Week 4 of the Embrace series turns to 2 Corinthians 5:11-21 to remember an extremely important ministry that we as Christians are called to – a Ministry of Reconciliation. God brought His son to this world to reconcile us with Him. As ambassadors of Christ, we too are called to be reconcilers – to deliver the […]
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Embrace: Part 2
Embrace: the Problem with Us and Them Part two in the Embrace series explores the problem with Us and Them. So often in our discourse today we divide the world into US and THEM, where we are right and they are wrong. It is so simple to view people who are different from us as not […]
Embrace: Part 1
Embrace: Learning to love one another regardless of color. The purpose of the series is to examine places in scripture where race was a dividing factor. Race continues to be a source of division in our world. As Christians, we must allow Jesus to show us how to deal with this issue. In part one […]
EMBRACE
EMBRACE: A Series About Loving One Another, Regardless Of ColorThis Sunday we will begin a new series to address the very important topics of love, racism and hatred. It will run from August 7– September 11, with John Smith of Cornerstone preaching the final message.We hope you will make plans to be here for this […]
Conditional Love
As children, how often do we do everything our parent tells us too? What about as children of God? God loves each of us as we are, but are there conditions to this love? This message explores what the scripture tells us about Gods love.
Revive Us Again
After a very difficult week, it is hard to find words to express what we are feeling. It is in these times that we must turn our mouths, our bodies, our hearts back over to God. We can pick up the words of the Psalms to fill in our own lament. We can read God’s […]
Cheap Grace
Let’s explore two types of grace. First is cheap grace – grace that we consume without any effort, without any cost to us. But at the end of the sermon on the mount, Jesus calls us to another type of grace – to a costly grace. After laying out how we are to live, how we […]
Jesus Loves _____, This I Know
“Jesus loves me this I know, for the Bible tells me so.” This classic song is one that so many can sing by heart – Yes, Jesus loves me, Yes Jesus loves me. And here lies the song’s true message. We all can sing it – Jesus loves each and every one of us. If we can accept […]
Antithesis of Discipleship
As Jesus speaks to his followers on the mount, he contrasts interpretations of old testament writing with His word (Matthew 5:17-48). He speaks with authority over these things, and cuts straight to the heart. Jesus makes clear that it is not just ones actions but the heart and mind behind those actions. It is the heart that prompts all kinds […]
Salt and Light
During the sermon on the mount, Jesus follows up the beatitudes with these declarations about his followers: You ARE the salt of the earth; You ARE the light of the world (Matthew 5:13-16). To be the salt and the light we must actively engage with the world around us, not isolate ourselves in a bubble. And we are to engage as […]