From the monthly archives: April 2010

Attn: Those Attending the Father/Son Retreat

On April 27, 2010 By

Check-in is no earlier than 5:00 p.m. Friday afternoon.  If you arrive earlier there are no camp sponsored events schedule. A light dinner will be served from 6:30 to 7:30 followed by activities starting around 8:30.  The weekend will end Sunday after a delicious lunch.  Please bring:

Outdoor clothes Sleeping bag or sheets/blankets Bible Flashlight [...]

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Missions Focus Next Two Weeks

On April 27, 2010 By

During the next two weeks we will take a break from our series on Learning to Pray and focus on missions. Allen White, our own missionary serving among the Kazakhstan community in Houston, will be speaking Sunday, May 2 and Travis Scott, a missionary we support to New Zealand, will be speaking Sunday, May 9. [...]

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Ladies’ Spring Tea May 15

On April 27, 2010 By

Ladies of all ages are invited to attend the Cornerstone Presbyterian Ladies’ Spring Tea on May 15th from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.  Daughters and granddaughters are encouraged to attend.  Enjoy a time of refreshment and fellowship with your sisters in Christ.  Bring a friend or make a new one!  There is a sign-up sheet on [...]

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Community Lunch & Sunrise Visit this Sunday

On April 27, 2010 By

Please stick around after church to enjoy fellowship and lunch with your brothers and sisters in Christ.  If your last name begins with A-L please bring a dessert, M-S please bring a main dish, and T-Z please bring a side dish or vegetable.  Please bring enough to feed 2 families or more.  If you don’t [...]

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The Salutation of Prayer

On April 25, 2010 By

The Lord’s Prayer is like a favorite song. Often we like songs because they express in both words and mood the very thing that we feel. Sometimes all we have is a vague feeling – like a vapor that we know is there but can’t grab hold – until hearing a song that defines it [...]

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The Enigma of Prayer

On April 18, 2010 By

The text this morning is another one that tells us what NOT to do in prayer. Specifically, don’t pray like the Gentiles do as they heap up empty phrases. Jesus explains that many words aren’t necessary for God knows what you need before you ask him. This reason presents us with an enigma. Prayer is [...]

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Men’s prayer breakfast

On April 14, 2010 By

I want to encourage the men to join us this Friday at 6 AM for a time of prayer, followed by breakfast, fellowship, and a discipleship exercise. We will be looking closely at Martin Luther’s letter to his friend in which he instructs him on his own prayer habits. The letter has since been published [...]

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The Reward of Prayer

On April 11, 2010 By

Martin Luther was a monk who lived in the 16th Century that prayed 3-4 hours a day. What was it that drove Luther to that kind of prayer? I suspect that his situation in life was part of it. Luther struggled mightily with abuses he saw in the church in his day – abuses that [...]

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Learning to Pray

On April 8, 2010 By

Prayer is a topic that leaves most of us feeling perplexed. On the one hand we believe prayer is an important part of life and on the other we struggle at it. How do we get past this? What should be our view of prayer? How much time should we spend praying? What should [...]

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Rebuilding the Temple

On April 4, 2010 By

This morning is unique among mornings. It is the day Jesus rose from the dead. On this day attendance in churches increases as people long absent from worship come to be a part of the special day. If that is you, then you may wonder if there is any other topic in the Bible than [...]

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