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Pastor Chris continues our series in Ecclesiastes, this week discussing the concept of Justice as it relates to the scriptures and the very nature of God. Trying to be a good person, where more goods things out weigh the bad things is not Christianity, rather, Christ paid for everything that is not holy so we can be reconciled to God.
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Continuing our series in Ecclesiastes, Pastor Chris Winans discusses anxiety and control this week, and the continuing providence of God throughout our lives- both the good times and the bad. Ultimately it's all up to Christ, and the sovereignty of God is a soft pillow for anxious hearts.
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Pastor Chris Winans continues our series in Ecclesiastes, this week focusing on satisfaction and fulfillment. Only Jesus satisfies. The question isn't, do you know it? The question is, are you living it? If I was to follow you around, if you were to follow me around, what would you say at the end of the day satisfies me? At the end of the day satisfies you? Only you can really answer that.
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Pastor Matt Grimm starts our new series on the book of Ecclesiastes called “At The End of The Day”.
This sermon introduces a new series on the book of Ecclesiastes titled "At the End of the Day." Pastor Matt explores the meaning of the Hebrew word hevel (translated as "vanity"), explaining that it refers to a "vapor" or "mist"—something that is real and visible but impossible to grasp or control.
The core message is that because life under the sun is elusive, humans must stop turning God's good gifts (such as work, family, and health) into idols and instead place their ultimate trust in God alone. The preacher analyzes this elusiveness through three movements:
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The Unending World: The world continues long after individuals pass away, exposing the illusion of human indispensability. Pastor Matt notes that while we are not the center of the universe, we are held by an eternal God.
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The Unrelenting World: The repetitive cycles of nature and daily life expose the illusion that we can "finally get ahead" through constant achievement. Pastor Matt points to Christ as the source of true rest for weary souls.
3 The Unfulfilling World: Human desires are never fully satisfied by material things or experiences, exposing the illusion that achievement brings contentment. Pastor Matt argues that our restless hearts were made for God, not for the things of this world.
The discussion concludes by presenting the Gospel: while Ecclesiastes highlights the futility of life "under the sun," Jesus entered that fleeting existence, faced death, and rose again to offer something lasting.
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Special guest Andy Wood from Saddleback Church in CA discusses the parable of the seeds taught by Jesus Christ, from the book of Mark 4 verse 1 through 20. Learn more about Saddleback Church at saddleback.com.
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We celebrate the 250th birthday of America this week. Pastor Chris Winans focuses his discussion on wisdom by highlighting Proverbs 25:11 and passages from Philippians that influenced Abraham Lincoln, and should shape our approach to being followers of Jesus Christ in our every day life.
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Pastor Chris Winans teaches Week 4 of Wisdom’s Warnings, and discusses The Scoffer as mentioned in the book of Proverbs chapter 12 ver 2, and chapter 21 verse 24. The Scoffer is defined by arrogant pride, mocking, anger and the self focused delusion hat they know everything- so there is no need to heed wisdom’s call. We can all find ourselves having these tendencies, especially with social media and topics we are passionate about.
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Pastor Paul Adcock teaches from Proverbs this week, specifically about "the fool" which is often mentioned throughout the book of Proverbs. This week the discussion centers around chapter 1, verses 1 through 7.
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Wisdom's Warnings this week it Pastor Chris Winans discussing "the sluggard" as described in Proverbs chapter 22 verse 13. We all have the tendency to be a sluggard at times, but co-laboring with God's work brings blessings, that are both immediate and eternal.
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Pastor Chris Winans begins a new series on Proverbs called “Wisdom’s Warnings”. This week he discusses Proverbs chapter 9, verses 1-18; comparing and contrasting Lady Wisdom and Lady Folly. Which house would you rather spend time in?
Did you know you can read one chapter of Proverbs a day? There are 31 chapters in Proverbs, so it’s as simple as reading the chapter that the date is on. For example today is June 7, read Proverbs chapter 7.
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Pastor Brian Tweedie delivers his last sermon as a pastor on staff at Cornerstone, retiring after 30 years of selfless and exemplary service. This last message is based on the book of Joshua chapter one, verses one through nine. Please email us at info@cstoneepc.com if you would like to see the recording of Brian’s retirement service that took place at 6pm on Sunday May 31.
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Pastor Chris Winans concludes our series on Spiritual Gifts, on Pentecost Sunday. He discusses the passage in Acts chapter 2, verses 1 through 21 and how this event is the fulfillment of a longing that began back in the day of Moses.
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Week 6 of our series discusses 1 Corinthians chapter 14, verses 26 to 40, an often misunderstood passage that is frequently taken out of context, specifically when the Apostle Paul says “… the women should keep silent in the churches.” And “they are not permitted to speak, but should be in submission, as the law says.” Pastor Chris Winans clarifies the context, intention and meaning of this passage.
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Pastor Chris Winans continues our series on Spiritual Gifts, this week discussing 1st Corinthians chapter 14, verses 1 to 25. This passage focuses on the implementation of spiritual gifts that are to come from a foundation of love to benefit others- and not from a self serving position. When the gifts become focused on the individual who has the gift, Pastor Chris contends that the gift becomes a shadow of itself, which is both distracting from the true purpose of the gift, and destructive.
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Pastor Chris Winans continues our series on Spiritual Gifts, this week discussing the gifts of healing, prophecy and tongues. The discussion centers around 1st Corinthians chapter 12 verses 7 to 11.
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Pastor Brian Tweedie continues our series on Spiritual gifts, this week discussing 1st Corinthians chapter 12, verse 12-31. Pastor Tweedie unpack the approach that our spiritual gifts are not just for us or our own fulfillment. They are more importantly for the blessing of countless other people whose lives will be impacted and changed- the full body of Jesus Christ throughout the world, and throughout generations.
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Week 2 of Gifted for a Purpose continues with Pastor Chris Winans, this week discussing 1st Corinthians chapter 12, verses 4 through 11. Everyone who follows Jesus is given a gift, which is not necessarily one’s talent or skill though- sometimes it is. Ones gifts are discerned by the impact they have on other people for the benefit of others, pastor Chris gives several illustrations bringing this to light.
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Pastor Chris Winans begins a new sermon series this week called “Gifted for a Purpose”, focusing on God’s design that every individual person has specific gifts and specific purpose. This week pastor Chris’s discussion centers on 1st Corinthians chapter 12 verses 1 through 3.
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Happy Easter! He is risen! Pastor Chris Winans discusses the ultimate hope we have in Jesus Christ, because Jesus conquered death.
Image: “Green Wheat Fields,” by Vincent van Gogh in 1890 in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France.
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Pastor Chris Winans discusses the day after the crucifixion, known as Holy Saturday. What must it have been like for the disciples and followers of Jesus, experiencing Jesus being unjustly accused, condemned, flogged, tortured, crucified and buried- not knowing what was going to happen on the third day.
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Dr Art Hunt teaches on the most famous court case in all of history, when Jesus was brought before Pilot, from Matthew chapter 27, where Jesus is unjustly tried and convicted to crucifixion. Yet Jesus knowingly and consciously allows Himself to be subject to the authorities in place. “He who did nothing wrong was condemned for everything so that we who have done everything wrong would be condemned for nothing.”- Fredrick Dale Bruner
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Continuing our series about each day of Easter week, Pastor Chris Winans discusses Thursday of Easter week from the book of Matthew, chapter 26 verses 36 to 56. This is where Jesus was betrayed and arrested. In this circumstance Jesus demonstrates strength and trust in God, and pastor Chris demonstrates how this is different from the strength of the world and of "Rome".
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We continue our series “What Makes for Peace” discussing Wednesday of Easter week in the life of Jesus as found in the Gospel of Mark chapter 14, verses 1 to 11. Pastor Chris Winans discusses what may have happened with Judas expectations, and compares those to that of Mary who poured out extremely expensive ointment on Jesus (worth roughly $50,000 in our currency) and how this impacts our perspective on Jesus in our lives.
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Pastor Chris Winans discusses Matthew chapter 22, verses 15 to 22. This the day of Tuesday in the week of Easter, where the Pharisees and Herodians joined together to try and publicly trap Jesus with the ultimate ‘gotcha’ question of their day: “Is it lawful to pay taxes to Ceasar or not?”.
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We begin a new sermon series to mark the start of the Lent season, focusing one day at a time on the Passion Week leading up to Easter Sunday. Pastor Chris Winans begins the series with the Monday of this week, focusing on Luke Chapter 19 verses 41 to 46, where Jesus famously overturns the tables in the temple.
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Pastor Paul Adcock continues our series in Hebrews, this week discussing chapter 12 verses 1 and 2. Pastor Paul discusses a number of things that distract followers of Jesus from the race that is referred to in the passage, and how this impacts us in our everyday lives.
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Our Greater Than series continues in week 6, focusing this week on the Covenant that has been made greater now than it was when it was first established. Hebrews chapter 8 verses 6 to 13 describes the new Covenant, and pastor Chris discusses three main aspects, the greater power, the greater presence and the greater promise.
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Week 5 of our Greater Than series continues the discussion about Jesus Christ as our High Priest. This week Pastor Chris Winans explores Hebrews 4, verses 14 to 16 in depth, and focuses on the intimate and personal relationship that Jesus longs for with each and every one of us, and why that is so important- both now in every day life and for eternity.
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Pastor Chris Winans continues week 4 of our Greater Than series in the Book of Hebrews. This week Pastor Winans discusses the monumental significance of Jesus being the High Priest as found in chapter 4 verses 14-16, and what this means for our lives today.
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Pastor Chris Winans continues our series in Hebrews, this week discussing chapter three verse 7 through chapter four verse 11. Pastor Winans unpacks what ‘rest’ looks like from a Biblical perspective, and why it is so important, and significant in ones spiritual life. Hint: its not just taking a nap!
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Pastor Matt Grimm continues our series in Hebrews called “Greater Than…”, discussing chapter three verses one through six. With this passage and other scripture references we establish that Jesus is greater than Moses, and in fact Moses points to Jesus, who rules over all things, is strong enough to keep you in His hands, and nothing- or no one- can take you out of His hands.
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Happy New Year! We begin 2026 with a new sermon series on Hebrews, this week Pastor Chris Winans discusses Hebrews Chapter 1, verses three to fourteen, where Jesus Christ is clearly established as greater than everyone, including Angels and all spiritual beings.
The tapestry patterns are types of Shadow weaving. Shadow weaving is a technique that creates illusionary patterns, depth, and dimension by alternating light and dark yarn. The visual pattern emerges from how the light and dark threads interact; light follows dark, creating blocks that look like they are on different planes; one drawing out the other.
Our prayer is that interacting with the art of weaving would point you to the Master Weaver who has, for our benefit, woven together all the threads of the scripture to show us the greatness of Christ.
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Pastor Art Hunt teaches A New Year’s Resolution Worth Praying for our special New Year’s service. Dr. Hunt bases his message on the book of Matthew chapter 5 verses 1 through 3, and the book of Luke chapter 18 verses 10 to 14.
“Dear Lord, I long for your smile upon my life. So please open my heart to the meaning of the Beatitudes. I open myself to their light. Shine their rays into the deepest part of my life. Sear my soul. Heal me. Build the character of the kingdom in me, so that you can call me blessed. Amen.” - R. Kent Hughes
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This week marks the 4th week in Advent, and Pastor Chris Winans concludes the series discussing Luke chapter one, verse 46 to 55, otherwise known as the song of Mary. This passage demonstrates the complete humility from Mary, and simultaneously shows how the Kingdom of God is marked by service and grace to allow the power of God to shine, and not through human strength.
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Pastor Brian Tweedie continues our Advent series, this week focusing on the announcement of the Birth of Christ found in the book of Luke, Chapter 2 verses 8 to 20. Pastor Tweedie encourages us to make the time this Christmas season to focus and draw nearer to Jesus, who is the Messiah and the entire reason for Christmas itself.
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For the second week of Advent, pastor Chris Winans discusses Zachariah from the book of Luke chapter 1, verses 67-79. Through this an other scripture passages in both the Old Testament and the New Testament, pastor Chris demonstrates how we are all children of God.
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Pastor Chris Winans begins a new sermon series for the Advent season of 2025 called “From Promise to Praise”. This week he discusses Simeon from book of Luke, chapter 2 verses 25 to 35, and how God’s promise to Simeon to meet the Messiah was faithful.
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Our series in Malachi concludes this week, with Pastor Chris focusing on chapter 3 verse 13 through chapter 4 verse 6. As these are the last words that are spoken to the people of Israel before Jesus’s arrival in Matthew- a 400 year time frame- these words have significant weight to them demonstrating that in the end, evil is destroyed and the righteous rise.
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Continuing our series in Malachi, pastor Chris Winans discusses Malachi chapter 2 verse 17 to chapter 3 verse 5. Here God is rebuking His people for their grumbling and maligning of His name, and making it clear that only God’s chosen people will receive mercy when justice is delivered.
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Continuing our series in Malachi, Pastor Chris Winans discusses chapter 2 verses 10 to 16. This scripture passage is stated for the context of marriage at the time of the writing, and applies to our life today in both a literal sense of building families, and in the sense of a spiritual marriage between Jesus Christ and His church.
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Pastor Chris Winans continues our series in Malachi. This week he discusses the specific context the Israelites found themselves in that gave them the impression that God is not worthy of their best and how we can easily fall into this same trap.
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Pastor Chris Winans begins a new series called “Not The Way It’s Supposed to Be” based on the book of Malachi. This week he introduces the series and explains the dilemma the people of God found themselves in, during this period of history, where the promises of God were not being experienced as expected, and how this impacts our lives today.
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Our annual Missions weekend featured many guests from around the world, Brad has partnered with our church for many years and shares some inspiration with us this morning.
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Pastor Chris Winans concludes our sermon series on fear and anxiety. This week discussing how anxiety is contagious and illustrates this from scripture and everyday life, with the solution being rooted in power, hope and promises of Jesus Christ.
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This week Pastor Paul Adcock discusses Psalm 42 in light of fear and anxiety. He discusses the concept of spiritual depression, separate and distinct from clinical depression, and encourages us to focus on, dwell on, meditate on and read daily the word of God to destroy thoughts of fear.
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This week Pastor Chris Winans discusses distractions, and how this adds to fear and anxiety. Basing the discussion on Luke 10:38-42, where we see Martha being distracted by many other things while Mary chose to focus on Jesus. In our culture today is it very difficult to not be distracted by 24/7 notifications to important things on our cell phones, pastor Chris encourages us to intentionally and proactively set aside time to focus on what matters most: our relationship with Jesus.
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This is the third week of our sermon series Peace. Be Still. Pastor Chris Winans discusses fear and courage as it relates to our culture as found in the Bible. The most courageous man to ever live was Jesus Christ, and we define courage clearly to discover that courage is not a justification to be reckless, but rather to be bold in the face of fear fueled with the compassion, power and love of Jesus Christ.
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In this second week of our series on fear and anxiety, pastor Chris Winans discusses the thought process of how our minds can quickly imagine fearful “what if” scenarios that take us to dark places, and how to combat this with the truth of Jesus Christ. Using examples from scripture and the unjust assassination of Charlie Kirk that took place on Wednesday September 10, pastor Chris points us to the eternal and to Jesus Christ.
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We begin our new fall series called Peace. Be Still. The series is based on Mark 4, where Jesus calmed the raging storm on the sea. Pastor Chris Winans launches the series by discussing emotions and how they can cause severe fear and severe anxiety, and what we can do about this in light of Jesus Christ.
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We conclude our series on the tenth Commandment this week with Josh Nestor, Cornerstone's Student Director. Josh discusses what it means to covet, how prevalent it can be without us realizing it, and goes into depth about the antidote "I shall not want".
Pastor Brian Tweedie continues our series in the 10 Commandments, this week on the 9th Commandment “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor”. Pastor Brian discusses ultimately how we can speak truth in love to ourselves, our loved ones and our neighbors.
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Pastor Chris Winans discusses the Eighth Commandment this week, “You shall not steal”. A core part of being a human is stewarding physical possessions, and we do not have the right to take that away from others. While seemingly a straightforward commandment, there are many ways we are faced with many forms of theft on a daily basis- many times without even realizing it.
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Pastor Chris Winans continues our series in the Ten Commandments, this week discussing the seventh, “Do not commit adultery”. Pastor Chris demonstrates the Biblical definition of marriage, it’s deeply spiritual meaning, and offers three specific approaches defined by God that enable marriages to flourish.
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Pastor Chris Winans discusses the sixth commandment in our series, “You shall not murder”. While on the surface this seems simple, pastor Winans demonstrates that it is an active command to protect life, not just passively avoid murder, and ultimately demonstrates how much God values each and every life He created.
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Pastor Matt Grimm continues our series in the 10 Commandments, this week discussing Exodus chapter 20 verse 12, “Honor your father and mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.” Pastor Grimm discusses a number of real life practical ways we can do this, that apply to the vastly different circumstances each of us experience.
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Pastor Chris Winans discusses the fourth commandment, honoring the sabbath. In the discussion he focuses on two different reasons the commandment is given from the book of Exodus 20 and in the book Deuteronomy 5:15. In our achievement society it is easy to burn out and difficult to rest and focus on our relationship with Jesus Christ, but it’s critical to understand that the sabbath is both a gift and a promise.
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Pastor Chris Winans continues our series on the 10 Commandments, this week discussing the third commandment as found in the book of Exodus chapter 20, verse 7:“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.” This commandment is not only about the words that you use, but also about who you are as a person representing Jesus Christ.
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Pastor Chris Winans continues our series on the 10 Commandments, this week on the second commandment found in the book of Exodus chapter 20, verses 1-3, “You shall not make for yourself a carved image”. Most of us are not literally bowing down and praying to a physical idol, but perhaps more pervasive in our culture is worshiping a “designer” god that has the characteristics of our own individual choosing; with the things we like included and things we don’t like discarded. Are you worshiping a god of your own making, or the God who made you?
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Pastor Chris Winans discusses the 1st Commandment this week, found in Exodus chapter 20, verse 1-3, “… You shall have no other gods before me.” Using scriptures from both the Old Testament and the New Testament, Pastor Chris brings new insights into this command from two different perspectives: one from the perspective of worship, and the other from the perspective of marriage.
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Edgar Salguero from Casa Bernabe in Guatemala joins us, teaching on Galatians chapter 4, verses 4 -7. He highlights the work that God is doing in the orphanage in Guatemala, how each of us are children of God, and what that means for our lives today.
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Pastor Chris introduces a new sermon series called Planted, focusing on the Ten Commandments. This week pastor Chris establishes the context of the series, and the importance and relevance of the Ten Commandments to our everyday lives in 2025.
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Jeff Bonzelaar from Life Challenge joins us this week. Life Challenge is a non-profit, faith-based, residential recovery program for men and women who struggle with addiction. Learn more at https://lcministries.org
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Pastor Chris Winans concludes our series in Matthew 28, focusing on the promise "I am with you". Pastor Chris compares and contrasts this with the reality of exponentially developing AI platforms and how we interact with them.
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Pastor Brian Tweedie continues our series in Matthew, this week focusing on verse 19 of chapter 28. Pastor Tweedie illustrates many practical ways that we can be the hands and feet of Jesus, both large and small, and challenges us to live our every day life in small ways that point people to Christ.
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Pastor Chris Winans continues our series about The Great Commission, found in Matthew Chapter 28. Discussing the nature of God from the Old Testament to the New Testament, the message culminates with this truth, that true life is received, not achieved.
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Pastor Chris begins a new sermon series titled Everybody Told, which focuses on what is commonly known as “The Great Commission”, found in the book of Matthew chapter 28. What is your “Nile River”?
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Pastor Chris Winans concludes our series in Nahum. This week pastor Chris discusses the just nature of God, the merciful nature of God, and how this can and should be applied to our lives.
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This week we begin a new sermon series on the Book of Nahum. Pastor Chris Winans discusses the context of the book, and then further talks about how this passage is 100% relevant to our lives here and now.
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We culminate our series in Isaiah on Easter Sunday, focusing on Jesus Christ as the only one who can transform us in to beautiful works of art. Because of His willing sacrifice and victory over death, only Jesus can make use righteous, redeemed and perfect before God.
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Pastor Chris continues the series in the book of Isaiah, this week discussing Isaiah chapter 53, verses 7 through 9.
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Pastor Chris continues our series in Isaiah, this week discussing Isaiah chapter 53 verses 4 to 6. This is a famous passage that points to the specific sacrifice that Jesus made for all of humanity.
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Pastor Matt Grimm continues our series in Isaiah. This week he teaches on the 4th servant song found in Isaiah chapter 52 verse 13 to chapter 53 to verse 3.
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Pastor Matt Grimm continues our series on the Servant Songs of Isaiah, this week focusing on the suffering of the Servant, as found in Isaiah chapter 50, verses 4-11.
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Pastor Chris discusses the second Servant Song in Isaiah, from Chapter 49 verses 1 to 13. The ‘servant’ in this passage is correlated with an idealized form of Israel, and is ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ- by the forgiveness of sins as the restoration of the covenant to not just Israel but to all nations and peoples. When we are restored to Christ not only are we eternally secured to be with Him in heaven, and ultimately the new heaven and new earth, but also we are partnered together with God in our everyday lives so that our lives have a far deeper and more fulfilling meaning than just making money and being successful.
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Pastor Chris Winans begins a new series on the book of Isaiah, entitled Behold My Servant. The series focuses on specific chapters in Isaiah that speak to the Messiah, Jesus Christ. This week we explore chapter 42 verses 1 to 4, that demonstrate a servant ruler, not a tyrannical ruler. Pastor Chris closes by leading us in prayer inviting Jesus to gently change the dark places in our hearts.
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Pastor Art Hunt discusses Matthew 18 verses 15 to 22. In this passage, Jesus Christ teaches us specifically what to do when someone sins against another person in the church. More personally, this is how we are to act when someone sins against us.
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Pastor Chris Winans concludes our series in Matthew chapter 18. This week focusing on verses 21 through 35, where in Jesus is asked "how many times should I forgive...?.
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Pastor Chris Winans continues our series in Matthew 18, this week focusing on verses 10-14. Pastor Chris emphasizes that in God's kingdom, value is not based on worldly standards but on being loved by God himself. That love is demonstrated by Jesus Christ dying on the cross and coming back to life for each and every one of us.
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Pastor Chris Winans continues our series in Matthew 18, this week focusing on verses 7 to 9. He discusses how cultural norms and values subtly influence Christians away from biblical teachings, and that the issue of sin is very serious.
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Pastor Chris Winans begins a new sermon series this week called Heart of the Kingdom, and focuses Matthew chapter 18. This week we begin with one of the most famous questions asked to Jesus by his disciples, “Who is the greatest in heaven”, found in verse 1 of chapter 18.
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Week 4 of our series Christ the King, Pastor Chris Winans focuses on verses 19 and 20 in Colossians 1. This verse illustrates how Christ completely reconciled humanity to God, and through other verses throughout scripture shows how only Jesus Christ could accomplish this, and ultimately this is what our hope and identity should lie in.
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Pastor Chris Winans continues our series in Colossians called Christ The King. This week Pastor Chris focuses on verse 18, from the first chapter in Colossians that reads “And He is the head of the body, the church”.
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Pastor Brian Tweedie continues our series in the book of Colossians, this week focusing on Chapter one verses 18 to 20. Pastor Tweedie illustrates through many other scriptures that Jesus is Lord over all creation, the creator of the universe, and the sustainer of the universe, and why that matters to us in profound ways, for our every day lives.
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We begin a new sermon series on the book of Colossians chapter 1, focusing on the Kingship of Jesus Christ. This week Pastor Winans discusses verses 15-20 and explores what Kingship means and why it is important for our lives today.
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Pastor Chris Winans delivers a special message for the New Year, focusing on Romans 8:28-29. He offers some simple suggestions to level up your spiritual walk with Jesus Christ for the upcoming year. Happy New Year!
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Pastor Chris Winans discusses 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, focusing on patience, love and kindness. Focusing on the season of Christmas, Pastor Chris illustrates that ultimately Christmas is not about giving and receiving gifts to people we like and love- this is good- but ultimately it is about God’s patience, love and kindness for His enemies- us. That God sent His son to die for us, and to return to life from death, so that we may have eternal life with God- this is the ultimate gift and what Christmas truly means.
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Pastor Chris Winans beings a two week series called Love Came Down, focusing on 1st Corinthians. This week chapter 13 verses 1 through 3 are discussed, specifically discussing the words of Apostle Paul saying “… but have not love, I am nothing,” and how God proves His love for us by giving us His Son Jesus.
Pastor Matt Grimm concludes our series in 1st Corinthians, discussing Chapter 10 verses 23 to 31. Pastor Matt unpacks a simple three step thought process to discern what is ‘helpful’ and ‘beneficial’ in light of the argument that “all things are lawful” as discussed in the context of the culture of the day of the original writings, and, for our lives today. Ultimately we conclude with very 31, “So, wether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.”
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Continuing our series in 1st Corinthians, this week Pastor Chris Winans discusses Chapter 10, verse 14 through 22. Applying the context of the culture at the time of the writings to our current lives, Pastor Chris illustrates how worshiping anything other than Jesus is a trap, and one often we don’t even realize we have been ensnared with.
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Pastor Chris Winans continues our series in 1st Corinthians, this week discussing 1st Corinthians chapter 10 verse 1 through 14. Pastor Chris unpacks the significance of idolatry in the context of the Old testament, the context of the New testament, and how this impacts our every day life today.
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This week we are back in the sanctuary, and Pastor Chris continues our series in 1st Corinthians called Up and Out. This week the famous analogy, where the Apostle Paul compares the Christian walk to running a race, is discussed from Chapter 9 verses 24-27. What is the highest good in your life?
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Pastor Chris continues our series in 1st Corinthians, this week discussing chapter 9, verses 1 to 15. Jesus Christ exemplified the ultimate sacrifice by waiving His rights as creator God and willingly laid down His life for His enemies, so that they- and everyone- may be saved.
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Pastor Chris continues our series Up and Out, this week discussing the importance of the election in comparison to the sovereignty of God.
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Pastor Chris Winans discusses 1 Corinthians 8:4-13 this week, continuing our series called Up and Out. As the title of his message suggests, it is possible to knowledge and spiritual maturity to cause harm to others- especially when loving others is not the true motive. Importantly, pastor Chris demonstrations how this passage makes the claim that Jesus is Lord and one with God the Father.
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Pastor Chris Winans begins our new sermon series on 1st Corinthians called "Up and Out". Overall the series will talk about loving God and loving others. This week discussing how knowledge concerning of the Word of God can be used to tear down others, or used to build up others.
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Pastor Brian Evans from 5point7 Church in Detroit is our guest speaker during our Missions Weekend of 2024. Pastor Brian discusses John 14:1-14, focusing specifically on 12-14. He encourages us to pray boldly to God for impossible things that can only be done through the power of God; for the transformation of entire communities and nations, so peace and prosperity can be experienced by those under the bondage of evil and poverty.
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Pastor Chris Winans concludes our Foundation Series with our fourth core value of Kingdom Mission. Using scripture pastor Chris discusses how to discern the will of God which aligns us with Jesus Christ. Specifically, we need to see like Jesus sees and work as Jesus works: we are called to “see” every single individual regardless of the labels that society has placed on them, and we are called to love them as Christ loves them, being fully aware of the spiritual nature of every individual- including our own selves.
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This week pastor Chris Winans discusses our third core value of Joyful Generosity. Chris demonstrates the Biblical perspective that everything belongs to God, and that understanding this truth can dramatically change our thoughts and behaviors concerning finances, how we spend our time, and how we apply abilities and talents.
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This week Pastor Chris Winans discusses our core value of Gospel Community, continuing our series called Foundations. Pastor Chris dives into Acts 2:37-47, to define what Gospel Community means for us at Cornerstone: that we are united in our Faith in Jesus Christ and as devoted followers of Jesus we belong together, to the family of God.
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Pastor Chris continues our Foundations Series, this week discussing the core value of Biblical Depth. He discusses why we at Cornerstone hold the 66 books of the Bible to be the highest authority as the literal Word of God Himself, and goes in depth about what “inspired” means. As found on our website this core value of Biblical Depth is defined as “Knowing, understanding, and living out the Word of God in every aspect of life. (2 Tim. 3:16)”.
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Pastor Chris begins our Fall series called Foundations, a study of the core values of Cornerstone EPC. Chris outlines the intention of the Shine project and how this relates to our clarifying of our four core values at the church. This is an overview of the remaining 4 weeks, with each subsequent week focusing on a single value: Biblical Depth, Gospel Community, Joyful Generosity and Kingdom Mission.
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Pastor Chris discusses Revelation 13: 1-18 as an epilogue to the our series on the Book of Daniel. Pastor Chris explains what this passage in Revelation means in relation to Daniel, to history and in relation to our current lives today.
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This week Pastor Chris discusses Daniel 12 chapter 1, verses 1-3. Going in depth into what these verses mean, according to scripture and the cultural context at the time of the writings, again revealing the spiritual realm in correlation with our physical reality, and how this impacts our every day lives.
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This week Pastor Ernesto Alaniz from Flint City Church discusses one of the most difficult passages in the Bible, Daniel Chapter 11. Pastor Alaniz outlines the purpose of the passage and goes into detail concerning the astounding accuracy of historical events that take place after the time of the writing, and encourages us to lean on the promises that were made in this passage that still have yet to come.
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Continuing our series in the book of Daniel, pastor Chris Winans discusses Daniel chapter 10, verses 1 to 21. Pastor Chris explains the context of these verses, and what they might mean, and how they clearly demonstrate that there are spiritual powers at work in our every day lives.
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Pastor Chris Winans tackles one of the most difficult passages in all of the Bible, what is known as the “The 70 Weeks in Daniel”. This passage in Daniel 9:20-27, is a response to Daniel’s prayer in the previous verses. Pastor Chris goes in-depth into this apocalyptic writing and applies this to our lives today.
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Pastor Chris Winans continues our series in the Book of Daniel, this week chapter 9 verses 1 to 19. Pastor Winans discusses the posture of prayer in this passage, the context of the passage, the structure of this prayer and compares this to the Lords Prayer found in the New Testament given by Jesus Christ- and why these specific prayers are critical for us today.
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Pastor Chris Winans discusses Daniel 8, and the imagery described in this passage. This passage describes over 400 years of history that is still to come, and ultimately prepares the people of Israel for difficult times coming ahead as a Father prepares his children.
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Pastor Chris Winans continues our series in the Book of Daniel, this week chapter 7, verses 9 through 14. This passage continues the apocalyptic style of writing of this section of Daniel, and Pastor Chris explains the powerful meanings of each of the symbols and words in the context of the culture at the time, how they point to Jesus Christ, and how all of this impact our lives here and now.
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Pastor Chris Winans begins a new sermon series for the second half of the Book of Daniel, called Behind the Curtain. This week he defines the genres of writing styles that exist in the Bible, and specifically describes and explains the apocalyptic writings of Daniel chapter 7, and those related to the New Testament, Jesus, and our lives today.
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As we continue our series in the Book of Daniel, this week Pastor Chris Winans discusses scripture passages from the book of Jeremiah, how these verses relate to Daniel, and how these verses impact us even now today, in our every day life.
Pastor Brian Tweedie discusses one of the most famous passages in the bible: Daniel in the Lion's den. Found in the Book of Daniel chapter 6, Pastor Tweedie goes in depth into the context of this passage, the age of Daniel at this point in his life, and shows us how important this historical event is to our daily lives.
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Pastor Matt Grimm continues our series in the Book of Daniel. This week he discusses the famous passage about God's hand writing on the wall as a warning to the king, what that meant for the king at the time, and what it means for us today.
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Pastor Chris Winans continues our series in the Book of Daniel. This week he discusses the events around Daniel 4, where King Nebuchadnezzar did not heed a warning sent to him by God. The king suffered profound consequences for refusing to listen, yet in the end God was merciful to Nebuchadnezzar as God is with us today.
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Pastor Chris Winans discusses the famous passage from Daniel chapter 3, where Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego are forced to choose between worshiping the King's gods or the God of the Bible, and are thrown into the furnace to be burned alive by the King.
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Pastor Chris Winans continues our series in Daniel, demonstrating from scripture the profound difference between the wisdom of the world and the Wisdom of God.
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This week Pastor Chris Winans discusses how Daniel navigated being faithful to God in the midst of being integrated into Babylon culture- which was in many ways counter Gods teachings.
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Pastor Chris Winans begins a new sermon series this week titled "Faithfulness in Exile", focusing on the book of Daniel in the Old Testament. Pastor Chris goes in-depth with the cultural and historical context of the Book of Daniel before demonstrating the extraordinary faith of Daniel.
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Pastor Chris Winans concludes our sermon series on 1st Corinthians. Pastor Chris unpacks Paul's teaching that gives us direction, encouragement and wisdom in living as a follower of Jesus Christ in a world that rejects Jesus. Jesus is the source of eternal joy and hope, while the world and its splendor passes away.
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Pastor Chris Winans continues our series in 1st Corinthians, this week discussing cultural identity in the times of Christ for Jews and for Greeks, and how this matters to us in our culture today.
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Pastor Matt Grimm continues our series in 1st Corinthians, this week discussing God's view on marriage. Specifically, a) how God views circumstances for those who are not married, or no longer married due to death of a spouse, b) how God views divorce, and the grounds for Biblical divorce, and c) God's view about believers married to unbelievers.
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Pastor Chris Winans continues teaching from 1st Corinthians, this week part 2 from the Apostle Paul's words about sexual immortally. Specifically this week pastor Chris discusses God's plan for sexual intimacy, how men and women express this differently, and how this can, and should, be pursued in the context of marriage.
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Pastor Chris Winans continues the series in 1st Corinthians, this week discussing the sexual immorality that was prevalent in the culture at the time. Pastor Chris unpacks why the Apostle Paul didn't just leave his letter at the words "stop it", and unpacks the common cultural concepts that were used to justify immoral behavior- both then, and now.
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Pastor Matt Grimm discusses Maundy Thursday and its significance for today.
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Pastor Art Hunt teaches about the tremendous significance of Good Friday.
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Pastor Chris Winans discusses what Easter means, for anyone considering who Jesus was, and is.
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Pastor Chris Winans opens Easter Week 2024 by discussing Palm Sunday. Pastor Chris contrasts the literal temple in Jerusalem and its cultural context, with Jesus referring to Himself as the temple, and what that specifically meant to the culture at that time.
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Pastor Chris Winans discusses 1st Corinthians 6:1-11, where in the apostle Paul gives us clear, and surprising, realities of the future that awaits us who believe in Jesus Christ.
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Pastor Chris Winans discuses 1st Corinthians 5:11, where the Apostle Paul clarifies his communications to the Corinthian church and warns the church about people who claim to be believers but refuse to repent from sexual immorality.
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Pastor Chris Winans discusses an issue of immorality in the early church from 1 Corinthians, and gives specific examples in our own lives today how we are to uphold the Honor of God by how we live our lives.
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Pastor Chris Winans continues our series in 1st Corinthians. This week discussing the counter cultural life of Jesus, and how challenging that can be for us to follow.
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Pastor Chris Winans discusses1st Corinthians 3:18 - 4:7 this week, and calls out a shocking claim made by the Apostle Paul that can reframe everything in your life. What is your gift?
Pastor Chris Winans continues our series in 1st Corinthians. No matter who you are, your age, your stage in life, or where you are in the world you have a purpose and God has something for you right now.
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Pastor Brian Tweedie begins the Lent season by encouraging us to do a heart check on ourselves with honesty and humility, to ask for forgiveness and turn away from the things we know we do wrong. Forgiveness is available to everyone who seeks it, and we can only truly repent with the help of Jesus because of his Sacrifice on the cross and His victory over death itself.
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This week Pastor Matt Grimm discusses spiritual maturity based on 1 Corinthians, and the difference between being focused on the ways of the world vs. being focused on the way of the Spirit.
Pastor Chris continues our series in 1st Corinthians. This week he discusses sources of knowledge and wisdom, and where true wisdom is found.
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Pastor Chris Winans discusses specifically how division began in the early church, why it was so prominent in the culture of that time and how this relates to us in our culture and time. What is it in your life, that truly defines how valued you feel?
Pastor Darrell Bozeman discusses division, and often times the pettiness of the division, within churches and what the solution is.
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Pastor Chris begins a new series this week called "Recalibrate Your Life", focusing on 1st Corinthians. This week we examine the methods that were used by the writer of 1st and 2nd Corinthians, to address the issues that were facing the church in Corinth at the time of the writings- and how we can use these same methods to address issues in our own lives today.
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Pastor Chris encourages three New Year resolutions, 1) love scripture more, 2) love God more, and 3) love others more.
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Pastor Matt Grimm discusses the culmination of Jesus arrival in Matthew 1:18-25, and what it specifically means for us in 2023.
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Pastor Chris continues our advent series. This week he discusses the specific reasons for Jesus choosing to lay down his life during Passover, how this fulfills a number of significant promises God made to His people, and what this means for us today.
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Pastor Chris continues our advent series, this week discussing justice from a Biblical perspective.
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We begin a new sermon series this week, marking the start of the Advent season! Pastor Chris discusses a bit of a mystery surrounding who the Messenger of God is, as found throughout the scriptures.
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Pastor Chris concludes our series with a discussion about God's Greatest Gift to us.
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Pastor Chris continues our series, discussing this week the importance of being connected at the body of Christ.
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This week Pastor Brandon LaFontaine, or Family Ministry Pastor, discusses how Jesus Christ transforms our meaningless work into something meaningful.
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Pastor Brian Tweedie continues our series called Forget Not All His Benefits, and discusses thankfulness and the vast, endless gifts that God gives us on a daily basis.
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Pastor Chris discusses in depth, from the Old Testament and the Torah to the New Testament, the most profound benefit that Jesus provided for us: our redemption.
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Pastor Chris begins a new sermon series called Forget Not All His Benefits, which is taken from Psalm 103:2. We go deep into scripture to understand the depth of truth that Jesus is the Messiah, and how God's promise to redeem Israel has been fulfilled through Jesus.
Pastor Art Hunt concludes our sermon series Cast Your Light. Dr. Hunt discusses the three iconic features of Jesus's instructions to the 12 disciples as He sends them out to spread the Gospel: the sword, the cross, and the crown. "And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water in my name…" Matthew 10:42.
Gabriel de Guia discusses the Great Commission and Acts 1 during our Missions Weekend. Mr. de Guia is the Executive Director of EPC World Outreach and shares an inspiring message!
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Pastor Chris discusses Matthew 10:16-33, where Jesus sends out his disciples as "sheep among wolves" and tells them to be "wise as serpents and innocent as doves". How does this apply to us today?
Pastor Chris discusses how every single person is important to God and Jesus Christ, and illustrates how Jesus modeled this in the Bible. We are called to be in the world, but not in the world just as Jesus did. How does this apply to us? We have an opportunity to bring people in our life to God through prayer.
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Pastor Chris continues our Cast Your Light series. This week he discusses being Fishers of Men, and women, and all people and what exactly that means according to the words of Jesus as found in the book of Matthew.-specifically how that applies to real life and our our current "post Christian" cultural context in the United States in 2023.
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Pastor Chris begins a new series this week called Cast Your Light. This week we spend time in scriptures demonstrating how God uses ordinary people like you and I, to do extraordinary things.
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Pastor Chris continues our series on Genesis and Abraham, this week discussing the promises of God to Abraham, and ultimately us, and how they are still being expanded to this very day.
Continuing our series in Genesis, pastor Chris discusses Lot, and the famous Sodom and Gomorrah event. Specifically what can this warn us about as followers of Jesus Christ, and what hope do we have for our lives and culture today.
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We were honored to host the amazing ministry of Life Challenge this week. Led by Dr. Jeff Bonzelaar, Life Challenge helps individuals find freedom from addiction through a caring community of support focused on the truth and healing power of Jesus Christ.
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Pastor Chris continues our series in Genesis, this week highlighting how Abraham "haggled" with God to spare Sodom and Gomorrah if even 10 righteous people were found.
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Pastor Brandon LaFontaine continues our series in Genesis. Are you in "hurry up God..." mode? This is one of our 5th Sunday services. With every month that has a 5th Sunday, our students lead the service and children are invited to attend with their families. This Sunday we featured our Vacation Bible School set that began on Monday July 31st.
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Pastor Chris discusses Abram, Sarai and Hagar. What occurs between the three of them in this circumstance is dire, but God restores them and specifically blesses Hagar. Whom do you relate with the most?
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Are you living your life for the Finite Game or the Infinite Game? Pastor Chris discusses the difference between the two, how this applies to Abraham, and how this applies to our every day lives.
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Pastor Chris continues our series in Genesis on Abraham. This week discussing the events that transpired after Abraham rescued Lot, and what God did specifically that was a shocking action to demonstrate God's faithfulness to Abraham.
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Pastor Brian Tweedie continues our series on Abraham. This week discussing how Abraham has matured in his faith in God, trusting God with circumstances at appear to be impossible, and how Abraham specifically attributes success to God and not himself.
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Matt Grimm continues our study of Abraham in Genesis, this week discussing how Abraham takes matters into his own hands instead of trusting God, and ultimately what results in God's faithfulness to Abraham.
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Pastor Chris discusses Abraham and Nimrod, and how one was given a name by God and the other made a name for himself. Which do you put more faith in?
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Pastor Chris begins a new sermon series this week, focusing on the journey of Abraham in Genesis 11:27 to 12:5.
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Our series in Ephesians concludes with week with our guest speaker Ernesto Alaniz from Flint City Church. Ernesto discusses the two common errors Christians tend to make concerning darkness, and makes it clear where the victory lies.
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Against the Darkness continues, this week Pastor Chris discusses Endurance in the Faith.
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Pastor Chris continues Part 2 of Prayer. This week he discusses being alert and fully aware of the reality of Darkness, but not being focused on the darkness but instead be focused on Jesus Christ.
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Pastor Chris continues our series in Ephesians, this week discussing Prayer and how it is foundational to the life of a Christian.
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Pastor Brandon discusses the importance of being grounded in your identity as a child of God, a follower of Jesus, and how that relates to real life.
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Pastor Chris concludes the Shield of Faith discussion, this week defining and identifying persecution; both in scripture and in our current culture.
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Pastor Chris continues the Ephesians 6 passage discussing the Armor of God, this week focusing on the Shield of Faith.
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Part 3 of The Great Triduum: Holy Saturday. Jesus entered paradise, along with the thief on the cross (whom He promised), and yet Jesus descended into hell. Pastor Matt discusses.
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Part 2 of The Great Triduum: Good Friday. Paster Bozeman details the specific accounts of events the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, and scientific evidence of it's truth.
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Part 1 of of The Great Triduum; Maundy Thursday. Pastor Brian Tweedie discusses events in the life of Jesus leading to his arrest in the garden.
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Easter week 2023 culminates with Easter Sunday. He is Risen! What choice will you make about the resurrection of Jesus Christ?
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Pastor Chris concludes his discussion on the Breastplate of Righteousness.
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Pastor Chris continues the series on Ephesians 6, going in depth on the Biblical context, concept, and definition of righteousness.
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Pastor Chris continues teaching on the Belt of Truth, specifically identifying many cultural falsehoods that appear true on the surface. Chris identifies and explains specific arguments about current cultural practices that are seemingly Biblically based, and identifies the specific aspects about these arguments that are inaccurate and false.
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Pastor Chris continues our series on Ephesians 6, this week discussing discernment and wisdom concerning false teachings that appear to be true.
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Pastor Chris continues our series in Ephesians 6, this week focusing on the Belt of Truth.
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Pastor Chris continues discussing Ephesians and the spiritual armor of God. www.cornerstonebrighton.com
Pastor Chris begins a new series on Ephesians 6, discussing the realities of spiritual warfare and how this impacts our daily lives.
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Pastor Chris continues the series about spiritual warfare in Ephesians 6. Pastor Chris identifies other portions of scripture that help us understand how the spiritual realm impacts our thoughts and actions.
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Pastor Chris continues our series this week by discussing generosity.
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Continuing the 2023 Series "Practicing Your Faith", Pastor Matt discusses the importance of Community.
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This week Pastor Chris discusses the importance of prayer, and how Jesus specifically modeled prayer for us during his public ministry as described in the Gospels.
Pastor Chris begins a new series for the new year, called "Practicing Your Faith". This week he discusses the importance of engaging with scripture, and provides some resources to help you go deeper in your faith journey.
Pastor Matt Grimm discusses an unlikely paring of two cultural icons, and how nothing could stop the birth of Jesus, or Jesus fulfilling His destiny to save humankind from sin.
Pastor Chris continues the Unexpected Hope series with a discussion on Luke 1:26-38, the foretelling of Jesus's birth.
**Birth of Jesus Foretold
26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed[b] to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary.28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!”[c] 29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. 30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, 33** and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”
34 And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”[d]
35 And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born[e] will be called holy—the Son of God. 36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.
Rev. Brian Tweedie, Pastor of Community Outreach & Missions, discusses the role Joseph in the birth of Jesus, and provides important cultural context of society at the time and how exemplary Joseph truly was.
Pastor Chris continues our Advent Series, this week discussing God's faithfulness throughout scripture to make all things new again and how that interacts with our faithfulness in trusting Him.
Pastor Chris begins a new series for the Advent season, called "Unexpected Hope". This series will focus on the role angels had in the fulfillment of the prophecies leading up to the birth of Christ. This week Pastor Chris discusses scripture from Daniel 9:1-3; 20-24.
Pastor Chris concludes the Relationship Essentials series focusing on the importance of keeping Jesus and the Word of God as the most important part of your life, and why this is paramount to a fulfilling life.
Pastor Chris discusses the importance of a daily prayer life, and how that is a benefit to you and those around you.
Pastor Chris discusses the value of work from a biblical perspective, and how the employer/employee relationship matters.
Family pastor Brandon LaFontaine discusses parenting in an engaging way, using a blender with tasty ingredients.
Robby Hamd is a pastor missionary that Cornerstone Church supports. He serves in Lebanon, and was able to visit us over the weekend and treat us to a sermon discussing Acts 9:1-20, and how this passage applies to our lives. Our own pastor Brian Tweedie introduces Robby at the beginning.
Pastor Chris continues discussing the roles in marriage, specifically addressing the husbands role in marriage.
Pastor Chris discusses an often mis-understood portion of scripture, where wives are told to submit to their husbands. What this means, and does not mean, is clearly explained (hint: Eve was not created because Adam needed someone to clean up after him....).
Pastor Chris discusses Ephesians 5: 15-21.
15 Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. 18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, 20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. -NIV
Pastor Chris continues the Relationship series, this week discussing how we imitate and model that which we admire, and place the highest value on in our lives. What is your mountain top?
Pastor Chris continues the new Relationship Essentials series, with verses 1 and 2 of chapter 5 in Ephesians, discussing how we can participate in the continuing work of God.
Pastor Chris begins a new series for the Fall in Ephesians 5. This week he discusses Paul's charge to imitate Jesus Christ.
Pastor Chris discusses what forgiveness is, and is not, in this final episode of the series Walk His Way.
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Pastor Ernesto from our Flint church plant discusses what it means to put on the new self in Jesus Christ.
Pastor Chris continues the series, this week's title is Power Tools. The power of words is discussed, and how we can model words used by Christ in a deeper way than just 'don't use cuss words'....
This week Pastor Chris unpacks God's anger, how God acts in His anger according to scripture, and challenges us to act like God in our anger.
Pastor Chris discusses lying and falsehood in this week's episode, how these things are rampant in our culture and why. How should followers Jesus Christ behave in this context?
This week pastor Brandon LaFontaine discusses the Mindset of walking with Jesus Christ.
Pastor Chris continues our series in Ephesians. This week Chris features Jimmy Scroggins, pastor and creator of the 3 Circles, who walks through the 3 Circles from start to finish.
Pastor Chris returns from two weeks away, to continue our series in Ephesians. This is a hard hitting sermon with deep conviction that we each need to successfully walk in today's culture.
This week's episode is a special message from Executive Pastor Darrell Bozeman, discussing what it means to be light bearers in today's culture.
Pastor Chris continues his series in Ephesians. This week focusing on what our true source of unity as Christians should be.
Pastor Chris continues his series in Ephesians in "Kingdom Cultivation" and focuses on gentleness in this message.
Pastor Chris closes out the series "Our Only Hope" by looking at what scripture tells us life in the new creation will look like.
Pastor Chris continues our series on 1 Corinthians 15 this week focusing on verses 20-28.
Pastor Chris picks up the thread of last week's message by going more in-depth on Jesus' reign.
Pastor Chris continues the series "Our Only Hope" this week, focusing on the Reign of Jesus.
Pastor Chris continues our series looking at 1 Corinthians 15 this week, focusing on verses 20-28.
Pastor Matt looks at verses 12-19 of 1 Corinthians 15, focusing on the topic of the resurrection.
Pastor Chris continues our Shine series this week by looking at Ecclesiastes chapter 2.
Pastor Chris kicks off a new series in which we examine the different ways that scripture uses light and a metaphor and ask what it means for us today.
Our series Living in Light of Eternity comes to a close as Pastor Chris looks at Joel 2 and the topic of repentance.
Pastor Chris continues our series entitled "Living Life in Light of Eternity." This week's message focuses on the story of the Ten Virgins from Matthew 25.
Pastor Tweedie continues our series "Living in Light of Eternity" this week, focusing on Matthew 6:19-21.
Pastor Matt wraps up the Encountering Jesus series by looking at the story of The Syrophoenician woman from Mark chapter 7.
Pastor Chris continues our advent series "Encountering Jesus" by looking at Jesus' interaction with the demoniac.
Pastor Chris continues our Advent series by looking at Jesus' encounter with The Rich Young Ruler.
Pastor Hunt kicks off our Advent series: "Encountering Jesus" by looking at the paralytic and his friends from Matthew 9.
Pastor Chris finishes up the series on The Romans Road by looking at the second half of Romans chapter 10:9.
We take the next step on the Romans Road as pastor Chris focuses on the first half of Romans 10:9.
Pastor Chris continues the series on the Romans Road, this week focusing on Romans 6:23.
Pastor Chris kicks off a new sermon series on the Romans Road. This week we look at Romans 3:23.
Pastor Chris closes out the Wholeness series by taking a look at the whole of 1 Kings 19.
Pastor Chris provides an in-depth look at how our interactions with the world are formed.
Pastor Chris leads us to take a look at our physical health in relation to our spiritual health.
Pastor Chris wraps up the "We Are" series by asking what it means for us to be the ambassadors of Christ.
Pastor Chris begins a new sermon series entitled: We Are. This week we talk about what it means to be made in God's image now.
In the last sermon of this series on Revelation, Pastor Chris jumps ahead to chapter 13 to discuss the mark of the beast.
Pastor Chris uses Revelation chapter 5 to show us how Jesus conquered as King. An invitation is issued for us to examine whether we are following Jesus' example.
As we come to the end of our journey through Psalm 23, we look at what it means to dwell in the house of The Lord forever.
Pastor Chris shows us how God is an extravagant host and walks us through what that means.
Pastor Chris zooms in the microscope on Psalm 23:2 to provide us with an in-depth look at the verse.
Pastor Chris kicks off Cornerstone's Psalm 23 Initiative with the first sermon of the series.
In the third installment of "Standing Up in a Falling World," Pastor Chris invites us to look at words and society's redefining of them. DISCLAIMER This message contains topics that may be sensitive to children.
Pastor Chris brings the "Show me Your Glory" series home with this message on God's justice.
Pastor Chris focuses on the anger of God in our second message in the "Show me Your Glory" series.
Pastor Chris reminds us of four core truths that speak to what it means to be a follower of Christ in our current age.
What are You Waiting For? Part FivePreached by: Pastor Chris WinansSermon Text: Romans 8:24-25
What are You Waiting For? Part FourPreached by: Pastor Chris WinansSermon Text: Habakkuk 2:1
What are You Waiting For? Part ThreePreached by: Pastor Chris WinansSermon Text: 1 Samuel 24
What are You Waiting For? Part TwoPreached by: Pastor Chris WinansSermon Text: 1 Samuel 1:1-20
November 15, 2020The Day the Wind Ran Out of BreathPreached by: Pastor Art HuntSermon Text: Mark 4:35-5:1