Meetings with Hotdogs Dear Church Family, Our semi-annual Congregational Meeting is only about three weeks away. What? You don’t seem terribly excited. I get it. Congregational meetings are not typically the stuff of life-altering discussions and riveting gospel-exchanges. But they do provide a great opportunity to hear about (and praise God for) what He is… Continue Reading
Sermon Notes Deadly Rituals Hosea 9-10 Pastor John Sloan Introduction: To those who reject His grace and spurn His authority, God ultimately brings judgment. To nations that ignore His precepts and flaunt His moral law, God promises His reproach. But amid warnings of impending doom, He whispers softly, “Repent; turn to me and live; I… Continue Reading
For Freedom Set Free Hello Church Family, I hope you’re planning on enjoying some extended time with friends and family over the next few days. My calendar is already full! After all, this weekend we celebrate the independence that we gained as a country some 239 years ago—all the benefits that come with being a… Continue Reading
This week, Pastor John hands over the TAGD keyboard to Dave Dussault, a leader in Northpoint’s prayer ministry and former elder in the church. Prayer for Our Nation Dear Church Family, Independence Day is approaching. At a time when the news fills with reports of men and women openly rejecting God’s holy standards, Christians can… Continue Reading
She’s Still Beautiful Dear Church Family, I hope you’re experiencing the joy of the Lord today. My prayer for you this week has been that God would give you the grace to rest completely in Christ and His finished work on the cross. Several years ago, my family and I took a vacation to Myrtle… Continue Reading
As was announced last Sunday, Northpoint is excited to be helping support the planting of a new church in Africa! The church will be called Gaborone Chapel, and is located in Gaborone, the capital city of Botswana. Here’s how you can help: we’re asking for 80 families to commit to giving $5.00 each week for… Continue Reading
6.7.2014 Download PDF Sermon Notes So Close, Yet So Far Away Hosea 6 Pastor John Sloan Introduction: An expedient religiosity. That’s nothing more than a fancy way of describing what some would call a “foxhole religion.” It works like this: when things are going horribly, we feel the pressure of the world creeping in, and… Continue Reading
6.11.2015 This week, Pastor John hands over the TAGD keyboard to Pastor Brent Whitefield, Northpoint’s Pastor of Missions and Outreach. Making Disciples by Planting Churches The stated mission of our church is a summary of the Great Commission: to make disciples who make disciples. There are many strategies for making disciples, but only one has… Continue Reading
We are again updating the roster of Northpoint’s active duty (home and abroad) military men and women so that we can distribute their prayer needs to the various Northpoint prayer groups, and so that we can update (add to, or delete) their photos in the Heritage Patio Military Display Case. If you would like to… Continue Reading
6.4.2015 Bruce Jenner and the Nature of Love Dear Church Family, What a rapidly changing culture we live in. On Monday of this week, former Olympic gold medalist Bruce Jenner announced to the world that he was now “Caitlyn” and should be referred to as such. In a few subsequent hours, Caitlyn’s new twitter account… Continue Reading