Lakepoint Church with Brian Hofmeister

We can do better. And that makes us feel worse. Everything we do seems to reinforce at some time or another that “I am a bad person.” Which is actually true, but the false self is untrue when it says, “I’m an unloveable person.” We need to learn to repent, but as much or moreso we need to learn that we are loved even as the sinful selves we are, love is not waiting for us

“Love costs, love hurts, love engages the whole of the self. Indeed, love, as a slowly unfolding process, involves self-giving and self-transcendence that can only happen if there is already a healthy self-possession and a secure sense that self-gift will not become self-destruction.” - Philip SheldrakeYour surrender can make a difference in the life of someone else. Whether it

In a world obsessed with productivity and achievement, Jesus invites us into a different path—a path of rest and surrender. This Sunday we explored the radical concept of Sabbath and how it could be the next invitation of your spiritual journey.Sabbath is a time to come back to Jesus, sync up with the Holy Spirit, and connect with our truest selves. It allows us to peel back the

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Through the story of Jesus' crucifixion and his proactive forgiveness to those murdering him, we discover the boundless mercy and love God has for us, even in our darkest moments. If Jesus extends that kind of forgiveness to that group of people, we can trust him when he says "if we confess sin, he is faithful and just to forgive."When we choose to trust the promise

This week, we explore the concept of owning our own part of forgiveness. Forgiveness starts with us, in our own hearts. Just as Jesus paid the price for our sins on the cross, we are called to extend forgiveness at our own expense. We must own our part in a conflict or situation, offering sincere apologies, understanding, and explanations to the person who has hurt us. Our goal is

In this sermon we learned how to examine the wound someone else caused you. We can own how it feels, own what to do about it, but blaming the incident never make a healing treatment. In many cases, we’ve become our wounds (false self). We know ourselves by the hurts we carry. Others notice us by the hurts we carry (Hurt people keep hurting people - and you’re one of the them).W

As we have been for a few weeks, we encourage you to review, re-listen and journal alongside this sermon. The false self keeps people out, the true self welcomes people in alongside Jesus. That’s the difference… Jesus is in the middle and makes a safe playground, otherwise we’re constantly afraid of getting hurt (again). Salvation is deeper by surrendering self to God alongsi

How often are you seeking God’s truth in your feelings, in the information you receive? Do you pay attention to your feelings when they warn you? Or are you numbing out and absorbing them, allowing them to stick? Are you allowing yourself to live up to the standard of the people around you, comparing yourself, doing what you “should” do by other people’s standards? Does cul

The grain offering was a “tithe” symbolizing the surrender of the first 10% of our harvest to God. This offering connects to the overarching theme of surrendering a part of our lives upfront, to open up surrender in the rest of our lives. This is the first and best, not the leftovers. As New Testament Christians, we are called to give more than the Old Testament tithe. Not just