Cornerstone Church of Fergus Falls, MN - Sermon Podcasts

In this sermon, we quickly walk through the last section of 1 Peter (5:10-14) and we do a recap of the entire book of 1 Peter, focusing on the themes of suffering, hope, and the Gospel. ____________________________________________________________________________

From 1 Peter 5:1-9. WE APOLOGIZE - we had technical difficulties with our sermon audio and this sermon did not record. This sermon can be found on our Facebook videos page (the sermon starts around the 30-minute mark): https://www.facebook.com/cornerstonechurchff/videos/303049181050891/ ____________________________________________________________________________

From 1 Peter 4:12-19. We may not like facing difficult times. But we are promised they are coming. We also know that God will judge all of us. Because of these things, it's important that we would learn how to handle our sufferings well - with hope, faith, and joy. ____________________________________________________________________________

From 1 Peter 4:1-11. In this world, it is very easy to get distracted by sin or by our own pursuits. In this passage, we learn about resisting sin and about setting our minds on things that are worthwhile. ____________________________________________________________________________

From 1 Peter 3:18-22. This passage contains some difficult theology, which I try to explain. But it also contains a very clear message about our hope of salvation - we need to trust in what God provides to deliver us. ___________________________________________________________________________

From 1 Peter 3:13-18. Because we know Jesus, we can walk around this world with great hope, even in the face of suffering. We should be able to tell others the reason for the hope we have, too. ____________________________________________________________________________

From 1 Peter 3:1-12. In this passage, we see some important advice for husbands & wives, as well as some good advice for any human relationship. It's easy to struggle with relationships. But if we're focused on Christ, we can honor God in the way we treat each other. ____________________________________________________________________________

From 1 Peter 2:13-25. We often struggle to know how to interact with authorities or how to respond to unjust suffering. This passage gives us some wonderful teaching on these topics and reminds us of how Jesus suffered for us. ____________________________________________________________________________

From 1 Peter 2:4-12. God has wonderful plans to include his people in something amazing, with Jesus as the cornerstone. It means we have really important things to do as we walk with him and serve him. ___________________________________________________________________________

From 1 Peter 1:22-2:3. In Christ, we have new birth and living hope. This passage focuses on the role of God's Word in this process. In hope, may we obey the living and enduring Word God has given to us. ____________________________________________________________________________

From 1 Peter 1:13-21. Hope is meant to lead to action. Because we have wonderful promises from God about what he will do to bring his people to himself, we should pursue holiness. ____________________________________________________________________________

From 1 Peter 1:10-12. God's work is spoken grace to us. He has revealed ahead of time what he will do. We can look back and see how he has fulfilled his promises. We can look ahead and trust that he will complete his good plans. (Note: in the first part of this sermon, I give some teaching on praying for our leaders and unity in the church during these coronavirus times.) ____________________...

From 1 Peter 1:3-9. Continuing in this "Living Hope" series, in this sermon, we look again at the idea of hope. This time, it's the hope of a future inheritance for all who know Jesus. Having this certain promise from God should strengthen us to live with fay and joy now, even in the midst of trials. ____________________________________________________________________________

From 1 Peter 1:1-3. In this new sermon series, we plan to look into the hope we have in Jesus Christ. Although we live as strangers here, we who know God have been chosen by him and we have a living hope, which should strengthen us on our journey here. ____________________________________________________________________________

From Mark 8:31-38. In dying on the cross, Jesus did many things for us. One of those things is that he set an example for us. We are to deny ourselves and take up our cross as we follow Jesus.  ____________________________________________________________________________

From Mark 16:1-8. As we go through life, it can be all too easy to forget that God has a wonderful plan. The resurrection of Christ from the dead shows us wonderful things. May we allow the resurrection to change us!

From Mark 11:1-10 & Psalm 118:22-29. There is so much rich Biblical imagery in the Palm Sunday story. In this sermon, we look at two reasons why Jesus came, as shown by his entrance into Jerusalem. ____________________________________________________________________________

From 1 Peter 1:14-16 & 1 John 4:7-11. By looking at the cross, we learn wonderful things about God's holiness and love. Doing this should help us understand the world we live in as well as how we should live in this world. Because God is holy, we should be holy, too. Because God is love, we should love, too.

From Ephesians 6:18-24, as well as a recap of our "New Life" sermon series from Ephesians 4-6. In Eph. 6:18-24, we get a glimpse of what life and ministry looked like for the Apostle Paul - it sets a good example for us. Then, in the second part of this sermon, I give a recap of our Ephesians 4-6 sermon series. ____________________________________________________________________________

From Ephesians 6:10-18. We live in the midst of a spiritual battle - whether we see it that way or not. In this passage, we learn what God provides for us so that we can stand in the midst of our struggle. ____________________________________________________________________________

From Ephesians 6:1-9. In our new life with Christ, we are to obey God. One of the ways we can obey him is to obey the authorities he has placed in our lives. In this sermon, we talk about obedience in the parent/child relationship as well as in work. ____________________________________________________________________________

From Ephesians 5:21-33. This passage has some wonderful and challenging pieces of advice for husbands and wives. But it also has some wonderful things to say about our relationship with Christ.  ____________________________________________________________________________

From Ephesians 5:11-20. In our new life with Christ, we are not to walk in the darkness, but in the light. On our own, we wouldn't do well at that. But God gives us the Holy Spirit so that we might be guided and empowered in this new life. ___________________________________________________________________________

From Ephesians 5:1-10. One of the main goals of our lives should be to please the Lord. In what we do and in what we avoid doing, we should seek to honor the Lord. ____________________________________________________________________________

(From Ethan Townsend, youth director at Cornerstone Church.) Scripture has a lot to say about faith. It also has a lot to say about works. Both are important, but it's also important to understand how they should interact with each other. In this sermon, Ethan walks through some passages that may appear contradictory at first. But when seen in light of God's overall plan of faith and wor...