Monday, February 15, 2010 
We at CenterPoint believe that serving the Lord can start at any age! Connor, at two, loves to follow Tim around each Sunday to help with taking down the sound equipment. Doesn't get much cuter than this!!
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 
This is the 2nd point of the Converge Worldwide Gospel Declaration:
The truth: How can we know the gospel?
It begins with God. He created humans in his "image" (Genesis 1:26-27), which means, among other things, we have been given a rational mind with the capacity to know truth about God himself and the world around us (John 8:32, Luke 1:4). At the same time, the Christian faith stresses that humans are finite and fallen (Genesis 3; Romans 3:23). This means, among other things, that human perspectives are always limited and prone to self-serving bias. Yet the Bible authors claim we can know truth about God that is meaningful and certain.
From a Christian perspective the act of communication is rooted in the Triune God himself, who created all things through his spoken word (Genesis 1:3-30) and revealed himself to us most fully in Jesus, the very "Word" of God l(John 1:1-3; Hebrews 1:1-3). Humans communicate because we are made in the image of the communicating God. This is the basis for the Christian conviction that God has graciously condescended to use human language in written form - the Bible - to sufficiently and accurately communicate his mind and will to us. The Bible is God's Word revealed in human language.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 CenterPoint Church is part of a larger conference of churches known as Converge Worldwide. Recently, Converge published something called "Gospel Declaration" - A Call to Gospel-Informed Ministry. In the days ahead, we will be placing sections of this declaration on our website as it is something we as a church embrace!
Good News for those who need it most!
Jesus stood to read the Scriptures in his hometown synagogue in Nazareth. He unrolled the scroll of the Prophet Isaiah, selected this passage and read:
"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the opporessed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor (Luke 4:18-19; Isaiah 61:1-2).
Jesus sat down and launched his message with a stunning claim: "Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing" (Luke 4:21).
Right from the start, Jesus set the record straight about the nature of his good news - the gospel. First, it is great news for those who need it the most: the poor, the imprisoned, the blind, the oppressed and all who need the Lord's favor. Second, Jesus is the fulfillment of God's good news promises. The gospel is embodied in his person, his words and his works.
The message is not "try harder", "be moral," "become religious." The gospel is a news flash of what God has done in Christ.
Christ-followers are those who actually believe and embrace the good news that Jesus is the Christ, God incarnate, who came to teach and model life in the kingdom of God. He became one of them, died in their place, rose to show his sacrifice on their behalf had fully satisfied God's wrath. They acknowledge their guilt and turn from their sin. There is a new heart, new life, new allegiance, new desires. The risen Christ has taken up residence within them by his Spirit.
It's about Christ. It starts in him. It's initiated and sustained by him. It culminates in him. Alpha. Omega. Founder. Perfecter. From, through, to him. He is the overarching storyline of life itself.
To declare this truth is to unleash the most potent force in all the created order. It raises the dead. It unites the estranged. It heals the wounded. It strengthens the weak. It changes the rebel's heart. Enemies become friends.
For Converge Worldwide, this message is our mission. Together, we join Christ in multiplying disciples, leaders and churches that proclaim good news in words and actions so that all people everywhere can know him.
Saturday, February 6, 2010 The evening CELL Groups are up and running (it's NEVER too late to join one!!), and now there is an opportunity for women to join a group that meets during the day.
When was the last time you were completely overwhelmed with who God is, or how He showed up in your life? "Gripped by the Greatness of God" is a 7-week study that will be accompanied by video sessions with James McDonald.
When? Friday mornings, beginning Marth 5th - April 16th
Time: 10AM - 11:30AM
Place: 156 206th Street, Star Prairie
Cost: $15 to help cover cost of videos and study materials
Please RSVP Renee Germain @ 715/248-7045 to help determine the number of books to order.
God will not be squeezed into some neat, respectable Sunday discussion... To know God at all is to watch Him explode any box we put Him in with His terror, majesty and indescribable wonder.