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Reflecting God’s Glory – 2 Cor. 3:18

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Sunday, February 15, 2009

Sunday’s message by Steve Pennington

We often feel unqualified to be an ambassador of Christ or to share, with words to others, the hope we have in Christ. The Holy Spirit, however, works through us to reflect the glory of God. When Moses met God to bring the ten commandments to the people, his face reflected the glory of God from being in His presence.  This reflected glory was so amazing the people were frightened at first but it also lent credibility to his words.  The reflected Glory, however, began to fade as time passed between times he met face to face with God.  Moses put a veil over his face to hide the fact that this reflected glory would fade over time.

Paul teaches us that when we have a relationship with Christ and follow the leading of the Holy Spirit in our lives that our faces are “unveiled” and we are “being transformed” so that our “faces reflect the Lord’s Glory”.  This reflected glory will not fade as it did with Moses but will increase with our Spirit led walk.  See 2 Cor. 3:18.

Whatever measure of  “light” we have reflected in our faces can pierce the darkness. With this increasing glory reflected in our faces we can each go light the world.

Men’s Conference, March 13-14, 2009

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Announcing: “Fearless” Men’s Conferencefearlessmensconference_3001

The Great Lakes District of the C&MA is sponsoring a two-day men’s conference to be held at Westgate Chapel on Friday-Saturday, March 13-14, 2009.

The cost is $50.

Guest speakers include Jeff Brown, our District Superintendent, and Bill Faye, author of Sharing Your Faith Without Fear.

Friday night, 7:30 – 10:30 pm

Guest speaker: Bill Faye
Challenge course
Snacks provided

Saturday, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm

Breakfast provided
Guest speaker: Bill Faye
Lunch provided
Breakout sessions
Snacks provided

For more information and a registration form, contact the church office.

Micah 6:8 – Do, Love, Walk

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Sunday, February 8, 2009

Sometimes we get a little unbalanced in our approach to doing things for God.  Some people want to DO, DO, DO – to try to earn God’s approval.  They think if they do enough good things, it will get them into heaven and please God.  Other people think they don’t really need to DO anything, but just BE the right person, and have the right attitudes.  As in many areas, the Bible teaches us that we need to be balanced.

The prophet Micah had something to say about this is Micah 6:6-8.  The great statement in verse 8 is the epitome of balance: No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. (Micah 6:8, NLT)

We are to:

  1. Do what is right
  2. Love mercy
  3. Walk humbly with God

Yes, we need to be concerned with doing what is right and just.  This is part of the kingdom of God, as Jesus both taught us and showed us.  But we also need to have an attitude of love and mercy in everything we do.  Our attitude is just as important as our actions.  And on top of all this, God cares about our relationship with him.  He wants us to walk with him and have our hearts align with his.

CrossPoint’s mission statement matches this verse very well: Transforming lives by loving God, loving others, and serving the world. Loving God concerns our walk with the Lord.  Loving others is part of showing mercy and love.  Serving the world is the way we try to do what is right.

We have a lot of events in store for this year – many ways in which we are going to love and serve.  This year’s motto is going to be CrossPoint Cares.  Let’s make sure we do everything with a humble attitude of love, mercy, care, and service.

Pastor Mike