By Dave Dussault Northpoint Prayer Ministry I can still hear my sister’s voice in the dark bedroom we shared in our house on 107th Street. “I can’t wait for Christmas! Can you?” Every year, every child’s heart echoes the same longing. An inner yearning draws us toward the Big Day. We “can’t wait,” but somehow we must. Time stands… Continue Reading
God is My Hero By Holli Worthington Northpoint Women’s Ministries “In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron. And her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the… Continue Reading
This article originally appeared on The Gospel Coalition website and is reposted by permission from the author. 3 Ways to Help Outsiders Feel Welcome in Your Church By Ronnie Martin Honestly, this shouldn’t be so hard. But for a good majority of “unchurched” or “outsiders” coming through our church doors, we often make it real hard. Their status as “clearly… Continue Reading
The Difference Hope Makes By Dave Dussault And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw… Continue Reading
11.29.2018 Unwrapping God’s Perfect Gift From Dave Dussault Thanks be to God for His inexpressible Gift. – 2 Corinthians 9:15 The entire Bible tells us about who God is and His plan to redeem our lost world. He accomplished that plan through Jesus—God’s only Son, wrapped in flesh. Jesus is the greatest gift there ever was, sent directly from God.… Continue Reading
11.23.2018 Something to Thank About From Dave Dussault Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble … He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and burst their bonds apart. Let them thank… Continue Reading
11.15.2018 “We Are Responding” From the EFCA In what has amounted to the deadliest wildfire in California history, 90 percent of Paradise, California, has been destroyed. More than 7,600 single-family homes and 260 commercial structures burnt to the ground. Forty-eight lives lost and hundreds more missing. The following is an excerpt from a blog post… Continue Reading
Building a Legacy That Lasts By Pastor Taylor Mendoza Hello Church Family, A leadership guru, John Maxwell, once said that good leadership is influence, but great leadership is determined by the leader’s legacy. Legacy is what a leader leaves behind after he is gone. Legacy is the real proof test of whether or not that leader… Continue Reading
By Rich Simpson Hello Church Family, This last summer I earned my Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership from Pepperdine University by completing research on the theory of transformational learning. My study involved interviews with small group participants at Northpoint Church. Knowing the robustness of Northpoint Church’s small group adult ministries that includes Sunday… Continue Reading
10.25.2018 Worship: Our Response to What God Has Done Hello Church Family, Easter is one of the biggest holidays in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church—it is a busy day full of rituals and ceremonies. On Easter, believers go to church and perform different kinds of spiritual activities—all under the guidance of the chief priest. At the… Continue Reading