Cornerstone Christian Fellowship

Garrett Soucy is the pastor at Christ the King Church in Belfast, ME.

Doctrine : What the enemy means for evil, God works for our good and His glory  Q : In what ways does God work His glory and our good from evil?  I. God turns evil on its head  II. God makes His righteousness shine forth from our evil     III. God exposes the depravity of our evil  IV. God redeems souls from evil 

Doctrine: Christ meets us in our hardships  Q: How can we experience Christ’s help in our hardships?  I. Inquire of the Lord 1-14  II. Seek your Divine Jonathan 15-18  III. Get to the Rock of Escape 19-29 

David is now in full flight from Saul and Saul is in full pursuit of David. Vs 1-5 zero in on David’s new home and family in the Wilderness. Vs 6-23 shift the focus to Saul’s horrific massacre of the priests of the LORD and their families.  In this chapter I pray we can catch the wonderful rays of the Son of David shining forth from the narrative.  Doctrine: The King gathers souls to Himself   1Sa...

Guest Speakers: David Nelson & Joel Blackwell

FEAR GOD AND NOTHING ELSE 1Sam21; Ps 34 Doctrine: The fear of man is a snare, but the Fear of God is a Fountain of Life Q: What snares lie on the fear of man trail? Pr. 29.25  What refreshments flow from the Fear of God fountain? Pr.14.27 A. David’s Demise 1Sam21  B. David’s Deliverance Ps 34  

Doctrine: God is our loving & faithful Support even when our world crumbles    Q: How is God lovingly Faithful even when we feel forsaken?  I. God richly blesses us  when we suffer evil for doing good  II. God faithfully keeps His Covenant Promises with us  III. God lovingly ordains the Who and the How long of our Support system 

Doctrine: God graciously superintends all our affairs for our good  Q: How does God graciously superintend our affairs?    I. God ordains our strife 1a, 9-11a  II. God ordains our success 8  III. God ordains our support 1-7, 11-24  Closing Applications: If God graciously superintends all your affairs for your good - Then     1) Rejoice & Rest in His Sovereignty   2) Consider & Cooperate wi...

Doctrine: True love for Christ surpasses all other loves    1Sa 18:3   Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. 4   And Jonathan took off the robe that was on him and gave it to David, with his armor, even to his sword and his bow and his belt.  Q: What does an all-surpassing love for Christ look like? I. Your life is bound up in the life of Christ 1 II. You e...

Doctrine: The Battle is the Lord’s 47   Then all this assembly shall know that the LORD does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the LORD's, and He will give you into our hands.   Q: How do we fight in the Lord’s battle?  I. Recall your theological underpinnings 26, 46-47 II. Boldly stand on present grace and past victories 32-37 III. Let intimidation strip you of all but raw fai...

Jake Marcoux is the leader of Intervarsity Christian Fellowship at the University of Maine at Farmington.

Doctrine: God sees and honors the lowly nobody who fervently seeks His heart  2Sa 7:8   Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts: "I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people, over Israel"'.  Q: What does a heart after God look like? What did God see in David’s heart?  I. God saw a Desiring-God h...

Doctrine: Christian baptism is an outward confession of the inward reality of having received Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior Q: What is the road to baptism? What are the steps that lead up to it?  I. The Light must come on Act 9.1-5 II. Respond with repentance and faith 6a NKJV III. Put on the wedding ring 6b-18   

C.H. Spurgeon: He who has Christ, being a pauper, has all things. He that does not have Christ, though possessing a thousand worlds, possesses nothing for real happiness and joy Doctrine: Knowing Christ is the ultimate, joy-filling experience Q: How can I truly know Him? How can I experience this fullness of joy? I. Know Christ in a Soul-saving way   II. Know Christ in an ever increasing intimacy ...

Jamie Simpson is the Pastor of River of Life Christian Fellowship in Athens, ME. Text:               Genesis 39 Title:                Success inside of Suffering  Big Idea:        Because the LORD is always with us,                          our suffering need not ruin our expectation of success.  Application:   That you would live like the LORD is always with you.  Question:        What does it me...

Doctrine: Christ is surpassingly worthy of our most extravagant love Q: How can I, like Mary, lavish more love on Christ?  I. Gratefully contemplate what Christ has done for you and yours 1-2 II. Pour out affection that is in accord with Christ’s worth 3-6  III. Live to leave a legacy of more love to Christ 7-8  

Guest Speaker: Wayne Frost - Missionary with Trans World Radio

Doctrine: In desperate times there is no sweeter place to be than at the feet of Jesus Q: How can we draw near to Christ in troubled times?   I. Call fervently on Him who loves your soul 1-4 II. Understand that God’s delays are not God’s denials 5-17 III. Focus your faith on the reality of who Jesus is 18-27 IV. Let desperation drive you to the feet of Jesus 28-44

Three times Mary of Bethany is mentioned in the Gospels and each time she is found at the feet of Jesus. Doctrine: The one thing most needful for believers is enjoying Christ’s presence in all things   Q: How can we experience greater intimacy with Christ? Here is what we learn from the Sisters of Bethany: I. Mary at the feet of Jesus in Transfixion (Held motionless with awe) 38-39, 42  II. Martha...