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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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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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Thanksgiving is the Antidote to Discontent

On November 20, 2011 By

Do you know what giving thanks does? It forces you to see what God has done for you rather than focus on the things that he hasn’t done for you. Giving thanks drives away anger, frustration, despair, discontentment, and bitterness. It is God’s tool to peace, joy, and contentment for the Christian. This is what [...]

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Repentance is a Gift

On November 13, 2011 By

As we read through the psalm, we find that it is God’s love that extends the gift of repentance. God’s love invites us to repent. What I want to do this morning is very simple. I want to look at two things: the invitation to repent, and the act of repentance.

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The Church is a Bride

On November 6, 2011 By

The body of Christ storms the gates of hell and sets the captives free so that all of God’s people might be brought into God’s Kingdom and together be made ready for that final event described in the Bible, a wedding. The Church is a bride. She is the bride of all brides. She is [...]

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The Church Is A Battalion

On October 31, 2011 By

The church is baptized into Christ.  The church is a building. The church is a body. The church is a radiant bride…

But so often this beautiful body looks mangled with legs and arms going in all different directions.  So often this building, this temple, instead of a grand cathedral it looks like a shack with [...]

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Remember the Past

On October 23, 2011 By

Remembering our past gives a context for our present. It reminds us that we are today did not come about in a vacuum. We are what we are today because of the people that were part of Cornerstone yesterday. And what we will be tomorrow will be a result of what we, who are part [...]

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The Church is a Body

On October 16, 2011 By

In Paul’s letters in the New Testament he tells us that the church is one. While there are many images in the Bible that depict the oneness of the church, perhaps none do so as clearly as the image of a body. He teaches us that the church is a body–a single body–growing and maturing [...]

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The Church is a Building

On October 9, 2011 By

At the heart of the Old Testament promises we find this: “I will be your God and you will be my people.” The people of God are set apart from the rest of the people in the world to be God’s treasured possession. I likened this last week to a wealthy man who buys a [...]

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