Cornerstone Church in Watertown SD

We Enjoy God’s Design! #4 – God’s Design for Families By Steve Anderson. Family is not an important thing. It’s everything! For Jesus family is not about blood; family is about mission! (Mark 3:31-35) Not family or mission, not family and mission, but family on mission! The one true God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit – is on mission! (Gen. 12:1-3) Next Steps: • Pray daily for people in your God-giv...

We Enjoy God’s Design! #3 – God’s Design for Fathers By Steve Anderson. How do you learn to be a father? There is only one prefect father – God the Father! Fathers use words to powerfully affirm their children. (Mt. 3:16-17) Fathers discipline wisely. (Eph. 6:11; Col. 3:21) Fathers set the tone for the family. (Joshua 24:15) Next Steps: 1. Pray the “Prayer for Fathers” this week. 2. Contact Pastor...

By Carla Johnson. Watch video episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ here ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Watch more ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  www.cornerstonewat.com

We Enjoy God’s Design! By Steve Anderson. God’s design is good and gives life! (Deut. 4:39-40; 11:26; Rom. 12:1-2) Culture’s design is always drifting. (Deut. 17:18-20; 2 Tim. 3:16-17) Self-design leads to confusion. The church invites all people to learn to enjoy God’s design! (Heb. 13:4; Mk. 10:45; Jn. 10:10) Daily Prayer: In Jesus’ name I renounce the drifting designs of culture. I renounce sel...

We Follow the Risen Lord! #4 – We Move from Doubt to Belief! By Steve Anderson. Why do we have doubts? Thomas has strong doubts. (John 20:24-25) Jesus addresses Thomas’ doubts. (John 20:26-27) Thomas moves from doubt to belief! (John 20:28) Jesus encourages our faith! (John 20:20:29) The Bible’s was written to lead us to believe in Jesus Christ. (John 20:30-31) Next Steps: • Be honest with Jesus a...

With the Anchor of Faith we move from FEAR to PEACE. By Mark Tracy. Paul’s encouragement is this, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.” (2 Tim 1:7) Pefect love casts out fear.” (1 John 4:18) If Prayer is the key to heaven, Faith unlocks the door. We are people of the Prince of Peace, filled with the Holy Spirit! Joining Cornerstone is no...

We Follow the Risen Lord! #2 – We Move from Confusion to Faith! By Steve Anderson. Confusion is like an earthquake. Confusion can blind us from seeing God at work. (John 20:11-15) When Jesus says our name confusion evaporates and faith emerges. (Jn. 20:16-17; Isa. 43:1; Lk. 19:5) We naturally become a witness to the risen Lord Jesus Christ! (John 20:18) Don’t wait to move out of confusion into fai...

We Follow the Risen Lord! #1 – We Move from Grief into Hope! By Steve Anderson. When we follow the risen Christ we move from empty to full – we move from grief to hope! The empty tomb brought Mary grief and confusion. (John 20:1-2) News of the empty tomb propelled Peter into a desperate search. (John 20:3-7) The empty tomb brought John confident hope! (John 20:8-10) Who are you: Mary, Peter, or Jo...

We Live the Story That Matters Most! #5 – Restoration! By Steve Anderson. What do you look forward to? We’re all waiting for restoration! (Rom. 8:18-25) This is not flipping a house, this is a complete restoration of all things! Jesus begins the great restoration! (Luke 4:14-21; 1 Cor. 15:23) The church is in the restoration business! God’s restoration described. (Rev. 21:1-8) Grief is our longing...

We Live the Story That Matters Most! – Pray for Ukraine! By Steve Anderson & Rick Post. Watch video episode ⁠⁠ here ⁠⁠.  Watch more ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ .  www.cornerstonewat.com

We Live the Story That Matters Most! #4 – Redemption! By Steve Anderson. Is there any hope? The Bible is full of redemption stories! Jesus came to redeem us! (Mk. 10:45; 1 Tim. 2:5-6) Real redemption begins with God. - God created us to be with him. - Our sins separate us from God. - Sins cannot be removed by good deeds. - Paying the price for sin, Jesus died and rose again. - Everyone who trusts...

We Live the Story That Matters Most! #3 – The Fall! By Steve Anderson. What’s the problem? The problem is “The Fall” “Did God really say…?” (Gen. 3:1) The lie that judgment will be replaced by reward. (Gen. 3::2-5) The choice to rebel. (Gen. 3::6) Rebellion has consequences. (Gen. 3::7-24) For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. (Rom. 3:23) Prayer of Repentance: One...

We Live the Story That Matters Most! #2 – Creation! By Steve Anderson. The Battle of Creation Stories (Gen. 11:31-12:3) Creation means all human beings are of high worth and value. (Gen. 1:27, 31; Ps. 8:3-8) Creation means we are stewards of what God has created. (Gen. 1:28-30) Creation means we are capable of creating! Question: What are you creating? (Eph. 4:29; 2 Cor. 13:10) Prayer: One true Go...

We Live the Story That Matters Most! #1 By Steve Anderson. We all live in a story that guides and shapes our lives. God calls us to find our story in His story! Jesus told stories to get us to think about our story. (Mt. 13:34-35) Jesus’ story about seeds and soil. (Mt. 13:1-23) Jesus’ story about the greatest treasure. (Mt. 13:44-46) God’s story: - Chapter 1 – Creation - Chapter 2 – The Fall - Ch...

We Engage God in Worship: #7 – What do we give and why do we give? By Steve Anderson. Worship is about giving! (2 Sam. 24) Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be. (Jesus – Mt. 6:21) True worship removes our fear and selfishness, and frees us to become generous. Earn more. Save more. Give more. (John Wesley) We give from thankful hearts to invest in God’s work in th...

We Engage God in Worship: #6 – What do our bodies have to do with worship? By Steve Anderson. What do our bodies have to do with worship? (Rom. 12:1) A window into Old Testament worship. (Nehemiah 8:1-12) A window into New Testament worship. (1 Tim. 2:8) We all need to go back to the Bible’s “worship school”. Watch video episode here .  Watch more here .  www.cornerstonewat.com

We Engage God in Worship: #5 – Why Do We Sing? By Steve Anderson. God’s people singing in worship: Ex. 15:1-21; 2 Sam. 6:5; 1 Chron. 25:2-8; 2 Chron. 7:6; 2 Chron. 20:21; Ps. 21:13; Ps. 69:29-30; Ps. 96:1; Ps. 100:2; Isa. 51:11; Lk.. 1:46-55; Col. 3:16; Eph. 5:18-20; Rev. 5:9-14; Rev. 15:3-4 When we sing in worship we use the breath God has given us to pray, praise and thank him! We do not worship...

We Engage God in Worship: #4 – What Happens When We Worship? By Steve Anderson. When we engage God in worship we get put in our place, because we put God in his place. Jesus helps us find our place. (Mark 10:13-16) Childish faith tries to use God. Child-like faith lets God be God. One man’s worship struggle to keep God in his rightful place. (Job 1:21; 2:9-10; 3:1; 38:1; 42:1-6) Worship changes us...

By  Mark Tracy. Watch video episode here .  Watch more here .  www.cornerstonewat.com

We Engage God in Worship: #2 – What Do We Expect? By Steve Anderson. What do you expect when you attend a worship service? When you come to worship expect to experience the presence of God. (Isaiah 6:1-8) Expect to “see” God. (Isaiah 6:1-4) Expect to “see” yourself. (Isaiah 6:5; Rom. 12:3) Expect to God to forgive! (Isaiah 6:5-7; Rom. 3:25) Expect to be called! (Isaiah 6:5-8; 1 Peter 2:9-10) Expec...

We Engage God in Worship: #1 – Who is Worship About? By Steve Anderson. Who is worship about? Just like Jesus, we are tempted to misuse worship. (Mt. 4:1-11) Engaging God in worship gets us into the one story that matters – God’s story! (Gen. 1:1) We worship our anchor. (Heb. 6:18-19) No worship; no power. Know worship; know power. (Mt. 16:16) Worship is letting out the clutch and engaging the pre...

A NEW KIND OF RESOLUTION: Do the work of Christmas! By Mark Tracy. Jesus gave his disciples a prescription on how they could be happy/blessed. (Mat. 5:1-11) We must know Christ as savior before we know him as teacher. (Mat. 5:1-2) James 4:8 says we should come close to God. Jesus gives the gift of happiness and places it within the vessel of an open heart. In 2023, resolve to do the work of C...

Four Kinds of Christmas: Which Are You? #4 – A Stable Christmas (Lk. 2:6-7) By Steve Anderson. How do you know if someone loves you? When someone loves you they bear the cost to draw near! (Phil. 2:6-8) When someone loves you they show up! (John 1:14) Hailey’s Story Daily Prayer: Father God, we renounce the lie that you don’t care about us. We affirm the truth you that in your Son, Jesus Christ, y...

Four Kinds of Christmas: Which Are You? #3 – Santa Christmas By Steve Anderson Santa Christmas Myth #1: Nothing is wrong. Everything is good! (Ezek. 13:10) The Bible does not pretend that all is well. (Jn. 11:33,35; Rom. 7:15; Mt. 1:20-21; Isa. 9:2) Santa Christmas Myth #2: If I’m good, my life will turn out good. The truth: When I follow Jesus, I still live in a sin-broken world. (Rom. 8:22-23,37...

Four Kinds of Christmas: Which Are You? Shopper? By Steve Anderson and special guest, Rick Post. Watch video episode here .  Watch more here .  www.cornerstonewat.com