Cornerstone Christian Fellowship

Sermon Series: Between Two Worlds    Speaker: Pastor Josh Sherrell    __________      This Sunday, we conclude our series “Between Two Worlds" through 1 & 2 Peter. In this passage, Peter concludes his second letter by calling believers to an ethic of expectation, anticipating Christ’s return, and continuing to grow in their new identity as chosen strangers on a journey between two worlds....

Speaker: Seth Sherwood      __________      This Sunday, Seth Sherwood will be preaching from Ephesians 5:15-21, considering the call to be filled with the Spirit.    ____________________________    Main Idea:  We obey the New Testament command to be filled with the Spirit when we allow ourselves to be directed by him in our service, our worship, and our relationships.    _________________________...

Speaker: Tony Billington    __________      This Sunday, Tony Billington will preach from John 1:1-18, focusing on the purpose of John’s Gospel: to encourage belief in and reception of Christ as the Word made flesh.     ____________________________    Main Idea:  This Gospel was written so that those who encounter the Word made flesh and believe in Him will become children of God.     ____________...

Sermon Series: Between Two Worlds    Speaker: Pastor Josh Sherrell    __________      This Sunday we continue our series “Between Two Worlds” in 1 & 2 Peter, picking up in 2 Peter 3:1–13. In this passage, Peter moves from the false teachers' depravity to their denial of Christ's return. He points to the faithful witness of the prophets and apostles, God’s past actions, and his promis...

Sermon Series: Between Two Worlds    Speaker: Pastor Josh Sherrell    __________      In this passage, Peter continues his warning of false teaching by exposing their deeds and doctrine. The false teachers plaguing this church despise authority, promote sensuality, and reject the truth that comes through the knowledge of Christ, promising a freedom that leads only to slavery and destruction.    __...

Sermon Series: Between Two Worlds    Speaker: Pastor Josh Sherrell    __________      This Sunday, we will continue our series in 2 Peter. In this passage, Peter moves from the trustworthiness, sufficiency, authority, and inspiration of apostolic witness to Christ and the prophetic word of the Spirit to the reality of false teachers who seek to lead the church astray. This threat is nothing new, a...

Sermon Series: Isaiah Speaker: Elder Seth Sherwood __________      This Sunday, Seth Sherwood will be preaching from Isaiah 65–66, continuing his series on the Lord in Isaiah. In this passage, we will consider the Lord as “The Redeemer of All Things.” This text in Isaiah points to the great hope that God will redeem all of creation by establishing new heavens and a new earth to replace the current...

Sermon Series: Between Two Worlds    Speaker: Pastor Josh Sherrell    __________      In this passage, Peter points to the authentication of the word of truth that the believers have received by both apostolic witness concerning the power and coming of Christ and the prophetic Word given by the Spirit through the Scriptures. The firm foundation of our faith rests in this faithful testimony and pre...

Sermon Series: Between Two Worlds    Speaker: Pastor Josh Sherrell    __________      Main Idea: Growth in grace is a work of remembrance reinforced by godly examples.    ____________     I. Growth in grace is a work of remembering what we already know.    II. Remembrance is an urgent necessity for our growth in grace that requires godly examples.    III. Remembrance is reinforced by godly example...

Sermon Series: Between Two Worlds    Speaker: Pastor Josh Sherrell    __________      In this passage, Peter moves from the power and promises of Christ, which come by grace through faith, to the kind of life that is lived to the glory of Christ by his divine power and rooted in his promises. While faith is a gift of God’s grace, it also calls us to grow in grace. When left unpracticed, faith is s...

Sermon Series: Between Two Worlds    Speaker: Pastor Josh Sherrell    __________      This Sunday, we resume our series “Between Two Worlds” in 1 and 2 Peter, picking up in 2 Peter 1:3-4. As Peter continues his opening thought on the blessing of knowing Christ, he points to the gracious gifts of his power and promises for those who trust in him by faith.    ____________      Main Idea: Glory now a...

Speaker: Tony Billington    ____________      This Sunday, Tony Billington is preaching from Matthew 7 concerning “The Kingdom-Wise Relationships.” This message considers what it means to cultivate and navigate relationships, drawing on wisdom from God’s Word and on previous messages from Titus.   ____________     Main Idea: We need wisdom to cultivate and manage the relationships around us.    __...

Sermon Series: Between Two Worlds    Speaker: Pastor Josh Sherrell    __________      This Sunday, we continue our series “Between Two Worlds” through 1 & 2 Peter. In this letter, Peter opens by reminding believers of who they are in Christ and how they grow in Christ. We are who we are by faith. That faith comes as a gift through trusting in the righteousness of Christ. We become who we are a...

Sermon Series: Between Two Worlds    Speaker: Pastor Josh Sherrell    __________      This Sunday, we will conclude 1 Peter in our series “Between Two Worlds” on 1 & 2 Peter. In this passage, Peter concludes his letter, reminding believers of the true grace of God in Christ and calling them to stand firm in it. Along the way, we are reminded of the need for others to aid us on the journey and...

Sermon Series: Titus— How a Rightly Ordered Church Tells the Truth About God and the Gospel.    Speaker: Tony Billington    ____________      Tony Billington concludes his series on Titus, considering how the whole church tells the truth about the God who cannot lie. The text will be Titus 3:9-15, and we will see Paul's final words to Titus in this letter.     ____________       Titus 3:1-9 ...

Sermon Series: Isaiah Speaker: Elder Seth Sherwood    __________      Seth Sherwood is continuing his series on seeing God's attributes in Isaiah. The text will be Isaiah 24, and we will see “The Lord as Judge,” what this means for his people, and how we are to live in light of this truth.      ____________     I.  The Lord executes judgment (vs 1-12).    II.  He is glorified in judgment (vs...

Sermon Series: Between Two Worlds    Speaker: Pastor Josh Sherrell    __________      Description:  Nearing the close of the letter, Peter (i) encourages these believers to rest their hope in God’s loving care by giving their cares to him, (ii) exhorts the believers to stay ready for the fight and resist the enemy in faith, mindful of the countless others who share in their suffering, and (iii) ca...

Sermon Series: Between Two Worlds    Speaker: Pastor Josh Sherrell    __________      Description: In this week’s passage, Peter lays a framework for rightly ordered ministry within the church as she entrusts herself to God and persists in doing good, carrying the thought of last week to its logical conclusion. That framework comes in the form of exhortation to service and humility, which carries...

Sermon Series: Between Two Worlds    Speaker: Pastor Josh Sherrell    __________      Description: Continuing the theme of suffering for righteousness, Peter calls Christians to remain tethered and anchored in their suffering by looking to Christ, the hope of future glory, and the presence of His Spirit. He calls us to rejoice in suffering, to persist in doing good, and to entrust our souls to a f...

Sermon Series: Titus— How a Rightly Ordered Church Tells the Truth About God and the Gospel.    Speaker: Tony Billington    ________    Main Idea: We live like we have the hope of eternal life because God, our Savior, washed us and renewed us by the Holy Spirit, generously through Jesus Christ our Savior.    ________    Application: Those who believe in the God who cannot lie will engage in good d...

Sermon Series: Between Two Worlds    Speaker: Pastor Josh Sherrell    __________      Description: Considering the victory that is ours in Christ through his suffering, resurrection, and ascension, Peter calls Christians to arm themselves for the dying life of this world and to live for the world to come in the light of Christ’s return.    __________    Main Idea: Christians embrace the dying life...

Sermon Series: Between Two Worlds    Speaker: Pastor Josh Sherrell    __________      Description: Within the ongoing theme of suffering in Peter’s letter, this week’s passage emphasizes the victory Christ has accomplished through his suffering and how we share in it.   ________       Main Idea:  Those who trust in the suffering, risen, and ascended Christ share in his victory.    __________    I....

Sermon Series: Between Two Worlds    Speaker: Pastor Josh Sherrell    __________      Description: Peter continues the theme of suffering for righteousness, which takes the focus of much of the rest of the letter. In these verses, the emphasis is on Christian witness and readiness to suffer and respond with the hope of a better life as chosen strangers on a journey between two worlds.    _________...

Sermon Series: Titus— How a Rightly Ordered Church Tells the Truth About God and the Gospel.    Speaker: Tony Billington    ________    This Sunday, Tony Billington will continue the series in Titus on how a rightly ordered church tells the truth about God and the gospel. This time, focusing on how we live this out through relationships in the church.     __________    Main Idea: We live like we h...

Sermon Series: Titus— How a Rightly Ordered Church Tells the Truth About God and the Gospel.    Speaker: Tony Billington    ________    This Sunday, Tony Billington will continue the series in Titus on how a rightly ordered church tells the truth about God and the gospel. This time, focusing on the godly character necessary for this way of living.  ____________  Main Idea: God wants leaders in his...