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Crosspoint...a place to find and fully enjoy life in Jesus
Crosspoint’s MISSION
Crosspoint Community
Church exists to please God by helping individuals and families find
Jesus and fully enjoy life in Him through:
Life-giving relationships
The new life that God desires people to enjoy is found through
relationship with his Son, Jesus Christ. Jesus himself said he came to
give abundant life to all who would trust and follow him (John 10:10).
It is in redeemed relationship with Jesus and connection with his
church that life now and for all eternity will truly be enjoyed as God
intends.
God’s plan for gathering people far from him and bringing them into
redeemed relationship with his Son, Jesus Christ, most often involves
one person living in relationship with another person and sharing his
or her faith in Jesus. At Crosspoint, God gives us relationships with
people who do not believe and also with followers of Jesus Christ.
Together we are helping each other “find and fully enjoy life in Him”.
Life-changing community
God wants people to enjoy real community with him and each other.
Since the beginning of the church, [small] groups of Christ-followers
have worked together, learned together, supported and encouraged each
other, cared for and prayed with one another.
Crosspoint strives to be a church [of small groups] where each person
is provided an opportunity to be a part of a nurturing smaller group
where loving relationships and growing devotion to Christ flourish. It
is in the safety of community that the Holy Spirit performs some of
his best work – the life-changes necessary to transform people into
the likeness of Christ.
Life-celebrating worship
New life in Jesus Christ is to be celebrated in worship of the one
true God who makes and saves people. Only God is worthy of all our
praise and when we obediently and genuinely worship him, God meets
with us. We celebrate him and he meets with us.
Along with the music we use in worship, Crosspoint seeks to include a
variety of artistic disciplines and teaching techniques to communicate
biblical truth in a way that persuades seekers to receive the message
of the gospel and encourages Christ-followers to live in greater
obedience to God. We believe it is both necessary and possible to be
culturally sensitive in our approach and to be anchored and controlled
with integrity to scripture. We will seek to communicate the relevance
of the gospel without diluting its content or using methods that do
not honor God’s truth.
Life-satisfying service
God gifts all the members of Crosspoint for ministry. Some are
gifted to serve Christ and others in their local community and some
are called to serve in far away places. It is the privilege and
responsibility of the church and its leaders to help each member to
identify his or her spiritual gifts and then to provide opportunities
and encouragement to be trained and to use those gifts for the glory
of God and benefit of others. When God’s gifts are used for God’s
purposes, followers experience the joyful, fulfilling satisfaction
that comes with lives yielded to God.
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The Bible
We believe the Bible is
God’s word, fully inspired and without error in the original
manuscripts, written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and
that it has supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct. In
it, God reveals Himself; renews our understanding of the world and
ourselves; and directs us in all our relationships and activities. 2
Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20-21; Mark 13:31; John 8:31, 32; John 20:31;
Acts 20:32
The
Trinity
We believe there is one
living and true God, eternally existing in three persons, that these
are equal in every divine perfection, and that they carry out distinct
but harmonious offices in the work of creation, providence, and
redemption. Genesis 1:1,26; John 1:1,3; Matthew 28:19; John 4:24;
Romans 1:19,20; Ephesians 4:5, 6
God the
Father
We believe in God the
Father, an infinite, personal spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom,
power, and love. We believe He concerns Himself mercifully in the
affairs of humans, that He hears and answers prayer, and that He saves
from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus. Luke 10:21,22;
Matthew 23:9; John 3:16; 6:27; Romans 1:7; 1 Timothy 1:1,2; 2:5, 6; 1
Peter 1:3; Revelation 1:6
Jesus
Christ
We believe in Jesus Christ,
God’s one and only Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit. We believe in
His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles, and teachings. We believe in
His substitutionary atoning death for our sins, bodily resurrection,
ascension into heaven, continuing intercession for His people and
personal visible return. Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 1:26-38; John 1:1;
20:28; Romans 9:5; 8:46; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Peter 2:21-23; John
20:30, 31; Matthew 20:28; Ephesians 1:4; Acts 1:11; Romans 5:6-8; 6:9,
10; Hebrews 9:28; 1 Timothy 3:16
The Holy
Spirit
We believe in the Holy
Spirit who came from the Father and Son to create faith, cleanse and
renew hearts, and build a community of love and holiness for all who
believe in Jesus Christ. We believe the Holy Spirit indwells every
believer in Jesus, and that He is an abiding helper, teacher, and
guide. John 14:16, 17, 26; John 16:9-14; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians
3:16; 6:19; Galatians 5:22-26
Creation
The world belongs to God,
who created it and sustains it by His providence. Creation is the
theatre of God’s glory, displaying His power and majesty. God calls us
to discover creation’s resources, to receive these gifts with
thanksgiving and delight, and to use them wisely as stewards and
caretakers who are responsible to God and to our neighbor. We are
created by God in His image and now represent Him on earth. Genesis
1:1; Deuteronomy 10:12-14; Isaiah 40; Psalm 139; Romans 1:20; 2
Corinthians 5:20
Fall
The fall is about sin
entering the world and disrupting the natural order of things
(creation). All of creation has been adversely affected by it and is
distorted, corrupted or perverted in one way or another. When our
first parents disobeyed God and sought happiness in the lie of Satan,
they brought judgment upon themselves, their posterity and creation.
Brokenness, disease, hate, arrogance, alienation, abuse of creation,
and ultimately death are some of the fruits of sin in our world.
Genesis 1:3-19; Romans 8:22; Romans 6:23; 5:12; Galatians 5:19-21
Redemption
Life is about returning to
our original state of being. It is a journey back home if you will.
The supremacy of Jesus is our only hope in finding our way back home.
He is our only solution to the problem of sin. Through His death and
resurrection, Jesus triumphed over sin and death. He promises to
rescue, renew and bring peace to all that have a living faith in Him.
Colossians 1:12-20; 1 Corinthians 15:3, 4, 57; Ephesians 1:7; Psalm
49:7
The Church
We believe in the universal
church, a living spiritual body of which Jesus is the head and all
believers are members. We believe in the local church, consisting of
believers who meet together regularly in small groups and corporately
in worship celebration services. We believe the church is the hope of
the world and that God has given the church the privilege of living
the gospel of Jesus to all peoples. Ephesians 2:19-22; Acts 1:8;
Ephesians 5:19-21; Acts 2:42; Hebrews 10:23-25
Christian
Conduct
We believe that a Christian
should live for the glory of God and the well being of others. That
their conduct should be blameless before the world; that they should
be faithful stewards of His possessions; and that they should seek in
themselves and others a deepening of their vital union with Jesus to
full maturity. 1Corinthians 10:31; Romans 12:1-3; Hebrews 12:1,2; John
14:15, 23, 24; 1 John 2:3-6; 2 Corinthians 9:6-9; 1 Corinthians 4:2;
Colossians 1:9, 10
Last
Things
We believe in the personal
and visible return of the Jesus to earth and the establishment of His
Kingdom. We believe in the resurrection of the body, the final
judgment, the renewal of creation, the eternal joy of the righteous,
and the endless suffering of the wicked. Matthew 16:27; Mark 14:62;
John 14:3; Acts 1:11; Philippians 3:20; 1 Thessalonians 4:15; 2
Timothy 4:1; Titus 2:13; 1 Corinthians 4:5, 15; 2 Thessalonians
1:7-10; Revelation 20:4-6, 11-15
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