https://sermons.logos.com/profile/7848698https://files.logoscdn.com/v1/files/80224399/assets/16344907/content.jpg?download=true&signature=HssdnvM2U6NmXARtPlUgkOtqphg&e=.jpghttps://sermons.logos.com/profile/7848698RSS for NodeThu, 09 Jul 2026 18:23:10 GMT60Pastor Jonathan WhiteSermons by Pastor Jonathan White, Lead Pastor of CrossPointe Family Church located in Winfield, WV. Pastor Jonathan Whitecrosspointewv@gmail.comnohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1801555https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1801555Sun, 05 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: Listen to some of these paradoxical statements… I need to have experience to get a job, but I need a job to get experience. The only constant is change. You must spend money to save money. Nobody goes to that restaurant anymore because it is so crowded. Less is more. Giving is receiving.…1816nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1797312https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1797312Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: James started off his letter with encouraging the dispersed Jewish believers to see trials as a blessing from the Lord. He admonished them to seek joy even in the midst of trials. And now, he is going to urge them to seek wisdom in the midst of these trials. In order to face the difficult…2032nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1793054https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1793054Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: Did you grow up with a sibling that seemed to never get in trouble? They seemed to always obey and make good decisions, yet you seemed to always make the wrong one? I am pretty sure that is how James felt growing up. James was the biological son of Joseph and Mary and the half-brother of…1861nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1788766https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1788766Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: Physical fatigue is a difficult thing to fight through. I’m sure there are some here who could amen that even this morning! However, spiritual fatigue can be even more difficult. The late William Carey - referred to as the ‘father of modern missions’ - spent some 40 years serving India…2044nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1784503https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1784503Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: We live in a nation that prides itself in independence. My family recently went to Washington DC as well as Williamsburg, VA for an educational vacation to learn about our nation’s history. It was amazing to see the monuments, old buildings, the original Declaration of Independence and…2083nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1771317https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1771317Sun, 17 May 2026 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: When an unbeliever looks at what goes on within the confines of the church today, what do they see? Do they see godly living within the church? Do they see humility, kindness, love, graciousness, purity, and contentment? Recent estimates are showing that around 4,000 churches close their…2140nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1766545https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1766545Sun, 10 May 2026 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: The author of Hebrews has been building up to this moment throughout this entire book. We have reached the peak of the mountain so to speak. He has been contrasting the Old and New Covenants time and time again - reminding us about the wonderful work of Jesus on the cross and how His sacrificial…1890nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1761804https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1761804Sun, 03 May 2026 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: Art Carey described his experience of hitting the wall as he went on to complete the Boston Marathon in the Philadelphia Inquirer years ago… Now the real battle begins. Up the first of many long inclines I start to climb—one-two, one-two, one-two, right-left, right-left, right-left. I keep…1972nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1757786https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1757786Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: There was an area that was known for incredible amounts of snow. A traveler hired a local trail guide to lead him safely through the area. The trail guide continued reminding the traveler that he was to only step in the footprints that he had made throughout the journey. He knew the trail…2196nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1742288https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1742288Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: As we come to our Scripture today, I imagine walking down a hallway of paintings of the saints of old. Looking to our right and left, we see figures like Noah, Moses, Gideon, Samson, and David - countless Old Testament believers down this Hall of Faith that we just discussed as we went…1776nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1737642https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1737642Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: This is our final sermon in our four part series through the Hall of Faith in Hebrews 11 . This entire chapter has been challenging for us as we have seen the amazing faith of the saints that have gone before us. We have seen them leave their homeland like Abraham, walk through a sea with…1867nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1732883https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1732883Sun, 22 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: Each of us has likely found ourselves at a crossroads at one point or another. Though we know the truth, we start to experience some pushback to it from those around us. The culture around us stands in stark contrast when compared to the values we know to be true through the Word of God.…2117nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1728350https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1728350Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: They say it isn’t about how you start, but instead it’s about how you finish. That could be said about each of our examples in the Hall of Faith we are covering today. We will be covering the Patriarchs of the faith including Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. Each of these men (minus possibly…1591nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1713898https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1713898Sun, 22 Feb 2026 14:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: How do you define faith? This is a difficult word to define. It is a lot like trying to define love. There are many definitions out there for both, but they all seem to fall short of explaining the entirety of the words. Today, however, we come to one of the most beautiful definitions of…2096nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1709092https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1709092Sun, 15 Feb 2026 14:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: We are in the middle of the 2026 Winter Olympics and one thing that comes to mind when we think of Olympians is endurance. These athletes have prepared countless hours to compete in the Olympics. While many of us are relaxing on the couch, going out to eat, or even enjoying a nice, pleasant…2208nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1704433https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1704433Sun, 08 Feb 2026 14:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: Today’s message marks a turning point in the book of Hebrews. We are going to see a lot of imperatives in the remainder of this great book. An imperative is something that we are commanded to do. It is something of vital importance and crucial to be done. These aren’t optional statements.…1900nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1699758https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1699758Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:59:26 GMTPastor Jonathan WhitePastor Jonathan gives a quick overview of the book of Deuteronomy. 940nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1696322https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1696322Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:40:42 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: This is our third and final week in discussing the once for all sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Our first part of this three-part series started in Hebrews 9:1-14 where we discussed the desire of God to have us in His presence. Yet, because of our sinfulness, we needed redemption. The Old Covenant…1866nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1658674https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1658674Sun, 18 Jan 2026 16:07:07 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: We live in a world that all about the now. People today seem to live moment by moment. Perhaps it is because of all of the screen time and media that we have, our short attention spans, or all of the distractions. But for some reason, our culture today is very centered on what is happening…1810nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1651217https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1651217Sun, 11 Jan 2026 16:14:48 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteOnce for All- Part 12292nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1642562https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1642562Wed, 24 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteWelcome: Pastor Adam Songs: Hark Hallelujah O, Come All Ye Unfaithful God Made Low Scripture Reading (Pastor Adam): In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be registered,…874nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1638654https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1638654Sun, 21 Dec 2025 19:06:28 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: Have you ever called a company’s customer service department only to find that the person you are talking with doesn’t have the power or ability to get the job done? After a series of answering questions, periods of being placed on hold, and awkward silences - you can tell that you aren’t…1975nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1636157https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1636157Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: I have had many people come to me and want to discuss Kirk Cameron’s recent shift in his theology about hell. Around two weeks ago, Kirk Cameron and his son, James, came out with a podcast regarding the doctrine of hell. During this conversation, they argued for a change in the understanding…808nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1634532https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1634532Sun, 14 Dec 2025 14:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: During our last time together, we ended with Jesus being our forerunner. We were told that Jesus went behind the curtain into the Holy of Holies to remove the dividing wall between God and man. By His death on the cross, we can now have access to God through Christ. This is such a life-changing…2323nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1625853https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1625853Sun, 30 Nov 2025 16:05:09 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: Friends, we live in a world full of uncertainty. Just think of some of the areas of our lives that can cause us worry and concern. Economic Uncertainly. Some days our economy seems red hot while others it seems bleak or unpredictable. Governmental Uncertainty. We just saw this as our government…1956nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1607961https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1607961Sun, 02 Nov 2025 16:15:53 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: Maturity. The process of reaching full development. We often use this word when describing the physical and intellectual development of young persons. As children grow, they begin to mature and develop. However, the author today wants to talk about a much more important form of maturity…2225nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1603399https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1603399Sun, 26 Oct 2025 15:17:32 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: Many people struggle with relating to God at times. They see Him as holy and set apart. They see Him as perfect and spotless. And these views of God are all completely true. God is perfect. God is without sin. Listen to a couple of the many verses in the Bible describing the perfection…2249nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1594865https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1594865Sun, 12 Oct 2025 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: Words have power. Growing up, I remember being told about the power of one’s words. The old adage that sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me has always been a blatant fallacy. Words do matter. They can either build one up or tear one down. However, as powerful…2167nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1589869https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1589869Sun, 05 Oct 2025 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: During the previous verses we went through, the author brought up this concept of rest. He compared those who failed to enter the Promised Land to those who fail to find salvation in Christ - those who are hardened by sin and continue in unbelief have no salvation in the Lord. This week,…2378nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1580783https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1580783Sun, 21 Sep 2025 15:30:29 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: The concept of rest goes all the way back to the book of Genesis. Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. So God blessed the…1997nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1571797https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1571797Sun, 07 Sep 2025 15:14:05 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: The first century Jewish converts who were receiving this letter had a very high view of Moses. In some Jewish traditions, Moses was considered even greater than the angels. There was good reason for them to respect Moses and hold him in high regard. Moses’s life was amazingly spared in…2140nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1566892https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1566892Sun, 31 Aug 2025 15:16:07 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: We mentioned last week how man was given dominion of everything in Genesis 1:26 . Listen to this beautiful verse: Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock…2281nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1566804https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1566804Fri, 29 Aug 2025 19:13:08 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: This was another difficult question asked by my congregation. They have really brought some good ones for me throughout this summer! I am sure that many of you can identify a certain group of people that would be most passionate about this question. The Churches of Christ have historically…493nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1562426https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1562426Sun, 24 Aug 2025 15:20:46 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: The late A.W. Tozer spoke of what he called the ‘hunger of the wilderness.’ In his discussion of this topic, he discussed farmers’ knowledge of this concept. No matter how well prepared a farmer is - no matter how much work he does in the soil - no matter how much he attempts to keep the…2283nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1558081https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1558081Sun, 17 Aug 2025 15:22:43 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: We live in a world that is very spiritual today. But it wasn’t necessarily that way in recent history. Starting around the late 19th century and extending into the mid to late 20th century, there was a time where naturalism and atheism had a stronger hold on our culture. Although this influence…2069nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1558119https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1558119Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:01:42 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteJoin Pastor Jonathan as he discusses what happens when you die from a Biblical perspective. 604nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1549944https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1549944Sun, 03 Aug 2025 15:02:42 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: Christ is greater. This is one of the main themes of the book of Hebrews. We will see the author tell us that Christ is greater than the prophets today. Next sermon we will hear that Christ is greater than the angels. Throughout this book we will see that Christ is greater than Israel’s…1747nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1545802https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1545802Sun, 27 Jul 2025 15:19:20 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: The late RC Sproul told this story about his father. His father was sick for quite some time at the end of his life, and RC would have to carry him back and forth from the bed to a chair at the table and to the sofa. One day when taking his father back from the table to the bed, his father…2201nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1545670https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1545670Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:55:42 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: Continuing our summer Ask Pastor Jonathan series with difficult questions, I was given another tough question. How Do I Spot a False Convert? This is an incredibly difficult question to answer. There are two ditches that we can fall into if we are not careful. I pray that as we go through…723nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1541513https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1541513Sun, 20 Jul 2025 15:15:50 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: H.B. Charles Jr. is a Baptist pastor who started preaching during his teenage years. Being the son of a pastor, he threw himself into the ministry from an early age. During his first time away from home preaching - at only 16 years old mind you - he found himself in Detroit, Michigan and…2118nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1537392https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1537392Sun, 13 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: The Bible is the most unique document in the history of the world. It was written by over 40 authors spanning almost two millennia. It is the most printed and read book in world history. It has been translated into over 1,200 languages and has sold more than 5 billion copies. Although the…2096nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1537262https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1537262Fri, 11 Jul 2025 16:14:20 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: This week’s question is not meant to be a political question. I am going to attempt to answer this from Scripture alone. I was asked by someone in my congregation how that we should respond to the ongoing conflict with Israel and Iran. This question is even bigger than that - how should…636nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1530982https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1530982Tue, 01 Jul 2025 15:53:24 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteJoin Pastor Jonathan as he discusses the essentials of the Christian faith. 463nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1529265https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1529265Sun, 29 Jun 2025 15:17:01 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: One of the most difficult things in the lives of believers is seeing a church leader that they have respected and learned from not practicing what he preached. This has been most clearly seen with the rise and fall of many celebrity pastors which has led to disillusionment of many people…2327nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1528811https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1528811Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:23:09 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: As we kick off our “Ask Pastor Jonathan Burning Questions” summer, I have been asked a really deep one to start the summer off. Is baptism necessary for salvation? This question comes from someone in our congregation who has encountered someone from the Church of Christ. The Church of Christ…843nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1521097https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1521097Sun, 15 Jun 2025 15:12:29 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: What is it like living in the last days? Although the end of the last days will be marked by the Tribulation - a time period marked by the worst world events to ever occur - we are actually living in the last days now! As we look around our world, darkness is everywhere. Wars rage, false…2178nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1516852https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1516852Sun, 08 Jun 2025 15:17:31 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: The desire for man’s approval is seen from an early age and continues even into adulthood. Young children hunger for positive feedback from their parents signifying acceptance of them. School-aged children often long for a teacher to tell them how smart they are or a coach to speak of their…2256nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1512802https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1512802Sun, 01 Jun 2025 15:15:39 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: It is interesting that we come to this Scripture the week after Memorial Day because today we are going to learn about becoming a good soldier for Christ. Although I have never personally attended basic training, I have talked to many who have endured this difficult training in order to…2295nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1508202https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1508202Sun, 25 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: On April 20, 1999, something incredibly terrible happened. For those of us who are old enough to remember, all eyes were glued to the news stations that were reporting on the worst school shooting in US history at the time. Two 12th grade students killed 13 other students along with a teacher.…1948nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1504471https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1504471Sun, 18 May 2025 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: There is something captivating about fire. I, personally have always been amazed by the power of fire. In fact, although I was a fairly obedient child growing up, one of the few times I got in trouble involved fire. Luckily, I didn’t cause any damage - and as a disclaimer - kids don’t play…2074nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1500232https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1500232Sun, 11 May 2025 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: I must admit that I have mixed emotions today. This is the last of our 88-week sermon series through Luke. We have covered much ground. We have actually covered 24,645 words in the ESV New Testament which makes up around 14% of the entire New Testament. That is quite a lot of ground we…1873nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1495898https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1495898Sun, 04 May 2025 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: The Bible refers to living the Christian life in many ways. We see it referred to as a race - which is seen in various Scriptures given in your handout ( Hebrews 12:1 , 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 , 2 Timothy 4:7 , Philippians 3:13-14 , Galatians 5:7 ). We see battle-like language throughout…1846nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1487963https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1487963Sun, 20 Apr 2025 15:07:23 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: The title of this sermon is a bit lengthy. But I love the question that is asked in today’s passage. Why do you seek the living among the dead? This question shows the slowness of the followers of Christ to grasp the resurrection. We see that they were slow to believe. The women go to the…1530nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1482560https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1482560Sun, 13 Apr 2025 15:12:26 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: Jesus walked the hardest road of suffering that anyone has ever had to walk. We have been going through this road the last few weeks. He has suffered in deep prayer in Gethsemane as He sweat great drops of blood. He has suffered the betrayal of one disciple and been denied by the disciple…2177nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1477957https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1477957Sun, 06 Apr 2025 15:10:07 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: Justice is ingrained into the heart of man. When we hear of injustice, we struggle to cope with it. That is because we are made in the image of God. God is a God of justice. He has promised that He will make all things right in the end. However, on this side of eternity, we continue to…2193nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1474088https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1474088Sun, 30 Mar 2025 15:31:04 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: Failing is hard to endure. Being March Madness, I figured I would start us off with a NCAA Basketball sports analogy of failure. During the 2016 NCAA Tournament, the 11th seeded Northern Iowa Panthers were coming off of a big win against Texas. They seemed to be cruising to the Sweet 16…2098nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1469761https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1469761Sun, 23 Mar 2025 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: Today we are going to see two different examples of how to respond to temptation. We will see the wrong way which is overconfidence and a dependence on self and the right way which is humility and a dependence on the Father. Our first example will be the disciple Peter. In his typical overconfidence,…1954nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1460466https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1460466Sun, 09 Mar 2025 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: Whenever I hear the word greatest, I cannot help but think about Muhammad Ali. He was quick to tell everyone he met that he was the greatest to ever box. He spent most of his boxing life exalting himself - for example, he claimed that Madison Square Garden (which holds around 20,000 people…1959nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1456609https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1456609Sun, 02 Mar 2025 14:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: A shadow is an interesting thing. It takes a similar shape to the object itself but is a fuzzy picture of the object. There is no true definition to a shadow. Sometimes, it can even be hard to even figure out what the object actually looks like if the light is causing the shadow to elongate…2063nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1451879https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1451879Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: Harry R. Truman (not to be confused with Harry S. Truman the former president) was born in Clay County, West Virginia in October of 1896. In 1907, his family moved out west to the state of Washington where he would live for most of his life. This man led a life marked by various antics…1780nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1448199https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1448199Sun, 16 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: Many prophesies in the Bible have a near fulfillment and a future fulfillment. We see this often in the prophesies regarding the Messiah. We see mixed into these Old Testament prophetic passages facts about His first coming as well as His second coming. There are near fulfillments and future…2137nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1444785https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1444785Sun, 09 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIn today’s message, Jesus sees wickedness at the Temple and teaches on the coming judgement.2053nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1435476https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1435476Sun, 26 Jan 2025 14:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: We live a world with heartache and pain. Things don’t always seem to go well on this side of eternity. People die, sicknesses come, barrenness happens, oppression occurs. And we see that some form of tragedy strikes just about everyone at some point in their life. Where do we find hope…1778nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1431351https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1431351Sun, 19 Jan 2025 14:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIn today’s message, Jesus calls us to be obedient citizens of our earthly kingdom as well as the kingdom of God. 1791nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1427180https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1427180Sun, 12 Jan 2025 14:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: Although there is some debate on the Greek word translated cornerstone in the New Testament, most theologians agree that it refers to a stone that aligns two walls of a structure. Here is a picture to allow you to see it more clearly. This stone was foundational for the structure that it…1773nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1419587https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1419587Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:08:16 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: It seems that many people struggle to see God as relational. They see Him as this far off Being that is impersonal. Yet, Jesus Christ provided us a tangible view of God up close and personal. Paul, in writing Colossians, tells us in Colossians 1:15 that: He is the image of the invisible…1951nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1416224https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1416224Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:06:07 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: Americans today face a seemingly overwhelming wave of hopelessness. In 2022 the CDC stated that around 44% of teens in the United States reported feeling persistently sad and hopeless which was up from 37% in 2019 (1). Statistics continue to show increases in hopelessness amongst all ages…1814nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1407710https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1407710Sun, 08 Dec 2024 16:04:49 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: On May 6, 2023, a large assembly was gathered to view the coronation of Charles III and Camilla as king and queen of the United Kingdom. This was the first coronation in the UK in nearly 70 years! This event reached global proportions with an estimated audience of around 2 billion people…1686nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1403777https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1403777Sun, 01 Dec 2024 14:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: We live in a faithless generation. I think most people would agree with that assertion. Jesus spoke of His own generation as a faithless generation as well as we saw back in Luke 9:41 . We can probably safely assume that our generation is not any more faithful than Christ’s. With that in…2163nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1395365https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1395365Sun, 17 Nov 2024 16:09:43 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: A couple of weeks ago, we talked about the rich young ruler. This young man had power, prestige, and plenty of provision. I couldn’t help but alliterate that. It must be a Baptist thing. He had acquired an amazing amount of wealth and was seen as blessed by many of those around him. He…1819nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1390952https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1390952Sun, 10 Nov 2024 16:20:44 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: Helen Keller is known for being both blind and deaf after an illness at the age of 19 months. With the help of her life-long teacher and friend, Anne Sullivan, she became the first deaf and blind person in the United States to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. Someone once asked Helen Keller…1981nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1386824https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1386824Sun, 03 Nov 2024 16:17:54 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: Writer Ralph B. Smith once made an observation that children ask roughly 125 questions per day. For some of you parents with young children, you can amen that! And some of you parents might be feeling pretty good about your child right now because you see that your child is probably hitting…2263nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1383608https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1383608Sun, 27 Oct 2024 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteToday’s message asserts that salvation belongs to those who humble themselves and rely on the mercy and grace of God through Christ.2104nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1378116https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1378116Sun, 20 Oct 2024 15:35:43 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: Persistence is the ability to stick with something. It involves continuing on even when it is hard. It means continuing even though you might not see any benefit at the time. When we think of the need to persist in something, prayer is not often at the top of our list. We consider persisting…2329nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1374152https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1374152Sun, 13 Oct 2024 15:11:34 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: Good morning, Church. Some of you just looked at your handout for today and got a little overwhelmed! I somewhat apologize for catching you off-guard with the wealth of information that you have been given. We are going to be covering some deep doctrines of the faith in today’s message.…2313nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1367096https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1367096Sun, 29 Sep 2024 15:26:21 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: Everyone wants something. Talk about a vague generalization. That is definitely one! But it is also a true statement if there ever was one. We all want something. Some of us want a lot of somethings! As the old Veggietales movie parody showed - everyone can struggle with mewantium. The…2095nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1361063https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1361063Sun, 22 Sep 2024 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: We live in a me-first world today. Narcissism is in full bloom in our culture of selfies and self-worship shrines (also known as Facebook, Instagram). Entitlement is also the story of today. People think that just because they participate in something that they should be rewarded. The generation…2401nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1358910https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1358910Sun, 15 Sep 2024 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: If anyone has listened to me preach for a while, you have probably have heard a dig or two at Joel Osteen’s book, Your Best Life Now . I’m sure you probably have caught yet another dig in my sermon title today as well. I pray that the man finds true salvation one day and recants of his…2194nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1350963https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1350963Sun, 01 Sep 2024 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: What kingdom are you a part of today? Some of you might first think about your citizenship of a particular country. But there is a much more lasting kingdom that we should be a citizen of first and foremost - and that is the kingdom of God. All of the other kingdoms of this world will pass…2561nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1348001https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1348001Sun, 25 Aug 2024 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: This week, we are coming to one of Jesus’s most interesting parables. Parables are stories with a meaning. According to the ISB Encyclopedia, they are often metaphors with a short narrative which almost always seek to reveal and illustrate a truth about the kingdom of God. There is usually…2172nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1344433https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1344433Sun, 18 Aug 2024 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: Today’s sermon is on a passage that we have probably all heard in some way or another. We will be talking about the parable of the prodigal son. In this parable we are introduced to a father with two sons. The father in the parable represents God and the sons represent two different types…2006nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1337364https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1337364Sun, 04 Aug 2024 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: When we think about God, what attributes of His stand out? His glory? His justice? His omnipotence meaning His power? His omniscience meaning He is all-knowing? His love and mercy? His forgiveness? There are many, many others we could describe as well. However, one that is probably among…2213nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1334131https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1334131Sun, 28 Jul 2024 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: Many of us have grown up in churches that didn’t preach the complete Gospel. I’m not saying we all grew up hearing apostacy. Some here likely had very strong Bible teaching and Bible preaching pastors. However, during the past few decades we have seen a time of great decline in a true preaching…1968nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1327402https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1327402Sun, 14 Jul 2024 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: What do you think about most? If you are like most people, you probably think about yourself more than anything else. The growing trend of self-focus is seen in many ways in our modern culture. According to NPD Research, the self-help industry has exploded in recent years - growing by 11%…2295nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1324085https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1324085Sun, 07 Jul 2024 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: Have you ever gone to a big event - maybe a concert, sports game, or a gathering of sorts? There are thousands of people trying to get through a narrow gate. Obviously it takes time and dedication to get through that narrow gate. You must stay focused on which way you are going. If you…2217nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1320845https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1320845Sun, 30 Jun 2024 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: Pastor Nouh Yattara was born into a nomadic Muslim family. He shared his testimony on Voice of the Martyrs Radio recently. He talked about his life of fear as a Muslim. He was afraid of so much. He was afraid of superstitions, demons, and death. However, this all began to change after he…1893nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1316921https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1316921Sun, 23 Jun 2024 15:12:31 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: Why do bad things happen to good people? I have heard this question countless times. The question comes from a place of raw emotion. It is hard to watch people suffer. This past week I have watched my uncle pass away from a massive heart attack. I have watched the suffering of my family.…2028nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1314195https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1314195Sun, 16 Jun 2024 15:24:10 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: We have been in a difficult part of the book of Luke. Because we preach book by book and verse by verse at CrossPointe, we don’t get to pick out what the next sermon is going to be. So we have been wading through some difficult teachings by Jesus as we have resumed the Gospel of Luke in…1997nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1310592https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1310592Sun, 09 Jun 2024 15:07:41 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: Have you ever had to stay up all night? It is pretty difficult. Somewhere around 3-4 AM it starts to becomes very hard to stay awake. For my wife it might become very difficult somewhere around 9:30 or 10:00 PM though! I actually work 24-hour shifts a few times a month in the ER. It took…2034nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1307621https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1307621Tue, 04 Jun 2024 14:27:06 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: According to the NIH, almost 20% of American adults were diagnosed with an anxiety within the last year. An estimated 31.1% have been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder at some point in their lives. This number is almost identical for those 13-18 as well. Some of these anxiety disorders…1600nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1304148https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1304148Sun, 26 May 2024 15:07:39 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: I’m sure most of us have used a hammer at one point or another. Some of us may have fond memories of accomplishment. Others may have terrible memories of pain in your thumb. Either way we know that a hammer is used with force. We have adopted an expression in modern times that we call “dropping…2184nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1300720https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1300720Sun, 19 May 2024 15:22:16 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: Modern-day Christianity in America seems to be clueless and ignorant about the spiritual battle that exists all around them. The comforts of modernity have caused many in the church to fall asleep at the helm. This slothful spirituality is certainly not because the Bible hasn’t clearly…2620nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1297215https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1297215Sun, 12 May 2024 15:28:38 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: The title of today’s sermon is certainly relevant to us all. We all have some sort of work to do. We all must manage money in some way. And we are all worshipers of something - whether it be God, money, people, or things. Sadly, many false teachers are out there trying to keep you from…2331nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1286743https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1286743Sun, 21 Apr 2024 15:30:15 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: A few weeks ago we discussed the qualifications for elders/pastors. These qualifications were very weighty and detailed. The Lord takes the purity of His church extremely seriously. Today we are going to see the need to protect the pastorate - or the office of pastor. If we want to have…2245nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1279553https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1279553Sun, 07 Apr 2024 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: Pastoral burnout is at an all-time high in our nation. When asked by Barna Research whether they had given real, serious consideration to quitting full-time ministry within the last year, 42% said yes in March of 2022 while 29% had said yes in January of 2021. This is a marked increase…2093nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1276164https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1276164Sun, 31 Mar 2024 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction I usually preach from a different text outside of the book that I am currently preaching through when I preach on Resurrection Sunday. However, this year the Lord gave me a Scripture right in stride through our study of 1 Timothy. This Scripture fits right in for today’s remembrance and…2190nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1272044https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1272044Sun, 24 Mar 2024 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction An apostate is one who has abandoned the faith that they once professed. We live in a world of many apostates. We see countless examples of those who seemed like legitimate believers but turned out to be fakes. Joshua Harris is one such man who is a glaring example of this. He wrote the…2015nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1268362https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1268362Sun, 17 Mar 2024 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction According to Gallup - church membership was incredibly consistent from 1938-1998 ranging from 68-73%. However between 1998 and 2018 this number sharply declined to 50%. Gallup noted that this was partly due to an increasing proportion of individuals stating they have no religious preference.…1775nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1264878https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1264878Sun, 10 Mar 2024 13:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction Last week we discussed the office of pastor/elder in great detail. This week we come to the only other official church office listed in the Bible. As we go through today’s sermon, I want us to be sure to understand something very important. Although the offices of elder and deacon are the…2398nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1261178https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1261178Sun, 03 Mar 2024 14:00:00 GMTPastor Jonathan WhiteIntroduction: The Scriptures give a very clear two-tiered approach to Church Leadership. There are elders and deacons. We see this clearly laid out in Philippians 1:1 : Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons: There…2762no