Cornerstone Christian Fellowship

Doctrine: Genuine salvation produces love for Christ, faith in Christ, and rejoicing in Christ    Q: How do we know if our salvation is genuine?    I. Though grieved by trials we rejoice in Christ    II. Though we did not witness His life, death and resurrection we love Christ    III. Though we do not see Him now we believe in Christ

Doctrine: The great things of God should be pondered into praise     1Pe 1:3a   Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,     Q: What great things give us cause to bless and worship God?       Peter answers with some very profound theology: - God’s abundant mercy to us - God causing us to be born again - God granting us a living hope - God the Father raising God the Son - God providi...

Doctrine: Our salvation is a Trinitarian accomplishment     Q: How is salvation a work of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit?      I. The Father’s sovereign election 2a     II. The Spirit’s sanctifying application 2b     III. The Son’s sprinkling atonement 2c    

Psa 133:1   Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity!     2   It is like the precious oil upon the head, Running down on the beard, The beard of Aaron,  Running down on the edge of his garments.     3   It is like the dew of Hermon, Descending upon the mountains of Zion; For there the LORD commanded the blessing—Life forevermore. Doctrine: Christian unity is...

Guest Speaker: Jamey Simpson from River of Life Church, Athens, Maine     Text: Romans 8:1-2     Title:  The Spirit Who Sets You Free     Big Idea: The Spirit sets us free to put us into service.      Application: That you would say yes to what the Spirit wants to do in your life.    Question: What does the Holy Spirit do for us? Answer: To equip us for service, the Spirit gives:  I. Gifts       ...

  Doctrine: God delights to bestow blessings on His covenant people     Q: What blessings has God promised in the Aaronic benediction? How do we receive them?     I. Explanation of the benediction     A. The LORD bless you and keep you     B. The LORD make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you     C. The LORD lift up His countenance upon and give you peace     II. Application of the be...

Doctrine: True branches bear the fruit of the True Vine      Q: How do I bear the fruit of Christ?        I. Beware of being a barren branch       II. Draw your sap from Christ         III. Yield to the Father’s pruning          

Doctrine: We can only come to the Father by having Jesus as our life     Q: How can I come to the Father through the life of the Son?      I. Receive the eternal life Jesus came to procure     II. Pursue the abundant life Jesus came to provide    

Doctrine: Jesus Christ is the embodiment of God’s truth to mankind.     Q: How should we respond to the Truth?        App #1 Believe in the Truth Acts 16:31      App #2 Live the truth Ja. 1:22; Matt 7:24-25       App #3 Accurately interpret the truth 2 Tim 2:15      

Guest Speaker: Jamey Simpson from River of Life Church, Athens, Maine     Text:               John 14:1-6     Title:                “I Am The Way”     Big Idea:         If you Want Fellowship with the Father you must Walk with Jesus.          Application:   That you would walk with Jesus all the way to God.      Question:       What does it mean that Jesus is “the way?” Answer:          It means t...

Doctrine: Our bodily resurrection is a glorious incitement to peace, purity & plentiful service    I. When are the dead raised bodily?    II. What will our resurrected bodies be like?     A. Physical body with Supernatural properties    B. Beautiful Countenance    III. Why should it matter now that believers will receive resurrected bodies?    A. Peace in our trials    B. Purity in our living

Doctrine: The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the keystone event of human history.    Q: Why is Christ’s resurrection the keystone of Christianity?    I. Our eternal redemption is secured by it    II. Our bodily resurrection is secured by it

THE SHEPHERD’S HEART Jn 10:11 &14; Ps 23        Doctrine: The Good Shepherd’s joy is increased the more His sheep come to Him for mercy and grace      

Guest Speaker: Matt Corey    1) Praise for the Cleansing of God     2) God's response of awesome deeds     3) God's visitation of Life 

Doctrine: The Good Shepherd came to save and to shepherd His sheep      Q: What will you do with Jesus the Good Shepherd?      I. Enter His sheepfold through the only Door     II. Follow the Shepherd in and out of His fold    

Doctrine: Only Jesus can fill the eternal hunger and thirst innate in every human heart Q: What should we do with this Bread of Life?         I. Live for that which fills the heart not the stomach       II. Nourish ourself at Christ’s table         

Guest Speaker: Pastor James Simpson from River of Life Church in Athens, ME    Big Idea:        There is a way into the life of God and Jesus is that way.      Application:   That you would rejoice in Jesus as the way to God.     Question:       What does it mean that Jesus is the door?     Answer:          It means that:                         I.          There is a way into the life of God.   ...

Doctrine: Jesus is the only Light that will lead us to heaven        Q: How should we respond to His Light?       I. Believe the Light       II. Follow the Light     III. Spread the Light     

Doctrine: Jesus Christ is the eternal, self-existent I Am       Q: How should we respond to Jesus - the great I AM?      I. We should Rejoice to see Christ’s day as Abraham did      II. We should Rest in Christ’s sovereignty as Moses did     

Doctrine: God prepares special providences necessary for our spiritual growth      Q: What things does God prepare for our progress in the faith?         I. The leafy Vine of Comfort      II. The wasting Worm of Want     III. The vehement Wind of Affliction     

Doctrine: God delights to show mercy to even the vilest repentant sinners         Jon 3:10   Then God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God relented from the disaster that He had said He would bring upon them, and He did not do it        Q: Why did the Ninevites believe and repent?       I. They witnessed the Sign of Jonah      II. They experienced the Saving power of the...

Doctrine: Great lessons are sometimes best learned in the depths         Q: What lessons do we learn from Jonah in the depths    I. God will have His way even when I am disobedient          II. God is able to make the unwilling, willing       II. Salvation is of the Lord    

Introduction to our next series on Jonah        Doctrine: The Lord Jesus paid the fare for our rebellious sin