What’s So Great About Being a Pastor? Hello Church Family, I want you to know that I’ve been very specific in my prayers for you this week: I have repeatedly asked God to give you great joy in Him, the kind of “fullness of life” that Jesus says He came to make possible (John 10:10).… Continue Reading
This week, Pastor John hands over the TAGD keyboard to Pastor Brent Whitefield, Northpoint’s Pastor of Missions and Outreach. Missions and Outreach Update The next two months promise to be exciting and productive ones for our mission and outreach efforts here at Northpoint. I thought that this would be a good time to give you an update, so that you can pray more specifically and… Continue Reading
1.15.2015 Does God Really Love Everyone? It’s becoming increasingly common for people to ask me, “Does God really loveeveryone?” How can it be possible, it’s argued, for God to love an unrepentant and murderous criminal like Hitler or Jeffrey Dahmer? After all, some ask rhetorically, isn’t there even a verse in the Bible somewhere that… Continue Reading
Hello Church Family, I hope you’ve had a fruitful week. Did any of you resolve this New Year to laugh a little more? The Bible says that one of God’s gracious blessings is laughter. To a large crowd of troubled people, many dealing with debilitating spiritual and physical ailments, Jesus says in Luke 6:21: “Blessed… Continue Reading
This week, Pastor John hands over the TAGD keyboard to Marti Wiegman, Northpoint’s Director of Women’s Ministries. Good News for the New Year Hello Church Family, What is on your heart as you begin the new year: “I’m going to really, really try to be a better________________” or “Thank God for His great love for me”? As I write this message, on the coffee… Continue Reading
Merry Christmas Hello Church Family, Merry Christmas! On behalf of my fellow pastors and elders, I want to let you know how much of a privilege and honor it is to lead and serve such an amazing body of believers. In the words of the Apostle Paul, “We give thanks to God always for all… Continue Reading
Working It Out Dear Church Family, At the time of this writing, we’re exactly one week from Christmas! I hope that you have plans to relax and enjoy some unhurried time with friends and family. For most of us, our work dominates our thoughts and time each day; it is our most pressing and weightiest… Continue Reading
Making Hay While the Sun’s Out Hello Church Family, The month of December is flying by, isn’t it? I hope your holiday season is going well. I want you to know that I’ve been praying for you this week, that God would increase your joy in Him and give you peace amid the busyness of… Continue Reading
This week, Pastor John hands over the TAGD keyboard to Pastor Brent Whitefield, Northpoint’s Pastor of Missions and Outreach. Why We Baptize At the end of our worship services this weekend, we will witness several believers receiving baptism. I hope that all of you will make it a point to be there for this. Baptisms are among the most exciting things that we do here at… Continue Reading
Happy Thanksgiving, Church Family! In 1994, sixth months into our first year of marriage, Jenine and I decided to drive home (from Charlotte, NC to Northwest IN) to join the rest of our family for Thanksgiving. Because most of the world’s population was apparently hitting the road on the evening before Thanksgiving, Jenine and I… Continue Reading