Cornerstone Church GR - 84th St. Campus: Recent Episodes
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Mandy Fowler and Tracy Bowers (Director of Outreach) discuss the layers of the story of Hagar, the challenge for us in this time and place, and the God who sees the unseen.
What if Genesis has more to reveal about who God is and how He works? These stories help us understand God’s character and the bigger picture of what He’s doing in the world. As we learn to trust Him more, we start to see how our lives fit into His greater plan. Let’s dive in and discover what trusting God really looks like.
Mandy Fowler and Pastor Marcus Schmidt dig into week 5 of “More to the Story,” discussing how we see God as the initiator in Genesis15 and elsewhere.
What if Genesis has more to reveal about who God is and how He works? These stories help us understand God’s character and the bigger picture of what He’s doing in the world. As we learn to trust Him more, we start to see how our lives fit into His greater plan. Let’s dive in and discover what trusting God really looks like.
Mandy Fowler and Pastor Steve Place (Faith Community Church of West Michigan) discuss the wild tale of Cain and Abel, and the ways that God reveals himself to be a counselor in Genesis 4.
What if Genesis has more to reveal about who God is and how He works? These stories help us understand God’s character and the bigger picture of what He’s doing in the world. As we learn to trust Him more, we start to see how our lives fit into His greater plan. Let’s dive in and discover what trusting God really looks like.
What if Genesis has more to reveal about who God is and how He works? These stories help us understand God’s character and the bigger picture of what He’s doing in the world. As we learn to trust Him more, we start to see how our lives fit into His greater plan. Let’s dive in and discover what trusting God really looks like.
Join Mandy Fowler and retired pastor/member of the teaching team Inge Whittemore in a conversation about Genesis 2, the lullaby effect, and the importance of reading these chapters of Scripture well as we move into week 2 of our More to the Story series.
What if Genesis has more to reveal about who God is and how He works? These stories help us understand God’s character and the bigger picture of what He’s doing in the world. As we learn to trust Him more, we start to see how our lives fit into His greater plan. Let’s dive in and discover what trusting God really looks like.
Happy New Year! We’re starting 2025 off with a series in Genesis, beginning “in the beginning” with a wonderful exploration of Genesis 1. Join Mandy Fowler and Senior Director of Discipleship Betsy Marvin in conversation about the hope for this series and the beauty of looking at this familiar story from a different angle.
Mandy Fowler and Pastor Alex Fernandez wrap up the Undivided series on Galatians by looking back at the series and reflecting on what’s been most impactful.
Mandy Fowler and Pastor Barb Fay talk about Galatians 5, and the challenge and necessity of faith expressing itself in love.
Mandy Fowler and Pastor Alex Fernandez chat about the radical nature of what Paul is writing to the Galatians, and what they mean for us in the time and place we’re in.
This week we’ve moved into Galatians 3 with our Undivided series. Join Mandy Fowler and Pastor Marcus Schmidt in a conversation about Galatians 3, keeping perspective during chaotic times, and the ways our traditions and habits can get in the way of God’s work.
As we move into Galatians chapter 2 with our sermon series “Undivided,” Mandy Fowler and Lead Pastor Ken Nash discuss the significance of Peter refusing to eat with the Gentile Christians and how we can apply this to ourselves today.
We’re back with a new series! Mandy Fowler (Director of Spiritual Formation) and Pastor Alex Fernandez talk about Undivided--our study on Galatians--and why unity is crucial for Jesus followers to pursue in our time.
Mandy Fowler and Tracy Bowers (Cornerstone’s Director of Outreach) talk about the last message of the series “Worth the Risk,” and how 1 Peter 3:15 can relieve the anxiety we might have about evangelism.
Mandy Fowler and Abby Young (Cornerstone’s Director of Connections and Engagement) talk about week three of “Worth the Risk,” finding your gifts, and how God meets us in the act of serving others.
This week, our Worth the Risk series continues with exploring vulnerability in community—so we’re talking about Small Groups! Join Mandy Fowler and Pastor Barb Fay in a conversation about why small groups are worth the risk.
We’re back! As we kick off a new series, “Worth the Risk,” Mandy Fowler and Betsy Marvin discuss discipleship, our fear of the unknown, and some of the rewards and challenges of following Jesus.
For our final week of our “Redefined” series, Mandy Fowler and Pastor Alex Fernandez discuss the end of the Sermon on the Mount and look back on the past eleven weeks.
Sr. Director of Discipleship and Lead Pastor Ken Nash sit down to talk about week ten of the message series Redefined.
Join Mandy Fowler and Pastor Alex Fernandez in a conversation about judgment. We join Jesus in Matthew 7:1-6 as he talks about specks and planks-- and what do dogs and pigs have to do with anything?
Love our enemies? Really, Jesus? Join Mandy Fowler (Director of Spiritual Formation) and Barb Fay (Director of Life Groups) in a conversation about what’s at stake as we seek to follow this hard teaching from Matthew 5.
This week, Mandy Fowler and Senior Director of Discipleship Betsy Marvin discuss week 7 of our Redefined message series and the ways Jesus addresses the topic of worry in our lives.
Where did we get the last line of the Lord’s Prayer from? Join Mandy Fowler (Director of Spiritual Formation) and Rhoni Kaastra (Director of Support Groups and Counseling) in a conversation about the Lord’s Prayer and more as move into week 6 of our series Redefined.
The week four message of our series “Redefined” covered some heavy topics in Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount – join Mandy Fowler and Pastor Steve Place (Faith Community Church) for a conversation about this layered and challenging passage.
Mandy Fowler and Pastor Alex Fernandez discuss Redefined week 3, Jesus’ use of hyperbole, and the ways Jesus shocks us in this portion of the Sermon on the Mount. Plus, the significance of Gehenna/hell!
We’re back! Mandy Fowler and Pastor Ken Nash discuss weeks 1 and 2 of our new series Redefined, and the ways that the Sermon on the Mount should be shocking to us.
Why do I always want more? Mandy Fowler and Pastor Alex Fernandez discuss week 11 of our sermon series and get into the lightweight topics of Satan, God’s anger, and the power that money has over us.
Betsy Marvin is back to talk about week 9 of Why Do I Do What I Do? series. What is there to learn from one of the worst stories in the whole Bible?
We’re in week 8 of Why Do I Do What I Do?! Join Mandy Fowler and Betsy Marvin (Senior Director of Discipleship) as they dig a little deeper into the story of David and Bathsheba, and how it differs from the story we might have grown up with.
Mandy Fowler and Pastor Marcus Schmidt discuss the challenge and necessity of building close relationships, especially at church. Join us for week seven of our Why Do I Do What I Do? series.
Mandy Fowler and Director of Worship Rachel Lenger talk about “Why Do I Do What I Do?” Week 6 and the topic of lament. What would it look like if we started to become people who knew how to lament? What are we missing if we don’t learn to lament?
Mandy Fowler and Lead Pastor Ken Nash get into week 5 of Why Do I Do What I Do. What can we learn from God about our emotions and what to do with them?
Mandy Fowler and Steve Place, Pastor of our sister church Faith Community Church of West Michigan, chat about week four of “Why Do I Do What I Do?” Join us for a conversation about the ways we uniquely experience peer pressure in 2024 and the contrast between the choices David makes at this point in his life versus later when he becomes king.
Mandy Fowler and Pastor Alex Fernandez discuss week three of Why Do I Do What I Do?, why we run from our problems, and why “God won’t give you more than you can handle” is not in the Bible.
This week, Director of Spiritual Formation Mandy Fowler shares some thoughts on why God moved on so fast from Saul, and gets into the challenging story of God’s instruction about destroying the Amalekites. Is the God of the Old Testament different from the God of the New Testament? Let’s wrestle with that question!
We’re kicking off a new series called Why Do I Do What I Do?, and this week Director of Spiritual Formation Mandy Fowler and Lead Pastor Ken Nash talk about the series overall and the biggest takeaway from this week’s message.
Mandy Fowler and Barb Fay, Director of Life Groups, discuss week 7 of Around the Table, and our ability to live out the one anothers when we’re sitting in rows.
Mandy Fowler and Senior Director of Discipleship Betsy Marvin talk about this week’s one another, “show hospitality to one another,” and what it would mean for the Church to truly become a safe place for hurting people.
Mandy Fowler and Pastor Alex Fernandez talk about Around the Table week 5, Romans 14, and everyone’s favorite topic—judgment!
Mandy Fowler and member of our teaching team Pastor Steve Place discuss week 4 of Around the Table, and explore the riches of Romans 12.
Mandy Fowler and Pastor Alex Fernandez talk about Christian grief, encouraging one another, and yes--rapture theology.
Beyond the Weekend is back! Mandy Fowler and Tracy Bowers, Cornerstone’s Director of Outreach, discuss our new Around the Table series.
Mandy Fowler and Pastor Steve Place talk about final message of the Don’t Settle Series, and reflect back on the past 13 weeks we’ve spent in Acts.
Mandy Fowler and Pastor Alex Fernandez discuss the message for week 12 of “Don’t Settle.” What can we learn from Paul about what it means to be satisfied with our lives? Join us!
Mandy Fowler and lead pastor Ken Nash discuss Paul’s adventures in Acts 21-22, what it means to have courage in our everyday lives, and our relationship to suffering. Join us!
We’re in week 10 of our series Don’t Settle! Mandy Fowler and Abby Young, Cornerstone’s Director of Engagement, discuss Acts 20, finding purpose in our lives, and the things that distract us.
We’re talking about the barely-mentioned Bereans in Acts 17 this week, and how they can help us read the Bible better! Join Mandy Fowler and Pastor Alex Fernandez in a conversation about week 9 of “Don’t Settle.”
Mandy Fowler and Pastor Marcus Schmidt talk about Acts 15, the impact of unhealthy conflict, and the power of Christians who try to live by James 1:19-20.
Lead pastor Ken Nash and Mandy Fowler talk about Acts 13-14 and the fantastic model we see in these chapters to help us navigate what evangelism should look like. Plus, what’s the significance of suffering in the Christian faith? Join us!
This week, Director of Outreach Tracy Bowers and Mandy Fowler talk about Acts 10 and the significance of all that happened with Peter and Cornelius.
Mandy Fowler and Senior Director of Discipleship Betsy Marvin talk about Acts 9--discussing Saul’s dramatic (and slow!) transformation, and what it means to have hope for people while keeping healthy boundaries.
It’s a whirlwind this week as Mandy Fowler and Pastor Marcus Schmidt get into all of the events of Acts 7&8 … the testimony and stoning of Stephen, persecution of the church, the strange story of Simon the Sorcerer, and Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch. Plus, did you know there are still Samaritans alive today? Join us!
This week, Director of Spiritual Formation Mandy Fowler is joined by Pastor Steve Place in a conversation about Acts 5 and 6. What’s going on with the strange story of Ananias and Sapphira? Why are the religious leaders so upset with the apostles? We talk about all this and more!
We’re in Acts 3 and 4 for week two of our “Don’t Settle” series – join Mandy Fowler and Pastor Alex Fernandez as they get into everything that happens in these chapters and talk a little bit about history and power as the early followers of Jesus find they have some enemies.
Join Lead Pastor Ken Nash and Director of Spiritual Formation Mandy Fowler in a conversation about our new message series, “Don’t Settle,” life with the Holy Spirit, and Acts 1-2.
Mandy Fowler and Pastor Marcus Schmidt wrap up our “Mark My Words” series with a discussion on Mark 15-16, the journey we’ve taken through Mark, and what we have to look forward to in the next series.
Mandy Fowler and Pastor Steve Place explore more of the humanity of Jesus and the significance of communion in Mark chapter 14.
This week, Mandy Fowler and lead pastor Ken Nash discuss Mark 13, and all the confusion around the end times.
Mandy Fowler discusses Mark chapter 12 with Pastor Steve Place – of all the stories in the chapter, why did we focus on the story of the widow’s mite? And what’s the “sandwich” technique that we see Mark using a lot in his Gospel account?
This week Mandy Fowler talks to Barb Fay, our Director of Groups, about Mark 11, the kingship of Jesus, and the significance of the stories of the fig tree and the overturning of tables in the temple for us.
In this week’s episode of BTW, Pastor Ken Nash and Mandy Fowler discuss Mark chapter 10, disciplining kids, and paying attention to your own spiritual journey.
This week Mandy Fowler and Pastor Alex Fernandez discuss Mark chapter 9, the role of mountain top moments in our lives, and the ways that doubt and curiosity can strengthen our faith.
We’re halfway through the Mark series already! Join Mandy Fowler and Pastor Steve Place in conversation about all of Mark Chapter 8 and why this chapter is the pivot point of the whole book.
Mandy Fowler and Scott Lenger discuss Mark Chapter 7, the ease of becoming a Pharisee, and what it looks like to steep in Jesus.
Join us as we discuss Mark chapter 6 and dig farther into some of the things we couldn’t get to on Sunday!
Join our Senior Director of Discipleship Betsy Marvin and Director of Spiritual Formation Mandy Fowler as they talk about Mark 5—what’s going on with the demon-possessed man that Jesus encountered in our passage for the message this week? What does this chapter tell us about Jesus?
We’re into Mark chapter 4 this week! Mandy Fowler and lead pastor Ken Nash discuss the richness of the parable of the soils and talk about hearing God’s voice in our everyday lives.
Mandy Fowler and Pastor Alex Fernandez talk about the challenging but crucial kind of unity that Jesus makes possible and calls us to as they discuss this week’s sermon from Mark chapter 3.
On this week’s episode, Mandy Fowler and Senior Director of Discipleship Betsy Marvin discuss Jesus’ relationship with sin and sinners in Mark chapter 2, as well as what spiritual formation and discipleship looks like at Cornerstone.
We’re kicking off a new year with a new message series! Mandy Fowler (Director of Spiritual Formation) and Alex Fernandez (Pastor of Heritage Hill Campus) get into our series on the Gospel of Mark, highlighting our start in chapter 1 and all we have to look forward to.
We are wrapping up the Questions Jesus Asks series with the question, “What is the Kingdom of God like?” Join our Director of Faith Development, Mandy Fowler, as she expands on the meaning of Jesus’ question for our lives.
In this week’s episode of BTW, Pastor Marcus Schmidt expands on the significance of Jesus’ question, “Who do you say I am?” for us in our time and place.
We’re in the middle of our message series, “Questions Jesus Asks.” In this week’s episode, Pastor Ken Nash reflects more on Jesus’ question, “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?”
We’re in week 3 of our Questions Jesus Asks series, and in this episode of Beyond the Weekend, Steve Place—a member of our teaching team and pastor at Faith UMC—expands on the message from Sunday exploring the question Jesus asks: “Whose image is on this coin?”
Beyond the Weekend is back with a new, shorter format! In this episode, Senior Director of Discipleship Betsy Marvin shares some reflections on this past Sunday’s message from the Questions Jesus Asks series, “Who Are My Mother and Brothers?”
We have some special episodes of Beyond the Weekend these next couple weeks! Join our three pastors as they get into the topic of Satan, angels, and spiritual warfare.
This week, we hear Pastor Marcus Schmidt and Ken Nash and Director of Faith Development Mandy Fowler discuss the last message of our In the Meantime series, which got into end times theology and some of the ways that can distract from the mission Jesus gave us. They get into some of the more interesting end times theories about Revelation and dig into why it's vital for Christians to stay on mission. Join us!
Pastor Alex Fernandez joins Director of Care & Prayer Karen Baker and Senior Director of Discipleship Betsy Marvin in a rich conversation about the nature of prayer. What is the purpose of prayer? Are there any prayers that God always answers with a "yes"?
Can people really change? Join Pastors Ken Nash and Alex Fernandez in conversation with Director of Faith Development Mandy Fowler as they talk about this week's message on Saul's shocking conversion story, and reflect on the realities of how we think about people versus how God thinks about people.
We're back with the new sermon series! Join Pastor Marcus Schmidt, Mara Marsman, and Tommy Dylan as they talk about the story of Stephen and the impact of Stephen Ministry at Cornerstone.
It's a mini-episode! Mandy Fowler, our Director of Faith Development, shares a quick takeaway for us from the Luke passages we looked at in Sunday's message, and what you can expect over these weeks of Lent.
It's a mini-episode! Mandy Fowler, our Director of Faith Development, shares a quick takeaway for us from the Luke passages we looked at in Sunday's message, and what you can expect over these weeks of Lent.
This week we wrap up our Tough Conversations series by talking about the last message, "Slow to Anger." Join Pastors Alex Fernandez and Marcus Schmidt and Director of Faith Development Mandy Fowler in a lively conversation about the anger of Jesus and how we can get super practical in following James 1:19 in our lives.
This week, Senior Director of Discipleship, Betsy Marvin, longtime member and part of the teaching team, Tommy Dylan, and Director of Faith Development, Mandy Fowler, discuss week 2 of our Tough Conversations series and what it means to be "slow to speak." Join us!
In this week's episode, Director of Faith Development Mandy Fowler talks with Pastors Ken Nash and Marcus Schmidt about the first week of our Tough Conversations series, on being "Quick to Listen." What's at stake if Christians don't do this well? What keeps us from being quick to listen? We talk about these topics and more!
This week on BTW, Pastors Marcus Schmidt and Greg Wood and Director of Outreach Tracy Bowers have a conversation about the last week of our Inside Out series, on love. How does our experience of love on earth impact our understanding of God's love, and what does it look like to follow the prompting of the Holy Spirit in loving our neighbors?
This week, Pastors Alex Fernandez and Ken Nash and Director of Faith Development Mandy Fowler talk about goodness, kindness and gentleness. Join them as they dive farther into the story of the Good Samaritan and other topics such as, what does it mean to bear the image of God?
Pastor Marcus Schmidt, Senior Director of Discipleship Betsy Marvin, and Groups Coordinator Barb Fay talk about this week's part of the fruit of the Spirit — peace and patience. Join us for an encouraging and heartfelt conversation.
This week's topic in the second week of our Inside Out series is Joy. Director of Faith Development Mandy Fowler, Senior Director of Discipleship Betsy Marvin, and Director of Worship Rachel Lenger have a conversation about what it means to have a joy that makes space for grief and pain, how the Bible gives a model for how to pour out our pain, and what the story of Jesus, Mary, Martha, and Lazarus has to teach us about these things.
Have any questions about the message or the series you'd like the Pastors to tackle? Email them to btw@cornerstonemi.org.
Pastors Alex Fernandez and Marcus Schmidt discuss “Faithfulness,” the first week of our fruit of the Spirit series, with Director of Faith Development Mandy Fowler.
Pastors Ken Nash, Marcus Schmidt, and Alex Fernandez wrap up our Elevate the Room series on Ephesians and connect it to our “I’m In” campaign.
Pastors Alex Fernandez and Greg Wood talk with Director of Faith Development Mandy Fowler about the challenging chapter of Ephesians 5—join us as we dig into the topics of submission and what it really means to imitate Jesus in our lives.
This week, Lead Pastor Ken Nash has a rich conversation with congregants and ministry veterans Ben and Karen Ingebretson about our calling, the church, and Ephesians 4.
Pastor Marcus Schmidt is joined by Senior Director of Discipleship Betsy Marvin and Pastor Greg Wood in a conversation about Ephesians 3 and being empowered by love.
Beyond the Weekend digs deeper into the Sunday messages of Cornerstone Church. This week, Heritage Hill Campus Pastor Alex Fernandez, Director of Faith Development Mandy Fowler, and Director of Outreach Tracy Bowers discuss Ephesians 2 and ask: what does it really look like to be a peacemaker in our world? What’s at stake?
Look 'behind the curtain!' Take a peek at the creative process behind "Be Intentional" with our Graphic Artist, Kiri Stewart.
Due to technical difficulty, there is no video for this week. We have posted the Heritage Hill audio in place of the 84th St. video for this week.