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Jesus says in John 4:23-24, “But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit an... Keep Reading

This week we wrap up our preaching series on Ephesians called "Who Do You Think You Are?" with the spectacular passage in Ephesians 6 that emphasizes one final element of our identity in Christ: victory. Its always easy to think militaristically with language like t... Keep Reading

I loved this scripture saturated blog post this week by Kristen Gilles and can't help but repost it for you all this week. Enjoy :: "The Psalmist David realized that God’s unfailing love for him was the key that unlocks the door for sinners to enter and worsh... Keep Reading

5 PRIORITIES IN GATHERED WORSHIP ::  There are a number of elements I love about our Sunday gatherings. I look forward each week to seeing my friends, singing with the worship team, hearing good preaching, meeting new people, etc. These are all great. But it c... Keep Reading

IT'S THE GOSPEL THAT UNITES US ::  A common way to describe a church is to describe it by it’s “style.” Imagine your friend attends a new church this weekend and was pleased with their experience. “What’s this church like?”... Keep Reading

WORD-CENTERED WORSHIP Earlier this week I read a helpful chapter from Bob Kauflin's book "Worship Matters" that addressed the concept of Word-centered worship. This is the idea that God's word (the Bible) should inform, instruct, and fuel our worship - both private... Keep Reading

Its amazing to think that we are new creations in Christ. The old self is shed in favor of clothes of holiness and glory given to us because of what Jesus accomplished. Pastor Jamie gave a quote from Kent Hughes this Sunday that was helpful in understanding our role... Keep Reading

This past weekend was an amazing Easter celebration of Christ's resurrection from the dead and his defeat of the grave. If you were unable to join, we are sorry you missed it. We held our highest ever attended service (as well as our Sunday night service) and baptis... Keep Reading

The word "crucial" is fairly common in our language. It means: "Decisive or critical. Of great importance." What might be less common is the knowledge that this word is derived from the latin word "crux" meaning "cross." So, originally, the word "crucial" literally ... Keep Reading

  I found this thought from Harold Best helpful this week in planning the weekly worship services. Rather than use this space with my own words, I'll yield to Best who gives us a good picture of what we are doing when we gather on Sundays. “Once we unde... Keep Reading

This is a big week at CrossPointe Winter Park. On Sunday March 10th we launch our second service - an evening service held at 5:30pm at Winter Park Christian Church across the street from the Y. This will be in addition to the 10am Sunday morning service held at the... Keep Reading

Similar to the structure of Ephesians 2:1-10, the latter half of the chapter (vv. 11-22) also contrasts our new identity in Christ with our old identity in sin. Last week Pastor Jamie spoke of the importance of the words "But God..." in Eph. 2:4. These words seperat... Keep Reading

Week four of our Ephesians series kicks off this Sunday with "I Am Saved!" In looking at Ephesians 2:1-10 this week, we find the contrast of hopelessness and helplessness without Christ (Eph. 2:1-3), and hope in Christ (Eph. 2:4-10). Sadly, many Americans believe th... Keep Reading

For the Christian, vision is a true awareness of Christ in all of his fullness and enabling power. In Ephesians 1:15-23, the apostle Paul tells us that he is thankful for us and prays on our behalf that we would "have the eyes of our hearts enlightened" to Christ an... Keep Reading

Who do you think you are? The subject of this sentence is "you." It seems to follow that to find the answer, we must look closer at the subject - yourself. This is often the starting place for many individuals seeking to bring clarity to their philosophical question... Keep Reading

This week CrossPointe starts a new series called "Who Do You Think You Are?" on the book of Ephesians. The series derives it's name from the theme of "identity" found woven throughout the book. God's rich mercy in Christ has saved sinners; this free gift is given to... Keep Reading

 THEOLOGY OF SONG :: Solid Rock My favorite hymn of all time is "The Solid Rock." It's blend of beautiful melody and confessional truth have always spoken to me from a young age. Much like last week, we will focus on this particular song in this week's post an... Keep Reading

THEOLOGY OF SONG :: Hallelujah, What A Savior The song "Hallelujah, What a Savior" is a modern adaptation of the 1875 hymn called "Man of Sorrows, What a Name" also sometimes called "Hallelujah, What a Savior." I love this song and it ties so beautifully to many of... Keep Reading

The new year has begun, and with it begins a host of new things God will do in and through our church in the community of Winter Park. I can't tell you how excited we are about where He will lead us in 2013. What better way to begin the year than to consistently gat... Keep Reading

 In Nehemiah 6, the construction of the new wall surrounding Jerusalem is finished. After a period of repentance, worship and remembrance it is finally time to dedicate the wall and celebrate. In Neh. 12:43 says, “And they offered great sacrifices that... Keep Reading

LONGING FOR RETURN FROM EXILE "O come, O Come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel that mourns in lonely exile." Israel's history is not one of good times fondly remembered. When God called Abraham to be the father of a chosen people, set apart for the worship and... Keep Reading

In last week's post we saw that Advent is an annual season of patient waiting, hopeful expectation, soul-searching, and joyful worship marked by many churches, Christian families, and individual followers of Jesus across the world. TELLING GOD'S STORY* Advent seas... Keep Reading

"The Gospel" literally means "good news" or "good tidings." So when we speak of the gospel of Jesus Christ, we speak of his coming to earth, his life, his death, and his resurrection that redeems us from the power of sin and death. When Jesus was born, a multitude o... Keep Reading

This week we study Nehemiah 9:1-37. Israel has encountered the law of God. We saw last week that this leads them to an immense brokenness over their sin and an immense joy in the goodness and faithfulness of God. This results in acts of authentic worship and ob... Keep Reading

Understanding can be elusive. Whether it is calculus, aerodynamics, literature or art, we must work at connecting the dots to bring comprehensive understanding to our minds. Many times understanding does not come easy, being prohibited by barriers such as laziness, ... Keep Reading

You are a worshiper. Regardless of background, or religion, or non-religion, or system of belief; you worship and were created doing so. All people, everywhere, go about their worship to a particular chosen or choosing god whether they realize it or not. It is a cen... Keep Reading

All to often, we have a view of God that diminishes his power, diminishes his work in and through our lives and diminishes the cross. It is common to approach God when we are fearful or discouraged discouraged but not to recognize his great sustaining... Keep Reading

As a christian, you've been given a great work to accomplish: be a disciple and make disciples or, in other words, follow Jesus and help others follow Jesus. The question is, "How are you going to accomplish this work?" Nehemiah was given a great work to accomplish ... Keep Reading

At CrossPointe you will often hear the language of worshiping with your "time, talent and treasure." We work at cultivating an environment where people are encouraged to worship God with these things in all of life. Gathering on Sunday mornings is a unique way in wh... Keep Reading

Like most good things, vision has its price. Nehemiah and the Israelites experienced the price of moving forward with Nehemiah's God given vision to restore the walls of Jerusalem as we see in Nehemiah 4. To work on the wall came with a cost. In a largely agricultur... Keep Reading

Our study of Nehemiah continues this week as we open to Nehemiah 4:1-14. As Nehemiah continues forward with his God given vision for Jerusalem, he and God's people are met with resistance from those on the outside. Mockery and threat of attack continually push Israe... Keep Reading

Each week we gather to celebrate, to worship and to sing of the character and deeds of our great God as a congregation. This celebration is primarily focused on his Son, Jesus Christ. In him we find the fullness of Gods love, grace and mercy given to those who trust... Keep Reading

One of the greatest privileges of gathering together on a Sunday morning is singing the truths of God's works and God's character together; to join voices as one declaring his praise from our hearts and through our songs. Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Last weekend we began the new Nehemiah sermon series! In this series we will see how God's design for the church goes beyond ourselves and is meant for the good of the City, the Nations and the Generations. We are especially excited about diving into thi... Keep Reading

Hello Church! This weekend we kickoff the new Nehemiah sermon series! In this series we will see how God's design for the church goes beyond ourselves and is meant for the good of the City, the Nations and the Generations. We are especially excited about diving into t... Keep Reading

Hi All! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a song, y... Keep Reading

Hi All! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a song, y... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hi All! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a song, y... Keep Reading

Hi All! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a song, y... Keep Reading

Hi All! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a song, y... Keep Reading

Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a song, you may e... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hi All, This Sunday we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ! As this Easter Sunday approaches, our prayer is that we would live fully in the new life that has been given to us through Christ. It is the good news of the gospel that brings us life each day! ... Keep Reading

CrossPointe Winter Park will be hosting a Good Friday Service (4/6) at 6:30pm at the building of Winter Park Christian Church in Winter Park. At this special service we will be remembering the broken body and shed blood of Jesus Christ on the cross on our behalf. Join... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below, including the new song we will be singing "One Thing Remains."  "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or dang... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hello Church! This week we celebrate the second Sunday of advent and the lighting of the second candle as we close in on Christmas. Pray and prepare your heart to engage fully in our worship service. Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage yo... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hey All! Pleased to say that our weekly worship music will be posted on this blog again each week.  Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. ... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hi All! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a song, y... Keep Reading

Hi All! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a song, y... Keep Reading

Hi All! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a song, y... Keep Reading

Hi All! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a song, y... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Last week we celebrated Easter - the day of the resurrection of Jesus Christ! However, the truth of the resurrection is not something that we neglect for all but one weekend each year. The risen Lord is alive and reigning this week just as he was last we... Keep Reading

Hello Everyone! This Sunday we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ! As this Easter Sunday approaches, let’s stir up our thankfulness and joy and admiration and amazement at what the resurrection of Jesus means for us. The curse of our fallen nature is th... Keep Reading

Hi All! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a song, y... Keep Reading

Hi All! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a song, y... Keep Reading

Hi All! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a song, y... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hello Church. This week we celebrate the fourth Sunday of the Advent season. As tradition, we will light the fourth of the 5 candles; the "Angels Candle." As we do so, we will read Luke 2:8-14 together: And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, k... Keep Reading

Hello Church. This week we celebrate the second Sunday of the Advent season.  As tradition, we will light the second of the 5 candles; the "Bethlehem Candle." As we do so, we will look back at the Old Testament prophecy that tells of Christ being born in Bethlehe... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hello Church! Audio links for this Sunday's music are posted below. I encourage you to become familiar with these songs each week so that you can fully participate in worship. The music won't sound exactly like this, but this will give you a good idea. If you like a s... Keep Reading

Hey Everyone, Welcome to the new blog page. I will now be posting weekly worship music on the church website. This week we will start a new series on Colossians entitled "Rooted." In Colossians we will look into the person of Jesus Christ; who he is and he means to us... Keep Reading