by Southpoint Church | Apr 14, 2026 | News
Verbs have been our wise guides this year. “Stop, Look, and Listen” grew our awareness of God’s manifestation in Epiphany. “Ground” helped us sink our roots into Jesus so we could tell each other something good. Now, in Eastertide, the verb “emerge” keeps us on our...
by Southpoint Church | Apr 7, 2026 | News
The Greek word for “Good News,” euangelion, was part of Rome’s political vocabulary. “Good News” was something the Emperor of Rome enacted through beneficial acts, such as declaring a tax holiday. Jesus and his disciples torqued this political language for their own...
by Southpoint Church | Mar 31, 2026 | News
On Palm Sunday, we entered Holy Week by gathering for breakfast in each other’s homes. Each brunch group put on a skit to join the crowds that gathered to welcome Jesus as he entered Jerusalem. (If you were not able to attend, Mark 11:1–11 recollects this day.) The...
by Southpoint Church | Mar 24, 2026 | News
We designed our All-IN Sunday around three central words from Matthew 23:23 – ‘the weightier matters’ of justice, mercy, faithfulness. In a world awash in words, how do we actually sense the ‘weight’ of these specific words? What meaning do they convey to us, in the...
by Southpoint Church | Mar 17, 2026 | News
In Matthew 18, parents brought children to Jesus, while the disciples, trying to be helpful, barred their access. Jesus responded, “Don’t stop them – let them come to me!” We center children in our culture. But in the ancient world, children held little social...
by Southpoint Church | Mar 10, 2026 | News
In Mark 6:32-44, Jesus fed a crowd of thousands with a few loaves and fishes that his disciples offered him. Mark’s telling of the story emphasizes numbers: two hundred denarii, five loaves and two fish, groups of fifties and hundreds, twelve baskets, five thousand....
