This week's bulletin is online here. We are currently exploring a merger with Open Door Baptist Church, and as we assess whether such a move would be wise, one major question that we should probably be asking ourselves is, "What should a church be? What will it look like if it's functioning rightly?" That's a question that Ryan is currently exploring in a series entitled, "What to Look for in a Ch...  Read More

This week's bulletin is online here. We are currently exploring a merger with Open Door Baptist Church, and as we assess whether such a move would be wise, one major question that we should probably be asking ourselves is, "What should a church be? What will it look like if it's functioning rightly?" That's a question that Ryan will be exploring over the next several weeks in a series entitled, "W...  Read More

This week's bulletin is online here. There is one particularly dangerous threat both to the Christian's own personal growth in Christ and to the unity of the church as a whole: the tongue. Why? What's so dangerous about the tongue, and what can we do to limit its damage?  Ryan will explore the answer to that question this Sunday in a message from Ephesians 4:1-32, entitled "Unifying Speech."In Sun...  Read More

This week's bulletin is online here. In the Old Testament, Israel seemed to be the specific object of God's promises, but as we come into the New Testament, the nations begin to participate in the blessing of those promises, as well. Have you ever paused to wonder why this is - or how this can be? And what does this teach us about how we express our faith today? Ryan will explore the answer to tha...  Read More

This week's bulletin is online here. It's unfortunate, but there are times when someone receives the gospel with great joy, only to slip back into a former way of thinking - one that can even finally reveal their spiritual death. This is particularly true when it comes to self-righteousness. A person can start their faith trusting in the grace of God alone, only to turn to legalistic efforts at se...  Read More

This week's bulletin is online here. The Scripture tells us that all the Christian needs to become spiritually mature is Christ, and yet, at times, they will still encounter those who, although coming in the name of Christ, tell them that Christ is not enough - that they need more than Christ to be mature. How does the Christian resist such pressures?  Ryan will explain this Sunday in the final pa...  Read More

This week's bulletin is online here. The Scripture tells us that all the Christian needs to become spiritually mature is Christ, and yet, at times, they will still encounter those who, although coming in the name of Christ, tell them that Christ is not enough - that they need more than Christ to be mature. How does the Christian resist such pressures?  Ryan will explain this Sunday in the second p...  Read More

This week's bulletin is online here. The Scripture tells us that all the Christian needs to become spiritually mature is Christ, and yet, at times, they will still encounter those who, although coming in the name of Christ, tell them that Christ is not enough - that they need more than Christ to be mature. How does the Christian resist such pressures?  Ryan will explain this Sunday in the first pa...  Read More

This week's bulletin is online here.  In honor of Pentecost (and the covenant commitments we make with one another at Pentecost), Ryan will be explaining how the church is supposed to operate and why in a message from Acts 2:42-27 entitled, "The Ideal Church."In Sunday school, we will continue our survey of church history with a lesson on the late Middle Ages entitled "Popes and Councils."Please r...  Read More

Cornerstone Family,This week we celebrate Pentecost together as a church family. In preparation for that event, I thought I’d send you a reminder about a few things that make Pentecost significant at Cornerstone.Covenant Renewal. Pentecost marks the “birthday” of the NT church. With that in mind, one of the ways we commemorate Pentecost is by renewing our membership covenants with one another. Las...  Read More

This week's bulletin is online here.  In Colossians 2:8-10, the apostle Paul indicates that the only thing truly necessary for the Christian's sanctification is Jesus Christ. We are made "full" in Him. But how? In what sense does Jesus make us "full" - and why is He alone sufficient to do it? Ryan will explain this Sunday in the second part of a two-part message entitled, "A Fully Sufficient Redee...  Read More

This week's bulletin is online here. This Sunday guest speaker James Sullivan delivers a sermon from 1 Samuel 28 entitled "The Tragedy of a Godless Heart."...  Read More