Order of Worship for Sunday August 11, 2013 11:00am

Scripture Meditation “O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.” The Lord Calls Us to Worship * Salutation 1 Corinthians 1:3 * Call to Worship Psalm 66:1-4 * Prayer of Invocation   Our Response to the …

From the Pastor’s Desk: Church Discipline

Dear Cornerstone brothers and sisters, I hope that you are having a wonderful week.  The Apostle Paul tells us that we have been bought with a price (1 Cor 6:19-20).  And of course, that price is the nothing less than the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ.  Christ’s blood was the price that set us free from our slavery to …

“How do I know that I am Saved”

“How do I know that I am saved?”  This is one of the most important questions one could ask?  How does the Bible answer this question?  John Piper has a good summary: http://www.desiringgod.org/resource-library/ask-pastor-john/how-do-i-know-i-m-saved

“Too Many old People”?

The trend in the evangelical church landscape today is to “get the young people in.”  While this desire may have some laudable motives (of a general evangelistic bent), it is wrong-headed, short-sighted, and unbiblical.  See the following thoughts by Dan Phillips for some good insight: http://teampyro.blogspot.com/2013/08/too-many-old-people.html.

Why we do what we do …

Rev. Kevin DeYoung has some insightful thoughts on the “New Evangelical Liturgy” in contrast to the “Traditional Liturgy.”  There is a reason (Biblical, historical, and theological) for the order and structure of the so called ‘traditional’ order of worship.  Read below for Rev. DeYoung’s comments: http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevindeyoung/2013/08/01/is-the-new-evangelical-liturgy-really-an-improvement/.

Order of Worship for Sunday August 4, 2013 11:00am

Scripture Meditation “When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me.” Psalm 56:3-4 The Lord Calls Us to Worship * Salutation 1 Corinthians 1:3 * Call to Worship Isaiah 12:1-2 * Prayer of Invocation   Our Response to …

From the Pastor’s Desk: The Father of the Faithful

Dear Cornerstone brothers and sisters, As we go through the week, do we not often feel as if we are surrounded by the enemy?  Our sinful flesh wages war against us and the war does all it can to tear us away from Christ.  In Psalm 56, David felt something similar.  In Ps 56:1-3 David says he is trampled and …

Crucified for His Claims

What was it that so outraged the Jews that they demanded Jesus be crucified?  Why were they so enraged?  Kevin DeYoung with some excellent thoughts on this question: http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevindeyoung/2013/07/30/why-did-they-crucify-jesus/.

Pictures of Faith

Our Lord is a good teacher.  He knows that we need to hear the same truth told in a myriad of ways.  Dr. David Murray has some insightful thoughts on how Christ teaches us about faith: http://headhearthand.org/blog/2013/04/29/10-pictures-of-faith-in-jesus/.