This week, Pastor John hands over the TAGD keyboard to Tamene Menna, Northpoint’s Pastoral Assistant. Tamene holds a PhD from Talbot. He and his wife, Tigist, have three children: daughter Lelena, and sons Liam and Lucian. Praying Together Hello Family, I grew up in Ethiopia, which is located in eastern part of Africa, also known… Continue Reading
12.28.2017 A New Year’s Prayer Hello Family, A little over a week ago, Jenine and I went shopping to buy Christmas gifts for our four children. Our goal was to start and finish this (daunting) task in one day, even if it meant staying out late to do so. When we arrived at our first… Continue Reading
Hey, senior and junior highers: join us for our New Year’s Ruckus at IceTown in Riverside, THIS Sunday, December 31, from 7:00 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. The cost is $20.00 and includes transportation, broomball, games, and a bounce house. Parents must sign an IceTown release form in the NP parking lot at 7:00 p.m. Continue Reading
12.21.2017 This week, Pastor John hands over the TAGD keyboard to Taylor Mendoza, Northpoint’s Director of Students Ministries Does the Bible tell One Story? Hello Family, In the fall of 2012, I was a freshman in the Bachelors of Applied Theology program at California Baptist University, where I experienced an awakening. One of my professors consistently used the word, meta-narrative when he referred to the Old Testament’s… Continue Reading
Northpoint is planning a trip to Spain from July 6-14, 2018. We will be sharing the gospel and putting on an English camp. An informational meeting will be held THIS Sunday, December 17, at 10:15 a.m., in the Tower Room. Contact Carolee Jefferson at 951.281.2818 for more information. Continue Reading
NP’s new MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) ministry is holding a Christmas Boutique TONIGHT, Thursday, December 7, in Heritage Hall, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. This is a fun outreach event for all women, so invite your friends and come shop for that unique Christmas gift while enjoying fellowship in a festive, Christ-centered atmosphere. Our boutique supports the… Continue Reading
Sermon Notes – 12.24.2017 God with Us Matthew 1:18-25 Pastor John Sloan Introduction: Someone has said that the season of Advent is like getting a flat tire on the middle of the busy freeway: it forces us to reluctantly slow down, reflect, and wait. With the world whizzing around us and the frenetic pace of… Continue Reading
This week, Pastor John hands over the TAGD keyboard to Scott Williams, Northpoint’s Pastor of Adults and Families. ‘Tis the Season to Be … Busy! Let me ask you a question: Have you, in the last few days, weeks, or months, been tempted to answer the question of “How are you?” with the answer, “I’m doing good, but things are just really busy”? In today’s culture, busyness is… Continue Reading
Don’t Neglect the Details Happy Thanksgiving, my family! I hope that you’re experiencing rest in the Lord this holiday. Several years ago, I was serving on an elder team with a man twenty years my senior, whose name was also John. John was tall and thin, with coarse gray hair and a wide grin, and… Continue Reading
11.16.2017 Manufactured Positivity and the Surprising Source of True Joy Hello Family, I was driving to meet some friends for lunch today as back-to-back Van Morrison songs played on my car stereo. The first was a hook-heavy ditty called “No Religion,” in which the Belfast crooner decries the purported naivety of all so-called faith-systems, particularly… Continue Reading