CenterPoint Church

May 20th marks five weeks of Prayer and Fasting on Tuesdays, seeking God's blessing and favor on the development and growth of CenterPoint Church. Once more we see God's blessing as three new families joined us on Sunday AND we have filled the openings on the prayer schedule. It's so encouraging to see God's hand move as we continue to realize the vision and direction of this ministry to reach the lost in the St. Croix Valley. What an awesome God!!!

Sunday, May 18th, marked our First Preview Service, which was held at the Holiday Inn Express. The owner graciously opened up the Conference Room for us to meet..... at no charge. Once more, we see God's favor as we seek to have our needs met. A sweet, peaceful and encouraging spirit reigned over that service and Pastor Dick gave a challenging word from the Book of Revelation and the Church of Philadelphia. The foundation of FAITH...its importance...keeps coming back to me. Hebrews 11:6, "Without FAITH it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him", really affirmed the importance of FAITH. Our relationship with God is largely determined in our Faith. We must believe He exists and that He is exactly who He reveals Himself to be in Scripture. Without this kind of Faith you cannot please God. We must believe He will respond to us as we earnestly seek Him. It can be easy to substitute religious activity for true Faith. We can claim we are being "good stewards" of our resources, when in fact we are walking by sight and not by Faith....Hebrews 11:1 "Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see". We can actually refuse to do what God tells us unless all the resources are in place first. Faith has to do with our relationship...not our circumstances. Nothing is more secure or certain than that which we entrust to God. When God trusts us with a task that seems impossible, the only thing preventing it from coming to pass is our lack of Faith / or disobedience. God will lead us to do things that are impossible in our strength, but He will grant us victory as we step out in Faith. God wants to do the impossible through our lives. All He requires is FAITH and obedience. We certainly have experienced what seems or appears impossible factors in relation to our vision of planting CenterPoint Church. FAITH in our God of the impossible is our answer!!!

Love and Blessings,   Sandy Erickson