Cornerstone Baptist Church

Jesus charges His followers to persistently long for and pray for His return.

The works and ways of God are laid out across the world patiently waiting for God to be praised for all He has done.

In Luke 17 Jesus warns us to live with full readiness for the kingdom of God to come very soon.

When presented with divine revelation, blessing and brokenness may God be gracious to give us faith to see our need and His grace.

Jesus showed mercy to ten lepers. One of the lepers returned to embrace Jesus with saving faith.

Glory of God revealed in the Skies (vv. 1-6) Glory of God revealed in the Scriptures (vv. 7-11) Our need for a savior revealed in ourselves (vv. 12-14)

In Psalm 139 the psalmist stands amazed and humbled at the vast knowledge of God. Given God's knowledge the psalmist prays the wicked acts of wicked men happening in God's complete sight would be stopped. He prays that God would show him a glimpse of who He is so that he might be pure in the sight of God.

Letting the goodness of God open our eyes to eternal priorities.

We can praise God for how He has benefited our souls, our covenant brothers and sisters and the entire cosmos.

Jesus continues to teach His disciples, while keenly aware that His words fall upon the ears of Jewish religious leaders intent on discrediting and possibly destroying Him. Jesus puts forth qualities that characterize His true followers, Kingdom citizens.

In Hebrews 2 we see the logic of the gospel -- (1) Jesus for a little while was made lower than the angels (2) Jesus suffered to cleanse His brethren (3) Jesus paid our pardon.

Jesus suffers as the forsaken one all while fully trusting in the strength of His Father. As such, our Lord offers all His followers a picture of how to walk faithfully in the midst of suffering.

(1) Jesus confronts the Pharisees’ Mishandling of God’s Word, (2) Jesus Unravels the Pharisees Tragic Teachings on the afterlife

Jesus teaches His followers to use temporal money for an eternal investment into the Kingdom of God.

God in Charge, God unmoved, God is Holy

Jesus teaches us that our God is a merciful, seeking Father. Those who follow Jesus identify with the need for mercy and find joy in seeing those who are lost finding rescue and hope.

In Psalms 2 we are told that until Christ assumes His proper reign as the King of Kings, the world will scoff in opposition to His rule and His ways. But we are to be encouraged that Christ will rule and will reign.

In James 2 we are clearly taught that authentic faith produces works evident of the faith. Saving faith leaves our hearts and moves to and through our hands.

In Luke 14, Jesus teaches us the importance of counting the cost of following Jesus. He warns that those who follow him must be willing to abandon all other treasures compared to following him.

In 2 Peter we are taught the the Word of God offers us a true light in the darkness. We can trust the Word of God and follow it as the source of our truth.

Jesus explains the amazing opportunity he offers to believers when He invites them to come join His Kingdom. He warns of being careful that pride, preoccupation and unbelief should not hinder us from enjoying the opportunity to be rescued.

God kept secret the fullness of the gospel; God disclosed the gospel through the coming of Jesus by the Old Testament; The Gospel is spread through the preaching of Jesus at the command of God; The God who brought abundant mercies to save us will bring abundant mercies to keep us

In Luke 13:31-35 Jesus explains that His rule will not end until His ministry is complete. Jesus proclaims that the heights of power of both Gentiles and Jews will reject His rule, but He stands ready to save.

Paul bids farewell to the Romans and encourages them towards unity in obedience.

Jesus teaches the humbling reality that few will see the wisdom of the kingdom. By God's grace believers seek to strive to enter through the narrow door.