Cornerstone Church

What do you do when it feels like evil is winning? What happens when revenge feels like the only way to make things right? In Week 6 of In Their Own Eyes, Scott Savage teaches from Judges 9 and the brutal story of Abimelech. After Gideon's death, Abimelech uses family wounds, political ambition, and money from Baal-Berith to seize power, kill his brothers, and become the kind of ruler Israel thoug...

Why do we keep asking God for signs when He has already shown us the next step? What if the real issue is not that God has been silent, but that we are still hiding from what He has called us to do? In Week 4 of our series, In Their Own Eyes, Scott Savage continues through the book of Judges with the story of Gideon in Judges 6. Gideon is hiding in a wine press when God calls him a mighty warrior,...

Why do we keep repeating the same destructive patterns, even when we know where they lead? How can we break the cycle before it causes more damage? In Week 3 of In Their Own Eyes , guest speaker Jeff Gokee teaches from Judges 4 and the story of Deborah, Barak, Sisera, and Jael. Israel repeatedly rebels, suffers the consequences, cries out to God, and experiences restoration. But the cycle is not s...

What do you do when you know the right things about God, but He no longer feels real in your heart? What happens when faith becomes something you remember with your head, but no longer live with your whole life? In Week 2 of our series, In Their Own Eyes, Scott Savage continues through the book of Judges with Judges 3:7-31. Through the stories of Othniel, Ehud, and Shamgar, we see how God responds...

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Why do we so often measure impact by reach, attention, and visible results? What if some of the most meaningful influence in your life happens through the people right in front of you? In Week 7 of The Table, Dr. Brian Koning teaches from Acts 20:17-38, where Paul gathers the Ephesian elders on the beach at Miletus for a final farewell. Paul has preached to crowds, performed miracles, and carried...

What is the most important question a person can ask? In Week 6 of The Table, Scott Savage walks through Acts 16 and the unforgettable moment when a desperate jailer asks, “What must I do to be saved?” Through the story of Paul and Silas in prison, this message reveals how God often works through pain, opposition, and the places we never would have chosen. What happens when life falls apart and ev...

What if the people you struggle to understand are the very people God is pursuing? What happens when Jesus challenges the labels, assumptions, and divisions we place on others? In Week 5 of The Table, Scott Savage walks through Acts 10, 11, and 15 to explore the life-changing moment when God reshaped Peter’s understanding of grace, belonging, and who gets a seat at the table. Through the story of...

Why do relationships fall apart? And when they do, is it even possible to fix what’s been broken? In Week 4 of The Table, Pastor Scott Savage explores Acts 6 and uncovers the real reasons relationships break down—and what it actually takes to restore them. Conflict isn’t the exception in life, it’s the norm. The real question is whether we avoid it, or learn how to handle it in a healthy, biblical...

What happens when faith becomes more about appearance than reality? Can a church look healthy on the outside but be quietly falling apart within? In Week 3 of The Table, Scott Savage unpacks Acts 4 and 5 to reveal the powerful contrast between authentic faith and spiritual performance. Through the beauty of the early church’s generosity and the sobering story of Ananias and Sapphira, this message...

What do you do when you want community but it feels inconvenient, uncomfortable, or costly? Why does something we all desire seem so difficult to build and sustain? In Week 2 of The Table, Pastor Scott Savage explores Acts 2 and the powerful picture of the early church. This message unpacks the tension between our desire for connection and the devotion it actually requires. Through biblical teachi...

What if you’re missing what God is doing right in front of you? What if the ordinary moments in your life—your meals, conversations, and daily interactions—are actually where God wants to work the most? In Week 1 of The Table, Scott Savage walks through Acts 1 and reveals how Jesus used simple, everyday meals to accomplish extraordinary things. After His resurrection, Jesus didn’t just appear in d...

What does it really mean to be good enough for God? And how would you know if you are or if you are not? In this Easter message, Pastor Scott Savage challenges the way we often evaluate ourselves and where we place our hope. Walking through 1 Corinthians 15 and Philippians 3, he unpacks the difference between a because I faith built on our own effort and a because He faith rooted in the resurrecti...

What does it really mean when Jesus said, “It is finished”? And why do so many of us still live like there’s more we need to prove? In this Good Friday message, Scott Savage walks through John 19 and reveals the powerful truth behind Jesus’ final words on the cross. So many of us live like God’s love has to be earned—trying harder, doing more, and carrying the pressure to get it right. But what if...

What do you do when God doesn’t show up the way you expected? When life takes a turn you never planned, how do you keep trusting Him? In this powerful Palm Sunday message, Pastor Scott Savage walks through Matthew 21 and the story of Jesus entering Jerusalem. The crowds welcomed Him as King but missed who He truly was because He didn’t meet their expectations. Could we be doing the same thing toda...

What do you do when life places you in a season you never planned for? How do you stay faithful when you don’t know what’s next? In this honest and encouraging message, Chris Inman explores John 15 and Psalm 73 to reveal how unsettling seasons are an invitation to remain deeply connected to God. Through personal stories and biblical insight, Chris unpacks the struggle of feeling stuck, overlooked,...

What if the reason real change feels so difficult isn’t because you’re not trying hard enough? In this message from The [Re]Main Thing series, Pastor Scott Savage explores one of Jesus’ most powerful teachings about transformation in John 15. Many people spend their lives trying to improve themselves through effort, discipline, or performance. But Jesus points to a completely different path to rea...

Have you ever felt like God removed something from your life that you loved? A relationship, an opportunity, a season that seemed full of promise. In those moments it can feel confusing, painful, and even unfair. But what if God is doing something deeper than we can see? In Week 4 of The [Re]Main Thing series, Pastor Scott Savage explores Jesus’ teaching in John 15 about the vine, the branches, an...

How do you love someone who is hard to love? What do you do when the person who comes to mind is someone who hurt you, betrayed you, or simply makes your life difficult? In Week 3 of The [Re]Main Thing, Pastor Scott Savage explores what may be the hardest thing Jesus calls us to do: love people. Not just the easy ones. Not just the kind ones. But the ones who test our patience, challenge our grace...

What if your biggest spiritual problem is not sin, but speed? Are you so busy that you are slowly drifting from the presence of God? In Week 2 of The Remain Thing, Josh McClintock explores how hurry quietly damages our souls and keeps us from truly remaining in Jesus. Through the stories of Mary and Martha in Luke 10 and Judas in John 13, we see how distraction and self driven agendas pull us away...

What does it actually look like to stay connected to Jesus when your life feels rushed, distracted, and constantly pulled in a hundred directions? Is it about trying harder, doing more, or adding one more spiritual habit to an already overloaded schedule? In Week 1 of our series The [RE]Main Thing, Pastor Scott Savage walks through John 15 and Jesus’ powerful image of the vine and branches. Speaki...

What do you do when you feel discouraged and tempted to give up? What if the reason you want to quit is not because nothing is happening, but because you cannot see what God is doing? In this message, Scott Savage speaks directly to the quiet weight of discouragement and the moments when perseverance feels hardest. Through Scripture, real-life stories, and honest reflection, we are reminded that G...

What do you do when the things you keep turning to still leave you feeling empty? Why does going back to what once promised relief never seem to work? + In this message from the Burn The Ships series, Scott Savage teaches from John 4 and the story of the woman at the well, showing how easily we return to wells that cannot satisfy our souls. Through a powerful and relatable look at human patterns,...

What do you do when the fear of people’s opinions quietly shapes your decisions, your faith, and your relationship with God? How do you follow Jesus when approval feels like something you cannot afford to lose? In this message from the Burn The Ships series, Pastor Scott Savage confronts the exhausting reality of people pleasing and invites us to discover a better way to live. Drawing from Galatia...

Why does moving forward feel impossible even when you want healing? What happens when old wounds, bitterness, and unresolved pain quietly shape your relationships, your faith, and your future? In week three of the Burn The Ships series, Scott Savage, Josh McClintock, and Jake Downing sit down for an honest and practical conversation about church hurt, relational wounds, and the pain many people ca...