Death by Broken Heart Hello Church Family, I was surveying the latest Internet sports news last night when I came across this disturbing headline: “Former NFL QB Doug Flutie’s Parents Both Die on Same Day.” Apparently, only one hour after the former signal-caller’s father passed away of a heart attack, Flutie’s mom also succumbed to… Continue Reading
This week, Pastor John hands over the TAGD keyboard to Pastor Brent Whitefield, Northpoint’s Pastor of Missions and Outreach. The Persecuted Church Hello Church Family, Over the past week, we have prayed about and reflected on the plight of persecuted Christians around the world. The Apostle Paul was a man who knew something about persecution.… Continue Reading
Many Reasons to Give Thanks [A Financial Update] Hello Church Family, I hope you’re having a great week. I’ve been praying very specifically for you, that God would give you eyes to see His grace in fresh and powerful ways. An old pastor that I know tells the story of moving into a new house… Continue Reading
Trick or Treat?: Candy, Costumes, and the Gospel Hello Church Family, I hope you’ve enjoyed sweet communion with the Lord this week. He is indeed a good, good Father. As many of you know, a few years ago we stopped providing a trick-or-treat alternative on our church campus during the Halloween season. The decision to… Continue Reading
To Know God’s Love Hello Church Family, What a great week this has been. Northpoint’s Mission Week 2015 has been more successful, better attended, and more inspirational than ever. By God’s grace, people are embracing this global vision of making disciples who make disciples; this is truly an answer to much prayer. One of my… Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading
Gray Hairs and the Persistence of God Hello Church Family, One of the things I love about Northpoint is the generational diversity we enjoy as a congregation. It thrills me to see so many young families with tiny children sharing life with folks in their seventies, eighties, and nineties. One such 70-something has been a… Continue Reading
Are We Really That Bad? Hello Church Family, I got a text from a friend the other day, a member of our church, who asked me: “If we are born in His image, how are we born in opposition to Him?” It was an excellent inquiry provoked by something I said in a sermon. And… Continue Reading
Different By Design Hello Church Family, I’m so looking forward to worshiping with you on Sunday. We’re going to sing Your Grace Finds Me, Sweetly Broken, and It is Well with My Soul (among other songs); and then, from Paul’s first letter to Timothy, we’re going to continue our discussion on how women and men… Continue Reading
Couldn’t Hear Nobody Pray Dear Church Family, I hope you’ve been able to find encouragement in the Lord this week. As many of you know from sermon illustrations I’ve given in the past, I grew up listening to a lot of gospel music. While my contemporaries in the Christian community were blasting 80s icon, Sandi… Continue Reading