Author Archive: Cornerstone Church
November 6: “Receiving Grace Through the Word” (Deuteronomy 8:2-3, Psalm 1:1-3)
The purpose of the spiritual disciplines is to enjoy God and receive God’s grace. There are many spiritual disciplines but they all boil down to these three: Word, Prayer & Community. The most fundamental discipline is that of meditating and practicing God’s word. In order to be shaped by God’s word, we need to preach […]
Continue readingOctober 30: “Why Do We Need Courage?” (Genesis 39:1-21)
GUEST SPEAKER: Pastor Barnaby Lee
Continue readingOctober 23: “The People of the Gospel Community” (Romans 16)
No other letter of Paul contains greetings to so many individuals as Romans. For many of these names, Paul adds a brief description of how they have served God and God’s church. What can we learn from those brief descriptions? We learn of Paul’s attitude toward the believers in Rome. Whether they are Jews or […]
Continue readingOctober 16: “Paul, the Planter of Gospel Communities” (Romans 15:14-33)
As he wraps up Romans, Paul shares his reasons for writing the letter and his travel plans. Paul wanted to go to Jerusalem first, then Rome, and then to Spain. We don’t know if Paul went to Spain or not. But even if Paul did not reach Spain, what matters the most is that Romans […]
Continue readingOctober 9: “Accept One Another” (Romans 15:1-13)
GUEST SPEAKER: Pastor Gabriel Tseng The Jews and the Gentiles are co-heirs of Christ. The Jews and the Gentiles can be strong in different ways. Paul references the strong as those who can bend and accept their brother. A redefinition of who is strong and who is weak. The one who is able to tolerate/accept/love […]
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