Posts by: Carter

Making Fanning the Flame a Priority

On January 23, 2012 By

Since the time we followed the Lord’s leading to commit ourselves to Fanning the Flame, it has been our intent to make it a priority. Our coach, Joe Weatherly, is a pastor himself and has coached over 70 churches through this process, helping them carefully evaluate themselves, put together a plan for the future, and [...]

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Psalms: Learning to Walk with God

On January 5, 2012 By

We began a sermon series in January on the Psalms to help us grow deeper in our walk with the Lord. We desire to deepen our prayer lives and learn how to listen to the Lord in the Scriptures so that our prayers become answers, more than anything, to the initiative that God takes [...]

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Resolve for a Long Apprenticeship

On December 28, 2011 By

“It is not difficult…to get a person interested in the message of the gospel; it is terrifically difficult to sustain the interest. Millions of people in our culture make decisions for Christ, but there is a dreadful attrition rate. Many claim to have been born again, but the evidence for mature Christian discipleship is slim. [...]

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Resolution Resources

On December 28, 2011 By

As the season of resolutions is upon us, let me suggest a few:

Resolve to be part of a “long-term apprenticeship.” Resolve to read through the Bible in one year. It can be done in as little as 10 minutes a day, depending on the reading plan you use. There are several to choose [...]

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Share your story

On December 14, 2011 By

God is always at work building His church (adding to our number), beautifying His bride (sanctifying us), and equipping His body (spiritually gifting and calling us to serve together). One of the ways God strengthens us as a church and as believers is by opening our eyes to see this work. So how have you [...]

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Shepherding a Child’s Heart

On December 13, 2011 By

Get beyond just correcting behavior to the heart issues that shape our children from early childhood through the teenage years as they grow into adulthood.

Cornerstone has been invited to participate in a two-day seminar, January 6-7, 2012, on Shepherding a Child’s Heart with Dr. Tedd Tripp, author of the book of the same [...]

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Daniel, the Servant of Kings

On December 11, 2011 By

Daniel lives in the world, while living according to his faith that he is not of the world. He does this for a particular purpose: so that he might live for the world.

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Joseph, the Servant of Egypt

On December 4, 2011 By

William Wilberforce joined Parliament in 1780. Five years later he became a Christian and faced a crisis of calling. Should he leave his post in Parliament and become a pastor? After wrestling with it he stayed and two years later was confronted by the slave trade. This was his opportunity to “seek the welfare of [...]

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Fanning the Flame and Effective Structures

On December 1, 2011 By

This past month we have kicked off a team assembled to assess and strategize effective structures for our congregation. You might ask, what do you mean by effective structures? This strategy is meant to help us figure out the best way to push our vision down into the way we organize ourselves into ministry teams [...]

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The Welfare of the City

On November 27, 2011 By

When Jesus came into the world he didn’t come as a foreign ambassador from heaven, arrayed in glory for the world to see. He came instead as a Jewish baby, raised as a Jewish man in a largely agricultural society trying to maintain its own identity in a world that had been largely Hellenized by [...]

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