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On this episode of CPXL, James chapter one poses a long argument for counting it all joy in a variety of circumstances. Whether you have much or little, are on a spiritual high, or suffering great temptation, there is a challenge to overcome and promise for strength to do so. And speaking of ‘doing,…

Andy Addis


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    This little light of mine | CPXL Ep. 211

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 17:33


    Mark 4:21-25 And he said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket, or under a bed, and not on a stand? 22 For nothing is hidden except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret except to come to light. 23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.” 24 And he said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear: with the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and still more will be added to you. 25 For to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.”

    Take it easy | CPXL Ep. 210

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 22:47


    Mark 2:23-28One sabbath he was going though the grainfields, and as they made their way, his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. 24 And the Pharisees were saying to him, "Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?" 25 And he said to them, "have you never read what David did, when we as in need and was hungry, he and those who were with him: 26 how he entered the house of God, in the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those who were with him?" 27 And he said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. 28 So the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.

    Take it easy | CPXL Ep. 210

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 22:47


    Mark 2:23-28One sabbath he was going though the grainfields, and as they made their way, his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. 24 And the Pharisees were saying to him, "Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?" 25 And he said to them, "have you never read what David did, when we as in need and was hungry, he and those who were with him: 26 how he entered the house of God, in the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those who were with him?" 27 And he said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. 28 So the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.

    Stronger | CPXL Ep. 209

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 25:58


    Spiritual maturity isn't just about what you know — it's about stepping up for others.Strength comes with responsibility.We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Romans 15:1

    Stronger | CPXL Ep. 209

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 25:58


    We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Romans 15:1

    A very public faith | CPXL Ep. 208

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 22:56


    Romans 10:9-11Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says, “ Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.”Faith is not private, because confessing with your mouth that Jesus is Lord is a public declaration. There is only room for one person to be Lord of your life and it's either Jesus or someone else. But the good news is that Jesus's message is for everyone. Where you have been and what you have done does not disqualify you. Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

    A very public faith | CPXL Ep. 208

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 22:56


    Romans 10:9-11Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says, “ Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.”Faith is not private, because confessing with your mouth that Jesus is Lord is a public declaration. There is only room for one person to be Lord of your life and it's either Jesus or someone else. But the good news is that Jesus's message is for everyone. Where you have been and what you have done does not disqualify you. Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

    Nothing in between | CPXL Ep. 207

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 28:07


    No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.Romans 8:37-39This week we jump into the CrossPoint Reading Plan. Don't worry about catching up, just jump in. You can find the reading plan on the CrossPoint App and at www.crosspointchurch.com/readingplan.

    Nothing in between | CPXL Ep. 207

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 28:07


    No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.Romans 8:37-39This week we jump into the CrossPoint Reading Plan. Don't worry about catching up, just jump in. You can find the reading plan on the CrossPoint App and at www.crosspointchurch.com/readingplan.

    The Proverbs 31 Woman | CPXL Ep. 206

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 15:50


    Proverbs 31:30Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. 

    The Proverbs 31 Woman | CPXL Ep. 206

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 15:50


    Proverbs 31:30Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. 

    Episode 205: The refiner's fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 20:49


    Join Pastor Andy Addis and his wife Kathy for a discussion of the value and worth of God‘s word. Also, the protective nature of the One who gave it to us!

    Episode 205: The refiner's fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 20:49


    Join Pastor Andy Addis and his wife Kathy for a discussion of the value and worth of God‘s word. Also, the protective nature of the One who gave it to us!

    Jesus and Politics | CPXL Ep. 204

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 16:32


    Proverbs 29:18Where there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint, but blessed is he who keeps the law. Even though we are in a political world, we are spiritual beings. God has placed authorities over us, and we should do our best to live under those authorities. But we must remember that we are first and foremost under God's authority and we should live in a way that honors that above all else. 

    Jesus and Politics | CPXL Ep. 204

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 16:32


    Proverbs 29:18Where there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint, but blessed is he who keeps the law. Even though we are in a political world, we are spiritual beings. God has placed authorities over us, and we should do our best to live under those authorities. But we must remember that we are first and foremost under God's authority and we should live in a way that honors that above all else. 

    Hide and seek | CPXL Ep. 203

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 24:38


    Proverbs 28:13-1413 Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy. 14 Blessed is the one who fear the Lord always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into calamity.Join Pastor Andy and Kathy as they unpack Proverbs chapter 28 on their journey through the book of Proverbs.

    Hide and seek | CPXL Ep. 203

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 24:38


    Proverbs 28:13-1413 Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy. 14 Blessed is the one who fear the Lord always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into calamity.Join Pastor Andy and Kathy as they unpack Proverbs chapter 28 on their journey through the book of Proverbs.

    Saying Good Things, Hard Things, True Things, Needed Things | CPXL Ep. 202

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 24:16


    Proverbs 27:5-75 Better is open rebuke than hidden love. 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy. 7 One who is full loathes honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet. When you love someone and you don't want them to hurt, sometimes you have to say the hard things because if a person's love is genuine, they will not fear to tell a friend about a  fault or correct them.

    Saying Good Things, Hard Things, True Things, Needed Things | CPXL Ep. 202

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 24:16


    Proverbs 27:5-75 Better is open rebuke than hidden love. 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy. 7 One who is full loathes honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet. When you love someone and you don't want them to hurt, sometimes you have to say the hard things because if a person's love is genuine, they will not fear to tell a friend about a  fault or correct them.

    Secrets don't make friends | CPXL Ep. 201

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 22:16


    Proverbs 26:20-22For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases. 21 As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife. 22 The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body. Fires burn only because you put fuel into the fire. And even though Gossip is as delicious as a morsel, we must check ourselves so that we are not adding fuel to the fire. 

    Secrets don't make friends | CPXL Ep. 201

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 22:16


    Proverbs 26:20-22For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases. 21 As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife. 22 The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body. Fires burn only because you put fuel into the fire. And even though Gossip is as delicious as a morsel, we must check ourselves so that we are not adding fuel to the fire. 

    Sluggin it out | CPXL Ep. 199

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 19:30


    Laziness is seen when you lack in caring for what you have. We all desire for God to bless us, but He sees how we treat the gifts He has given us. The passage isn't about working for salvation, it's about honor the blessing God has given to you. Proverbs 24:30-34I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense, 31 and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. 32 Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction. 33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, 34 and poverty will come-on you like a robber, and want like an armed man.

    Sluggin it out | CPXL Ep. 199

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 19:30


    Laziness is seen when you lack in caring for what you have. We all desire for God to bless us, but He sees how we treat the gifts He has given us. The passage isn't about working for salvation, it's about honor the blessing God has given to you. Proverbs 24:30-34I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense, 31 and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. 32 Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction. 33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, 34 and poverty will come-on you like a robber, and want like an armed man.

    Reframing Desires | CPXL Ep. 198

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 18:17


    Our natural tendency is to look out and to envy. But when you envy the sinful, it never does anything good for you and the path it leads you on is never a positive path. But if instead you fear the Lord, the promise from these verses is that you have a future and a hope. Proverbs 23: 17-1817 Let not your heart envy sinners,but continue in the fear of the LORD all the day. 18 Surely there is a future,and your hope will not be cut off.-CrossPoint is one church in many places, seeking to reach our communities with the true hope and freedom found in Christ. We do this as ordinary people who are being changed by Jesus to do extraordinary things.Find out more at crosspointchurch.com

    Reframing Desires | CPXL Ep. 198

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 18:17


    Our natural tendency is to look out and to envy. But when you envy the sinful, it never does anything good for you and the path it leads you on is never a positive path. But if instead you fear the Lord, the promise from these verses is that you have a future and a hope. Proverbs 23: 17-1817 Let not your heart envy sinners,but continue in the fear of the LORD all the day. 18 Surely there is a future,and your hope will not be cut off.-CrossPoint is one church in many places, seeking to reach our communities with the true hope and freedom found in Christ. We do this as ordinary people who are being changed by Jesus to do extraordinary things.Find out more at crosspointchurch.com

    Wise Parenting | CPXL Ep. 197

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 29:30


    The wisdom of biblical parenting in this verse is about learning who your child is. Every child is different and it's up to you as a parent to learn who your child is and from there, you learn how to train them in the right direction. 

    Wise Parenting | CPXL Ep. 197

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 29:30


    The wisdom of biblical parenting in this verse is about learning who your child is. Every child is different and it's up to you as a parent to learn who your child is and from there, you learn how to train them in the right direction. 

    Better than worship | CPXL Ep. 196

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 23:22


    People have a hard time seeing their own mistakes. We all can rationalize and justify our actions, but scripture is clear. “Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the heart.” (Proverbs 21:2) What's more important to the Lord than what you do, is the motive behind what you do because our actions reveal who we really are.

    Better than worship | CPXL Ep. 196

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 23:22


    People have a hard time seeing their own mistakes. We all can rationalize and justify our actions, but scripture is clear. “Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the heart.” (Proverbs 21:2) What's more important to the Lord than what you do, is the motive behind what you do because our actions reveal who we really are.

    Thine will be done | CPXL Ep. 195

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 18:36


    When we see or experience evil, we want to enact our own version of retribution. But this Proverb tells us "Do not say, I will repay evil"; wait for the LORD, and he will deliver you." (Proverbs 20:22) We must learn to wait on the Lord and to trust He will do what He says He will do. 

    Thine will be done | CPXL Ep. 195

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 18:36


    When we see or experience evil, we want to enact our own version of retribution. But this Proverb tells us "Do not say, I will repay evil"; wait for the LORD, and he will deliver you." (Proverbs 20:22) We must learn to wait on the Lord and to trust He will do what He says He will do. 

    Episode 194: Be a better you

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 19:54


    2025 is here and with it comes new goals, resolutions, and dreams for the future. All of which are usually centered around making ourselves better or accomplishing more than we ever have. But we must remember that God values the integrity of your life. Who you are is more than what you produce or do because if you don't have a good foundation, then the rest will be really hard to achieve. 

    Episode 194: Be a better you

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 19:54


    2025 is here and with it comes new goals, resolutions, and dreams for the future. All of which are usually centered around making ourselves better or accomplishing more than we ever have. But we must remember that God values the integrity of your life. Who you are is more than what you produce or do because if you don't have a good foundation, then the rest will be really hard to achieve. 

    Episode 193: Shelter in a dangerous world

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 25:37


    Join Pastor Andy and Kathy Addis as they discuss one of the most famous verses in the Old Testament. It's a way to find shelter in the storms of this life.

    Episode 193: Shelter in a dangerous world

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 25:37


    Join Pastor Andy and Kathy Addis as they discuss one of the most famous verses in the Old Testament. It's a way to find shelter in the storms of this life.

    Episode 192: Thanksgiving Meditations

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 24:20


    Episode 192: Thanksgiving Meditations

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 24:20


    Episode 191: The best laid plans

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 23:10


    Join Pastor Andy and Kathy Addis for a teaching on the wisdom of planning.

    Episode 191: The best laid plans

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 23:10


    Join Pastor Andy and Kathy Addis for a teaching on the wisdom of planning.

    Episode 190 - A Case Of Election Mouth

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 29:30


    Join Pastor Andy and Kathy Addis for a discussion of Proverbs intersecting with culture, especially during an election season!

    Episode 190 - A Case Of Election Mouth

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 29:30


    Join Pastor Andy and Kathy Addis for a discussion of Proverbs intersecting with culture, especially during an election season!

    Episode 189: Getting Messy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 27:18


    Join Pastor Andy and Kathy Addis for a four tiered discussion of Proverbs 14:4 and be encouraged to make a mess.

    Episode 189: Getting Messy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 27:18


    Join Pastor Andy and Kathy Addis for a four tiered discussion of Proverbs 14:4 and be encouraged to make a mess.

    Episode 188: Feeling Hopeful

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 28:25


    This is a special episode of CPXL with Pastor Andy and Kathy Addis talking about hope and the suffering while we wait.

    Episode 188: Feeling Hopeful

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 28:25


    This is a special episode of CPXL with Pastor Andy and Kathy Addis talking about hope and the suffering while we wait.

    Episode 187: Don't be stupid

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 20:57


    Don't be stupid - Proverbs 12.15-18 Join the discussion with Pastor Andy and Kathy Addis as they help us focus on placing the right filters on our life.

    Episode 187: Don't be stupid

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 20:57


    Don't be stupid - Proverbs 12.15-18 Join the discussion with Pastor Andy and Kathy Addis as they help us focus on placing the right filters on our life.

    Episode 186: Zip It!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 26:23


    Zip It - Join pastor Andy and Kathy Addis for a discussion on the wisdom of keeping your mouth closed!

    Episode 186: Zip It!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 26:23


    Zip It - Join pastor Andy and Kathy Addis for a discussion on the wisdom of keeping your mouth closed!

    Episode 185: Living Your Best Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 17:32


    Join Pastor Andy Addis and Kathy Addis for a discussion of Proverbs chapter 10 on the connection between wisdom and quality/quantity of life.

    Episode 185: Living Your Best Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 17:32


    Join Pastor Andy Addis and Kathy Addis for a discussion of Proverbs chapter 10 on the connection between wisdom and quality/quantity of life.

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