Have you ever wished you could be a fly on the wall? Well, allow me to flip the script—I really wish you could’ve been a fly on the wall at our recent All Staff Retreat.
These retreats are always an incredible time of fellowship, fun, and future focus (gotta love those three F’s!). But this year, something even deeper took place—a powerful cultural shift began to take root at CrossPoint, and we want you to know about it.
Each Lead Pastor taught on prayer, using Mark 12:30 as our foundation:
“And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.”
One by one, we unpacked what it means to love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength—specifically through prayer. But it wasn’t just teaching. We didn’t simply talk about prayer…we actually spent hours in prayer.
Our desire? To grow our CrossPoint leaders in their own personal prayer lives so they can lead their locations in passionate, Spirit-driven, and impactful prayer. As Oswald Chambers once said:
“Prayer does not equip us for the greater work; prayer is the greater work.”
We believe that. And we’re leaning into it in a big way.
Prayer is powerful—not because of the words we say, or even the faith we muster, but because of Who we’re talking to. We’re praying to the living God who loves us and moves through us.
To bring these prayer themes to life, each session connected to moments from the life of David—a man after God’s own heart. One moment in particular stood out as we looked at David facing down Goliath in 1 Samuel 17:36–37:
Your servant has struck down both lions and bears, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.” And David said, “The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “Go, and the Lord be with you!”
David didn’t just believe in God’s strength—he remembered it. His faith wasn’t wishful thinking; it was built on history with God. He knew God had prepared him, shaped him, and would sustain him. That’s the beauty of prayer: when we remember what God has done, we are emboldened to believe what He can do.
When we pray with gratitude, we worship God for who He is and remind ourselves of all He’s already done for us. And suddenly, the impossible doesn't feel so impossible anymore.
If you’re already a prayerful believer, keep going strong! But if prayer isn’t yet a regular part of your walk with Jesus—no worries. You’re not behind. In fact, you’re right on time.
We’re preparing to lead CrossPoint into a season of intentional, purposeful prayer. It’s not just about doing more work for God—it’s about going deeper with God.
Let’s believe together for a church where intimacy with Christ is matched by the power of His work in and through us.
I’ll leave you with this encouragement from Max Lucado:
“Our prayers may be awkward. Our attempts may be feeble. But since the power of prayer is in the One who hears it and not in the one who says it, our prayers do make a difference.”