Cornerstone Community Church

As people of God, our response to brokenness should be to grieve it, to recognize that following the Holy Spirit's call to act will cost us something, and ultimately, to feel driven to seek God.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)

The biblical narrative of Israel's post-exilic history exposes the cycle of covenant commitment by God's people, followed by their inevitable covenant faithlessness. All this points to our need for God's covenant faithfulness, made manifest in the person of Jesus, the Messiah.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)

In the 30th Psalm, as David takes joy in the good gifts of the Lord, he moves from seeing the Lord as the source of joy, to the substance of joy, to the sustainer of joy, both now and in eternity.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)

In Judges 20, we find that a godly response to evil is active, not passive; costly, not cheap; and above all, gives glory to God in its every setback and success.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)

On this Resurrection Sunday, Psalm 24 reminds us of God's sovereignty and holiness, and the King of Glory's first and second advents - our cause for celebration and our hope for the future.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)

When things change, we can take a cue from Abram and go, trusting that God knows what He's about.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)

Miracles are God's intervention in situations where the need is greater than human resources can meet.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)

The ten spies lack of vision had dire consequences, while the two faithful spies trust in God led them into the promised land and all the attendant blessings.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)

As our church transitions, we can look to the example of Nehemiah, who took on an unwieldy project at God's prompting, prayed to God fervently for its success, and depended on God for the power to see it through.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)

While we enjoy freedom in Christ, we must be careful not to use our freedom to harm other believers or damage the unity of the church, and our personal convictions must always be handled with humility.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)

Human identity is all about who God is, and it is found in the "imago Dei". While sin creates for us an identity of shame, Jesus restores our identity and our value.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)

In his closing remarks to the Colossian church, Paul acknowledges those whom God has used to help him in his ministry.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)

The grace offered by Jesus Christ brings radical change, as it shifts the recipient's identity away from personal performance, and onto a foundation of being fully known and fully loved.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)

As the Designer of all human relationships, God has prescriptions for relationships in marriage, in the home, and in our places of work.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)

In Christmas, we have the collision of Deity and humanity, and of grace and truth, in the Person of Jesus Christ, and the collision of our self and our Saviour.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)

God's peace, God's word, and God's Name will be essential to living thankfully.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)

This week, we review Paul's admonition to put off sins against our own souls and others, and put on the character traits of Christ.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)

Remaining thankful requires that we remember that God's gifts, first of all, belong to God, that they are good, and that we receive them gladly, through the word of God and prayer.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)

Christians have been set free from the judgmental spirit of legalism, the condescending spirit of mysticism, and the oppressive spirit of asceticism.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)

Through Christ we have been given all that we need for life and godly living, so that our challenge is to walk in what we already have, and rest in the person of Christ resident in us.Support the show (https://faithlife.com/cornerstone-community-tenino/give)