This Sunday at Cornerstone Church... This Sunday, we will celebrate God's sovereign preservation of the gospel through the sacrificial stands of the Protestant Reformation. At the core of the Reformation are the five solas: Sola Scriptura ("Scripture alone"), Sola Fide ("faith alone"), Sola Gratia ("grace alone"), Solus Christus ("Christ alone"), and Soli Deo Gloria ("to ...
Keep Reading"When we understand the character of God, when we grasp something of His holiness, then we begin to understand the radical character of our sin and helplessness. Helpless sinners can survive only by grace. Our strength is futile in itself; we are spiritually impotent without the assistance of a merciful God. We may dislike giving our attention to God's wrath and justice, b...
Keep ReadingThis Sunday at Cornerstone Church... We will be concluding our study of the book of Galatians. The book closes in consistent fashion with its entire contentglorying in the cross of Jesus Christ. We will note that our only boast is in the cross because 1) the flesh profits nothing; 2) the gospel changes what influences us; 3) the gospel is the means of new life, and 4) the...
Keep Reading"So the problem with the human race is not most deeply that everybody does various kinds of sins - those sins are real, they are huge and they are enough to condemn us. Paul is very concerned about them. But the deepest problem is that behind all our depravity and all our guilt and all our sinning, there is a deep mysterious connection with Adam whose sin became our sin an...
Keep ReadingThis Sunday at Cornerstone Church... This Sunday, we will be sharing together in the Lord's Supper. We will also continue our study of the book of Galatians, focusing on our greatest treasure (Gal. 6:11-14). Sunday Songs Each week we'll include a list of songs we plan to sing during our time of corporate worship. We hope this helps you prepare for our Sunday gatherings....
Keep Reading"First, God is adequate as our keeper. 'Nothing...can separate us from the love of God,' because the love of God holds us fast. Christians 'are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation' (1 Pet 1:5 KJV), and the power of God keeps them believing as well as keeping them safe through believing. Your faith will not fail while God sustains it; you are not strong en...
Keep ReadingThis Sunday at Cornerstone Church... We will be joined by Dr. Jack Mitchell, missionary dentist with Grace Dental and Medical Missions. He will be giving us an update on his recent ministry in Zambia, and will also be looking at God's calling of believers to the ministry of reconciliation (2 Cor. 5:17-18). Plan on being with us! Sunday Songs Each week we'll include a li...
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