Inside Out by Pete Wilson Matthew 5:17, 21-24, 27-30 Jesus isn’t so much about religion as he is about reality. God is not glorified by you reluctantly submitting to rules but rather by joyfully submitting to him. That’s what we do with Christianity. We boil it down to a few things that we reluctantly do. […]
Your Greatest Temptation by Pete Wilson Luke 14:25-27 Jesus makes a distinction between salvation and discipleship. Salvation is about coming to the cross and trusting Jesus. Discipleship is about carrying the cross and following Jesus. Luke 10:27 John 15:17 Jesus is using hyperbole to make a point. He’s exaggerating in these scriptures to make the […]
A couple of week’s ago, we opted to take a time-out from regular service planning to share some powerful stories and revisit our vision for Cross Point this year. This was enough to keep me going for many more years! In case you missed it… If our Faith, Hope and Love initiative is new to […]
A couple of week’s ago, we opted to take a time-out from regular service planning to share some powerful stories and revisit our vision for Cross Point this year. This was enough to keep me going for many more years! In case you missed it… If our Faith, Hope and Love initiative is new to […]
If you live in Nashville, I want to encourage you to make plans tomorrow night to attend: THE THIRD ANNUAL HOME FOUNDATION BENEFIT CONCERT featuring Brit Nicole, Brandon Heath, Phillip LarRue, Tenth Avenue North & Audrey Assad Hosted by my beautiful friend and fellow Cross Pointer, Natalie Grant. Two things you need to know: Human […]
The Most Important Question by Pete Wilson The single most important question you’ll ever ask in your life is… Who is Jesus? This question has been asked and debated since Jesus lived here on Earth. Examples in scripture where who Jesus was, was questioned: John 8:48, Mark 3:21, Matthew 16, Matthew 28 Most of us […]
Both the prayer of crisis and (the prayer) of formality prostitutes the art of prayer. For prayer is to be the continuing impulse toward light, hope, inspiration, spiritual intimacy, and renewal. Dare to Journey: with Henry Nouwen Did you catch that? My prayers of crisis and formality p r o s t i t u […]
Five years ago this week I walked through the doors of Cross Point Church not as a volunteer anymore, but a staff member. I remember that day so vividly. I remember driving the 30 minute commute from my home to the office thinking “Have I really done this?”, “Am I really walking away from the […]
There’s a lot on my mind today, but nothing that sees to be formulated into a compelling blog idea. So let’s call it “Monday Morning Musings” and we’ll see if it sticks… Yesterday was an unbelievable day at Cross Point. I don’t have regular Sunday highlights because the entire message was a video documentary of […]
It’s been such a great weekend at all of our Cross Point campuses! These are a few pictures from yesterday’s Serving Saturday event. Hundreds of volunteers served in so many different ways at all of our campuses and throughout our communities. Thank you all so much for your time and investment! It makes me so […]