Connection Point Church
CPC - Plano, TX
Listen to sermons from Connection Point Church in Plano, TX. Connection Point Church exist to lead people from where they are to where God wants them to be!
Episodes
Hope For The Fatherless
There are two responses when we see someone who needs help. We can ask, "what will this cost me?" or we can ask, "If I don't help them, who will?". As followers of Christ, we are called to have compassion on those in need. In this message, Belay Gebru teaches us to care for our neighbors.
Does God Value Women?
Does the Bible value women? Does the Old Testament view women as property or less valued than men? Doesn’t the Bible condone rape? These are accusations that are often lofted at people of faith. In this message, Pastor Joel addresses one of the most controversial scriptures in the Bible.
Why Does God Care About Tattoos?
Are most Christians hypocrites? After all, they seem to pick and choose which commands to follow. In this message, Pastor Joel teaches us the purpose behind a law that seems to be disregarded by many Christians today. We will learn that the heart of the lawgiver is seen in His laws!
Jesus in the Passover
On the night Jesus was arrested, he had a special feast with his disciples. He not only taught them the meaning of the feast, he redefined the elements in light of his death and resurrection. In this message, Dr. Rich Freeman teaches us how Jesus is revealed in the traditional Jewish Passover (Seder) Meal.
Is God A Moral Monster?
Is the God of the Old Testament the same as the God in the New Testament? How can we trust a God who commands us to do evil things? Is it unreasonable to love a God who commands genocide? In this sermon, Pastor Joel addresses these claims in order to show us that the charachter of God is consistently good.
Cleaning House
Why does the Old Testament command sacrifices? Why is the Old Testament needed today? In this message, Pastor Joel teaches us the background of the Old Testament Sacrifices and how it is vital to our worship of God. We will also discover how Jesus fulfills the Old Testament through a blood sacrifice.
The Heart Of God
To many of us, the Old Testament does not seem relevant to our lives. It seems like an old book that no longer has any implications. In this sermon, Pastor Joel teaches us how to understand the Law of God and why it matters to us now.
Am I Doing The Work of God Without God?
The nation of Israel had 3 key components: A People, A Place, and Patterns. In this message, Pastor Joel teaches on an important lesson when following God. He walks us through the first few chapters of the book of Joshua to see a crucial error that followers often make.
Untying Nots
One of the keystone habits of a believer is to invite people to Jesus. In this message, Pastor Joel shows how Jesus invited people to follow him and in the process, changed their lives.
Engage with Scripture
Do you have a plan to engage with God’s Word? In this message, Ashlee Greene tells us how we can create a keystone habit of engaging with God’s Word every day.
Keystone Habits
Many of us claim to be followers of Christ, yet we are unfruitful and ineffective. Peter teaches us to “supplement our faith” with virtue, that is, good habits. In this series we will look at creating habits that will impact our lives and the lives of those around us.
Framing Your Thoughts
Your life will always move in the direction of your strongest thoughts. In this sermon, Joel teaches a valuable tool to taking our thoughts captive: Framining. Using the example of the apostle Paul, we will discover how to think successfully even in tough situations.
Taking Your Thoughts Captive
Your life will always move in the direction of your strongest thoughts. In this message, Pastor Joel teaches us a powerful tool to help us train our minds. Mediation is a misunderstood tool that can greatly impact your spiritual life and set you up for success.
Control Your Thoughts
Your life will always move in the direction of your strongest thoughts. In this sermon, Phil Collins teaches us how to identify the strongholds that control our lives and find freedom from them.
Be Self-Aware
Your life will always move in the direction of your strongest thoughts. The scriptures say: As a man thinks, so he is. All of us have voices in our head that we listen to. They are telling us who we are and what we should be doing. When our minds are listening to the wrong voices and impulses, we are destined to continue our unhealthy actions. The better way to see lasting change is to address our thinking.
How To Activate The Power of God - Prayer
Your life will always move in the direction of your strongest thoughts. The scriptures say: As a man thinks, so he is. All of us have voices in our head that we listen to. They are telling us who we are and what we should be doing. When our minds are listening to the wrong voices and impulses, we are destined to continue our unhealthy actions. The better way to see lasting change is to address our thinking.
The Fear of What Other People Think
What are you afraid of? Fears attack the most precious parts of our life and keep us from living the life meant for us. God wants to help us overcome our darkest fears as we learn to FEAR NOT.
The Fear of What God is Asking Me to Do
What are you afraid of? Fears attack the most precious parts of our life and keep us from living the life meant for us. God wants to help us overcome our darkest fears as we learn to FEAR NOT.
The Fear of Missed Out
Fear attacks us right where our faith lives and keeps us from stepping into the plans God has for us. Created for the Christmas season, Fear Not helps us overcome fear and transform it into faith and obedience. With messages on the angels' visits to Zechariah, Mary, Joseph, and the shepherds, Fear Not assures us that God will always give us the guidance we need to reject fear.
Adoption Sunday
Live Like You Are Single
When most sermons discuss sex, singleness, or marriage, they often seem unrealistic. In this series, Pastor Joel examines some extremely practical advice from the Apostle Paul.
Unbreaking The Broken
When most sermons discuss sex, singleness, or marriage, they often seem unrealistic. In this series, Pastor Joel examines some extremely practical advice from the Apostle Paul.
Marry or Burn
When most sermons discuss sex, singleness, or marriage, they often seem unrealistic. In this series, Pastor Joel examines some extremely practical advice from the Apostle Paul.
Answers to Questions no one is asking.
When most sermons discuss sex, singleness, or marriage, they often seem unrealistic. In this series, Pastor Joel examines some extremely practical advice from the Apostle Paul.
The Devil Made Me Do It
Who is Satan? How powerful is he? What can we do to resist him?
How To Love People You Disagree With
We live in a very divided country right now. Jesus called his followers to be united and known for how they love. In this message, Pastor Joel looks at a conversation that Jesus has with a woman he disagreed with. It demonstrates that a Christian should try to win hearts, not arguments.
Why We Have Connect Groups
Life change happens in circles...not in rows! We have been designed, by our Creator, to do life in community with people around us. This sermon reveals the Biblical call on our lives to live in community with others.
You Asked For It!
In this message, Pastor Joel answers questions from people inside and outside of our church. These topics include, “Does Jesus have a sense of humor?”, “Do we have free will?” And “do we really have to give to everyone who asks?”
Why Do We Sing?
Baptism
What is baptism and why do we do it? In this message, Pastor Joel teaches the traditional views of baptism and why is is immportant to understand these beliefs.
The Color of Heaven
Why are our church services the most segregated hour of the week? Pastor Ken Bennett from Connect Church delivers a message that challenges us to take action against our frustrations and toward our agreements in Christ.
Every day you have is a day to be great for Jesus!
In this message, Pastor Ken Bennett from Connect Church brings the message of maximizing your mission by managing your time, treasure, and talents.
Gossip is the anti Gospel
Gossip is a dangerous culture killer in a church. In this message, Pastor Joel teaches us why it is so important that we never listen to it or entertain it.
Some of you shouldn't be here right now.
Every conflict is an opportunity to strengthen a relationship. In this message, Pastor Joel teaches us the necessary process that every follower of Jesus must take part in when conflict arises.
Confession is discipleship.
Very few people are 100% authentic in their relationships. Often, we reveal 98% of ourselves but hold back our last 2%. Perhaps we are embarrassed or ashamed. In this series, Pastor Joel shows us how being 100% authentic in our relationships can bring healing to our lives.
Do we need to get circumcised (and do other things) to follow Jesus?
One of the biggest struggles for most Christians is the idea that "it is just to easy". Are God's promises always tied to the actions we take? In this message, Joel teaches us how the early church dealt with the struggle between grace and works.
I'm the type of person who...
Many of us desire to change, but few of us really want to live a changed life. In this message, Pastor Joel teaches us that godly change is less about having a characteristic changed, and more about having our character changed.
Change isn’t a flaw, it is a feature!
Many people resist the changes that come with following Jesus. In this message, Pastor Joel teaches us that change isn’t a flaw of following Jesus, it is the primary feature it. God uses change to shape us.
Your Identity in Christ
Most of us know that we are a new creation in Christ, but did you know there is more to your identity? In this series, Pastor Joel teaches us that we are also ambassadors for Christ with a mission and a message.
Grow Beyond
Live Beyond
We celebrate the personal goals that our church has set and achieved or made great progress toward over the past 18 months! We also recognize the power of the church to encourage one another and take a look at the Biblical purpose behind setting goals.
Why do we give to the House?
Many churches raise money to give to church buildings? Have you ever wondered why? Is it a good idea to put money towards a physical building? What does scripture say about this? In this message, Pastor Joel looks at why there are times to give towards a building. What do we really believe when we give?
Act like men!
Many of us think we know the Bible says about men, but few of us have actually investigated what it says. In this message, Pastor Joel teaches on the topic of being a godly man.
The Proverbs 31 Woman
Most of us have a distorted view of what the Bible says about women and men. We believe things like "the Bible says a woman should only work in the home" or "a woman should remain silent." In this message, Pastor Joel and his wife Erica look in the book of Proverbs to challenge some of the destructive ideas that can be harmful to Christ followers.
I thought I knew how!
Have you ever grown weary when following Jesus? Have you ever felt burned out? In this message Pastor Joel teaches us how to consistentlyfollow Christ in a healthy way. We can learn the rhythm of a disciple by looking at the early church in the book of Acts.
The one question you must answer for a significant life!
No matter what you accomplish in life, there is only one question that will decide if you lived a life of significance. In this message, Pastor Joel teaches us 3 ways the Apostle Paul was able to push through struggles and suffering in order to live a life of significance.
Seeking Jesus in Obscurity
We live in a celebrity culture that bombards us with opinions of who we are and what we should do. In this message, Pastor Joel shows us a better way to find your purpose and significance. Using the conversion and call of the Apostle Paul, we will discover how to seek Jesus in obscurity.
The right person at the right time.
Why is following Jesus different from every other religion? Simple: it is about meeting the right person at the right time. In this message, Pastor Joel shows us how meeting the right person at the right time can change everything. Using the life of Paul, we examine how to live a life on mission.
There is joy on the other side of rejection!
The culture of the early church is quite different than what we see today. Suffering and rejection were expected. Following Jesus meant trusting in eternal promises and risking your life. In this message, Joel teaches us the importance of finding joy in rejection.
Following Jesus Means Facing Rejection
Many people believe that following Jesus means a struggle free life. In this message series, we look at the early church to discover that following Jesus means facing rejection and ultimately finding joy in rejection.