CrossPointe Sermons

More Than Enough

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Barely Standing

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Positioning for Victory!

Pastor Joe opens with a personal story about organizing gospel events in Zambia that left him buried in debt, setting the stage for a sermon rooted in real-life struggle. Using Psalm 3 — David's psalm written while fleeing his own son Absalom's coup — Pastor Joe asks the central question: how can we position ourselves for victory when life falls apart? His answer unfolds in four practical points drawn straight from the text. The first two points center on who God is and how we relate to Him. Pastor Joe makes a sharp distinction between knowing about God and truly knowing God — describing the latter as "a deep experiential and personal relationship that leads to a complete transformation of one's life from the inside out." He emphasizes that David called God Lord, a word that carries the weight of both covenant relationship and supreme rulership, meaning full surrender is required. From that place of surrender, trust naturally grows — just as David shifts his focus in Psalm 3 from his overwhelming enemies to the God who is his shield. The final two points remind us that God is present in the storm and that He genuinely answers prayer. Pastor Joe draws from Matthew 14 to show that even the disciples, who were squarely in the will of God, hit a fierce storm on the water. Being in God's will doesn't guarantee smooth sailing, but it does guarantee His presence. He closes with a remarkable personal story of being stranded, robbed, and penniless in a foreign country — only for God to send an old roommate, out of nowhere, to meet every single need. The sermon lands with a challenge: surrender your life to Jesus fully, put in the daily work of a relationship with Him, and watch what He does.

Patiently Waiting

On Mother's Day, Pastor Daniel brings a word rooted in Psalm 40:1-3, opening with Lamentations 3:25-26 — "The Lord is good to those who depend on Him...so it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the Lord." Rather than preaching a traditional Mother's Day message, Pastor Daniel speaks directly to those in a quiet, stagnant season — not a dramatic storm, but the kind of silent desert where prayers feel like they're hitting the ceiling and nothing seems to be moving. He reminds the church that silence doesn't mean God is absent, and that quiet seasons are not empty seasons, because God still works where we cannot see. Pastor Daniel builds his message around three movements found in Psalm 40. First, patience proves whether God is truly your source or just your last resort — what you do while waiting reveals what you believe about God. Second, God's power begins where self-sufficiency ends, because David didn't climb out of the pit on his own; he was lifted out. Surrender isn't losing control — it's where freedom begins. Finally, your waiting becomes your witness, because what God brings you through, He will use to bring others out as well. Closing with his own testimony of drug addiction and God's faithfulness to restore him, Pastor Daniel invites the congregation to the altar, reminding them that God never wastes the process — He turns it into a platform for His glory.

The Psalms - A Blessed and Prosperous Life

In this sermon, Pastor Steve Smith walks through Psalm 1, revealing a path of spiritual regression — from walking, to standing, to sitting in the seat of the scornful — and then calls believers back to the blessed life God intends. True prosperity, he teaches, isn't about wealth but about maturing in Christ, being planted by the living water of God's Word, and walking in step with the Holy Spirit. Like a tree bearing fruit by the river, those who delight in Scripture and receive godly counsel will find themselves prospering in every good work God has prepared for them.