Center Point Church

What do we want most for our children? To be happy, powerful, strong, successful? In this special Mother's Day message, Pastor Jason looks at Mathew 20:20-28. It is a  classic story of the mother of James and John Zebedee asking Jesus if her sons can have a high place in His Kingdom. The answer was different than she expected. What does Jesus want for our children?

We look at Acts 8 and the strange story of Phillip's encounter with an Ethiopian Eunuch. When asked if he understood what he was reading, the Ethiopian answered, "How can I unless someone explains it to me?" God wants to use YOU to take the message of the gospel to ALL people.

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were LISTENING TO THEM." Acts 16:25. We can't always control WHAT we go through, but we can control HOW we go through it. The world is listening. This week, Pastor Jason interviews Steve and Jenn Hines to hear more of their story of a path through pain, a faithful God, and the power of the local church.

Behind every major influencer for the Kingdom of Heaven is often a person no one knows about. This week we take a look at Acts chapter 9 and the story of Ananias. An average man who God called upon to bring healing to Saul. It takes courage to leave a legacy. It takes risk to love hurting people.

Jesus rose from the grave...now what? Pastor Jason's collection, "The Rest of the Story" kicks off by looking at the life of Dorcas. She may be overlooked by some, but she taught us that a legacy starts with impacting those in our circle by creating imitators of Christ. You are not saved BY good works, but FOR good works!

When you know the heart of Jesus, you begin to know the depth of Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday! For this special Easter Sunday message, we take a look at the story of the resurrection of Lazarus in John 11. Why did Jesus do it? Why does this have to do with Easter? What was the point of it all? Don't "stay home" on the things you've been praying for!

Forgiveness is the final step in healing from church hurt. But is forgiveness optional? What if I don't feel like forgiving? This week Pastor Jason unpacks the difficult topic of forgiveness by looking in depth at the words of Jesus and the parable of the unmerciful servant. We have our feelings and obedience mixed up. God is not asking you to feel differently...He is asking you to be obedient. Your feelings change AFTER you choose to forgive.

Church hurt is so painful because it bruises the soul. If you have ever spent much time in church, you have no doubt been hurt on some level. Join us on this three week journey to learn how to not just survive church hurt, but to be completely healed. This week we look at the story of Jacob and discover that step one is to realize that we all have been a part of hurting someone at some point in our lives. We often tell ourselves the version of the story that makes us look good. We will allow God to "be God?" The path to healing starts now!

Are wives a weaker vessel? What does that mean? How should husbands treat them? This week we take a deeper look at 1 Peter 3:1-7 and find out exactly what the Bible says about these questions and more in the series finale of The Heart of Matters.

Pastor Adam French

We cannot avoid pain. We all experience pain in different seasons and in different capacities. However, God can use our pain for spiritual growth and to reach people. The areas of our deepest pain often become the areas of our greatest ministry. But how? Pastor Adam French leads us through the story of Israelites in Exodus 1 and he gives us some practical applications to not just survive our pain....but to use it for God's plan. Don't minimize how God can maximize the pain you've been through!