandchildren… Continue Reading

Medical Response Team Opportunities

Medical Response Team Opportunities

Northpoint is looking for medical professional volunteers (doctors, nurses, EMTs, & firefighters) to fill out the Medical Response Team. Your task would be to carry a pager in an on-call capacity once a month during a service on Sunday mornings in case of a medical emergency on campus. Interested? If so, please contact Michele Balga at… Continue Reading

Sermon Notes & Slides 04.19.2015

Print PDF Sermon Notes Created (Sexual) for a Purpose Genesis 1:26-28; 2:18-24 Pastor John Sloan Introduction: When we live according to God’s design, we actually mirror the character of the One who made us in His likeness. For example, when we show love to other people, we reflect God, who is love (1 John 4).… Continue Reading

Does the Gospel Make Demands?

Does the Gospel Make Demands? Hello Church Family, I love the staff of Northpoint. We have such a great group of humble servants and leaders. And it helps that we get along famously, as we have an occasional “debate” or two. Not long ago, a question was posed in staff meeting: Does the gospel make… Continue Reading

An Act of Grace

An Act of Grace Hello Church Family, I hope you’ve been able to rest in God’s grace this week. What an amazing Easter weekend! We had two Good Friday services, which focused on the death of Jesus for our sins (with a good balance, I thought, of contemplation and hopefulness); and we had three services… Continue Reading