Connection Pointe Christian Church Sermons

 What areas of your life feel like they are in ruins?

Join us as we begin our new message series, Glorious Ruin, with Lead Pastor John S. Dickerson. We’ll explore what happens when life brings pain, brokenness, disappointment, and suffering—and how Jesus can meet us right there.

Sometimes the places in our lives that feel broken ...

Where are you on the journey? How are you doing on the journey? And who is guiding you on the journey?

In this week's message, Teaching Pastor Ron Merrell invites us to consider an essential truth for every season of life: Jesus Christ is our only real rescue on the open seas of life’s journey.

Psalm 51 reminds us of our need for God’s mercy, unfailing love, and great compassion. We all carry transgressions, iniqui...

What if the miracle you’ve been praying for is on the other side of an uncomfortable act of obedience?

In our last week of the Revival Sparks series, Lead Pastor John S. Dickerson shares from Luke 5:1–11 about what it means to obey Jesus—even when His instructions are uncomfortable, toilsome, or don’t make sense.

Jesus told Simon Peter to go out into the deep water and let down his nets again. Peter had alre...

What if the greatest thing we can give the next generation isn’t advice, but a reminder of who they are? Guest speaker Regis Johnson shares a powerful message from God’s Word in Week 4 of our current sermon series, Revival Sparks.

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Who can you trust?

In Week 3 of our “Revival Sparks” sermon series, Lead Pastor John S. Dickerson reminds us that as human interactions become less personal, peaceful, and joyful, we have an opportunity to be more like Jesus than ever before. The way you live may be the only example of Jesus some people ever see.

We can represent His heart through the way we love, listen, serve, and tre...

Jesus chose you, but following Him still requires a choice.

What does it really mean to believe in Jesus, receive His grace, and surrender your life to follow Him?

In week two of our message series “Revival Sparks”, Guest Speaker Bob Merritt explores three defining words of the Christian life: chosen, believe, and sacrifice.

Where does your faith need to be renewed, revived, restored, or refreshed?

In the first message of our “Revival Sparks” sermon series, Lead Pastor John S. Dickerson shares how genuine spiritual renewal begins with meeting personally with God every day. When life moves quickly and another season just seems to disappear, daily time with God helps you grow in faith, recognize His work, and experience ren...

How do you help a friend who is hurting?

In this message from our Fostering Friendship teaching series, Teaching Pastor Ron Merrell looks at the story of Job and his friends to explore what biblical friendship looks like in seasons of suffering, grief, pain, and spiritual struggle.

Helping hurting people matters deeply, but it is also tender work. When someone is walking through loss, trauma, disappo...

In a culture where relationships can feel temporary, what does faithful Christian friendship actually look like?

In this message, Teaching Pastor Ron Merrell explores biblical friendship through the story of Ruth and Naomi. Ruth’s actions demonstrate that meaningful friendship is voluntary, costly, enduring, and always a reflection of God’s character.

Discover how to build stronger, healt...

What does it take to build real friendship? In this message from our Fostering Friendship series, Teaching Pastor Ron Merrell looks at how openness and vulnerability shape the kind of friendships God designed us to experience.

Friendship is not built through image management, pretending, or keeping people at a safe distance. Scripture shows us that wise, life-giving relationships require trust, honesty, humility, and the courage to...

What do you do when life feels hopeless?

Discover that true hope is not found in changing our circumstances but in the unchanging character of God. Whether you're walking through suffering, struggling with guilt, facing uncertainty, or simply feeling overwhelmed, Psalm 130 reminds us to fix our eyes on the Lord.

In this message, we ...

What if the life you are looking for is found not by striving harder, but by staying connected to Jesus?

In Living on Purpose, Guest Speaker Bob Merritt invites us to slow down and consider what it really means to live the life God created for us. Many of us want purpose, clarity, spiritual growth, and a deeper faith, but so often we try to achieve those things through our own effort. Jesus offers a different way.

This message remi...

How can you stay grounded when life feels uncertain? In this message from our “I Heart My Bible” series, Teaching Pastor Ron Merrell shares how God’s Word gives us a solid foundation through every season.

Jesus calls us to come to Him, hear His words, and then put them into practice. When we do, our lives become like a house built on the rock, steady even when storms come.

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How can we better understand what God’s Word is actually saying?

In week 2 of our “I Heart My Bible” series, Teaching Pastor Ron Merrell shares practical ways to study the Bible with clarity, humility, and confidence. This week’s message looks at how to better understand what God’s Word is saying by paying attention to historical, literary, and theological context. Who wrote the pass...

Why does the Bible still matter in a world filled with endless information, AI tools, opinions, and competing voices?

In Week 1 of our I Heart My Bible series, we explore why God's Word remains our most reliable source of truth, guidance, comfort, hope, and direction. We'll look at what Scripture says about itself, why Christians can trust the Bible, and how God's Word shapes our lives and points us to Jesus.

What does the Bible say about building a thriving family and a thriving community?

In this sermon, guest speaker Bill High explores God’s design for family, community, and multi-generational faith. From Ecclesiastes 3:11 to Psalm 78:5-7 and 1 Corinthians 12, this message shows how God created us to belong, grow, and pass faith from one generation to the next.

We all want to be part of something that lasts. But in a culture sh...

What keeps people from truly trusting Jesus?

In Stumbling Blocks and Building Blocks, Guest Speaker Regis Johnson explores the barriers that can keep us from real faith. Jesus is not just someone who gives us what we need but is the source and sustainer of all life. If you have ever wrestled with doubt, spiritual confusion, shallow faith, or wondered what it really means to trust Jesus, this message points back t...

What does it really mean to put Christ above all, including our finances?

In Week 3 of Above All, Pastor John S. Dickerson teaches from Matthew 13:44 and 2 Corinthians 9 to show how Jesus changes the way we see money, generosity, security, and treasure. The kingdom of heaven is worth more than anything we own, and when Christ becomes our greatest treasure, our finances begin to reflect a deeper trust in God.

This message explores w...

What do you do when you choose God, obey Him, and life still falls apart?

Pastor John S. Dickerson teaches through some of the most challenging and faith-filled moments in Scripture. Looking at the lives of Hannah, Sarah, the Shunammite woman, and Mary’s costly offering to Jesus, this message shows that trusting God is not always immediate, comfortable, or easy, but it is always meaningful.

This sermon speaks to anyone who ha...