Author Archives: Pastor Mike

40 Days of Prayer Begins January 1

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Join our church family and the entire Alliance family as we bring our hearts and hands together for 40 days of prayer focus beginning January 1, 2023. This is a special time of prayer and seeking God for our church and for the entire Christian and Missionary Alliance movement to which we belong.

Each day will offer a devotional reflection and prayer points authored by an Alliance leader or author. Each week during the 40 day prayer emphasis will have its own theme, based on the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6. Pastor Mike will also be preaching on each theme during the Sunday morning worship services.

Here are the six weekly themes:

Week 1 (Jan. 1): Prayer as Worship – Week 1 Daily Devotionals

Week 2 (Jan. 8): Prayer as Kingdom Partnership

Week 3 (Jan. 16): Prayer as Petition

Week 4 (Jan. 22): Prayer as Confession

Week 5 (Jan. 29): Prayer as Spiritual Warfare

Week 6 (Feb. 5): Prayer as an Expression of Hope

Sign up by clicking the box below to receive each week’s daily prayer guide delivered directly to your inbox.

Register Here for 40 Days of Prayer

There will also be weekly Prayer Encounters with people all across the Alliance, every Tuesday evening at 8:00 pm.

Register Here for the Weekly Prayer Encounters

Our church, our people, our community, our nation, and our world desperately need the hand of God right now. Please make this season of prayer a priority. Use the devotionals, and spend time every day in prayer. May God move among us as we do.

Here is a VIDEO from Dr. John Stumbo

Christmas Eve Carols & Candles

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Begin your Christmas celebrations in worship and join us at CrossPoint for our Carols & Candles Christmas Eve service this Saturday, December 24, at 6 pm. This special service includes beautiful music, Christmas reflections, a children’s story, and candlelight singing of Silent Night.

 

You are also invited to our CrossPoint Family Christmas this Sunday, December 25. Bring your family and join us for this unique service as we share with one another our favorite Christmas gifts and memories, sing songs, and enjoy cookies, hot chocolate and coffee while all gathered around a fireplace in the sanctuary. Service begins at 10:30 am at CrossPoint and online.

We meet for worship every Sunday morning at 10:30 at 4212 Onondaga. You can also join online at our Facebook page (facebook.com/toledocrosspoint).

 

Proverbs – The Way of Wisdom

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This Sunday (September 25) we continue our new series on the Book of Proverbs. Join us for worship as we praise God together and learn about the Wisdom of God through the Book of Proverbs. Worship begins at 10:30 am. Hope to see you at CrossPoint!

KIDSPOINT – age 3 – grade 6:
Your children will grow in trust and faith as they interact each week with a variety of Bible lessons that your children will come to love. Join us each week as they learn about the love and faithfulness of Jesus. Bring your children and join us for worship at CrossPoint each Sunday. You’ll find a home for everyone!

Proverbs – The Way of Wisdom
There is so much wise advice from God through Solomon in the 31 chapters of the Book of Proverbs!

We will see that the wisdom of God requires us to make certain choices, and these choices are described and explained through a series of interesting characters and concepts in the Book of Proverbs. We will meet the Wise, the Fool, the Sluggard, Lady Wisdom, the Harlot, the Simple,  and more.

You can prepare for the series by reading Proverbs 1-9, and by reading a chapter of Proverbs every day, corresponding to the calendar date. For example, read Proverbs 25 on September 25.

We meet for worship every Sunday morning at 10:30 at 4212 Onondaga Ave. You can also join online at our Facebook page (facebook.com/toledocrosspoint). Past messages can be found there also.

Proverbs – The Way of Wisdom

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This Sunday (September 18) we begin our new series on the Book of Proverbs. Join us for worship as we praise God together and learn about the Wisdom of God through the Book of Proverbs. Worship begins at 10:30 am. Hope to see you at CrossPoint!

KIDSPOINT – age 3 – grade 6:
Your children will grow in trust and faith as they interact each week with a variety of Bible lessons that your children will come to love. Join us each week as they learn about the love and faithfulness of Jesus. Bring your children and join us for worship at CrossPoint each Sunday. You’ll find a home for everyone!

Proverbs – The Way of Wisdom
There is so much wise advice from God through Solomon in the 31 chapters of the Book of Proverbs!

We will see that the wisdom of God requires us to make certain choices, and these choices are described and explained through a series of interesting characters and concepts in the Book of Proverbs. We will meet the Wise, the Fool, the Sluggard, Lady Wisdom, the Harlot, the Simple,  and more.

You can prepare for the series by reading Proverbs 1:1-7, and by reading a chapter of Proverbs every day, corresponding to the calendar date. For example, read Proverbs 18 on September 18.

 

We meet for worship every Sunday morning at 10:30 at 4212 Onondaga Ave. You can also join online at our Facebook page (facebook.com/toledocrosspoint). Past messages can be found there also.

Trees of Life

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Join us this Sunday, August 7, 2022 as we continue our new series titled, Trees of Life. Worship begins at 10:30 am. Hope to see you at CrossPoint!

KIDSPOINT – age 3 – grade 6:
Your children will grow in trust and faith as they interact each week with a variety of Bible lessons that your children will come to love. Join us each week as they learn about the love and faithfulness of Jesus. Bring your children and join us for worship at CrossPoint each Sunday. You’ll find a home for everyone!

Trees of Life

After God and humans, trees are the most-mentioned living thing in the Bible. God has much to teach us through trees, which we’ll be learning in the coming weeks.

God is the Master Creator, and His Creation is filled with beauty and wonder. It is easy to take the beauty of creation for granted. That’s why it is useful and rewarding to notice the wonders of nature around us, and in the Bible.

During this series, if you see something in God’s Creation that thrills you or inspires you, take a photo of it, and email it to Pastor Mike at mdelong@icrosspoint.com. It can be related to trees of course, or anything else in nature. If you want, you can include any comments you have about the photo. Then, every Sunday during our series, we will show some of them during the message.

So start noticing Creation’s beauty around you, and send your photos in!

Trees of Life Reading – Download PDF Here – Download JPG Here

We meet for worship every Sunday morning at 10:30 at 4212 Onondaga Ave. You can also join online at our Facebook page (facebook.com/toledocrosspoint). Past messages can be found there also.

RESURRECTION SUNDAY!

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RESURRECTION SUNDAY
What if?
 
“But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Corinthians 15:57)
 
Today’s Scripture reading is 1 Corinthians 15:12-58
 
Easter Sunday! Christ is risen! Join us this morning at 10:30 am for our Resurrection Sunday Celebration!
 
But, what if they found the corpse of Christ in the tomb? God forbid! But, what if? Paul lays out the unimaginable answer in 1 Corinthians 15:13-14. Our faith would be futile. There would be no point in any of our teaching. It would all be a lie. If Christ is dead, our loved ones remain in the grave. We would be wasting our time and our life for nothing. We would be just wandering around in the dark, hanging onto a few words of inspiration for a few short years.
 
Now, are you ready for Paul’s answer? “But in fact, CHRIST HAS BEEN RAISED FROM THE DEAD!” (1 Corinthians 15:20). What glorious words! Our faith is not empty. It is all true. Those who are in Christ by faith will never die. The curtain is torn! Nothing separates us from eternal life with God! Jesus is risen! Today, on this glorious Easter Sunday, take some time to praise your risen Savior!
 
Prayer: “Jesus, torn from the Father, now forever reunited at the throne, I praise and thank you for the courage you give me today and in my life…”
 
We hope you have enjoyed and benefited from this Lenten Series, “Torn.” If so, let us know by emailing us at office@icrosspoint.com.