Big Idea: CrossPointe is a church that participates in the work where the gospel is used to make things right between God and man (healing and restoration)

Isaiah 61:1-4 “The Spirit of the Lord G OD is upon Me, Because the L ORD has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives,And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;

2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the L ORD, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn,

3 To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the L ORD, that He may be glorified.”

4 And they shall rebuild the old ruins, They shall raise up the former desolations, And they shall repair the ruined cities, The desolations of many generations

Because the L ORD has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor;

Matthew 5:3 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted

Psalm 34:18 18 The L ORD is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit.

Vs. 1 To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;

Acts 16 The Philippian Jailer Saved 25 But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were loosed. 27 And the keeper of the prison, awaking from sleep and seeing the prison doors open, supposing the prisoners had fled, drew his sword and was about to kill himself. 28 But Paul called with a loud voice, saying, “Do yourself no harm, for we are all here.” 29 Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. 30 And he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the L ORD, And the day of vengeance of our God; G OD sent me to announce the year of his grace—a celebration of God’s destruction of our enemies— (The message) Isaiah 61:2Living Bible (TLB) 2 He has sent me to tell those who mourn that the time of God’s favor to them has come, and the day of his wrath to their enemies.

To comfort all who mourn, 3 To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;

That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the L ORD, that He may be glorified

And they shall rebuild the old ruins, They shall raise up the former desolations, And they shall repair the ruined cities, The desolations of many generations

A bridge builder is not an easy task

Be prepared for people to question your faith, your walk, your Christianity

John 3: For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

Mark 2: And when the scribes and Pharisees saw Him eating with the tax collectors and sinners, they said to His disciples, “How is it that He eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?” 17 When Jesus heard it, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

But how will they know if we aren’t standing in the gap, bridging the gap

Ezekiel 22:30 So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.

31 Therefore I have poured out My indignation on them; I have consumed them with the fire of My wrath; and I have recompensed their deeds on their own heads,” says the Lord G OD.

Big Idea: CrossPointe is a church that participates in the work where the gospel is used to make things right between God and man (healing and restoration)