Center Point Assembly

Celebrating Adoption Sunday by featuring a local family that adopted an infant from Guatemala. Moses was abandoned alone the river bank in rural Guatemala to die until found 2 days later by a farmer that took him to a local orphanage. Later, Toni and Rick Jakubowski's son Ricky became the director of the orphanage and hence Moses was introduced to Toni and Rick beginning a new life's journey. Moses is now 10 years and has cerebral palsy. Toni tells the heart warming story of Moses adoption and challenges us all to do what we can to help those less fortunate. We can do our part one child at a time...

Pastor Mike continues the discussion that began by declaring the Holiness of God, being set apart from all of His creation, and how He created man as Holy. Yet in a single act of disobedience, man gave up his Holy character and became enslaved to sin and to a new master, Satan. But God had a plan, thru Jesus so that once more by a single act of obedience, man can be Justified Holy to live a set apart Holy life once again. And that's why we talk about the process of Sanctification, both instant and progressive...

Special Guest Pastor Ken Shelton gives an encouraging word to us in that we are seated at the right of the Father with Jesus. No matter how difficult life becomes, we're assigned a seat alongside Jesus our advocate and our provider. He is our source and our strength and He becomes all that we need so that we can enjoy life in the midst of it all. Listen in you will be blessed...

Pastor Mike continues the discussion of how a Holy God, set a part through His perfection and His justice, provides a path of justification for a sinful man. Mankind, though originally created perfect and Holy as in the image of God, freely gave legal ownership of himself to Satan as a result of sinning against God and thus cut himself off from communing with a Holy God. However, the story was not over, Jesus, the 2nd Adam, paid the price for mankind and provided a path of justification for all men. Every person has opportunity to be legally adopted back into the Family Of God if they choose to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. Just as choice was a key factor 6000 years ago, it's just as important today... What's your choice today, God or Satan?

Pastor Mike is beginning a series discussing the only way a sinful man can have a relationship with a Holy God. This week we establish the absolute unequaled Holiness of God. He is so far above all that He created that there is no possible way we can begin to compare anything to Him. But yet, His love matches His Holiness for mankind that God, through the perfect life, painful death and resurrection power of Jesus provides a way for our relationship to be complete now and forever and ever. What a great God we serve, He is Holy above all things...

Pastor Mike discusses a mystery of how a perfect God chooses to use imperfect people to accomplish a perfect plan. Doesn't sound feasible albeit for the GRACE of God. God has a plan per Jeremiah 29:11 and his plan is for our welfare even with our imperfections. This is a promise for those that fear him. It's a promise that God will not back away from. God uses our imperfections to accomplish His plan...

Pastor Mike and Chris spent the last 2 weeks visiting their daughter Aubrey in Kona, Hawaii who is staffing a Discipleship Training School (DTS) at the University of the Nations campus. This particular week was "Holy Spirit" week and we had the opportunity to share the power of the Holy Spirit with 90 young people readying themselves for ministry outreaches all over the world. During this amazing time we had multiple godly conversations that spoke into the life of our church here in Charlevoix, and this message is all about what God spoke to us about thru this group of excited and highly gifted young people. This is a for sure message to listen to, God is moving...

Guest Speaker and former pastor Ryp Hankins leads us into a discussion of the importance of intercessory prayer. Intercession on behalf of the body is biblical and an absolute requirement that will deliver the Church as a "spotless bride" to the bridegroom, being Christ, in the day that's coming soon. Come boldly before the throne of heaven with all kinds of prayers and requests and open the avenue for God to work on your behalf and others that He loves...

Guest Speaker and former pastor Ryp Hankins shares a message on Satan's Cafe where on the menu is the "life of every believer". He goes into detail on the strategy of Satan to devour a believers witness and eternal life. Even to the point of how we speak against a fellow believer and how that creates un-holy communion and the resulting destructive elements in a person and in a church's life. Recognizing this and standing against the wiles of the enemy is the only way we are victorious...

Special Guest - Grand Ole Opry Star and one of God's best gifted finger style guitar players in the world, Doyle Dykes shared his gift with us. This is truly a gift and a special event at Center Point. Listen in and be blessed...

Pastor Mike finishes up the series on God's Harvest Laws with the Law of Interval. This law or principle is the glue that holds all the preceding principles together. Interval has two major directives, Time and a Commitment to Consistency. God's timing is always right, God is never in a hurry and he understands the Principles of Harvest and He is always in control. The second directive is the commitment required of a Christian to be consistent in "doing good" in the process of waiting for God to bring the harvest. God only asks for a consistent effort on our part and allowing Him to be the God of the Harvest that He promises...

Pastor Mike continues in the Series of God's Harvest Laws with the 3rd of four. This week he speaks on the Law of Increase which states that we will Reap MORE then we Sow. This very significant principle gives us assurance that the "cost" of living a righteous and holy life will be greatly rewarded as God bountifully gives us a harvest of righteousness many times over what we invested. The hard times of life may seem overwhelmingly too difficult for us and too much to bear, but in the harvest laws that God has established HE is telling us that as we obediently act and choose to invest ourselves in His righteousness, He will promise an eternal reward that will far outweigh the light and momentary trouble. What a promise and what a reward, it's all worth it in the end...

Pastor Mike continues to discuss God*s Harvest Laws. This week we explore Principle #2 which is the *Law of Identity*. This principle states that one *reaps* in like kind what one *sows*. In simple terms, if one sows *corn* one reaps *corn*. It would be silly to plant corn seeds and expect to harvest carrots. But like all of these principles, they are easy to understand, yet for many of us if not all, they may be difficult to faithfully apply. As you listen in, we will prove this principle to match precisely with God*s Word: If one sows of the spiritual nature, one reaps eternal life and godly blessings, and if one sows to the selfish and sinful nature one reaps death and destruction. So the wise thing is to be careful what one sows! Listen in and be challenged by the Holy Spirit to take inventory of the seeds you're planting in your life...

Pastor Mike is beginning a series on God's Harvest Laws of Reaping and Sowing. Some may feel that this is all about money, so they don't want to listen any further. However, the Harvest Laws of God apply to all aspects of our life and if you want a prosperous, productive and fulfilled, then this series is all about you. God gives us "rules" and "laws" for the specific purpose of making our life better, never worse. Are you willing to trust God in the areas that He knows best in? I hope and pray so... Listen in...

Pastor Mike speaks on the importance of dads in the lives of their children. He used a PowerPoint which is attached to share a number of facts about the importance of "involved dads" in the lives of his children. And then correlated it with the importance of keeping God, our "Heavenly Father" engaged in the life of our society. A study was completed as a result of prayer being taken out of the public schools in 1963 was discussed. It's alarming to see the areas of decline in our society that correlate with this legal action. God's presence removed is the leading contributor to the downfall of our society... Open up the presentation and see for yourself... Dad's we need now more then ever to step up and be Godly men and Godly dad's...

Pastor Mike challenges us in this message about the need and the how of being Desperately Dependent of Jesus more then anything else in all the world. Are we basing our beliefs and our faith truly on biblical principles in regards to living our life fully dependent on Christ or are we making up our faith principles based on society norms? Rather are we basing our spiritual life on growth principles given in God's word?

Pastor Mike gives a word picture today that brings a challenge into our level of commitment to be the person that is all in for Jesus and is willing to put action to his words. He gives an analogy or a modern day parable of a fitness center and the typical people that may frequent it and relates it to our spiritual life and commitment of our spiritual life. Listen and see it your Person A, B or C...

Pastor Mike honors those this morning that served in our military providing us our freedoms. He also then correlates how important it is to remember the spiritual heritage we have and more importantly understanding our role to continue to pass down a spiritual heritage or in some cases to begin a spiritual heritage if there is not one already in one's life. Today is the day to begin a new to live for Christ and honor Him and the sacrifice that He made for us...

Former Pastor Ryp Hankins brings a great word of anticipation and encouragement to us regarding the accelerated pace that God is bringing His harvest in at the time we are living in. Ryp brings us to a time of challenge by asking us if we are ready and willing to be a part of bringing in the harvest as we are the "best evangelist" ever in the sphere of our personal influence... The question for us is are we doing our part to bring in the harvest?

Pastor Mike finishes the series of Faith & Works as he discusses the 3 groups mentioned in Gordon MacDonald's book "Who Stole My Church". This discussion brings the church as a corporate body and personal lives into accountability. We will be challenged as a body of believers into which group we are as our personal lives ultimately create the makeup of the corporate body. The challenge comes to us all as to which group we belong to and our willingness to allow the Holy Spirit to bring the changes into our lives to embrace Godly changes and growth.