Cornerstone Brighton Sermons

Continuing our Meals With Jesus series, pastor Chris Winans discusses our hospitality towards Jesus. Taking the passage from Luke 7:36-50, pastor Chris teaches us about the context of hospitality in the days of Jesus and how this awareness dramatically increases the impact of this passage: “36 One of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee's house and reclined a...

Pastor Chris Winans begins a new sermon series called “Meals With Jesus”. This week focuses on the hospitality Jesus offered Zacchaeus found in Luke 19:1-10: “He entered Jericho and was passing through. And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small in st...

This week in our series Pastor Chris Winans discusses the sacrament of Communion. Basing his discussion on 1 Corinthians chapter 10, verses 14-22, Pastor Winans helps us understand the depth, importance and beauty of Communion, and why it is so important to everyone who follows Jesus Christ both as an individual, and as a community. www.cornerstonebrighton.com

Pastor Chris Winans continues our Radically Ordinary series, this week discussing the Sacrament of Baptism. Focusing on Romans chapter 6 verses 1 though 16, Pastor Chris challenges believers to recognize the transformative power of their new life in Christ. Through Baptism, we are reminded that sin no longer has dominion over us. Instead, we are called to walk in freedom, live in obedience to God,...

Pastor Matt Grimm continues our series Radically Ordinary, this week discussing the parable of the persistent widow found in Luke chapter 18, verses 1 through 8.  Pastor Matt unpacks the parable with contrasts and comparisons to God’s character and focuses us on the reasons for persistent prayer. www.cornerstonebrighton.com

dPastor Chris Winans begins a new series called "Radically Ordinary", focused on Scriptural Growth through the Sacraments of Communion, The Word, Prayer, and Baptism. This week Pastor Winans discusses The Word (the Bible), with scripture taken from 2 Timothy chapter 3, verses 1 through 5 and verse 14- and points us to the ordinary practice of simply reading the Bible on a daily basis.  w...

Author and international speaker Michael Ots joins us today, discussing in detail the events depicted in the book of Acts, chapter 8 verses 26-40. Michael demonstrates how everyday normal people can be used by God to impact the lives of others, and be able to tell others about- an he puts it- “the best news in the world”. www.cornerstonebrighton.com

Pastor Chris Winans concludes our series Have You Heard, discussing the hope we have in Jesus Christ based on Isaiah 25:6-9. An important distinction to realize that is discussed, is that without Christ, ultimately everything will be very much not good, but in Christ- with Christ-  ultimately everything will be good. www.cornerstonebrighton.com

Week 2 of our series “Have You Heard” focuses on the freedom we have in Jesus Christ. Freedom means different things for different cultures, and in this discussion Pastor Chris Winans defines freedom from the Biblical perspective through what Jesus has done, not as it is defined by any culture or country. www.cornerstonebrighton.com

Beginning our series today Pastor Chris discusses the core foundation of the Gospel, of what Jesus has done for all of us. This week the focus is on forgiveness, and how this concept tends to have little impact as most people see themselves as good people who do not need forgiveness. www.cornerstonebrighton.com

Pastor Matt Grimm concludes our series in Ecclesiastes, discussing the final chapter in the famous book. At the end of the day, the writer of Ecclesiastes concludes to enjoy the gifts from God with gratitude and instead of focusing on the gifts, focus on the Giver. . www.cornerstonebrighton.com

Pastor Chris Winans discusses Ecclesiastes 6:12 to 7:12 this week, continuing our series in the book of Ecclesiastes called “At The End of the Day”. Pastor Winans unpacks what the original writers may have meant saying things like “It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting” and “Sorrow is better than laughter”.  www.cornerstonebrighton.com

Week 5 of our series discusses the revelation by Copernicus that the Earth is not the center of our universe, and how this radical idea is analogous to modern day culture relating to Christianity. Pastor Chris Winans challenges us to forge our identities in Jesus Christ, why we should do so and how we can. www.cornerstonebrighton.com

Pastor Chris continues our series in Ecclesiastes, this week discussing the concept of Justice as it relates to the scriptures and the very nature of God. Trying to be a good person, where more goods things out weigh the bad things is not Christianity, rather, Christ paid for everything  that is not holy so we can be reconciled to God. www.cornerstonebrighton.com

Continuing our series in Ecclesiastes, Pastor Chris Winans discusses anxiety and control this week, and the continuing providence of God throughout our lives- both the good times and the bad. Ultimately it's all up to Christ, and the sovereignty of God is a soft pillow for anxious hearts. www.cornerstonebrighton.com

Pastor Chris Winans continues our series in Ecclesiastes, this week focusing on satisfaction and fulfillment. Only Jesus satisfies. The question isn't, do you know it? The question is, are you living it? If I was to follow you around, if you were to follow me around, what would you say at the end of the day satisfies me? At the end of the day satisfies you? Only you can really answer that. ww...

Pastor Matt Grimm starts our new series on the book of Ecclesiastes called “At The End of The Day”. This sermon introduces a new series on the book of Ecclesiastes titled "At the End of the Day." Pastor Matt explores the meaning of the Hebrew word *hevel* (translated as "vanity"), explaining that it refers to a "vapor" or "mist"—something that is real and vi...

Special guest Andy Wood from Saddleback Church in CA discusses the parable of the seeds taught by Jesus Christ, from the book of Mark 4 verse 1 through 20. Learn more about Saddleback Church at saddleback.com . www.cornerstonebrighton.com

We celebrate the 250th birthday of America this week. Pastor Chris Winans focuses his discussion on wisdom by highlighting Proverbs 25:11 and passages from Philippians that influenced Abraham Lincoln, and should shape our approach to being followers of Jesus Christ in our every day life. www.cornerstonebrighton.com

Pastor Chris Winans teaches Week 4 of Wisdom’s Warnings, and discusses The Scoffer as mentioned in the book of Proverbs chapter 12 ver 2, and chapter 21 verse 24. The Scoffer is defined by arrogant pride, mocking, anger and the self focused delusion hat they know everything- so there is no need to heed wisdom’s call.  We can all find ourselves having these tendencies, especially with social media...

Pastor Paul Adcock teaches from Proverbs this week, specifically about "the fool" which is often mentioned throughout the book of Proverbs. This week the discussion centers around chapter 1, verses 1 through 7. www.cornerstonebrighton.com

Wisdom's Warnings this week it Pastor Chris Winans discussing "the sluggard" as described in Proverbs chapter 22 verse 13. We all have the tendency to be a sluggard at times, but co-laboring with God's work brings blessings, that are both immediate and eternal. www.cornerstonebrighton.com

Pastor Chris Winans begins a new series on Proverbs called “Wisdom’s Warnings”. This week he discusses Proverbs chapter 9, verses 1-18; comparing and contrasting Lady Wisdom and Lady Folly. Which house would you rather spend time in? Did you know you can read one chapter of Proverbs a day? There are 31 chapters in Proverbs, so it’s as simple as reading the chapter that the date is on. For example...

Pastor Brian Tweedie delivers his last sermon as a pastor on staff at Cornerstone, retiring after 30 years of selfless and exemplary service. This last message is based on the book of Joshua chapter one, verses one through nine. Please email us at info@cstoneepc.com if you would like to see the recording of Brian’s retirement service that took place at 6pm on Sunday May 31. www.cornerstonebrighton...

Pastor Chris Winans concludes our series on Spiritual Gifts, on Pentecost Sunday. He discusses the passage in Acts chapter 2, verses 1 through 21 and how this event is the fulfillment of a longing that began back in the day of Moses.  www.cornerstonebrighton.com