May 30, 2025 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, You may or may not have helped me. Curious? Good. Two months ago, I asked you to complete an evaluation for me, called a 360 evaluation – having people above, beside, and below me give me a rating on 30 different...
Mar 21, 2025 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Generally, I don’t mind listening to Christian Radio. You can hear K-love on 104.9 or 107.3 on the radio in our area. It plays music that provide good reminders about who God is and who we are. But I don’t always like...
Mar 14, 2025 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, There is so much going on in our country and in our world. Wars that have been going on for years are having periods of ceasefire (hopefully in Ukraine!). Tariffs have been applied, removed, applied again. The DJIA has plunged...
Mar 7, 2025 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This weekend (and this month) we have a number of changes to our schedule. I want you to be aware so that you can plan accordingly. First, this coming Sunday is Daylight Savings. It’s the bad one (the one where we spring...
Feb 28, 2025 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As we close out February, consider how you are doing at loving Jesus? Are you finding that you love yourself and the things you want more than you love Him? Are you finding that you love the world and the things that it offers...
Feb 21, 2025 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This morning, in my devotions, the Lord impressed on me the glorious truth that He does not, will not, cannot lie. For starters, our Lord does not deceive or mislead. He speaks true and reliable words. In God there is no...
Feb 14, 2025 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This week, in our Sunday Service, we are back in 1 Peter. Specifically, we will be hearing what God has to say to us through 1 Peter 1:3-12. Peter packs so much into these verses that I would love to dive deep and split the...
Feb 7, 2025 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, It seems that we are in a season of snow. Whether a light flurry or a freezing rain or a plowable snow event, our lives are impacted by this frozen precipitation. Given that school was cancelled yesterday due to a couple inches of...
Jan 31, 2025 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Tonight, we hope that you enjoy a night of rest and/or restoration. If you’re spending time with family or friends for the Lunar New Year, great! If you’re just getting a good night’s sleep, also great! A gentle reminder that we...
Jan 24, 2025 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, How often are we like the Israelites? God wants his people to walk in obedience to him daily. So he gave them manna every day (except for the 7th day – which was for resting). And the lazy Israelites who disobeyed kept some for...
Jan 17, 2025 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, There is a lot going on this week, and its only the third week of the year! For example, if you want to order Niangao or pickles to support Youth STM, then you need to place your order by tonight – January 17th....
Jan 10, 2025 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I want to share some of a prayer I used yesterday morning as part of my devotions. It is from “The Valley of Vision” (a collection of Puritan prayers and devotions). I am updating the language so it is more readable. “God,...
Jan 3, 2025 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We have begun another year in our Lord’s care, kindness, and provision. But as we continue into this year, a couple of different podcasts I listen to have taken time for remembrances. They have remembered those who have died...
Dec 20, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! (These are the final announcements of 2024). There are a lot of details to keep track of for the next two weeks. So here they are in one place! Tonight (12/20), we have Bible Study at...
Dec 13, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Tonight, Dec. 13, please bring in non-perishable food and/or personal hygiene products (like shampoo, soap, a toothbrush, toothpaste) to donate to the Chelmsford food pantry. The final donation date is today, Dec. 13. So please...
Dec 6, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We have a couple of unique opportunities this weekend. First, there is a baptism service on December 8th. There will be 19 people going through the waters of baptism (one other one will be baptized tomorrow at the Westford House,...
Nov 29, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Give Thanks to the Lord For He is Good For His Mercy Endures Forever. Please continue to pray for the nations of Israel and Ukraine and South Sudan. Pray that the wars would end. Here is a suggested list of prayers if you are at a loss...
Nov 22, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Thanksgiving is around the corner. It’s next week, Thursday, Nov. 28, in fact. Did you know that CrossPoint Community is hosting not one, but two, Thanksgiving Day gatherings? If you know people who don’t have a place to go for...
Nov 8, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, By now, you’ve likely heard the news of the next President-elect, Donald Trump. And as was stated last week, “Whatever the election outcomes, our calling as Christians remains the same: to bear witness to the good news of...
Nov 3, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, On November 3, Fall Back. It’s Daylight Savings time – so set your clocks back before you go to bed and get an extra hour of sleep before you come to worship on November 3. On November 5th, Vote! Here are some reminders...
Oct 25, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, 35 years old! CBCGL is 35. And this Sunday, October 27, we are getting the family together! Join the annual congregational meeting in the Main Sanctuary beginning at 1:30 pm. You can vote for elder and deacon candidates right...
Aug 30, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This weekend is Labor Day weekend. With the holiday, and with the anticipation of people travelling, and with the Cantonese congregation hosting a retreat, there are some changes to our regular activities. Today, Pastor...
Aug 23, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, All things, this side of heaven, even good things like a vacation, come to an end. This Sunday, August 25, marks the end of our series on Christian Civility. Appropriately, we’ll be talking about what we can do when we come...
Aug 9, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, How are we to speak the truth in love? We are to speak with civility. The truth is that others, even those with whom we disagree, are made in the image of God. They may not be right, but we can tell them what God says and...
Aug 2, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This week: A repeat announcement! We want to make sure you’re informed! CrossPoint Community is planning to have a Summer Potluck on August 10, from 12 to 3 pm, in the Main Cafeteria at CBCGL. Join us for the CPC Summer...
Jul 12, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, How are you doing, handling these hot summer days? Perhaps eating more ice cream than at other times of the year… One thing you can be doing is praying for our STM Teams. The Taiwan Team is wrapping up their time of...
Jul 5, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Happy Independence Day weekend! This Friday, CrossPoint Community does not have regular Friday Night Bible Study, though Empower is meeting at my home for a night of fellowship. Enjoy the night off! Also, in case you want...
Jun 28, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This morning, I have three questions for you (similar to last week): Do you have plans? Specifically, do you have plans for this coming Sunday morning? You do! Join the CPC joint Sunday School at 9:45. We will start...
Jun 21, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This morning, I have three questions for you: Do you have plans? Specifically, do you have plans for this coming Sunday morning? You do! Join the CPC joint Sunday School at 9:45. We will start promptly at 9:45 because we...
Jun 14, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, One thing that our Lord has been laying on my heart is that I can ask for Him to do great things. We can pray for a holy discontentment because our God can do incredible, beyond our imagination things. So keep asking God to do...
Jun 7, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ of CPC, Now that we have a “new” Senior Pastor does anything change? Well, one thing that could change is how you feel about the future of the church. My hope is that you are more hopeful, not because we now have a senior...
May 31, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This weekend is significant in the history of CBCGL. Since I’ve been at CBCGL, we have only had one congregational vote for a senior pastor. That was back in October of 2014 (Almost 10 years ago!) to call Pastor Peter Wu to be...
May 24, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This weekend is Memorial Day. Memorial Day is a day for remembrance. It comes from decoration day – a day when people bring flowers, flags or wreaths to decorate the graves of those who have given their lives in service to our...
May 17, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This weekend, I will be serving as a retreat speaker in NH. And you also have the opportunity to serve! Tomorrow, May 18, from 2 to 4 pm, you can come to church to help clean up the rooms which CPC regularly uses. Though,...
May 3, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We will be continuing in our sermon series through Genesis this coming Sunday. And we will be looking at a couple of events during the beginning of Abram’s (Abraham’s) story. But we are skipping over Abram and Sarai head to...
Apr 26, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, When was the last time you prayed for God to renew or revive our congregation? Why not pray for it today? Any worthwhile work that CPC can do is work that is done through God’s strength, according to God’s will, by God’s action,...
Apr 19, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This week, I have had the pleasure of attending a retreat of sorts, as part of my Ockenga Fellows Program, where we have been discussing what the Christian’s role is in caring for creation. We took time before the retreat to...
Apr 12, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Where do you turn when you face troubles? In my devotions, I’ve been reading about David, after he had been anointed king, while he was being hunted down by King Saul. In Psalm 11 and Psalm 59, he writes about the Lord, his...
Apr 5, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Did you think that last weekend was important? It was! We celebrated the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It’s a celebration of the historical reality of God becoming man, dying for us, and rising again from the...
Mar 29, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today is Good Friday. Throughout the passion week, we can see Jesus heading towards the end. He finished well, not cursing those who cursed him, not calling out false witnesses, but submitting to the will of the Father. On...
Mar 26, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Please feel free to invite your friends and family to join us this weekend for our Easter Weekend Activities. One urgent prayer request is for healing for Min. CJ Sun (our Mandarin Minister). On Sunday afternoon, he slipped...
Mar 22, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This Friday marks one week until Good Friday. Beginning on Sunday, which is Palm Sunday, churches around the world remember and celebrate Passion Week. I’m glad for you to understand better the events leading up to the...
Mar 15, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Last Friday, we heard from three different individuals who have served in places that are dominated by Islam. Each was a witness for Christ, in their homes, in their churches, in the courtrooms, and even in their prisons. In the...
Mar 8, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Reminder 1: Daylight Savings is Sunday, March 10 – Spring Forward and lose an hour of sleep (but hopefully not your sanity). Reminder 2: We will be hosting “I am N” at church tonight, Friday, March 8. Since it...
Mar 1, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Yesterday, on Leap Day (Feb. 29, 2024), I had the opportunity to host a group of pastors and ministry leaders who are local to Chelmsford. They serve in various contexts, but mostly as pastors of churches in the area. While we may...
Feb 23, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, On March 8, a Friday Night, beginning at 8 pm, CPC will join an online event hosted by Voice of the Martyrs. This is a Christian organization that seeks to share the stories and experiences of persecuted Christians around the...
Feb 16, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, It’s been a full week with Chinese New Year celebrations, Valentine’s Day, Ash Wednesday, and the Super Bowl, but this week I want to brag on God. God provided better than I could have planned, though not in ways that I expected....
Feb 9, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In the past week, I’ve been preparing to begin preaching in Genesis. One of the things that has struck me in my studies is how much my tendency is to think about myself in relation to God. Perhaps it is just me, but I tend to...
Feb 2, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, What is in a name? When we use someone’s name, we identify them, recognize them, and affirm them. Biblically speaking, names matter. So when God reveals his name to his people, he is sharing information about himself. We come to...
Jan 26, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This week, we take time for a testimony. Jeanne would like to share with you how God has worked in her life. She shares the following: “I am settled. I am in a new cozy apartment. My...
Jan 19, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This week, I read a quote from Charles Wesley that caused me to pause and consider how I am living, what kinds of things I am doing. Here is the quote: “Do nothing on which you cannot pray for a blessing. Every action of a...
Jan 12, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, On New Year’s Eve, students from the Empower Fellowship led us in worship. They led us in a song called “All Sufficient Merit.” It was the first time I had heard the song, but its packed with powerful truths. So, for today’s...
Jan 5, 2024 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, You have probably been watching the weather, like I have. And you may or may not know that we are forecasted to get our first plowable snow in over 630 days. We are supposed to get a plowable snow from later Saturday Night into the...
Dec 22, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, “Come and worship, Come and Worship, Worship Christ our Newborn King!” On Dec. 24, CrossPoint Community will join the whole church for our annual combined Christmas worship service beginning at 9:45 in the main...
Dec 15, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, How do you view announcements? Do you, like me sometimes, feel like they are for someone else? The truth is that announcements are for you. Yes, you, the one reading this weekly update. I want you to be informed so that you can...
Dec 8, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, One practice from giants of the faith from the past was to take a verse and wring from it all the truth from it they could. So, whole treatises could be written based on a verse seen in the context of Scripture. I’m not going to...
Dec 1, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, How can we say that there is peace when there seems to be no peace? What good is it to say that something is real (like peace) when we don’t have it or experience it? The religious leaders in Jeremiah’s day said “Peace,...
Nov 24, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This week, it’s just the announcements. Stay up to date on what is going on with CrossPoint Community. Please share your feedback regarding Minister Kim. Let the Youth Minister search committee know what you think via the...
Nov 17, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As we heard during this past Sunday’s service, there are so many benefits to gratitude, to giving thanks, to having a heart that overflows with thanksgiving. What is it that you are thankful for? I give thanks for you!...
Nov 10, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, November in our church is a time for preparation and anticipation. For example, I am preparing for Christmas services and Advent messages. Just this past weekend, CBCGL had its Church Council retreat and Church Council meeting –...
Nov 3, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This week, I’ve been privileged to be part of the Ockenga Fellows Program talking about the topic of Race Relations. One of our speakers, this morning, was Dr. George Yancey. He is a professor of sociology at Baylor...
Oct 27, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, To be clear, CBCGL does not endorse Halloween as a holiday, nor do we support the pagan and demonic history of the event. Rather, in the hope of reclaiming the culture for Christ, we are seeking to use Halloween as an...
Oct 20, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Once again, we have a number of announcements for you. We want you to be involved. We want you to know the resources you have available to you. First, on Sunday, October 15, we had a training by the Gideons International...
Oct 13, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, It is appropriate to be shocked to hear news of the atrocities that took place last Saturday and have been taking place since last Saturday in Israel and in Gaza. It is true that both sides of this conflict between Israel and Hamas have...
Oct 6, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I suspect that many of us don’t bother to check the missions updates in the bulletin. Perhaps we think “I have to click a different page and then I have to spend like 5 minutes reading through the content. Nah.” So, to help you...
Sep 29, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We don’t want them, but they are a gift, if only we have the eyes to see them as a gift. Weakness and limitations are a gift when viewed properly. If we maintain a scarcity mindset, we will see weakness and limitations as proof...
Sep 22, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, First, thanks for your flexibility and your willingness to change spaces for worship this past Sunday. It was great to worship the Lord with you in a space that we use only for special occasions. Second, we continue to have a...
Sep 15, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Reminder: This Sunday, September 17, we will be using the Fellowship Sanctuary, in the Fellowship Building (Bldg A) for our worship service. The reason is that the Mandarin and Cantonese congregations will have joint service with...
Sep 8, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, September is a time for new beginnings. We have new Sunday School starting for the Grace Ambassadors – studying the Christian life through a discussion of the second best-selling Christian book – “The Pilgrim’s...
Sep 1, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I’m glad to be in the book of Mark with you. This Sunday, we are talking about Jesus’ purposeful cleansing from Mark 1:35-45. I am excited to share God’s word! I also have other announcements for you. Tonight, there is no...
Aug 25, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This Sunday, we begin a new series in the Gospel of Mark. Over 20 years ago, when I was a junior in college, I memorized the whole book of Mark. In fact, when I first came to the church and helped with AWANA, I taught lessons from...
Aug 11, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I’ve returned from three weeks away! Now, while helping out with VBS, I am working to get back into the swing of things, before I head out again next week to visit my family in Iowa. (I still plan to be around on the weekends!) ...
Jul 7, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I will be away from the office for much of the rest of the month. I will be on vacation, spending time with my wife’s family and meeting up with some friends. Then I will be in Europe with a group of pastors to discuss and learn...
Jun 30, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, A theme that has been recurring for me in my devotions and in my time on social media is the idea that one of the ways in which we sin is through seeking to know something that we don’t need to know or shouldn’t know. For...
Jun 23, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I want to introduce you to a Christian named Christmas. (In my Christian experience, it has been helpful to learn about others who have sought to follow Christ and to see what I can learn from their life and ministry. If you...
Jun 16, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Father’s Day is this weekend. The sign outside of our church reads: “A Father Knows Best When He Truly Knows Jesus.” The pastoral staff take time to decide what is put out on our church sign. (If you have ideas, let me know. The...
Jun 2, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I have a special announcement. By God’s grace, I will be at the block party (June 24). This is special because I hope to see you there! This is one of the few times in the year where you get to meet people who live...
May 26, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This weekend, our country will commemorate Memorial Day. This is a holiday which recognizes those who have given their lives to secure the freedoms we enjoy. (Don’t confuse this with Veteran’s Day (in November). Veterans Day...
May 19, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This week, I’ve been out of town. From Wednesday at noon to today at 1 pm, I’ve been a participant in the Ockenga Fellows Program. The Ockenga Fellows are a group of pastors who are primarily from New England. We are gathering...
May 12, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I am thankful to be part of the work that God is doing in bringing generations of people to know, love and obey our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Aren’t you? One thing we are doing to invest in the present generation is...
May 5, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This past week, from May 2-4, I had the pleasure of attending the Chinese Heritage Church Ministers Collective. The event was held in Pearland, TX (just south of Houston) at Pearland Chinese Church. The event wasn’t a...
Apr 28, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As we’ve been going through Christ’s school of Prayer, I want to bring your attention to another resource that I’ve found helpful. Failure on God’s part in our prayers is impossible. But there are conditions for prayer which are...
Apr 14, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This week, I’d like to once again draw your attention to upcoming events within CPC and CBCGL. Because I’m not sure you read my last update. If you had, I would’ve given you a dollar! Keeping it Vertical – Women’s Bible Study...
Apr 7, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This week, I’d like to draw your attention to upcoming events within CPC and CBCGL. Tonight – April 7 – CrossPoint Community Good Friday Service The CrossPoint Community Good Friday Service will be held in the Cantonese...
Apr 4, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Last Week Sunday, we heard from Jesus that we are to pray in his name (John 14:12-14). We pray in Jesus’ name when God’s glory is the goal of our prayer. We pray in Jesus’ name when Christ’s person and work are its basis. We pray...
Mar 24, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In Hebrews 10:24-25, we are encouraged to “consider how to stir one another up to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you...
Mar 17, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today is St. Patrick’s Day. It’s not just a day to see the river in Chicago dyed green or for watching March Madness games. It’s a day to remember a man who exemplified a Christlike lifestyle and who practiced radical...
Mar 10, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This week, I’d like to draw your attention to different things happening within CPC and CBCGL. LYF The Youth group (LYF @ CBCGL) will be having a dinner tonight for youth and their siblings. It starts at 7 pm in the main...
Mar 3, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, With war, racism, and social inequities abounding, what are we, as Christians, to do? We are tempted to give up hope that things will ever be made right. But there are things we can do, there are ways we can respond. For example,...
Feb 24, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today marks a year since Russia invaded Ukraine. While war is horrendous, and no one ever wins a war, there are glimmers of hope and light. There are Christians in Ukraine who, in the midst of war, are living out Rom. 12:21 “Do not...
Feb 17, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This week, we take time to pray. Please join me by praying the following prayer: Our Gracious Father, you rule the nations in righteousness and justice. They are, after all, the foundation of your throne. When people come...
Feb 3, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Do you remember where we are aiming for 2025? To know where we are aiming, we need to have vision (like an archer looking at a target). But also note that a vision is a picture of where we want to be, not a prescription of how we...
Jan 27, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Each month, I’ve been working to bring you examples of what it looks like to be a Christian, or more correct information about certain famous Christians. This month, I want you to get to know a Christian who served for 38 years...
Jan 20, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, On this beautiful snowy day, it seems like the landscape is made new, through a blanket of fluffy snow. In the coming days, the year will be made new, and covered with a coat of fluffy fur! Tomorrow is Chinese New Year’s Eve!...
Jan 13, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Please join me in the following prayer. (Due to copyright laws, I cannot reproduce the text in this post, but you can go to the following website, and pray with me!) https://banneroftruth.org/us/devotional/god-the-spirit/ Also,...
Jan 6, 2023 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Welcome to 2023! Last year may not have ended the way you wanted, but the Lord is still faithful and just. He is still at work in your life blessing you and providing opportunities for you to be a blessing. But more on that in...
Dec 23, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Note: This is the final weekly update of 2022. I love Christmas carols. I’m talking about the ones you find in the hymnal – written throughout the years by Christians who have loved Jesus (even if they have been somewhat...
Dec 16, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In just over a week, we will celebrate Christmas. Unfortunately, lore and cultural tradition have taken over to transform St. Nicholas of Myra (what is in Modern Day Turkey) into the star of the show – since as Santa Claus he...
Dec 9, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, During the month of December, in our prayer meetings, we are praying through the strategic goals that we have for CrossPoint Community in 2023. I realize that these aren’t SMART goals, but here is a summarized list: Spiritual...
Dec 2, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Tis the Season for caring! God has shown his care for us by coming to be one of us in order to give us life. And as we follow his lead, living with a recognition of all that He has done for us, we can be generous with the good...
Nov 4, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, During our 33rd Annual Congregational Meeting on the 4th Sunday of October, in the midst of unintended automatic slide advancement, each ministry had a chance to share its 3-year vision. A vision is a picture of where we want to...
Oct 28, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This past Sunday, we listened to what Jesus had to say about prayer in Matthew 6:7-8. Jesus told us not to be like pagans/Gentiles who seek to coerce/control the idols to which they prayed. They think that they will be heard for...
Oct 21, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This coming Sunday, October 23, is CBCGL’s annual Congregational Meeting. During our congregational meeting, we will be sharing more about the vision for CPC in the coming 3 years. We will also be voting to elect elder and deacon...
Oct 14, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This coming Sunday, October 16, is World Food Day. The reality facing people throughout the world is that drought, flooding, war, and the pandemic have brought millions of people to the brink of starvation. You know that the...
Oct 7, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Thanks to those of you who joined our CrossPoint Community Town Hall meeting. This past Sunday. We got to hear from you about your heart for the next generation and for the specifics on improved discipleship. We appreciate your...
Sep 30, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Welcome to this Master Class. Glad that you are joining us on a journey of learning from the best practitioner of prayer ever. We learn about prayer through our Lord Jesus Christ. In this Master Class, we will be looking...
Sep 23, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Do you know who the first North American missionary to a foreign country is? Do you know that he was born in Malden, MA? That he went to Brown University (then called by a different name) – graduating as valedictorian at the age...
Sep 9, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, How are you doing at changing your focus? (Note: This update is a bit of review and expansion of content from last Sunday’s sermon (9/4/2022). You can find that service here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8C6LhxHmTs) if you...
Aug 26, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This final update for August is going to highlight some truths that affected me deeply when I was a college student. In the book, “The Call”, by Os Guinness, he writes a chapter called “Patches of Godlight” which is a reference...
Aug 19, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, First, thanks for your faithful reading of these weekly updates. Sorry that I missed sending out an update last week. I was busy with clean-up and resting from VBS, and then returning to church for Empower, so I missed sending...
Aug 5, 2022 | Announcement, Children Ministry, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In the past few weeks, I’ve been highlighting what the different ministries in CrossPoint Community are doing. That way, you know what is going on in the ministry, and you can have conversations with those involved. This week,...
Jul 29, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This is the final weekly update and announcements for July 2022. In the past few weeks, I’ve been highlighting what the different ministries in CrossPoint Community are doing. That way, you know what is going on in the ministry,...
Jul 22, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News, Youth Fellowship
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, For the remainder of the weekly updates and announcements in July, I’ll be highlighting what the different ministries in CrossPoint Community are doing. That way, you know what is going on in the ministry, and you can have...
Jul 8, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, You go on vacation for two weeks, and the world changes. (Also I know the picture is outdated, but you get the idea.) Since I began vacation on June 23, the SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States) handed down the...
Jul 1, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Monday, July 4, is our Independence Day Holiday, celebrating the 246th year of independence from British rule (in 2026 it will be the 250th anniversary, a.k.a the Semiquincentennial). On this Friday before, let’s take time to...
Jun 24, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In Hebrews 3, the author (Paul? Apollos?) writes: “Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God. But exhort one another every day, as long as it is...
Jun 17, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As we approach Father’s Day (on June 19), please pray with me for our dads: “Our Father in Heaven, you are the original father of all. Without you, we would not exist. Our being is contingent upon your being. Because You...
Jun 10, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We are nearing the end of our Sunday School on Radical and Practical Generosity. Our final class is on June 19. To give you an example of what radical and practical generosity can look like, consider the following written by...
Jun 3, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, What are ways that you can show care and concern for others? Last week, from 1 Thess. 2:17-3:5, we were reminded that when we love others, we show care and concern for them. So what are some ways that you can show care and...
May 27, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This week, we grieve with the families who are mourning the loss of Alexandria Aniyah Rubio, Alithia Ramirez, Amerie Jo Garza, Annabell Guadalupe Rodriguez, Eliahana Cruz Torres, Eliana “Ellie” Garcia, Eva Mireles, Irma Garcia,...
May 20, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, If the wars that are going on around the world (Ukraine is a cross-border war, but there are many countries experiencing civil wars or terrorist insurgencies) are any indicator, we live in a world where violence occurs. Perhaps...
May 13, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, While I was dreaming last night, the Lord impressed on me that some things come together (that one is dependent on the other). [Perhaps it was related to the book on symbiotic relationships that I read to my youngest!] What are...
May 6, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This morning, in advance of Mother’s Day, pray this prayer with me: We praise you God for the new life that you have given to so many women in our church through your son Jesus Christ. We praise you for the life you have given to...
Apr 29, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, You likely have heard of Martin Luther. But did you know that his wife, 17 years his younger, helped to encourage, comfort, and support the work of Luther? I have heard it said, “Behind every great man is a great woman.” It may...
Apr 22, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Last week was Good Friday. We took time to celebrate the death of our Lord Jesus Christ, his crucifixion, taking our sins, bearing our shame, as the perfect Son of God. Praise God he is alive today! Today is Earth Day....
Apr 6, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I know that this update is early, but I wanted to make sure that you had time to consider what you can give and how you can support those suffering both in and those who have left Ukraine. Our church will be donating the funds...
Apr 1, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Here’s a quick reminder of something that we quickly and easily forget: Worship is the continuous outpouring of all that I am and all that I have to a chosen or choosing God. Worship is not just the singing we do on a Sunday...
Mar 25, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Things can seem pretty hopeless at times. When the stressors of life keep pouring on the stress, it is difficult to take our focus off of our challenges and stresses and turn to the Lord. But consider what happens when we take our...
Mar 18, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This morning I’d like to introduce you to J.O. Fraser. He was a missionary with China Inland Mission (founded by Hudson Taylor) primarily to the Lisu people of southern China and Burma. What is notable about Fraser is not his...
Mar 11, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This past Sunday, I preached on Ezekiel 36:16-32. From God’s Word, we saw that God’s primary motivation for his action is his glory. God does love us, yes, but does so for the advancement of his glory. But do you know what the...
Mar 4, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Tuesday was Mardis Gras. It is the day before Ash Wednesday (which was two days ago). Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. Lent is a season of 40 days, to reflect Jesus’ 40 days in the wilderness. Specifically, it begins 40...
Feb 24, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Tomorrow, Friday, February 25, 2022, we are forecasted to get between 8 to 12 inches of snow in our area which will make travel difficult. For this reason, tomorrow the church office is closed and all Friday Night activities are...
Feb 3, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Tomorrow, Friday, February 4, 2022, we are forecasted to get a layer of ice that will make travel difficult. Because of the rain today, and a quick drop in temperature overnight, combined with freezing precipitation, the department...
Jan 28, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This week, I’d like to introduce you to another Christian from time gone by. This one, you may have heard of, for his name is Matthew Henry. Born in 1662 to his Nonconformist minister father, Philip Henry, and his heiress mother...
Jan 21, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Thanks to those of you who joined us for our Bible Study Leader’s Training this past Sunday. We want to be people who are committed to correctly handling God’s Word. To do that, we need to consider our own assumptions and...
Jan 14, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Prayer is foundational for revival. Our church theme for 2022 is “Revive us again.” We are seeking God to work in us and through us, to encourage and equip us, to accomplish His will and advance His kingdom in and through CBCGL in...
Jan 7, 2022 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, God has given us the task of watchmen. We are not some rag-tag group of comic book characters. We are people who are to pay attention to what God is doing. We are to take time to listen and attend to God’s Word. We are to keep...
Dec 31, 2021 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today is the final day of 2021! May God richly bless you and your family in 2022 according to the riches of his glorious grace available to us through our Lord Jesus Christ! Here are some special events and activities that...
Dec 10, 2021 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Tonight, fellowship is once again in person. But if you have been a close contact of someone who has tested positive with COVID in the past 14 days (like I have, praise God those individuals are doing great!), then please continue...
Nov 19, 2021 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This coming week, we will have the Thanksgiving holiday. Thanksgiving is not just a time to gather for a meal (and eat Turkey or get takeout) and have a day off from work. Thanksgiving is a time to remember and recount all the good...
Nov 12, 2021 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Please pray. There is no crisis. But there is a need to pray. Here are some things about which you can pray: Pray for those in our congregation who are dealing with health concerns. There can be numerous doctor’s...
Oct 29, 2021 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry
Important Note: Today is the final direct e-mail update you will receive containing CrossPoint Community News. You can still receive updates via the church website by subscribing to CrossPoint Community Ministry News (via the “Subscribe to our News” button at the...
Dec 12, 2025 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Love moves. God is love. God moves towards us to rescue, to redeem, to reward. God’s love was displayed when he showed up in the person of Jesus Christ, which we celebrate at Christmas. The truth is: we can’t love if we...
Dec 5, 2025 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, For generations, churches of all denominations have celebrated the 4 Sundays before Christmas as the season of Advent. This Sunday will be the second Sunday of Advent (with Nov. 30 being the first). The term...
Nov 28, 2025 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I hope that you are well-fed or at least have had a good meal in the past few days. Whether you’re waking up from the sleepiness of tryptophan or from the desire to get the best Black Friday deal, allow me to direct your...
Nov 21, 2025 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I’m finished! It’s been over 20 years, but I finally finished reading The Complete Works of E.M. Bounds on Prayer. It’s a compilation of 8 books on the topic of prayer. I began reading it during my Sophomore year of college....
Nov 14, 2025 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This week, I’m preaching to the Children. I’ll be talking to them about the incredible, immeasurable, undefinable power of God. The power of God will also be something that Elder Jeremy will be preaching on from Exodus 9. The...
Nov 7, 2025 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This week, while reading my Bible and a devotional, I was struck by the grace of God towards us. I’ve been a Christian for a long time, and sometimes, when you hear something over and over, you begin to find it less amazing....
Oct 31, 2025 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today is All-Hallows Eve, or the day before All Hallows Day, where “Hallows” is an older word which means Saints. The word Halloween has modified the phrase All-Hallows Eve, to be the name of the holiday that is celebrated...
Oct 24, 2025 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Did you know that you have the ability to affect the future of CrossPoint Community and CBCGL? For example, the election of deacons and the appointment of members to the Church Council affect who will be helping to serve and...
Oct 17, 2025 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, One spiritual discipline that I have benefitted from throughout the years is Scripture memory. I have been encouraging my son to memorize Scripture with me as we drive to school. For example, we worked on reviewing Psalm 23....
Oct 10, 2025 | Announcement, CrossPoint Community Ministry, FrontPage-News
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This weekend is a holiday weekend – Indigenous Persons Day on October 13. Because it is the long weekend, the youth group has their annual retreat at Camp Spofford. Pray for them! Pray that the Lord will work to encounter,...
