Unfamous Thu, 05 Mar 2026 03:48:34 -0500 https://www.cp-church.org/ en-us © 2026 Unfamous yes 45581536-9a38-5cde-8ff7-606915f59a75 Cross Pointe Church episodic false Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) sermons, reformed theology, baptist, pastors, unfamous Cross Pointe Church https://storage.buzzsprout.com/sz9e4fe9l0o2kvrnud0sumondb6p?.jpg Unfamous https://www.cp-church.org/ Cubby Westerberg Acting on the Word Acting on the Word Today, we will hear a message from pastor Randy Westerberg from Cross Pointe Church. He speaks on the necessity of acting on God’s Word and how easy it is to fool ourselves into thinking we are fine when we are really not. The person who does not build the foundation of their life on the word of God is on sinking sand.  From the outside, everything looks fine, but when we face the Lord on judgment day, all will be revealed. Those who built their house on the Rock will be saved, but those who did not depend on Jesus, will be lost. 

This message is from Matthew 7:24-27. 

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]]> Today, we will hear a message from pastor Randy Westerberg from Cross Pointe Church. He speaks on the necessity of acting on God’s Word and how easy it is to fool ourselves into thinking we are fine when we are really not. The person who does not build the foundation of their life on the word of God is on sinking sand.  From the outside, everything looks fine, but when we face the Lord on judgment day, all will be revealed. Those who built their house on the Rock will be saved, but those who did not depend on Jesus, will be lost. 

This message is from Matthew 7:24-27. 

Thank you for listening. If you want to learn more or support our show and its mission, please follow the links below.

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]]> Buzzsprout-12955913 Wed, 31 May 2023 15:00:00 -0500 1271 1 21 full false The Stoney Heart - Ezekiel 36:26-27 The Stoney Heart - Ezekiel 36:26-27 Today, we are going to hear from our administrative pastor at Cross Pointe, Jared Johnson. He is currently attending Midwestern Seminary, and he is preaching on one of his favorite passages of Scripture, Ezekiel 36, and the stoney heart. 

When you think of the gift of salvation, it is truly a miracle, that once we were lost but now we are found. Once, we were dead, but now we are made alive. When we think of the gift of salvation, it should make us truly grateful and humbled that God would remove our dead, stoney hearts and give us a heart that beats for him. 

I once heard a story about a seminary professor who took his students to a graveyard and had them preach to the people in the graves. The students wondered why he would have them do such a thing, and he replied that this is what preaching is like. People are dead in sin, and it is only God, through his word, that can make them alive.

Today, Pastor Jared explains how God saves those who are dead in sin.  

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]]> Today, we are going to hear from our administrative pastor at Cross Pointe, Jared Johnson. He is currently attending Midwestern Seminary, and he is preaching on one of his favorite passages of Scripture, Ezekiel 36, and the stoney heart. 

When you think of the gift of salvation, it is truly a miracle, that once we were lost but now we are found. Once, we were dead, but now we are made alive. When we think of the gift of salvation, it should make us truly grateful and humbled that God would remove our dead, stoney hearts and give us a heart that beats for him. 

I once heard a story about a seminary professor who took his students to a graveyard and had them preach to the people in the graves. The students wondered why he would have them do such a thing, and he replied that this is what preaching is like. People are dead in sin, and it is only God, through his word, that can make them alive.

Today, Pastor Jared explains how God saves those who are dead in sin.  

Thank you for listening. If you want to learn more or support our show and its mission, please follow the links below.

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]]> Buzzsprout-12911428 Wed, 24 May 2023 12:00:00 -0500 1505 1 20 full false Successfully Sifted Successfully Sifted Today, we will hear a message from pastor Joe Reed of Lewis Lake Covenant Church about the time when God allowed Peter to be sifted by Satan, but Jesus prayed for him.

Pastor Joe explains what sifting means in the Christian life and that although it is a difficult process, it results in our good and our becoming more like Christ. In fact, it is something all Christians go through. His message is from Luke 22:31-32

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]]> Today, we will hear a message from pastor Joe Reed of Lewis Lake Covenant Church about the time when God allowed Peter to be sifted by Satan, but Jesus prayed for him.

Pastor Joe explains what sifting means in the Christian life and that although it is a difficult process, it results in our good and our becoming more like Christ. In fact, it is something all Christians go through. His message is from Luke 22:31-32

Thank you for listening. If you want to learn more or support our show and its mission, please follow the links below.

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]]> Buzzsprout-12864442 Wed, 17 May 2023 02:00:00 -0500 1494 1 19 full false Is Life Vain? Lessons from Ecclesiastes Is Life Vain? Lessons from Ecclesiastes Welcome to Unfamous, the podcast where unfamous pastors preach the fame of God. Our show is about listening to local, reformed pastors who minister to small congregations, but they faithfully exposit the Word and preach from the Scriptures. These unfamous pastors are unknown to basically everyone but their own congregation, so I want to introduce them to you.

Today, Pastor Levi Secord shares with us what he has learned from an in-depth study of the book of Ecclesiastes. Ecclesiastes is an often misunderstood and often ignored book of the Bible because it can be so difficult to understand. 

In our message today, Pastor Levi teaches us how to understand rightly, and he gives some pastoral application for our lives. 

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]]> Welcome to Unfamous, the podcast where unfamous pastors preach the fame of God. Our show is about listening to local, reformed pastors who minister to small congregations, but they faithfully exposit the Word and preach from the Scriptures. These unfamous pastors are unknown to basically everyone but their own congregation, so I want to introduce them to you.

Today, Pastor Levi Secord shares with us what he has learned from an in-depth study of the book of Ecclesiastes. Ecclesiastes is an often misunderstood and often ignored book of the Bible because it can be so difficult to understand. 

In our message today, Pastor Levi teaches us how to understand rightly, and he gives some pastoral application for our lives. 

Thank you for listening. If you want to learn more or support our show and its mission, please follow the links below.

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]]> Buzzsprout-12819469 Wed, 10 May 2023 02:00:00 -0500 1847 1 18 full false The Doctrine of Adoption The Doctrine of Adoption Today, we will be hearing from Dr. Andrew Rodgers. He serves as a Pastor of Ministry Development at Kindred Community Church and as Executive Director of Overseas Instruction in Counseling, a ministry devoted to training biblical counseling trainers worldwide. He has broad experience teaching in various churches, conferences, colleges, and seminaries both in the United States and internationally.

He earned his a B.S. in Business Administration Marketing from California State University, Fresno; an M.A. in Biblical Counseling from The Master's University; an M.Div. from The Master's Seminary; and a Ph.D. at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is a Fellow and Board Member of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC) and is a Council Member of the Biblical Counseling Coalition.

Dr. Rogers has visited our church a number of times over the years and taught at our biblical counseling training conferences. 

It is always a blessing to hear him teach and preach, and today, he will be preaching about the beautiful doctrine of adoption, what it looks like in the Christian life and what it looks like when Christians adopt.

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]]> Today, we will be hearing from Dr. Andrew Rodgers. He serves as a Pastor of Ministry Development at Kindred Community Church and as Executive Director of Overseas Instruction in Counseling, a ministry devoted to training biblical counseling trainers worldwide. He has broad experience teaching in various churches, conferences, colleges, and seminaries both in the United States and internationally.

He earned his a B.S. in Business Administration Marketing from California State University, Fresno; an M.A. in Biblical Counseling from The Master's University; an M.Div. from The Master's Seminary; and a Ph.D. at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is a Fellow and Board Member of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC) and is a Council Member of the Biblical Counseling Coalition.

Dr. Rogers has visited our church a number of times over the years and taught at our biblical counseling training conferences. 

It is always a blessing to hear him teach and preach, and today, he will be preaching about the beautiful doctrine of adoption, what it looks like in the Christian life and what it looks like when Christians adopt.

Thank you for listening. If you want to learn more or support our show and its mission, please follow the links below.

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]]> Cross Pointe Church Buzzsprout-12772261 Wed, 03 May 2023 02:00:00 -0500 1763 1 17 full false The Holy Trinity The Holy Trinity Our message today comes by request from a listener. It’s a message I preached about a year ago, and it’s on the doctrine of the Trinity. 

The doctrine of the Trinity used to be a huge topic of debate in the early church, but our early church forefathers battled through the controversies and gave us the doctrinal formulations of the Nicene Creed and the Apostles Creed. From them, we learn that God is three in one. That each person of the Trinity is fully God, yet there is one God.

Today, this doctrine is often  taken for granted, and that’s not all bad because it’s no longer a source of controversy, but it’s important to understand the teaching of Scripture on this issue, and not only that but also to appreciate it for what it means for us and our relationship with God.

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]]> Our message today comes by request from a listener. It’s a message I preached about a year ago, and it’s on the doctrine of the Trinity. 

The doctrine of the Trinity used to be a huge topic of debate in the early church, but our early church forefathers battled through the controversies and gave us the doctrinal formulations of the Nicene Creed and the Apostles Creed. From them, we learn that God is three in one. That each person of the Trinity is fully God, yet there is one God.

Today, this doctrine is often  taken for granted, and that’s not all bad because it’s no longer a source of controversy, but it’s important to understand the teaching of Scripture on this issue, and not only that but also to appreciate it for what it means for us and our relationship with God.

Register for our conference today: cp-church.org/conference

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]]> Cross Pointe Church Buzzsprout-12730328 Wed, 26 Apr 2023 14:00:00 -0500 1356 1 16 full false How to Disagree and Agree for the Glory of God How to Disagree and Agree for the Glory of God Welcome to Unfamous, the podcast where unfamous pastors preach the fame of God. I’m your host, Cubby Westerberg. Our show is about listening to local, reformed pastors who minister to small congregations, but they faithfully exposit the Word and preach from the Scriptures. These unfamous pastors are unknown to basically everyone but their own congregation, so I want to introduce them to you.

In today’s message, we get to hear from a very special guest, who has visited and ministered to our church a number of times over the years. His name is Stuart Scott. He is not quite unfamous because he has written books and spoken around the country, but he blessed our church with this message, so I want to share it with you today. 

He is a part of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors, and he is a professor at Bob Jones University. He has taught at Southern Seminary as well as Master’s Seminary. His insight and wisdom in biblical counseling is second to none. 

He preached this sermon at our church a few years ago on a Sunday after one of our conference weekends. Every year, Cross Pointe hosts a conference on biblical counseling that trains Christians, not just pastors, how to help one another through the difficult problems of life. 

If you enjoy this message, I encourage you to check out our conference. It’s coming up this September, October, and November of 2023. 

Dr. Scott’s message today shares how we as Christians can grow in unity. 

 For more info about our conference, follow this link: cp-church.org/conference

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]]> Welcome to Unfamous, the podcast where unfamous pastors preach the fame of God. I’m your host, Cubby Westerberg. Our show is about listening to local, reformed pastors who minister to small congregations, but they faithfully exposit the Word and preach from the Scriptures. These unfamous pastors are unknown to basically everyone but their own congregation, so I want to introduce them to you.

In today’s message, we get to hear from a very special guest, who has visited and ministered to our church a number of times over the years. His name is Stuart Scott. He is not quite unfamous because he has written books and spoken around the country, but he blessed our church with this message, so I want to share it with you today. 

He is a part of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors, and he is a professor at Bob Jones University. He has taught at Southern Seminary as well as Master’s Seminary. His insight and wisdom in biblical counseling is second to none. 

He preached this sermon at our church a few years ago on a Sunday after one of our conference weekends. Every year, Cross Pointe hosts a conference on biblical counseling that trains Christians, not just pastors, how to help one another through the difficult problems of life. 

If you enjoy this message, I encourage you to check out our conference. It’s coming up this September, October, and November of 2023. 

Dr. Scott’s message today shares how we as Christians can grow in unity. 

 For more info about our conference, follow this link: cp-church.org/conference

Thank you for listening. If you want to learn more or support our show and its mission, please follow the links below.

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]]> Cross Pointe Church Buzzsprout-12630337 Wed, 12 Apr 2023 02:00:00 -0500 2285 1 14 full false The Permanence of the New Life The Permanence of the New Life In today’s message, our pastor, Randy Westerberg, preaches from Romans 6:3-4 and explains what it means that we are dead to sin and alive to God. He uses a unique illustration that makes everything very clear. Basically, when a person is made a new creation in Christ, he can no longer go back to his old ways because he has been made new.

This sermon is a comfort to Christians because it assures us of the power and grace of Jesus Christ in our salvation. As I listened to this sermon, I thought of Philippians 1:6 where Paul says, 

“I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” And this is true because he has made us a new creation. 

Thank you for listening. If you want to learn more or support our show and its mission, please follow the links below.

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]]> In today’s message, our pastor, Randy Westerberg, preaches from Romans 6:3-4 and explains what it means that we are dead to sin and alive to God. He uses a unique illustration that makes everything very clear. Basically, when a person is made a new creation in Christ, he can no longer go back to his old ways because he has been made new.

This sermon is a comfort to Christians because it assures us of the power and grace of Jesus Christ in our salvation. As I listened to this sermon, I thought of Philippians 1:6 where Paul says, 

“I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” And this is true because he has made us a new creation. 

Thank you for listening. If you want to learn more or support our show and its mission, please follow the links below.

Website: cp-church.org/podcast
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]]> Buzzsprout-12550900 Wed, 05 Apr 2023 02:00:00 -0500 1716 1 13 full false Should We Sin That Grace May Abound? Should We Sin That Grace May Abound? Welcome to Unfamous, the podcast where unfamous pastors preach the fame of God. I’m your host, Cubby Westerberg. Our show is about listening to local, reformed pastors who minister to small congregations, but they faithfully exposit the Word and preach from the Scriptures. These unfamous pastors are unknown to basically everyone but their own congregation, so I want to introduce them to you.

In today’s message, our pastor, Randy Westerberg, preaches from Romans 6:1 and seeks to answer the question: Should we keep sinning so that grace may abound?  The answer is no. Even though grace does abound to us in our sin, it doesn’t give us a license to sin. Paul says we should no longer sin because we have died to sin, but what does it mean that we’ve died to sin? 

This is the question, but instead of hearing what it means, today, we learn what it doesn’t mean. 

This sermon is part 1 of 2 in a two-part series, where we learn about the boundless grace of God and what it means that we have died to sin. 

Thank you for listening. If you want to learn more or support our show and its mission, please follow the links below.

Website: cp-church.org/podcast
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]]> Welcome to Unfamous, the podcast where unfamous pastors preach the fame of God. I’m your host, Cubby Westerberg. Our show is about listening to local, reformed pastors who minister to small congregations, but they faithfully exposit the Word and preach from the Scriptures. These unfamous pastors are unknown to basically everyone but their own congregation, so I want to introduce them to you.

In today’s message, our pastor, Randy Westerberg, preaches from Romans 6:1 and seeks to answer the question: Should we keep sinning so that grace may abound?  The answer is no. Even though grace does abound to us in our sin, it doesn’t give us a license to sin. Paul says we should no longer sin because we have died to sin, but what does it mean that we’ve died to sin? 

This is the question, but instead of hearing what it means, today, we learn what it doesn’t mean. 

This sermon is part 1 of 2 in a two-part series, where we learn about the boundless grace of God and what it means that we have died to sin. 

Thank you for listening. If you want to learn more or support our show and its mission, please follow the links below.

Website: cp-church.org/podcast
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]]> Cross Pointe Church Buzzsprout-12538867 Wed, 29 Mar 2023 02:00:00 -0500 1795 1 12 full false Why Did Jesus Need to Die? Why Did Jesus Need to Die? Today, we will hear a message from Pastor Aaron Satchwill, preaching on Good Friday at the church he planted up in Roseau, Minnesota. It’s called Immanuel Baptist Church, and it’s closer to Canada than anywhere else. 

Pastor Aaron is a good friend of mine that I’ve known since I was a teenager. He was actually my camp counselor when I was in high school. We’ve worked together over the years at camp and through our association of churches, and I’ve always been blessed by his teaching and preaching. 

The message we are going to hear today is from Romans 3:23. In it, he explains why Christ had to die. It is through Christ alone that we are saved, and we really need that salvation because as he explained, all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. We’ve rebelled. We’ve transgressed. We’ve broken the covenant. We’ve fallen short. But Jesus died and rose again on our behalf. 

Our podcast is about listening to unfamous pastors, but we want to support these pastors as well. Our church is a biblical counseling training center through the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors. What does that mean? It means we train pastors and lay people how to counsel and minister to their church and their community using the word. Our training is one of our biggest outreaches, and it’s all about strengthening local churches. If you’d like to support this mission, there’s a link in the show notes where you can give to our biblical counseling ministry.  

All the proceeds will go toward training pastors and laypeople to better minister in their local churches. 

 

 

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]]> Today, we will hear a message from Pastor Aaron Satchwill, preaching on Good Friday at the church he planted up in Roseau, Minnesota. It’s called Immanuel Baptist Church, and it’s closer to Canada than anywhere else. 

Pastor Aaron is a good friend of mine that I’ve known since I was a teenager. He was actually my camp counselor when I was in high school. We’ve worked together over the years at camp and through our association of churches, and I’ve always been blessed by his teaching and preaching. 

The message we are going to hear today is from Romans 3:23. In it, he explains why Christ had to die. It is through Christ alone that we are saved, and we really need that salvation because as he explained, all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. We’ve rebelled. We’ve transgressed. We’ve broken the covenant. We’ve fallen short. But Jesus died and rose again on our behalf. 

Our podcast is about listening to unfamous pastors, but we want to support these pastors as well. Our church is a biblical counseling training center through the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors. What does that mean? It means we train pastors and lay people how to counsel and minister to their church and their community using the word. Our training is one of our biggest outreaches, and it’s all about strengthening local churches. If you’d like to support this mission, there’s a link in the show notes where you can give to our biblical counseling ministry.  

All the proceeds will go toward training pastors and laypeople to better minister in their local churches. 

 

 

Thank you for listening. If you want to learn more or support our show and its mission, please follow the links below.

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]]> Cross Pointe Church Buzzsprout-12380771 Wed, 22 Mar 2023 01:00:00 -0500 1857 1 11 full false All the Father's Gifts are Good All the Father's Gifts are Good In today’s message, we get to hear a powerful and heartfelt sermon from Pastor Joe Reed at Lewis Lake Covenant Church. In 2017, his little daughter Alice, who was 4 years old, was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor. They were able to treat it for a little while, but most patients have a small remission, and then the cancer comes back, and they only live 9 months. Alice lived about that long. She died on Friday, June 8, 2018.

This sermon was originally delivered on October 15, 2017, just a few weeks after they learned the news. It’s a testament to God’s sovereign goodness that Joe trusted God through this difficult time, and it’s a testament that he still trusts God today.  I had the privilege of reading Alice’s story on Joe’s website, and even after she died, he wrote the same message. God gives only good gifts, and we can trust him for that.

If you’d like to read more about Alice, you can follow the links below.

Blog Posts: https://commonslaves.wordpress.com/alice/
eBook: https://a.co/2lFOwGq

The message today is from Matthew 7:7-11 and is titled All the Father’s Gifts are Good. 

 

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]]> In today’s message, we get to hear a powerful and heartfelt sermon from Pastor Joe Reed at Lewis Lake Covenant Church. In 2017, his little daughter Alice, who was 4 years old, was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor. They were able to treat it for a little while, but most patients have a small remission, and then the cancer comes back, and they only live 9 months. Alice lived about that long. She died on Friday, June 8, 2018.

This sermon was originally delivered on October 15, 2017, just a few weeks after they learned the news. It’s a testament to God’s sovereign goodness that Joe trusted God through this difficult time, and it’s a testament that he still trusts God today.  I had the privilege of reading Alice’s story on Joe’s website, and even after she died, he wrote the same message. God gives only good gifts, and we can trust him for that.

If you’d like to read more about Alice, you can follow the links below.

Blog Posts: https://commonslaves.wordpress.com/alice/
eBook: https://a.co/2lFOwGq

The message today is from Matthew 7:7-11 and is titled All the Father’s Gifts are Good. 

 

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]]> Cross Pointe Church Buzzsprout-12380577 Wed, 15 Mar 2023 01:00:00 -0500 2047 1 10 full false Persistent Prayer (Part 2 of 2) Persistent Prayer (Part 2 of 2) Listen to part two of a two-part message on prayer, so if you haven’t heard the first one, I encourage you to go back and give it a listen. Today, Pastor Brandon encourages us to prayer that God would open the door for the gospel to go forward, and not only that, but also that we would go through the door and take the opportunities we have to share the gospel. 

At the end of the message, he addresses a group of young believers who are about to be baptized, and it is truly a treasure to get to listen in on this church-family moment where an unfamous pastor, ministering to a small, local congregation, encourages his sheep to be people of prayer as they embark on their new life in Christ. 

This is what the local, unfamous church is about, and it’s the prayers of the saints that make them effective. 

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]]> Listen to part two of a two-part message on prayer, so if you haven’t heard the first one, I encourage you to go back and give it a listen. Today, Pastor Brandon encourages us to prayer that God would open the door for the gospel to go forward, and not only that, but also that we would go through the door and take the opportunities we have to share the gospel. 

At the end of the message, he addresses a group of young believers who are about to be baptized, and it is truly a treasure to get to listen in on this church-family moment where an unfamous pastor, ministering to a small, local congregation, encourages his sheep to be people of prayer as they embark on their new life in Christ. 

This is what the local, unfamous church is about, and it’s the prayers of the saints that make them effective. 

Thank you for listening. If you want to learn more or support our show and its mission, please follow the links below.

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]]> Cross Pointe Church Buzzsprout-12380526 Wed, 08 Mar 2023 01:00:00 -0600 1585 1 9 full false Persistent Prayer (Part 1 of 2) Persistent Prayer (Part 1 of 2) Welcome to Unfamous, the podcast where unfamous pastors preach the fame of God. Our show is about listening to local, reformed pastors who minister to small congregations, but they faithfully exposit the Word and preach from the Scriptures. These unfamous pastors are unknown to basically everyone but their own congregation, so I want to introduce them to you.

Today, we hear another great excerpt of a sermon from Pastor Brandon Bellomo over at Fellowship Bible Church in Pierz, Minnesota. This message is part 1 of 2 on prayer from Colossians 4:2. In this first message, Pastor Brandon explains the meaning of steadfast prayer and the importance of watchfulness. 

I first met pastor Brandon in college, and I remember his encouragement to pray. He gave me advice on setting time aside for prayer each day, and listening to his message reminds me of that encouragement, which makes me thankful for his example of steadfast and watchful prayer. 

Thank you for listening. If you want to learn more or support our show and its mission, please follow the links below.

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]]> Welcome to Unfamous, the podcast where unfamous pastors preach the fame of God. Our show is about listening to local, reformed pastors who minister to small congregations, but they faithfully exposit the Word and preach from the Scriptures. These unfamous pastors are unknown to basically everyone but their own congregation, so I want to introduce them to you.

Today, we hear another great excerpt of a sermon from Pastor Brandon Bellomo over at Fellowship Bible Church in Pierz, Minnesota. This message is part 1 of 2 on prayer from Colossians 4:2. In this first message, Pastor Brandon explains the meaning of steadfast prayer and the importance of watchfulness. 

I first met pastor Brandon in college, and I remember his encouragement to pray. He gave me advice on setting time aside for prayer each day, and listening to his message reminds me of that encouragement, which makes me thankful for his example of steadfast and watchful prayer. 

Thank you for listening. If you want to learn more or support our show and its mission, please follow the links below.

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]]> Cross Pointe Church Buzzsprout-12350865 Wed, 01 Mar 2023 01:00:00 -0600 1729 1 8 full false What Does the Lord Require? Micah 6:8 What Does the Lord Require? Micah 6:8 Welcome to Unfamous, the podcast where unfamous pastors preach the fame of God. I’m your host, Cubby Westerberg. Our show is about listening to local, reformed pastors who minister to small congregations, faithfully expositing the Word, and preaching from the Scriptures. These unfamous pastors are unknown to basically everyone but their own congregation, so I want to introduce them to you.

Today we hear from Pastor Levi Secord. He is the founding pastor of Christ Bible Church in Roseville, Minnesota. He graduated with an M.Div (2013) and a Doctorate of Educational Ministry (2022) from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Levi has numerous publications with the Front Porch Republic, the Southern Baptist Journal of Theology, and the Fight, Laugh, Feast Network.

I first met Pastor Levi when we went to college together, and he’s always inspired me with his deep knowledge of the Word of God.

In his message today, he discusses the true meaning of the famous verse Micah 6:8. You might want to pull out your Bible and put on your thinking cap for this one because it’s thought-provoking. This famous verse has been misinterpreted in many ways, but when we really understand it, Pastor Levi shows that it points to our need for Christ and the grace that we have in him.

If you'd like to dig deeper on the conditional/unconditional nature of the covenants, I found this article helpful: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justin-taylor/are-gods-covenants-conditional-or-unconditional/ 


Thank you for listening. If you want to learn more or support our show and its mission, please follow the links below.

Website: cp-church.org/podcast
Support: cp-church.churchcenter.com/giving

]]> Welcome to Unfamous, the podcast where unfamous pastors preach the fame of God. I’m your host, Cubby Westerberg. Our show is about listening to local, reformed pastors who minister to small congregations, faithfully expositing the Word, and preaching from the Scriptures. These unfamous pastors are unknown to basically everyone but their own congregation, so I want to introduce them to you.

Today we hear from Pastor Levi Secord. He is the founding pastor of Christ Bible Church in Roseville, Minnesota. He graduated with an M.Div (2013) and a Doctorate of Educational Ministry (2022) from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Levi has numerous publications with the Front Porch Republic, the Southern Baptist Journal of Theology, and the Fight, Laugh, Feast Network.

I first met Pastor Levi when we went to college together, and he’s always inspired me with his deep knowledge of the Word of God.

In his message today, he discusses the true meaning of the famous verse Micah 6:8. You might want to pull out your Bible and put on your thinking cap for this one because it’s thought-provoking. This famous verse has been misinterpreted in many ways, but when we really understand it, Pastor Levi shows that it points to our need for Christ and the grace that we have in him.

If you'd like to dig deeper on the conditional/unconditional nature of the covenants, I found this article helpful: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justin-taylor/are-gods-covenants-conditional-or-unconditional/ 


Thank you for listening. If you want to learn more or support our show and its mission, please follow the links below.

Website: cp-church.org/podcast
Support: cp-church.churchcenter.com/giving

]]> Cross Pointe Church Buzzsprout-12229183 Wed, 22 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0600 2308 1 7 full false For the Youth: Be an Example - 1 Timothy 4:12 For the Youth: Be an Example - 1 Timothy 4:12 Welcome to Unfamous, the podcast where unfamous pastors preach the fame of God. I’m your host, Cubby Westerberg. Our show is about listening to local, reformed pastors who minister to small congregations, faithfully expositing the Word and preaching from the Scriptures. These unfamous pastors are unknown to basically everyone but their own congregation, so I want to introduce them to you.  Our message today is from Pastor Randy Westerberg again, and it’s a special message because it’s directed toward young people. 

Young people in our culture are encouraged to stay young as long as possible, and when they do become adults, they want to regress back. They live in nostalgia land instead of the present. McDonald’s recently came out with a happy meal for adults with toys from their childhood. The culture says, “stay young and immature.” The Bible says to young people, “Be an example to everyone by your maturity. 

Our message is from 1 Timothy 4:12. Let’s listen in. 

Thank you for listening. If you want to learn more or support our show and its mission, please follow the links below.

Website: cp-church.org/podcast
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]]> Welcome to Unfamous, the podcast where unfamous pastors preach the fame of God. I’m your host, Cubby Westerberg. Our show is about listening to local, reformed pastors who minister to small congregations, faithfully expositing the Word and preaching from the Scriptures. These unfamous pastors are unknown to basically everyone but their own congregation, so I want to introduce them to you.  Our message today is from Pastor Randy Westerberg again, and it’s a special message because it’s directed toward young people. 

Young people in our culture are encouraged to stay young as long as possible, and when they do become adults, they want to regress back. They live in nostalgia land instead of the present. McDonald’s recently came out with a happy meal for adults with toys from their childhood. The culture says, “stay young and immature.” The Bible says to young people, “Be an example to everyone by your maturity. 

Our message is from 1 Timothy 4:12. Let’s listen in. 

Thank you for listening. If you want to learn more or support our show and its mission, please follow the links below.

Website: cp-church.org/podcast
Support: cp-church.churchcenter.com/giving

]]> Buzzsprout-12213658 Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0600 1980 1 6 full false The Successful Christian The Successful Christian Welcome to Unfamous, the podcast where unfamous pastors preach the fame of God. I’m your host, Cubby Westerberg.  Our show is about listening to local, reformed pastors who minister to small congregations, faithfully expositing the Word and preaching from the Scriptures. 

These unfamous pastors are unknown to basically everyone but their own congregation, so I want to introduce them to you.  Today, I’m going to do something a bit different and introduce myself a little bit and share one of my sermons. 

I was born and raised in Cambridge, Minnesota. I’ve been a part of my church since I was six years old, that’s when my dad became the pastor. It was called Dalbo Baptist back then, but now we are Cross Pointe.  The Lord saved me when I was fifteen during a week at summer Bible Camp, and my life has never been the same since. I went to the University of Northwestern in Saint Paul, Minnesota where I got my English Education Degree. I also met my wife Sarah there, and we were married in our senior year of college. 

After college, I went to The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and I crammed a four-year degree into 8 years while I worked at Cross Pointe.  Now, I’m working with the youth group, leading worship, biblical counseling, and doing a lot of the “other” stuff that goes into making church happen. 

I feel blessed to be a pastor at Cross Pointe, and I’m excited to see what God will do with this podcast.  I’m hoping it will be a blessing to many small, rural churches in Minnesota. 

I’m sharing a message with you today that I preached about three months ago. It’s about what it means to be a successful Christian.  When it comes to the world’s standards, success is physical health and material wealth, but God’s standard of success is different.  He wants to give us spiritual health and spiritual wealth. Let’s see what we can learn from Joshua 1:8. 

Thank you for listening. If you want to learn more or support our show and its mission, please follow the links below.

Website: cp-church.org/podcast
Support: cp-church.churchcenter.com/giving

]]> Welcome to Unfamous, the podcast where unfamous pastors preach the fame of God. I’m your host, Cubby Westerberg.  Our show is about listening to local, reformed pastors who minister to small congregations, faithfully expositing the Word and preaching from the Scriptures. 

These unfamous pastors are unknown to basically everyone but their own congregation, so I want to introduce them to you.  Today, I’m going to do something a bit different and introduce myself a little bit and share one of my sermons. 

I was born and raised in Cambridge, Minnesota. I’ve been a part of my church since I was six years old, that’s when my dad became the pastor. It was called Dalbo Baptist back then, but now we are Cross Pointe.  The Lord saved me when I was fifteen during a week at summer Bible Camp, and my life has never been the same since. I went to the University of Northwestern in Saint Paul, Minnesota where I got my English Education Degree. I also met my wife Sarah there, and we were married in our senior year of college. 

After college, I went to The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and I crammed a four-year degree into 8 years while I worked at Cross Pointe.  Now, I’m working with the youth group, leading worship, biblical counseling, and doing a lot of the “other” stuff that goes into making church happen. 

I feel blessed to be a pastor at Cross Pointe, and I’m excited to see what God will do with this podcast.  I’m hoping it will be a blessing to many small, rural churches in Minnesota. 

I’m sharing a message with you today that I preached about three months ago. It’s about what it means to be a successful Christian.  When it comes to the world’s standards, success is physical health and material wealth, but God’s standard of success is different.  He wants to give us spiritual health and spiritual wealth. Let’s see what we can learn from Joshua 1:8. 

Thank you for listening. If you want to learn more or support our show and its mission, please follow the links below.

Website: cp-church.org/podcast
Support: cp-church.churchcenter.com/giving

]]> Cross Pointe Church Buzzsprout-12184458 Wed, 08 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0600 1770 1 5 full false The Law Versus Grace in Genesis 21 The Law Versus Grace in Genesis 21 Welcome to Unfamous, the podcast where unfamous pastors preach the fame of God.  I’m your host, Cubby Westerberg, associate pastor of Cross Pointe Church. 

Our show is about listening to local, reformed pastors who minister to small congregations, faithfully expositing the Word and preaching from the Scriptures.  These unfamous pastors are unknown to basically everyone but their own congregation, so I want to introduce them to you.

What I’ve enjoyed about listening to these sermons is hearing these pastors minister to their people.  Even though they are being recorded, they are not thinking about who might listen. They are thinking about their own flock.  And that’s the blessing of a local church. When you’re part of a local church, you’re a part of a family, and you receive so much more than sermons. 

So my hope in this podcast is not only that you are encouraged by other unfamous pastors, but that you are also encouraged by your own unfamous pastor and your own unfamous church.  So next time you see your pastor, thank him for being your shepherd. 

Our message today comes from Pastor Joe Reed of Lewis Lake Covenant Church in Ogilvie, Minnesota.  He preaches from Genesis 21 where Ishmael mocked Isaac and the gospel-significance of that event. Let’s listen in…

Thank you for listening. If you want to learn more or support our show and its mission, please follow the links below.

Website: cp-church.org/podcast
Support: cp-church.churchcenter.com/giving

]]> Welcome to Unfamous, the podcast where unfamous pastors preach the fame of God.  I’m your host, Cubby Westerberg, associate pastor of Cross Pointe Church. 

Our show is about listening to local, reformed pastors who minister to small congregations, faithfully expositing the Word and preaching from the Scriptures.  These unfamous pastors are unknown to basically everyone but their own congregation, so I want to introduce them to you.

What I’ve enjoyed about listening to these sermons is hearing these pastors minister to their people.  Even though they are being recorded, they are not thinking about who might listen. They are thinking about their own flock.  And that’s the blessing of a local church. When you’re part of a local church, you’re a part of a family, and you receive so much more than sermons. 

So my hope in this podcast is not only that you are encouraged by other unfamous pastors, but that you are also encouraged by your own unfamous pastor and your own unfamous church.  So next time you see your pastor, thank him for being your shepherd. 

Our message today comes from Pastor Joe Reed of Lewis Lake Covenant Church in Ogilvie, Minnesota.  He preaches from Genesis 21 where Ishmael mocked Isaac and the gospel-significance of that event. Let’s listen in…

Thank you for listening. If you want to learn more or support our show and its mission, please follow the links below.

Website: cp-church.org/podcast
Support: cp-church.churchcenter.com/giving

]]> Cross Pointe Church Buzzsprout-12181007 Sat, 04 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0600 2105 1 4 full false Building Bridges for the Gospel Building Bridges for the Gospel Have you ever tried to share the gospel and not known where to start? Have you ever felt like you needed to compromise the truth to win someone over? 

In today’s message on Acts 17:16-34, we get to hear an excerpt of a sermon from Pastor Brandon Bellomo about how to build a bridge for the gospel without compromising on the essential truths. 

Welcome to Unfamous, the podcast where unfamous pastors preach the fame of God.  I’m your host, Cubby Westerberg, associate pastor of Cross Pointe Church.  Our show is about listening to local, reformed pastors who minister to small congregations, faithfully expositing the Word, and preaching from the Scriptures.  These unfamous pastors are unknown to basically everyone but their own congregation, so I want to introduce them to you.

Pastor Brandon Bellomo is a graduate of Bethlehem Seminary in Minneapolis and ministers at Fellowship Bible Church up in Pierz, Minnesota.  In his message today, Paul is in Athens, and being provoked by the idols, he had to share the gospel with whoever would listen. 

Thank you for listening. If you want to learn more or support our show and its mission, please follow the links below.

Website: cp-church.org/podcast
Support: cp-church.churchcenter.com/giving

]]> Have you ever tried to share the gospel and not known where to start? Have you ever felt like you needed to compromise the truth to win someone over? 

In today’s message on Acts 17:16-34, we get to hear an excerpt of a sermon from Pastor Brandon Bellomo about how to build a bridge for the gospel without compromising on the essential truths. 

Welcome to Unfamous, the podcast where unfamous pastors preach the fame of God.  I’m your host, Cubby Westerberg, associate pastor of Cross Pointe Church.  Our show is about listening to local, reformed pastors who minister to small congregations, faithfully expositing the Word, and preaching from the Scriptures.  These unfamous pastors are unknown to basically everyone but their own congregation, so I want to introduce them to you.

Pastor Brandon Bellomo is a graduate of Bethlehem Seminary in Minneapolis and ministers at Fellowship Bible Church up in Pierz, Minnesota.  In his message today, Paul is in Athens, and being provoked by the idols, he had to share the gospel with whoever would listen. 

Thank you for listening. If you want to learn more or support our show and its mission, please follow the links below.

Website: cp-church.org/podcast
Support: cp-church.churchcenter.com/giving

]]> Cross Pointe Church Buzzsprout-12163480 Wed, 01 Feb 2023 10:00:00 -0600 2183 1 3 full false The Omnipotence of God The Omnipotence of God We can’t make God in our own image. Rather, we must look to his Word, where God accurately describes himself. And that’s just what Pastor Randy does in this sermon about the omnipotence of God. 

 Welcome to Unfamous, the podcast where unfamous pastors preach the fame of God.  Our show is about listening to local, reformed pastors who minister to small congregations, but they faithfully exposit the Word and preach from the Scriptures.  These unfamous pastors are unknown to basically everyone but their congregation, so I want to introduce them to you.

Today, we hear from pastor Randy Westerberg again and learn about the all-powerful nature of God and what it means for the believer as well as the unbeliever.    

Thank you for listening. If you want to learn more or support our show and its mission, please follow the links below.

Website: cp-church.org/podcast
Support: cp-church.churchcenter.com/giving

]]> We can’t make God in our own image. Rather, we must look to his Word, where God accurately describes himself. And that’s just what Pastor Randy does in this sermon about the omnipotence of God. 

 Welcome to Unfamous, the podcast where unfamous pastors preach the fame of God.  Our show is about listening to local, reformed pastors who minister to small congregations, but they faithfully exposit the Word and preach from the Scriptures.  These unfamous pastors are unknown to basically everyone but their congregation, so I want to introduce them to you.

Today, we hear from pastor Randy Westerberg again and learn about the all-powerful nature of God and what it means for the believer as well as the unbeliever.    

Thank you for listening. If you want to learn more or support our show and its mission, please follow the links below.

Website: cp-church.org/podcast
Support: cp-church.churchcenter.com/giving

]]> Buzzsprout-12159133 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 19:00:00 -0600 1913 1 2 full false The Omniscience of God The Omniscience of God Welcome to Unfamous, the podcast where unfamous pastors preach the fame of God. 

I’m your host, Cubby Westerberg, associate pastor of Cross Pointe Church. 

Our show is about listening to local, reformed pastors who minister to small congregations, but they faithfully exposit the Word and preach from the Scriptures. These unfamous pastors are unknown to basically everyone but their congregation, so I want to introduce them to you.  For our first episode, we welcome the senior pastor of my own church, Randy Westerberg.  

He’s been the pastor here at Cross Pointe Church in Cambridge, Minnesota for 27 years.  Through thick and thin, he’s brought us from a small country church of about fifty people to a growing congregation of about 400.  But it wasn’t flashing lights or free giveaways that brought people.  He has consistently preached verse by verse through the Bible, and that’s why people have come and joined. 

Since this is a podcast of Cross Pointe Church, many of the sermons will be from Pastor Randy, but I will do my best to introduce you to Reformed Pastors all over Minnesota. 

In today’s message, Pastor Randy preaches about the Omniscience of God, that is to say, his all-knowing character. Nothing is hidden from his sight. And even though He knows all things, He still loves us and sent his Son to die for our sins.  Let’s listen in…

Thank you for listening. If you want to learn more or support our show and its mission, please follow the links below.

Website: cp-church.org/podcast
Support: cp-church.churchcenter.com/giving

]]> Welcome to Unfamous, the podcast where unfamous pastors preach the fame of God. 

I’m your host, Cubby Westerberg, associate pastor of Cross Pointe Church. 

Our show is about listening to local, reformed pastors who minister to small congregations, but they faithfully exposit the Word and preach from the Scriptures. These unfamous pastors are unknown to basically everyone but their congregation, so I want to introduce them to you.  For our first episode, we welcome the senior pastor of my own church, Randy Westerberg.  

He’s been the pastor here at Cross Pointe Church in Cambridge, Minnesota for 27 years.  Through thick and thin, he’s brought us from a small country church of about fifty people to a growing congregation of about 400.  But it wasn’t flashing lights or free giveaways that brought people.  He has consistently preached verse by verse through the Bible, and that’s why people have come and joined. 

Since this is a podcast of Cross Pointe Church, many of the sermons will be from Pastor Randy, but I will do my best to introduce you to Reformed Pastors all over Minnesota. 

In today’s message, Pastor Randy preaches about the Omniscience of God, that is to say, his all-knowing character. Nothing is hidden from his sight. And even though He knows all things, He still loves us and sent his Son to die for our sins.  Let’s listen in…

Thank you for listening. If you want to learn more or support our show and its mission, please follow the links below.

Website: cp-church.org/podcast
Support: cp-church.churchcenter.com/giving

]]> Cross Pointe Church Buzzsprout-12158721 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 18:00:00 -0600 2116 1 1 full false