I have no idea why God’s way works, but I know it does. So what next? Live for Christ! God saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began – 1… Continue Reading
1 Corinthians 6:15-18 “Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never! Or do you not know that he who is joined to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, ‘The two… Continue Reading
This week’s passage is about discipline in the family of God – church discipline. But what this passage is really about is helping a member of the family who has strayed from God to find their way home. When someone is caught in sin and refuses to repent, the way home is very, very hard… Continue Reading
1 Corinthians 4:14-16: I am not writing to embarrass you. I want to help you, just as parents help their own dear children. Ten thousand people may teach you about Christ, but I am your only father. You became my children when I told you about Christ Jesus. I urge you, then, be imitators of… Continue Reading
And they told Mordecai what Esther had said. Then Mordecai told them to reply to Esther, “Do not think to yourself that in the king’s palace you will escape any more than all the other Jews. For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place,… Continue Reading
Man puffs himself up and shouts, “Notice me!”, while Christ empties Himself and responds, “Notice Me!” The gospel of God’s grace leaves no room for personal. God is not impressed with our looks, our social position, our achievements, our natural heritage, or our financial status. But I love to look at the opposite truth: God… Continue Reading
The 15th Annual Walk for Life is THIS Saturday, October 5! Join us as we walk to raise awareness and funds for the important life-giving work of Corona Life Services, an organization we at Northpoint have strongly supported over the years. Encourage your friends to join you (and us) as we walk! Corona City Park,… Continue Reading
The great people of prayer – Moses, Jeremiah, Paul, and a nameless Gentile mother from the region of Tyre and Sidon – insist that prayer is a dialogue with a personal God, even at times a struggle and a wrestling. In fact, it was this anonymous mom whom Jesus singled out as an exemplar of… Continue Reading
I used to attend a mega-church. There were 7 campuses with over 50 venues (now there are 14 campuses with over 100 venues). The pastor was well educated, had more theological background than I knew possible, and was published. The outreach there, both community and global, was astounding! The Gospel was preached loud and clear,… Continue Reading
Read Luke 4:31-44. Here we see parts of the beginning of Jesus’ ministry. Just verses before He had been run out of His hometown, as they became angry at His declared ministry. Now we see Him healing a man who had been taken over by an unclean demon, and then heading straight to Simon Peter’s… Continue Reading