What would be your number one priority if you found yourself in a Roman prison in the first-century. I’m sure for many of us, the answer would be, “Let me out of here.” In fact, that is exactly where the Apostle Paul found himself some 2000 years ago. Yet, the letter that he wrote from his jail to the Philippians …
New Adult Sunday School Series Starting on January 6, 2013
“My prayer life is not what I want it to be.” No doubt we have all thought that at various points in our Christian lives. Prayer is one of the chief blessings we have as children of God. Indeed how can we grow our prayer lives and thus grow in our faith? The first thing we ought to do is …
Please Come to Our Monthly Prayer Meeting 02 Jan, 2013 at 6:15pm
Your are invited to attend Cornerstone Orthodox Presbyterian Church’s monthly prayer meeting this Wednesday evening at the home of Drew and Christine Barnes at 2530 Teague Rd. Houston, TX 77080 . Dinner at 6:15pm, Prayer meeting begins at 7pm. Please RSVP to 832-335-8135 or on Facebook.
Bible Calendars for the New Year of Our Lord 2013
Prayerfully reading through the whole of scripture is a worthy and rewarding goal for the coming year. Below are six calendars with readings for most days. The links are to PDF documents. Bible Reading Plan from The Literary Study Bible: Daily Psalms or Wisdom Literature; Pentateuch or the History of Israel; Chronicles or Prophets; and Gospels or Epistles. Psalms, Isaiah, …
Order of Worship December 30, 2012 11:00am
Welcome and Announcements Scripture Meditation “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the …
From the Pastor’s Desk: Praise to Our Lord
1 Chronicles 16:8, “Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!” 1 Chronicles 13-16 recounts the story of David bringing the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem (see 2 Samuel 6-7). As the ark – the very presence of God himself – finally comes into the holy city, David bursts forth …
From the Pastor’s Desk: Wisdom
Proverbs 2:1, 5, “My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you… then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.” If you spend five minutes watching the political antics of those in Washington DC, you may (actually, you most likely will) come to the conclusion that wisdom seems …
Order of Worship December 16, 2012 11:00am
Welcome and Announcements Scripture Meditation “And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that above every name.” Philippians 2:8-9 The Lord Calls Us to Worship * Salutation The Lord Greets Us * Call …
From the Pastor’s Desk: The Great Exchange
2 Corinthians 5:21, “For our sakes he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” Some 4,000 years ago, Job asked a question that is the most important question anyone could ever ask: “How can a man be in the right before God” (Job 9:2). This is the …
Order of Worship December 9, 2012 11:00am
Scripture Meditation “But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray … and the Lord laid on him the iniquity of us all.” Isaiah 53:5-6 The Lord Calls Us to Worship * …