Cornerstone Community Church Tenino Sermons: Recent Episodes
Cornerstone Community Church
Weekly sermons from Cornerstone Community Church in the Stone City - Tenino, Washington. We are committed to making โdisciples of Jesus by โข Connecting with God โข Connecting with one another โข Serving the Lord together
In Psalm 2, worldly hopes are seen for what they are: feeble and inadequate next to the divine hope in the Lord's sovereignty and promised second coming.
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In Acts 27, the Apostle Paul and his shipmates weather a massive storm through God's provision and power.
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The encounter between Paul and Festus in Acts 26 highlights that the wisdom of God seems like foolishness to the world, and vice versa.
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God's people are called to action, to take advice from other mature believers, and be an attentive audience when God speaks.
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Even in moments when it feels like life isn't going anywhere, God is working, and we must continue to work.
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The kind of hatred exhibited against Paul by some of his opponents should be heartbreaking, and highlights the otherworldliness of the gospel message and its messengers.
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As we witness the response to Paul's testimony and the beginning of his legal trials, we see the animosity the world holds for the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Acts 21:37-22:21 relays Paul's testimony as he gives an account of his encounter with Jesus to those who would try to kill him. In this special service, we also hear from two of our members and a guest, John Sullivan, about how the light of Jesus altered their earthly lives.
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As we look at Paul's charged interactions with diverse people in Jerusalem recorded in Acts 21:26-36, we see God's sovereignty at work to do His will by means of any and every circumstance.
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In Acts 21:17-25, we see how God has called Paul in Christ to action, service, and even death.
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As Paul's third missionary journey wraps up in Acts 21:1-17, we see that the gospel comes with a cost, but God's resources, transforming power, and faithfulness will see us through.
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Missionary Clifford Luebben shares a message that is equal parts exhortation from scripture, and testimony of how God has called his family to church planting in the Philippines. To learn more about the Luebben's ministry, visit worldventure.com/CJLuebben
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In Acts 20:17-37, Paul's only sermon to believers in the entire book communicates comfort and encouragement as he nears the end of his third missionary journey.
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In Acts 19:21-41, we see how fear, apart from faith in God, can drive our responses, whereas the fear of the Lord produces understanding and knowledge.
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Paul's encounter with the spiritually immature believers in Ephesus gives us pause to consider again some core realities of the Christian experience: Repentance, faith, the ministry of the Holy Spirit, and baptism.
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Christ is the head of the church, so that He has no need of particular individuals to accomplish His work, but He does calls, mature, and direct individuals to participate in it.
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The Holy Spirit gifted Pastor Shawn with insight into God's ongoing work from the text in Acts for Father's Day Sunday, particularly what godly work entails, and how it transforms and empowers.
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While goodness, truth, & beauty are on display in Paul's preaching to the cities of Thessalonica, Berea, and Athens, the responses to the message of Jesus Christ in each of these cities are utterly distinct.
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Responding according to God's holiness - His otherness - will set us apart and adorn the message of hope and salvation to a broken world.
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Jesus warning that we are sheep in the midst of wolves plays out in the missionaries' complex interactions with the people of Phillipi.
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Spiritual discernment means knowing when to act so as not to put limits on the Holy Spirit's ministry, but also submitting to the Holy Spirit when He chooses to put limits on how we do ministry.
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Guest Brian Bickle encourages us to remember that, in the words of Randy Alcorn, "Our home is a place we've never been."
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The church's leadership stands together in delivering the verdict of the Jerusalem Council, but Paul and Barnabas subsequently fall apart over the issue of John Mark.
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The Jerusalem Council hears rounds of testimony from Peter, Barnabas and Paul, and James, before rendering a verdict with respect to salvation as the free gift of God.
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Christ in His Divine power is the eternal source of protection, strength, and doctrine for the church on mission.
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People and their felt needs will vary greatly, but their value, and our mission for them, are wrapped up in the person of Jesus Christ.
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While the world will find every reason to oppose the truth of the gospel, peace, hope, and agency are found in Christ alone.
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Christ's passion in his death and resurrection purchases our redemption and restoration, rescuing us from the wrath of God, and renewing our relationship with Him.
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Jesus' parable of the landowner and the tenants of his vineyard foretells His imminent crucifixion, and distinguishes the two kinds of responses to it.
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In Matthew 21:1-11, we see the King of kings entering Jerusalem, humble and riding on a colt. What did this mean to those present, and how did it set the stage for what was still to come?
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In Acts 13:4-12, we see that following the call of God brings real opposition, which has to be met with the determination to make straight paths for the Lord.
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Paul's sermon in the synagogue at Antioch answers the four Gospel Framework questions: "Who is God? What has God done? Who are we?" and "What are we to do?" in their right priority, making God and His doing the wellspring of our identity and purpose.
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God demonstrates His sovereignty and special providence for His people in His holy revelation, disclosure, and commission that He graciously bestows to increase our faith in His perfect faithfulness.
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In Acts 12:1-19, and the story of how God rescued Peter from execution, we're treated to a view of God's sovereignty over the world, reframing persecution for us, and helping us rely on Divine power and protection.
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In just a few verses at the end of chapter 11 of Acts, we see that God is sovereign in His church, preparing His people for what is to come, providing for them in uncounted ways, and moving them to put their faith into practice.
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Observing the church's continued explosive growth, we consider the church as the bride of Christ, giving attention to her need, her strength, and her glory, all of which connect her intimately to Christ Himself.
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Pastor Shawn introduces the theme of ๐น๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ & ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ with an encouragement to consider how Peter's personal experience motivated him in a pivotal moment in the expansion of the church.
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Phil Prietto of CityGates Ministries brings a word of encouragement and exhortation from 2 Kings 4:1-3.
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Shawn brings the prayer focus series full circle with a message on the community of believers, particularly the establishment, essence, and expression of unity.
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The third week of our prayer focus asks us to consider the issue of the sanctity of human life in light of the rest of the month's prayer topics: Confession, Community, and (Com)Mission.
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The second week of our prayer focus, Paul preaches a message to encourage us in our missional calling as we submit to God's truth, commit to love God and others, prepare ourselves to serve, and seek to obey when the call comes.
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January is a month of prayer, and the first message of the year focuses us on our need for confession, not only as we come to God for salvation, but every moment of every day to maintain relationship with him in the light of His love.
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The encounter between Philip the Evangelist and the Ethiopian eunuch is a remarkable moment in the early Jesus movement, demonstrating that God is not averse to inconveniencing His people to produce gospel opportunities.
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The story of Simon Magus is - among other things - a dire warning to the Spirit-filled church not to succumb to the temptation to achieve spiritual ends by worldly means.
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Steven makes his defense, reciting God's plan of redemption with an emphasis placed on His faithful presence with His people in sojourning and exile, a presence that is not limited to a geographical location.
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The basis for choosing the deacons becomes more important than ever as Stephen faces opposition from prominent members of the community.
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As the church continues to expand, the leadership faces practical problems that call for practical solutions, without ever losing sight of their spiritual calling.
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When the Spirit-filled church is faithful to its mission, even those outside will be forced to remark on its longevity.
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The Spirit-filled church won't allow persecution, prohibitions, politics, or personalities to take the focus away from the core of the message, which is Jesus Christ.
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Acts 5:12-16 further illustrates the love, worship, and evangelism of the Spirit-filled church, and Ephesians 2:1-10, along with James 2:14-19, give us insight into the gospel foundation for the ways we've been called and created to serve.
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In the story of Ananias and Sapphira, we find a warning that abundant life is impossible to experience if we refuse to give God His due, or choose to take His worship lightly.
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Seeing the Spirit-filled church engaged in learning, loving, worshipping, and evangelizing helps us answer the questions of who God is, what He's up to in the world, which gives us our identity and mission in turn.
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Following the apostles' encounter with the Sanhedrin, the Spirit-filled church exemplifies how to pray boldly for God's will in adverse circumstances, even though praying boldly won't feel safe, and it means praying for God to break us, while trusting that He will be with us wherever He sends us.
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Looking at Peter's and John's response to early persecution from the establishment, we consider the extraordinary nature of their boldness in their cultural context, as well as the dangers of misunderstanding and misappropriating this narrative in the present day.
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Following the healing of the lame man, Peter preaches his second sermon, retelling key parts of the story of God, the gospel.
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Acts 3:1-10 gives us our first living example of the operation of the Spirit-filled church, as we see the worshipping church empowered to be a loving church in the account of the healing of a lame beggar.ย
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In Acts 2:42-47, we see the Spirit at work in His people to form them into a church that is ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐น๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด, and ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
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On Pentecost Sunday, we take a look at the events of that decisive Pentecost that followed Jesus' ascension, and empowered the disciples to begin their mission in earnest.
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Looking at Acts 1:1-11, we see the kingdom of the risen Lord Jesus in His parting words to His disciples, and his ascension to the Father's right hand.
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While John 20:30-31 tells us that there could have been much ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ written about Jesus, this speaks to the inspiration and sufficiency of scripture, spelled out in 2 Timothy 3:16.
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From Matthew 28:16-20, Shawn shows us the totality of Jesus' sovereignty over the mission He has given the church. He has been given ๐ฎ๐น๐น authority, sends us to make disciples of ๐ฎ๐น๐น nations, teaching them to obey ๐ฎ๐น๐น that He has commanded, and He promises to be with us for ๐ฎ๐น๐น time.
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The intimate encounter between the risen Jesus and Peter by the Sea of Tiberias in John 21:1-19 provides us with a view to how Jesus creates space to meet with His people, in which He serves, confronts, and ultimately heals them.
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Sermon from John 20:24-29.
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From Luke 24:13-35, we're afforded insight into how the uncertainty and disorientation that the disciples experienced following the crucifixion can be of encouragement in our own times.
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What exactly did Christ accomplish in His death and resurrection, and how is it the culmination of all of biblical history that preceded it? Ron Laeger, with his extraordinary empathy and servant's heart for the church, brings us answers to these questions that are especially encouraging to the church during the current crisis.
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The story of our compassionate God who humbled Himself and came to us riding on a colt continues in the passion of the crucifixion narrative.
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The Palm Sunday message from Luke 19:28-40
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In this message, we come face to face with Jesus through the experience of the hated and diminutive tax collector, Zacchaeus.
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Continuing our series that looks at how contemporaries of Jesus encountered Him, this message looks at John 3:1-21, which details an exchange between the Lord and the Pharisee, Nicodemus.
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In John 1:19-51, we witness Jesus' impact on his forerunner, John the Baptist, and the resultant calling of Andrew, Simon, Philip, and Nathanael.
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The first in a series of messages that help us see Jesus through the eyes of people who encountered Him during His earthly ministry. John 4:7-38 walks us through the conversation between the Messiah and a Samaritan woman.
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John's vision of the risen and glorified Lord Jesus in the first chapter of Revelation gives us insight into how He works for His people, and how we can, with John, see Him more clearly.
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The wise woman of Proverbs 31 is blessed as a life-giving spirit, as she lives missionally, in the service of others, with a vision for the future, in accordance with godly character. All of this flows from her earnest desire to glorify the God who is the wellspring of wisdom!
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Jesus came to reveal the Father who wants to bless us in so many unimaginable ways, while exposing the father of lies, whose nature is only to steal, and to kill, and destroy.
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We attempt to cover our sin and shame in darkness, but confession brings it into the light, where it is truly covered and cleansed by the sacrifice of Jesus.
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Resentment, as a kind of clinging, controlling anger, can come by way of jealousy, and even result from a legitimate response to injustice or the frustration of unmet expectations. But anger, entertained and cultivated in the soul, is folly, and Proverbs teaches that all such folly leads to death.ย
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The book of Proverbs is clear that pride precedes total ruin. It leads inevitably to stumbling and conflict, while humility is the mark of the wise, as it comes from seeking God.
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Guest speaker Gerry Breshears brought us a message that presented an approach to thinking about God's sovereignty with respect to the problem of evil.
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In Proverbs 8 and 9, we see the contrast between wisdom and folly, represented by two characters, ladies who call out in the same manner to passersby, but with totally different intents, and leading to unequal ends.
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On Resurrection Sunday, we look at Psalm 22 and how the reality of the risen Christ affects our understanding of human suffering.
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While sexual sin always seems appealing, it is counter to godly wisdom, and as a result, leads inevitably to death. God's design for sex, on the other hand, leads to life more abundant.
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In this message from Proverbs 18, we see that the Bible addresses being a know-it-all, using words to bully, spreading gossip, and carelessness with our speech, all under the category of the choice between wisdom and death.
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A jars of clay ministry, as described in 2 Corinthians 4, is characterized by integrity in method and message, endurance in trials and tribulations, and confidence in resurrection and renewal.
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The heart is the source of our words, our vision, and our actions, so the heart is the first consideration, ahead of mere behavior modification.
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In Proverbs 3, wisdom is presented as a choice that leads to life; a choice to walk in integrity, and to listen and surrender all to God, who is faithful.
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Proverbs 2 characterizes wisdom as an active pursuit (not an automatic attainment of age) that prioritizes seeking after God, who graciously gives wisdom, and safeguards the wise.
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In evangelical culture, grace may be emphasized to the exclusion of truth, or the other way around, but John 1:14 tells us that Jesus is the embodiment of both of these qualities in full measure.
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Ephesians 2:1-12 is a breathtaking narrative of what we once were, what God did, why and how He did it, and what we are now.
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Wisdom, which has its beginning and end in God, is a safeguard against disaster, and a pathway that leads to our good and God's glory.
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In this message that covers the introductory verses of the book of proverbs, we get a survey of what biblical wisdom looks like as an active principle; characteristically discerning; marked by righteousness, justice, and integrity; and above all, having its beginning and ending with God.
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In David's final words to his son, Solomon, we learn that a godly life is resolute and bold as it relies on the Lord's faithfulness.
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The reality of God as a relational being, existing as an eternal community of love, means that His creatures who bear His image are also meant to be relational, and take delight in unity in community that is life-giving, sanctifying, and worship-producing.
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Matthew 5:1-5 portrays an intimate teaching setting between Jesus and His disciples, in which He begins to unpack the path to submission and intimacy with Him, by coming to terms with our need, mourning the loss of all we hoped would fulfill it, and coming under the umbrella of Christ's mission. In the process, we experience the present reality of the kingdom, look forward to having all of our losses more than recouped, and hope in our future inheritance.
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In 1 Corinthians 15, the apostle Paul presents four distinct arguments for the resurrection and its essential nature within the Christian faith.
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1 Corinthians 14 teaches us that the spiritual gifts are for the building up of the body of Christ in unity, that they are to be exercised with self-control, and that they are bring joy when handled with humility.
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The selfless love to which believers are called, in and through Christ, is sacrificial, resolute, lasting, and the basis of Christian unity.
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The believer's submission - not subjugation - as a choice, in gender roles as well as giftings, points to the self-sacrificing nature of Christ, and gives glory to God as each member strives for unity in walking out their calling in the context of the body of Christ.
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The baptism of Jesus Christ as related in Mark 1:9-11 vividly prefigures and foreshadows His crucifixion, along with all the benefits that it purchased for us, but particularly our adoption, and the reality that God the Father speaks the same affirmation over every one of His children that He spoke to the Son at His ministry's start.
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1 Corinthians 9 teaches us that while some are called to vocational ministry, and to make special sacrifices for the gospel,ย allย are called to ministry, and all ministry is accomplished through and for Jesus Christ.
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Paul outlines how we are called to use our freedom with respect to idols: not misusing it so as to offend our own consciences or those of others - recognizing that while we have real freedom, we also have real influence - and exercising our freedom for God's glory!
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Whether single or married, God has called us in our circumstances to live sacrificially, using the gifts that He has given us (singleness and marriage, each a gift) for His glory.
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In 2 Corinthians 12:1-10, we see the nature of Paul's suffering, and how God uses adversity in our lives to bring glory to Himself.
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Since our bodies - including our sexuality - were made by God, sexual sin damages the imago Dei, but now that our bodies belong to God, sex and sexuality are part of our worship that gives glory to God!
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Sin in the church cannot be celebrated. Rather, by the power of Christ, it must be confronted in love, in step with the word of God, in humility, and for the purpose of restoring the one in sin when they repent.
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Luke 7:36-50 offers great insight into the reasons we avoid repenting, including a view of sin as external, and spiritual pride; the bold, generous, radical worship, and wholesale transformation that come when we do repent; and the source of power and motivation for repentance.
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Unity and humility are exemplified by the Triune God and the coming to earth of the Son, so the ultimate goals of the Christian are not unity and humility themselves, but Christ Himself, and unity and humility will flow out of seeking Him.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Looking at the first 9 verses of 1 Corinthians as an introduction to that book, we see that we aren't called to live a good, godly life, but that we are called to seek Jesus Christ, and the result is love, unity, and a changed life.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Psalm 27 outlines David's movement from fear to faith, as he recognizes the character of God, longs for the presence of God, prays with confidence in the promises of God, and puts his trust in the goodness of God.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Salvation isn't about us or anything that we do - God doesn't owe us anything. Our salvation is all of faith: believing God's word, and believing that God is in controlSupport the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
In John 8, Jesus sets Himself up as the Messiah in terms of light over and against the darkness of sin and unbelief.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Parables make up one third of Jesus' teaching, so as we walk through the parable of the good Samaritan, we ask three questions that can be used to make clear the teaching of any of Jesus' parables: 1. What is the context? 2. What is the question being asked? 3. What is the outlandish thing in the story?Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Jesus resurrects Lazarus because He desires our new-birth belief, and by His power He accomplishes the same.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
In John 6, Jesus underscores the difference between two different kinds of life: "bios" and "zoe", and He upends our expectations by offering the Father, salvation, and ultimately, Himself.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Spiritual apathy is dangerous, leading to compromise, but the countermeasures for such apathy are radical accountability to one another, and radical dependency on Christ.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
In Nehemiah 11 and 12, we see that God's people remain committed to Him because of His faithfulness, as they celebrate his mighty, glorious work.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
The second chapter of Galatians concludes with Paul's emphatic statement about the great paradox of the Christian life.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
In Nehemiah 10, Israel takes an oath to keep the covenant. To carry this out faithfully, there can be no apathy among the people of God - through all the ages they must be committed to Christ, accountable in Christ, and reliant on Christ.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Nehemiah highlights the faithfulness of God repeatedly, in spite of His people's faithlessness. This faithfulness of God should give us hope as it drives us back to the cross and assures us of God's sovereign purpose.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
The community of God's people in Nehemiah 8 was transformed by hearing, understanding, and obeying God's revelation of Himself to them in His word. We must, likewise, come in expectation of the power of God's word to transform.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
On Father's Day, we look at 5 ways to grow in our relationship with our Heavenly Father as we rest, rejoice, relish, remember, and remain.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
As we come to a turning point in our series in Nehemiah, John 15:1-10 gives us insight into the reality of God's people as His vine, and the depth of what it means to "abide" or "remain" in Him: coming to Him initially; clinging to Him continuously; and obeying him joyfully.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Faithfully following the call of God will often produce attacks of various kinds, from direct violence, to threats, blackmail, and character assassination, to temptation to compromise. In every case, godly wisdom will teach us not to be distracted or pay attention to slander, to recognize the cost of sin, ignore peer pressure, and remember one thing: God always wins!Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
The 5th chapter of Nehemiah provides insight into the character of God's people. The radical call of God for His people is one of unparalleled justice and integrity.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
The story of the Samaritan woman's encounter with Jesus, in the fourth chapter of John's gospel, can teach us a number of lessons. Among them, we learn that to work with the Spirit of God in reaching people with the gospel, we need to become uncomfortable with our comfort zones, to see people through God's eyes, to learn to turn "small talk" into "gospel conversation", and to leverage the power of our personal experience with Christ.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
The threefold response of Nehemiah to opposition in chapters 3 & 4 - prayer, preparedness, and persistence - teaches us how to persevere as we begin to engage the brokenness at home.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Prayerful planning, decisive action, and perseverance in adversity are all necessary to obtain success in any project to which God has called His people.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
As people of God, our response to brokenness should be to grieve it, to recognize that following the Holy Spirit's call to act will cost us something, and ultimately, to feel driven to seek God.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
The biblical narrative of Israel's post-exilic history exposes the cycle of covenant commitment by God's people, followed by their inevitable covenant faithlessness. All this points to our need for God's covenant faithfulness, made manifest in the person of Jesus, the Messiah.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
In the 30th Psalm, as David takes joy in the good gifts of the Lord, he moves from seeing the Lord as the source of joy, to the substance of joy, to the sustainer of joy, both now and in eternity.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
In Judges 20, we find that a godly response to evil is active, not passive; costly, not cheap; and above all, gives glory to God in its every setback and success.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
On this Resurrection Sunday, Psalm 24 reminds us of God's sovereignty and holiness, and the King of Glory's first and second advents - our cause for celebration and our hope for the future.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
When things change, we can take a cue from Abram and go, trusting that God knows what He's about.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Miracles are God's intervention in situations where the need is greater than human resources can meet.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
The ten spies lack of vision had dire consequences, while the two faithful spies trust in God led them into the promised land and all the attendant blessings.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
As our church transitions, we can look to the example of Nehemiah, who took on an unwieldy project at God's prompting, prayed to God fervently for its success, and depended on God for the power to see it through.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
While we enjoy freedom in Christ, we must be careful not to use our freedom to harm other believers or damage the unity of the church, and our personal convictions must always be handled with humility.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Human identity is all about who God is, and it is found in the "imago Dei". While sin creates for us an identity of shame, Jesus restores our identity and our value.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
In his closing remarks to the Colossian church, Paul acknowledges those whom God has used to help him in his ministry.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
The grace offered by Jesus Christ brings radical change, as it shifts the recipient's identity away from personal performance, and onto a foundation of being fully known and fully loved.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
As the Designer of all human relationships, God has prescriptions for relationships in marriage, in the home, and in our places of work.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
In Christmas, we have the collision of Deity and humanity, and of grace and truth, in the Person of Jesus Christ, and the collision of our self and our Saviour.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
God's peace, God's word, and God's Name will be essential to living thankfully.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
This week, we review Paul's admonition to put off sins against our own souls and others, and put on the character traits of Christ.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Remaining thankful requires that we remember that God's gifts, first of all, belong to God, that they are good, and that we receive them gladly, through the word of God and prayer.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Christians have been set free from the judgmental spirit of legalism, the condescending spirit of mysticism, and the oppressive spirit of asceticism.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Through Christ we have been given all that we need for life and godly living, so that our challenge is to walk in what we already have, and rest in the person of Christ resident in us.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
In this sermon delivered on Reformation Sunday in the 500th anniversary year of the Protestant Reformation, we look at the five "sola" statements and consider that the Scripture alone is the highest authority, revealing that God saves by His grace alone, through the instrument of faith alone, a faith that lays hold of Christ alone, to the ultimate glory of God alone.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Continuing this series on the sufficiency of Christ, we look at how Christians are commanded to grow deep, grow up, grow strong, and grow out.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Principles related to struggle, focus, and discipline are integral to a life worth living.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
A passion for ministry makes dependent on the power of God to achieve its purpose, and is rooted in the main thing: Christ.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Jesus Christ is God's answer to our alienation, and paid the price for our reconciliation to produce holiness in us, made evident by our faithfulness.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
In the first chapter of Colossians, Paul emphasizes why Christ should have first place: He is the manifestation of God, the Creator and Sustainer of the universe, the destiny of all things, and the Head of the church.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Continuing the series in Colossians, we see how God has delivered us from the penalty of sin, and from the power of sin, and how he is delivering us progressively from the presence of sin.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
In this message in a series from Colossians, we learn how to walk in increasing knowledge, fruitful service, spiritual power, and joyful thanksgiving.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
In this unique message, Pastor Curt Bidwell, recently returned from Guatemala, shares his impressions of the work being carried out by organizations WorldHelp and Hope Of Life, and the Biblical imperative behind their undertaking.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
What would God say about the sum of your life?Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
We have the glorious hope of a new heaven and a new earth after the present, fallen world is destroyed.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Our present experience is filled with reminders, preparations, and assurances of heaven.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
We study about heaven to enhance our worship, to motivate our evangelism, and to prioritize our purity.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Our good Shepherd gives us the gift of rest, and our ability to accept it is directly related to our trust in Him, as we surrender control of our own productivity.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
The sins most prominently celebrated in our culture are rooted in rebellion against God's original design for His creatures, and can only be properly understood as Christians recover that "very good" design revealed in creation.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Godly husbands are called to exercise headship intentionally in self-sacrificing spiritual leadership.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
In spite of the curse that resulted from humanity's fall into sin, there is hope for marriages that cultivate an ethic of mutual submission and dependence.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Children's responsibility to God is to honor and obey their parents, and parents' responsibility is to raise their children in the discipline and admonition of the Lord.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Jesus prepares us for storms in a number of ways, and for a number of reasons, knowing that growth during a storm requires discipline on the part of believers.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
The storms of life reveal things about our faith, and give us opportunities to recognize ways in which the Lord Jesus ministers to us.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
A Mother's Day message encouraging parents to whole-heartedly love God for our children to see.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
A character sketch of Diotrephes, whose attitude earns him a poor report from the apostle.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
An open home, an open heart, and an open hand are characteristics of one whom God will commend for cooperating with His work.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Rebellion, wrath, and rescue form the pillars of the Passover narrative, as well as the cross of Christ.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Before he closes his letter to the Philippians, Paul stresses to them the scope and standard of God's supply to these believers.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Here in Philippians are several God-focused keys to keeping stress from becoming too distressing.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Our citizenship is in the Kingdom of heaven, in which we have the hope of the living Savior's appearance!Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Every disciple has a teacher, a subject, and an objective. In the Christian walk, all three of these are ... Jesus!Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Find your satisfaction, your peace, and your joy in the Lord and in Him alone.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Without sacrifice, there is no joy. The greater the sacrifice, the greater the joy.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
In Philippians 2:12-16 we find a challenge, a Companion who makes us meet to it, a command, and some (positive) consequences of carrying them out.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
The special, stainless, saving name of Jesus, is worthy of all of our worship and adoration.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Understanding our purpose as God defines it produces a grid for processing our day-to-day decisions, which is the the essence of discipleship.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Despite the cultural "risks" associated with sharing the truth of Jesus Christ, we can follow His own example of how to build relationships with the unsaved and have a kingdom impact in our community.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
The reliable, authoritative, sufficient word of God provides the foundation for a life that, filled with the knowledge of God, will weather any storm.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
The Book of Acts' account of the early church underscores several reasons why your friend needs the church!Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Recognizing the singleness and simplicity of the church herself, of its ordinances, and of our Lord, we're challenged to make some resolutions for 2017 that are likewise singly focused.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Resolutions can be spiritually profitable if they are gospel-driven, God-reliant, and seriously undertaken.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
If we had only Luke 2:12 - the "first Christmas sermon" - to go on, what would we know about Christ's first advent?Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Humility, honor, and holiness are three key elements to Christ-likeness in the church, producing peace.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
A great church is characterized by Christian conduct that is rooted in the gospel - to which honor is given - steadfastness, and fearlessness.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
God is working in what is beyond our control in our lives to teach us that our circumstances are not as important as how we respond to them.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Psalm 18, in its opening verses, gives us a number of reasons to be thankful to God, and the scriptures elsewhere provide illustrations of how to say "Thank-you" to God.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Philippians 1:1-11 outlines the common salvation and servant's spirit that characterizes a close-knit fellowship.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
John gives us three helpful categories in his epistle for thinking about our idolatry. What's at stake when we compromise for the sake of the things of the world?Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Salt and light both create appeal and attraction to the glorious gospel truth of the Savior. Understanding why individuals and churches lose their "taste" can help us avoid these pitfalls and continue to attract the lost.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Some ABC's of reaching a community include: Attitude, Boldness, Contact, & Desire. Do we care enough about our community to make our church attractive and invite someone to come worship with us?Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Understanding the realities of objective good and evil make it possible for us to love appropriately - especially Jesus, the ultimate objective Good.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
As worshipers of the sovereign God, Christians are called to submit every area of their lives - even their voting - to His revealed will.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Understanding the big picture - our place in God's redemptive history - gives us cues as to how to engage in community in real life. In 1 Peter 4:7-11, the apostle lays out a number of relational principles for the church in the end times.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
We can approach life in one of two ways; fear, or faith.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
The Bible teaches the value of work, and even the internal ethic for Christians to adopt as they are engaged at their work.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
In the Lord's command to be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves, we find the antidote to the cynicism which can so easily derail our mission.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
The remedy for feeling forsaken is to look to God's character and not our context, trust in His sovereignty, and reestablish a worshipful outlook.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
The closer you get to God's love, the further you get from fear. Expose & eliminate fears, and expect the power and blessing of God.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
We may make mistakes for any number of reasons, but our shortcomings and failings only find their resolution as we turn to God and recognize "that God's kindness is intended to lead [us] to repentance". (Romans 2:4 HCSB)Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Pray when you are bruised, when you are broken, and when you are backslidden, and be encouraged by Elijah, who prayed specifically and earnestly, with power, in faith according to God's will.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Patience relies on believing that God rewards the faithful, that His timing is perfect, and, above all, that He is good and that He is sovereign.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
God's will for the use of money: Manage it wisely, earn it honestly, give it freely.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
America's first settlers and founders were largely men and women who aimed to please God, because they acknowledged His supreme rule over men and nations.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
How we plan our lives demonstrates our values and reveals who we are. To avoid the sins of presumption and boasting, God must be preeminent in all our planning for life.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
The discipline of becoming more Christlike in submission to God's will for us is remarkably simple - and simultaneously hard.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Sanctification - being conformed to the image of Christ - is assured for every one of God's children, is firmly rooted in Christ's obedience, and is the will and work of the Holy Spirit.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Examining our priorities will teach us where our desires and motives are at odds with God, and how to humbly submit to God and resist the devil's philosophy of life.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
James 3:13-18 teaches us the nature of wisdom from above: selflessness and integrity.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
The "light of the gospel of the glory of Christ" has great power, to be seen, to make itself known and shine into our hearts, and to break us so that it shines out for others to see.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Never underestimate the power of your tongue, never turn it loose, and always be mindful of what it is saying!Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Mother's Day encouragement for parents of wayward children, coupled with an admonition to live a joyous, godly life, love our children unconditionally, and pray with confidence.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
The apostle James makes clear that there is no salvation without discipleship, and that practical Christianity is faith, which expresses itself through love.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
James 1:19-27 teaches us how to accept the Word, apply the Word, and act on the Word.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
James 1:13-18 lays out the steps to winning over temptation: Expect it, analyze it, and reject it.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
James 1:1-12 provides the keys to unlocking the power to face our difficulties with joy, as we reflect on the purpose of trials and learn to trust in the Lord in the midst of them.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
The Bible repeatedly indicates a strong connection between the resurrection of Jesus Christ and our personal holiness, and that both of these realities are expressed simultaneously in baptism.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
1 Corinthians 1:20-25 points to two false perceptions of the cross, and contrasts those with the magnificent spiritual truth.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
What is meant by worship? What are its ingredients? What is the purpose of worship? And how can we make our worship more effective?Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Pastor Curt Bidwell, preaching from Psalm 46, draws out three Biblical truths about God's power in stressful times, and three declarations believers can make against stress.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Starting in Acts 4:33, Pastor Curt Bidwell outlines the great purpose, great preaching, great power, great persecution, people, praise, and promise with which the early church was blessed.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
An overview of the life, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus and their significance to our faith.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
From Psalm 1, Curt Bidwell outlines the character of the person that God blesses, and the person God judges, and points out that all of us must choose either of the two - and only two- ways available: that of the righteous, or of the wicked.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
The selfless, sacrificing love described in 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 is diametrically opposed to the romantic ideals of the world, and can only be enacted by the power of the love of God as revealed in the gospel.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
In this summary of Romans 12, Pastor Curt Bidwell challenges us to see our relationship with the Father, with ourselves, and with others in the context of an informed worship that consumes all of life.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Josh continues to compare the Christian walk to the game of football, and discusses the necessity of personal dedication and investment in one's team, both on and off the "field."Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Josh likens the Christian walk to the game of football, and discusses our Coach, the makeup of the team, and how we practice and play.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
For Sanctity of Human Life Sunday, Seth preached from 1 Corinthians 16:13-14, with examples from the life of David, to issue a call to repentance and renewed commitment to personal accountability and holiness, intentional leadership, and willing self-sacrifice.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
While Biblical forgiveness is essential to a healthy walk, it is not arbitrary dismissal of wrongs committed against us, but rather, surrendering our personal sense of justice to the God who is perfectly just.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
For the first Sunday of the New Year, Seth gave a somewhat informal overview of the theme of community in the Bible accompanied by his testimony of how Biblical community has profoundly affected him personally.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
For the final week of Advent, Josh takes us on a fly-by of the book of Philippians to see joy in the unlikeliest of places: in suffering, serving, believing, and giving.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Paul reminds us that faith is not blind, but that it is based on the past promises of God, fulfilled.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
T.J. and Stella Eiswald from Mountain View Baptist Church (that originally planted Cornerstone) came to share with us how God called them to serve with Wycliffe's Bible translation effort in Papua New Guinea. Partner with them here: https://www.wycliffe.org/partner/eiswaldfamilySupport the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
The second week of Advent, Josh explores how God's covenant-keeping love moves His people to love God and others.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
The Christian can be fearless in all of his or her endeavor to obey the Lord because of the Lord's promise to remain with them and empower their obedience.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
In three short phrases, Hebrews 13:5 identifies the malady as love of money, the remedy as contentment, and where to go to obtain it: Christ Himself.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
The origin and object of marriage give profound significance to why God has commanded His people to hold marriage in such high regard.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
For International Day Of Prayer Sunday, this message from Hebrews 13:3 encourages the body to remember and pray for our persecuted brethren around the world.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
God's children, identifiable by their brotherly love, are called to extend that love to strangers, as Jesus has loved us while we were still strangers.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Encouragement for our body to look at how God has been at work to promote sacrificial brotherly love in our midst, and to let that love continue!Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
True faith acts in accordance with what it claims to believe.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
This message from James 2:1-13 deals with the command against partiality, what it looks like, and its consequences.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
In 1:19-27, James calls his readers to receive, be prepared for, practice, and present the word.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Understanding where it comes from, and how it progresses from desire to disobedience, will equip us to take practical steps in avoiding and fighting temptation.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Equipped with wisdom from God, we meet trials joyfully to the end that our faith is tested and proved, producing maturity and endurance.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
A look at who James was and what his letter, written almost two thousand years ago, has to say to the church today.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Looking back at how the church began gives us a solid foundation from which to move forward as the church - the body of Christ!Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Taking an inventory of our circumstances, and of our mental and spiritual states is an aid in knowing and growing in Christ and learning to manifest our giftedness.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Spiritual gifts are progressively improved by discovery, development, deployment, and delight. - "As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God." (1 Peter 4:10 NASB)Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
The Holy Spirit soverignly and irrevocably oversees the distribution of gifts to all believers, for God's glory, for the edification of the body, and for the believer's identification.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Drawing from James, Paul Noonan encourages us to persevere under trial, remembering that they are God's means to sanctify us and prepare us for eternity.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
God's will is not mysterious - He has revealed it to those saved, set apart, sincere, surrendered, Spirit-led saints who will search the scriptures for it.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
God speaks; He has spoken to us, and He has done so in order that we may know Him. Knowing Him is the only pursuit worth having, and it is the reason for and the fullest expression of the eternal life found in Him alone.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
In Psalm 138, David exemplifies the kind of thankfulness to which the people of God are called as the direct response to His faithfulness as revealed in His glorious word and Name.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Membership is measured by our commitment to Christ's body (i.e. the church), and establishes an ever-member ministry of regenerate believers committed to serve the local assembly in unity.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Wisdom from Proverbs pervades this message on parenting, applicable to moms and dads alike.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
An overview of the church: Its foundation, head, and organization, as well as its discipline, worship and work, its power, and its future.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
A reminder from Pastor Olsen of the nature of life for all believers, and especially servant-leaders, called to live for the Lord, in community, on mission.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Understanding that the Person of the Holy Spirit is God Himself and that He may be sinned against helps us to depend upon Him to work in and through us to produce His fruit.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Also essential to the Bible and the gospel is the person of Jesus Christ; His deity and humanity, virgin birth, death, resurrection, ascension, and return in glory.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
The whole of the Bible - and the whole of the gospel - points our hearts to the true and living God: to His existence, personality, nature, grace, and trinity.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Wisdom from Proverbs pervades this message on parenting, applicable to moms and dads alike.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Pastor Olsen outlines the need and describes strategies for having peace with our brethren.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Pastor Olsen preaches stewardship - the use of our resources for God's purposes - largely from I Corinthians.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Pastor Olsen preaches stewardship - the use of our resources for God's purposes - largely from I Corinthians. (Includes review of Part 1.)Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Wrapping up this two part message, Dennis Olsen explains the main aim, the means, maturity, might, and model of ministry.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Relying heavily on Paul's letters to the Corinthians, Dennis Olsen expounds on the mainstay, makeup, motive, measure, and master rule of ministry.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
A fruitful walk is the evidence of the abiding life, and we walk in the Spirit as we abide in Christ.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
The gospel impacts all stages of the Christian's life; It communicates three great truths; It's as easy as ABC; And it's something to share!Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Your "oykos", or "sphere of influence", is where the greatest opportunities exist for gospel impact as you are going and making disciples.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
In John 17, Jesus provides a model for our prayers, beginning from a foundation of God's glory made manifest in His church.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Matthew 28:19-20 NASB - "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
January 18, 2015, Sanctity of Life Sunday, is the day to commemorate those unborn who lost their lives to abortion, and understand the need for this practice to end in our lifetime.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Building up the church is the responsibility of everyone, that comes with the conviction that the body of Christ is about "we" and not "me".Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
An overview of the book of Romans, following the sequential flow of ideas, reveals that we are saved and sanctified in order to serve.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Maturity is a mark of servant-leadership, as the Holy Spirit works humility and character to make "grown-up" servant-leaders who both abstain from the pride of the devil while avoiding his pitfalls.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Managing our own households well will mean making it clear to our children that they are precious because they are made in Godโs image, as well as sinners in whom the image of God is broken and marred. Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
The Holy Spirit doesn't prohibit the use of good things, but rather, the misuse of good things, and calls all of us - leaders especially - to discernment and denial of self. - Gratification of the flesh is in opposition with the sacrificial ethic of a Christ-like servant-leader.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Paul outlines in the last half of verse 2, a cycle of growth for Christian leaders that grounds their heads, hearts, feet, hands, and lips.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Fidelity is characteristic of the integrity of Christ-like Servant-Leadership, and is a work of the Holy Spirit, producing an ethic that serves regardless of what others may deserve, or what we may desire.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
The covenant life of the patriarch Abraham exemplifies the Christian leader's call to integrity - personal holiness - for all of life.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. [1Co 1:18 ESV]Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Biblical servant-leadership is an all-of-life undertaking, beautiful by virtue of its sacrificial, Christ-likeness, flowing out of worship to the God who gave Himself to purchase the church.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
1 Timothy 2:8-15 provides the prescription for the elevation of both the sexes above the base, cultural views of masculinity and femininity, into worshippers, surrendered to the God who made us male and female.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
The first chapter of 1 Timothy sets the tone for the spiritual praying warfare in which we are called to engage in in chapter 2.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Our identity comes from all that we have received from Jesus Christ our Lord as he has received us into His bountiful blessing.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
What is a lawful use of the law? Who are the just? How does the law serve the gospel?Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
What constitutes the core of Christian doctrine? What's the point of teaching that doctrine? What characterizes doctrine that is to be avoided?Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Paul's greeting to Timothy underscores the command of the risen Lord to disciple others and the grace He gives so that we may obey that command.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Who was Timothy? What was his cultural context when he came to faith and as he entered into ministry alongside the apostle Paul? How does knowing him and his context benefit us in ours?Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
We seek to equip all our uniquely designed and gifted people to bear much fruit in order to effectively accomplish the work of our ministry. (Ephesians 4:11-13; John 15:8)Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
We promote servant leadership as we equip, support, motivate, and mentor godly men and women who have leadership gifts. (2 Timothy 2:2; 1 Timothy 3:1-13)Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
We are to be a light of the Gospel in our community as we serve others in the name of Jesus Christ. (Matthew 5:16; 2 Corinthians 5:20)Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
We encourage commitment to and participation in biblically functioning growth groups as an effective means of building relationships, stimulating spiritual growth, and developing leaders. (Acts 2:44-46; Hebrews 10:24-25)Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
We are always seeking Godโs best for one another. We believe loving relationships should permeate every aspect of church life. (John 13:35; 1 Timothy 1:5; Matthew 22:37-39)Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
We value an atmosphere of grace where our people serve Christ from hearts of love and thankfulness rather than guilt and condemnation. (Romans 6:14; Romans 8:1; 2 Peter 3:18)Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
We rely on personal and corporate prayer in the conception, planning, and execution of all the ministries and activities of this church. (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18; Philippians 4:6)Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
We desire to acknowledge Godโs supreme value and worth in our personal lives and in the corporate worship of our church. (Romans 12:1-2; Psalm 150:1-6)Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
We promote dwelling in, remaining in, and continuing in the learning and application of Godโs Word. (John 8:31; Colossians 3:16; 2 Timothy 2:15)Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Pastor Bob wraps up this series on the heart by exploring how emotions relate to our desires, thinking, and will, as well as how to avoid being led by our emotions, but rather submitting them to Christ's rule and reign.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Pastor Bob explores God's sovereign and revealed will, and gives us a Biblical path to choosing goals and behaviors consistent with God's will.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Pastor Bob gives us a flyby of Job as an example of how thinking can change in short order, and echoes the Scripture's admonition to take every thought captive to obey Christ.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
Pastor Bob explains how our desires, Godly or otherwise, can direct the whole life in the pursuit of security, significance, and acceptance.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)
In this introduction to his series on the undivided heart, Pastor Bob Bernard lays the groundwork for why the desire, thinking, will, and emotions must be uniformly submitted to God's design for them.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)