This week, Pastor John hands over the TAGD keyboard to Steve Flood, one of Northpoint’s elders. On Being an Elder Hello Church Family, John asked me to write “a little” about my thoughts on being an elder. Writing “a little” is difficult for me. As Brent Whitefield says about me: “Why should Steve use one… Continue Reading
Looking for a place to serve? If so, the Resource Folder Crew needs your help. Each Friday, they gather in the Auditorium to spend a few hours folding and packaging the Sunday Resource Folder. Contact Michele Balga at 951.734.1335. Continue Reading
Have you heard that the Northpoint Kitchen in Heritage Hall is going to be remodeled in the next few weeks? That’s the good news, right? There is bad news for some of you, though: during construction, we won’t be able to brew coffee for the Heritage Patio before and after services! Don’t worry, it won’t… Continue Reading
An Old Man is Given Life Hello Church Family, Yesterday was my step-dad’s 76th birthday. Bob has lived more than three-quarters of a century on this planet. But in a (most-important) way, his life only recently began. If you’ve been around Northpoint very long, you know that I talk a lot about the dangers of… Continue Reading
Click here for PDF 8.17.2014 Sermon Notes No Place for a Dead Body Genesis 23 Pastor John Sloan Introduction: More than one hundred years of marriage together. Six decades of wandering around Canaan with each other, never securing a permanent home. Abraham has experienced more with Sarah, his wife, than he ever thought possible. Good… Continue Reading
This week, Pastor John hands over the TAGD keyboard to Scott Williams, Northpoint’s Pastor of Adults and Families. Truly Connected in a Counterfeit Culture It is no doubt we live in a world that is driven and dominated by technology. My wife recently went to Starbucks to have coffee with a friend. While they spent… Continue Reading
Where is Our Worship Headed? Hello Family, When I talk to people that I meet about Northpoint (which I love to do, because I love our church), they almost invariably ask: “What’s your church like?” It’s a great question. And it gives me a chance to share some of our distinctives—some of the things that… Continue Reading
Northpoint is currently engaged in a two-year program of training pastors and church planters in Northeast India. The goal of the program is to have a multiplying impact for the gospel in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Bhutan by providing church leaders with training that can be easily replicated in their own ministry settings. If you… Continue Reading
Click here for PDF 8.10.2014 Sermon Notes Caught in a Thicket (The Glory of God’s Provision) Genesis 22 Pastor John Sloan Introduction: Some commands of God are mystifying. For example, how could God tell Abraham to slaughter his only son? This atrocity was also committed in ancient Egypt, where the Pharaoh ordered that all Israelite… Continue Reading
There are two memorial services next week at Northpoint and food is needed. Here’s how you can help: 1. Millie Nystrom, a Northpoint member and part of our seniors’ group, passed away earlier this week. Her memorial service will be held this Sunday, August 3, at 4 p.m., in the Auditorium. We are looking to… Continue Reading