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Pastor JJ's Philosophy of Ministry

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Below is a summary of Pastor JJ's philosophy of ministry. Join us on Sunday, August 2, at 6:00 pm as we gather to hear Pastor JJ further explain his vision for Five Points. Following the presentation, there will be an opportunity for Q&A so please bring your questions as we prepare for...

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Call Upon Me

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“Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.” —Psalm 50:15 And call upon me in the day of trouble. Oh blessed verse! Is this then true sacrifice? Is it an offering to ask an alms of heaven? It is even so. The King himself so regards it...

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Tags: prayer, spurgeon, trial, trouble, psalm 50

Wait for the Lord

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“Wait for the Lord;be strong, and let your heart take courage;wait for the Lord!”Psalm 27:14 Conscious of his own weakness, David addresses himself (the verb is singular), and seeks to encourage his confidence in God. The word wait suggests that there are further trials still to...

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Tags: psalm 27, wait, trials, weakness, confidence, strength, calvin

Grieving Not Without Hope

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It is with broken hearts that the elders of Five Points have to let you know that Becca Prange passed into glory this evening. We do not grieve as those without hope as we know Becca was immediately in the presence of her Savior and swimming in the ocean of God's love. Please pray tonight and...

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Tags: prayer, pranges, pray4becca

In God We Trust

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God was David’s salvation and the strength of his life, as it was by his help that he felt himself safe, and free from the terrors of death. Certainly we find that all our fears arise from this source, that we are too anxious about our life, while we acknowledge not that God is its...

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THE CUP OF DIVINE LOVE NEVER EMPTIES

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The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply; their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take their names on my lips. The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. Psalm 16:4-5 The cruelties and hardships which men endure for their false gods is...

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Tags: worship preparation, spurgeon

As We Forgive Our Debtors

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“And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” Matthew 6:12 Forgive us our debts: In Matthew, sins are called debts, because they expose us to condemnation at the tribunal of God, and make us debtors; nay more, they alienate us entirely from God, so that...

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Tags: worship preparation

Planting the Joy of New Daughter Churches

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The following is a post by one of our elders, summarizing the content from this past Sunday's Adult Bible Study Hour. In the class, we are going through eight different aspects of our Planting Joy vision. Consider joining us this Sunday at 9:30am in the sanctuary. When we talk about the...

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