Author Archive: Cornerstone Church
January 8: “Fire Starters for Hopeless or Hardened Christians” Ezekiel 37:1-14 Pastor Joe Sohn
The valley of dry bones. It is a place of death, of despair, of alienation, of hopelessness. That’s how the Jewish exiles felt in Babylon after the temple was destroyed. Many times, our world feels like the valley of dry bones. God is absent in our popular culture. Our souls can feel like dry bones […]
Continue readingDecember 25: “The Incarnation” John 1:14 & 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 Pastor Joe Sohn
Synopsis: Religions are human beings’ efforts to reach God. But Christianity is different than other religions because it reveals a God who came down to reach human beings. Why did God come down? Jesus came to demonstrate God’s love for sinners and to save the lost. Incarnation is unique to Christ and we cannot repeat […]
Continue readingDecember 18: “God Purses the Ninevites” Jonah 4 Pastor Joe Sohn
God Pursues the Ninevites Jonah 4 (NIV) But to Jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry. 2 He prayed to the Lord, “Isn’t this what I said, Lord, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and […]
Continue readingDecember 11: “God Pursues Israel” Hosea 2:14-3:5 Pastor Joe Sohn
Synopsis: 1. God’s heart is broken because of Israel’s spiritual adultery 2. Yet God pursues Israel to have intimate relationship 3. God will pay the ransom price to rescue and restore the relationship We are to respond by loving God with all our heart, mind, and soul.
Continue readingDecember 5: “Two Advents of Christ” Pastor Joe Sohn
Advent is a season when we look back to Christ’s first coming and look forward to his second coming. At his first coming, the Son of God, came to earth as a baby human. As Jesus was growing up, how did he come to understand his identity and mission as the Messiah? Jesus understood them […]
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