Unfamous

Acting on the Word

Today, we will hear a message from pastor Randy Westerberg from Cross Pointe Church. He speaks on the necessity of acting on God’s Word and how easy it is to fool ourselves into thinking we are fine when we are really not. The person who does not build the foundation of their life on the word of God is on sinking sand.  From the outside, everything looks fine, but when we face the Lord on judgment day, all will be revealed. Those who built their house on the Rock will be saved, but those who did not depend on Jesus, will be lost.  This message is from Matthew 7:24-27.  Thank you for listening. If you want to learn more or support our show and its mission, please follow the links below. Website: cp-church.org/podcast [https://www.cp-church.org/podcast] Support: cp-church.churchcenter.com/giving [https://cp-church.churchcenter.com/giving]

The Stoney Heart - Ezekiel 36:26-27

Today, we are going to hear from our administrative pastor at Cross Pointe, Jared Johnson. He is currently attending Midwestern Seminary, and he is preaching on one of his favorite passages of Scripture, Ezekiel 36, and the stoney heart.  When you think of the gift of salvation, it is truly a miracle, that once we were lost but now we are found. Once, we were dead, but now we are made alive. When we think of the gift of salvation, it should make us truly grateful and humbled that God would remove our dead, stoney hearts and give us a heart that beats for him.  I once heard a story about a seminary professor who took his students to a graveyard and had them preach to the people in the graves. The students wondered why he would have them do such a thing, and he replied that this is what preaching is like. People are dead in sin, and it is only God, through his word, that can make them alive. Today, Pastor Jared explains how God saves those who are dead in sin.   Thank you for listening. If you want to learn more or support our show and its mission, please follow the links below. Website: cp-church.org/podcast [https://www.cp-church.org/podcast] Support: cp-church.churchcenter.com/giving [https://cp-church.churchcenter.com/giving]

Successfully Sifted

Today, we will hear a message from pastor Joe Reed of Lewis Lake Covenant Church about the time when God allowed Peter to be sifted by Satan, but Jesus prayed for him. Pastor Joe explains what sifting means in the Christian life and that although it is a difficult process, it results in our good and our becoming more like Christ. In fact, it is something all Christians go through. His message is from Luke 22:31-32 Thank you for listening. If you want to learn more or support our show and its mission, please follow the links below. Website: cp-church.org/podcast [https://www.cp-church.org/podcast] Support: cp-church.churchcenter.com/giving [https://cp-church.churchcenter.com/giving]

Is Life Vain? Lessons from Ecclesiastes

Welcome to Unfamous, the podcast where unfamous pastors preach the fame of God. Our show is about listening to local, reformed pastors who minister to small congregations, but they faithfully exposit the Word and preach from the Scriptures. These unfamous pastors are unknown to basically everyone but their own congregation, so I want to introduce them to you. Today, Pastor Levi Secord shares with us what he has learned from an in-depth study of the book of Ecclesiastes. Ecclesiastes is an often misunderstood and often ignored book of the Bible because it can be so difficult to understand.  In our message today, Pastor Levi teaches us how to understand rightly, and he gives some pastoral application for our lives.  Thank you for listening. If you want to learn more or support our show and its mission, please follow the links below. Website: cp-church.org/podcast [https://www.cp-church.org/podcast] Support: cp-church.churchcenter.com/giving [https://cp-church.churchcenter.com/giving]

The Doctrine of Adoption

Today, we will be hearing from Dr. Andrew Rodgers. He serves as a Pastor of Ministry Development at Kindred Community Church and as Executive Director of Overseas Instruction in Counseling, a ministry devoted to training biblical counseling trainers worldwide. He has broad experience teaching in various churches, conferences, colleges, and seminaries both in the United States and internationally. He earned his a B.S. in Business Administration Marketing from California State University, Fresno; an M.A. in Biblical Counseling from The Master's University; an M.Div. from The Master's Seminary; and a Ph.D. at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is a Fellow and Board Member of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC) and is a Council Member of the Biblical Counseling Coalition. Dr. Rogers has visited our church a number of times over the years and taught at our biblical counseling training conferences.  It is always a blessing to hear him teach and preach, and today, he will be preaching about the beautiful doctrine of adoption, what it looks like in the Christian life and what it looks like when Christians adopt. Thank you for listening. If you want to learn more or support our show and its mission, please follow the links below. Website: cp-church.org/podcast [https://www.cp-church.org/podcast] Support: cp-church.churchcenter.com/giving [https://cp-church.churchcenter.com/giving]