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What you keep your eyes on will eventually shape your faith. In this message from our From the Vine series, Cynthia teaches on faithfulness through the lens of “gaze versus glance.” So often, we give long attention to fear, temptation, pressure, grief, anxiety, comparison, and the enemy’s lies, while only glancing at the truth of God’s Word. But Jesus calls us to remain connected to Him, because a...

What if lasting joy is not something you chase, but something you receive by staying close to Jesus? In this message from the From the Vine series, Larry McCall explores Jesus’ words in John 15 and reveals how abiding in Christ leads to spiritual growth, obedience, lasting satisfaction, and the fullness of joy. When we stop striving to produce fruit on our own and begin focusing on our relationshi...

What do you do when your faith feels strong one week and distant the next? In the Season 2 finale of Cornerstone Conversations, Pastor Josh Hersey answers honest questions about anxiety, depression, habitual sin, doubt, baptism, and what it means to trust Jesus when your feelings and circumstances are constantly changing. This Christian faith conversation explores how Philippians 4 speaks to anxie...

In this message from John 15, Pastor Josh explains what it truly means to abide in Jesus, remain connected to the Vine, and allow the Holy Spirit to produce lasting fruit in your life. Jesus never asked us to manufacture love, joy, peace, or self control on our own. He invited us to stay close to Him and receive the life, grace, and transformation that only He can provide. Through John 15, Mark 12...

How do you stay close to Jesus when your work schedule is hectic, your mind is constantly running, and quiet time feels nearly impossible? In this episode of Cornerstone Conversations, the fellas explore what it practically means to abide in Christ during everyday life. They discuss prayer, worship, work, parenting, spiritual rhythms, and how to become more aware of God’s presence without turning...

What if spiritual growth is not something you force, but something that happens as you stay connected to Jesus? In this message from our From the Vine series, we continue in John 15 and look at what it really means to abide in Christ. The work of the disciple is not to manufacture fruit, strive harder, or earn the love of God. The work of the disciple is to remain connected to the source of life,...

What does it actually mean to abide in Jesus? In this episode of Cornerstone Conversations, the fellas talk through John 15, the fruit of the Spirit, religious activity, rebellion, and the difference between doing the right things for the wrong reasons and living from real connection with Christ. This conversation gets honest about anger, family moments, spiritual growth, and the way life reveals...

This message looks at the tension every follower of Jesus feels. We are saved by grace, not by works, but we are still called to walk in the good works God prepared for us. So how do we take real steps without turning discipleship into religious activity? How do we grow without making it all about ourselves? From John 15, Galatians 5, Acts 2, Colossians 2, and Ephesians 2, this message is a remind...

In this episode of Cornerstone Conversations, we continue an honest and needed conversation about authority, submission, maturity, and the moments where staying may be forming something in us, while leaving may be the wisest and healthiest next step. This discussion moves through the tension many people feel in jobs, churches, families, leadership environments, and even difficult relationships, as...

What if the Christian life was never meant to be powered by hustle, pressure, and trying harder? In this message from John 15 and Luke 6, Pastor Josh unpacks the difference between religious activity and real abiding in Jesus. Growth does not come from forcing fruit, hiding your wounds, or proving yourself to God. It comes from staying connected to the true vine, bringing the broken places into th...

What do you do when the person leading you is the person frustrating you the most? In this episode of Cornerstone Conversations, Pastor Josh, Trevor, Larry, and Katheryn have an honest conversation about authority, difficult bosses, toxic environments, and the uncomfortable work God sometimes does in us when we would rather just leave. They talk through the tension between staying faithful in a ha...

In John 15, Jesus tells us that He is the vine and we are the branches. The goal of the Christian life is not to grit our teeth, try harder, and force ourselves to produce fruit. The goal is to remain connected to Him. When we abide in Jesus, the Holy Spirit begins to produce the character of Christ in us, not because we are perfect, but because we are learning to follow Him one step at a time. In...

What does it actually look like to honor authority when you disagree with the person over you? In this episode of Cornerstone Conversations, Pastor Josh and the fellas talk honestly about one of the more uncomfortable parts of following Jesus: submission, honor, difficult leaders, parents, bosses, government, and the tension of trying to obey God while living under imperfect authority. This conver...

What if the Christian life was never meant to be powered by trying harder? In this message, Pastor Josh opens the series From the Vine by walking through John 15 and the words of Jesus, “I am the vine, you are the branches.” Too often, we make the goal of faith about producing fruit, fixing ourselves, proving ourselves, or showing God we are doing enough. But Jesus points us to something deeper an...

Why is authority such a struggle for so many of us? In this episode of Cornerstone Conversations, Pastor Josh unpacks one of the most uncomfortable but important conversations for modern Christians: honor, submission, difficult leaders, and what Jesus actually modeled for us. From corrupt governments to frustrating bosses, from military stories to real life church leadership, this conversation get...

This message gets into one of the hardest parts of following Jesus that nobody really likes talking about: authority, honor, humility, and what our faith looks like behind closed doors. It is easy to love the parts of Jesus that feel comforting and inspiring. It is a lot harder when His words start touching our pride, our reactions, our attitude toward people over us, and the quiet compromises we...

Most of what shapes your life will never be seen. It happens in quiet decisions, private battles, and moments where you choose God without an audience. This message walks through the life of Timothy and the kind of strength God builds behind closed doors, the kind that does not come from a perfect background but from surrender, obedience, and being formed in hidden places. If you have ever wrestle...

In this episode of Cornerstone Conversations, we step into the real questions people actually wrestle with but don’t always say out loud. What does it look like to hear God clearly without second guessing yourself? What do you do when God feels quiet, or when you’ve prayed for something and it didn’t happen the way you hoped? This conversation stays grounded in Scripture but speaks directly to eve...

What you do in private is shaping who you become in public. In this message from the Behind Closed Doors series, we take an honest look at the hidden places of our lives. Those places where integrity is formed, where compromise starts, and where real discipleship actually happens. Using stories like Joseph’s quiet obedience and David’s hidden failure, this message challenges the idea of strength a...

Most people don’t say it out loud, but a lot of days with Jesus just feel… normal. No big moments, no emotional highs, just life. In this episode of Cornerstone Conversations, we get honest about what it actually looks like to follow Jesus when no one’s around and nothing feels “spiritual.” From navigating dry seasons to dealing with repeated struggles, this conversation gets real about faith in e...