Cornerstone Message Podcast

Ever had a bomb go off in a relationship? Wondering what you could have done to prevent it? You can avoid the pitfalls and instead prompt the kind of response you're hoping for if you'll take Jesus' advice, embrace tact, and adjust your tack.

Do you really want to miss out on this moment? Following Jesus means being used by Jesus to accomplish things you could never do apart from Jesus. But you'll never know the rush of being God's hands, feet, or mouthpiece in the life of another...unless you make yourself available to Jesus. You'll hear the why behind the what of serving in church and see how being a part of the team i...

Parenting can be messy. We'd like direction and guarantees, but there's often too much of the former to sort through and too few of the later to depend upon. Get meaningful direction without meaningless guarantees, alleviate guilt, and get to know your Heavenly Father better. Come on a journey as we explore what it means to dedicate our children and ourselves as parents to the Lord.

We've all experienced setbacks. Lost weight regained. An "A+" on one test followed by a "D" that pulls our grade down. A relationship that seems to be improved that goes off the rails...again. Our spiritual life can sometimes follow the same pattern. Wouldn't it be nice to know that some gains realized can never be lost? This weekend's edition of "Moments&qu...

"You've made your bed, now lie in it!" — If you've heard this saying before, you probably know that it highlights the truth that we often must live with the consequences of our past, sometimes poor, decisions. But what if this truth was encouraging instead of depressing? What if you had made small decisions in the past that would reap disproportionate rewards in your life today...

The day the sound board died! Our apologies for the less than ideal sound quality, but the message still comes through loud and clear: God grants fresh starts every day! You can turn the page on the past. Find out how.

Wish that you could set right what's gone wrong? Regardless of what people believe about Jesus, it's pretty clear he believed that God was setting what was wrong in the world right through him. In part two of the new series, "Moments," we'll see how God's plan to set things right through Jesus continues with the coming of the Holy Spirit on the first Pentecost after t...

Do you struggle to understand or explain troubling passages in the Bible about women? Does the Bible promote and perpetuate an oppressive patriarchy? An anachronistic and destructive misogyny? Here are answers to the questions you (or at least your friends & family) have about women and the Bible. It just may prove to be a defining moment in your life.

Wouldn't it be nice if there was one thing you could do that would guarantee you would follow through on your good intentions? The good news is that there is! And we apply it to one of the most impactful areas of life, your finances, in the finale of the Money on the Mount series! You can make good stewardship (and a bunch of other good stuff) "automatic," if you apply the principle...

"How do I manage what I have now to maximize what I’ll have later?" We ask ourselves this with our health, our time, our relationships, and yes, even our money. In this weekend's Scripture, Jesus makes several practical applications that can be immediately applied to life to make life better, make us better at life, and bring glory to God in the process. And, as usual with Jesus, so...

In this week's Scripture passage, we'll look at one of Jesus' most controversial parables, in which a dishonest manager gets fired for his poor money management...and ends up being the hero of Jesus' story! What makes this guy who was bad at money good at money in Jesus' eyes? And what lesson does it have for us?

Jesus has told us previously in the Sermon on the Mount to "Give to those who ask, and don’t turn away from those who want to borrow." Did he really mean that? Is it even realistic? Certainly we'd all like to help those in need when we encounter them, support worthy causes, and in general make a positive difference in our community and world—loving God by loving our neighbor. But we...

Money mismanagement messes up marriages, hopes, and moments. But it doesn't have to be that way. We can get good at money, and a core section of the Sermon on the Mount is dedicated to that topic. In this first message of the series, Jesus bursts into the topic with three explosive, uncomfortable truths about money that expose not just our relationship with money, but what it tells us about w...

Why is the Gospel story, in which the Resurrection is the culminating event, Good News? And is it just a story? After all, how many people that you know who have died and then sprung back to life on the third day? So is our core belief believable? And if so, what makes it such good news? In this message Pastor Brian tackles these crucial questions and see how the reality of Resurrection can change...

Is it possible to feel God's absence, even when he is near and at work? In this Good Friday meditation Pastor Brian focuses on the darkness that fell while Jesus was on the cross. Does the darkness in our lives mean God's absence and abandonment?

Have you ever adjusted your behavior because of the crowd you're in? Why? It's only natural to want to be thought well of by others, but what's the line between authenticity and image management? In today's section of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus shows us how to uncover our true motivations for what we do, change our methods if necessary, and in the process enjoy the rich rew...

Ever notice that it's much easier to like people like you who like you? But Jesus presents a different standard: "Love your enemies." Jesus prescribes taking our cue not from what is easy or common, but from the heavenly Father, who "sends his rain on the just and the unjust alike." Sound difficult? It just may be impossible, but for one bit of Good News...

"Life isn't fair!" Ever heard that one or felt it deeply before? We all have. Yet there's something inside all of us that longs for justice, even in a world full of unearned injuries. Is it possible to be at peace and ensure justice in an unfair world? In this week's message in the Sermon on the Mount series, Jesus presents an alternative to tooth-pulling paybacks, and eye...

Want to destroy a relationship as quickly and as completely as possible? Introduce dishonesty, distrust, and unfaithfulness into the equation. Why is that? Because trust is the currency and foundation of every relationship. Build trust, and you've got a solid foundation and relationship. Erode it, and the whole thing will come down in sinking sand. In today's passage in the Sermon on the...

Many inside and outside of the church have wondered if the Biblical sexual ethic is right, realistic, or fair. Even committed Jesus-followers can harbor doubts and guilty consciences when this topic arises. Clear up the confusion and your conscience as we face up to the realities of the power of sex, the nature of the marriage, and the hope provided by the cross. Get real and get ready to experien...

How do I break the patterns that lead to broken relationships? If you've ever said something you regret, let your anger, rage, or fear make you do or say something that you wish you hadn't, there's good news. You can move from being controlled by your fear and anger to having your emotions under control. You can move from being a rage monster to being at peace with yourself and the...

What is our relationship to the Old Testament laws for us as followers of Jesus? Confused by the apparent conflict in the Bible between Jesus' teaching that seems to set aside the OT law, and this passage in the Sermon on the Mount where Jesus ramps up the call to observe and teach every "jot and tittle" (What are those, anyway?) in the law? Don't settle for dead religion obser...

What is the point of you? For Jesus' followers, he makes our point very clear. In Part Three of the Sermon on the Mount Series, we'll unpack the images of salt and light that Jesus uses to illustrate who we are and how we are to impact our world. Are you made of the stuff that changes the world?

What does the God-blessed life look like? This weekend we continue the new message series exploring Jesus' most famous teaching, The Sermon on the Mount. In this famous opening segment, Jesus describes what the typical citizen in God's kingdom looks like, and it shocks and surprises. It's good news for the downtrodden and outsiders, but counter-cultural to some of Jesus' follow...

This first message in the Sermon on the Mount series provides the pivotal point of view that helps you understand the whole Sermon, and eliminate the two most common and tragic pitfalls of religious practice.