Today our topic is the Holy Spirit.  Currently our small group is studying Jim Cymbala’s video series, “When God’s Spirit Moves,” so I’ll try not to be too repetitive but I do think it appropriate to establish that LifePoint is a church which believes in the presence, ministry and ongoing involvement of the Holy Spirit.

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We continue, today, with a series of sermons which are intended to acquaint you with the nature and ministry of LifePoint Church.  Last week we examined relationships as the fundamental context in which a church functions.  Today we will look at Jesus Christ as the bedrock upon which the church stands. Matthew 7:24-27 (TNIV) 24

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What happens when you start to wonder if your picture of God is just a picture of who you want God to be? Over the past year I’ve been gravitating toward sticky questions. Questions that I can’t answer. Questions that make me distrust the people who are so sure they have the answers. Questions that

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Last week I introduced a series of sermons which are intended to help acquaint you with the ministries and workings of this local body we call LifePoint.  Our focus a week ago was upon great expectations as the default mindset of the church.  We considered that we are entitled to great expectations when: We choose

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Have you ever been disappointed?  In a world where comfort seeking and/or discomfort avoidance consume so much of our lives, disappointment simply cannot be tolerated.  But, and if, disappointment should occur, immediate steps must be taken to distract or otherwise counteract this most unpleasant sensation: shop, seek consolation, Tweet something snarky, act tough, deny.  Better

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