Cornerstone Message Podcast

How can I make the sabbath “work”? Is it really possible to make time for rest and worship in our world even with our schedules and responsibilities? In this message you'll see how beneficial and workable a sabbath really is. And we’ll see once again how the Sabbath points to Jesus as an ongoing reminder of his kingdom and kingship. You can observe a sabbath, and reap the benefits of it!

Is the sabbath—a day set aside for rest and worship—relevant or even practical today? In this foundational message, you'll see how the sabbath principle from its inception reminds of of our relationship to God, is re-envisioned by the resurrection of Jesus, and even today pictures our redemption story.

What are your "must haves"? And what will you do if you can't have them? In this inspiring message highlighting the benefits and results of daily communing with God, you'll see how to be okay even when your plans don't go according to plan.

Sometimes the right tool makes all the difference. You may feel like you're not making progress like you should in your spiritual development, but perhaps you just need a tool to keep you on track. This episode of Praxis presents you with tools that can help you commune with God more regularly and consistently.

Get stuck, distracted, or doubtful when you go to pray? Perhaps you need a pattern to prompt your prayers. In this message, we'll see how Scripture, and in particular the Lord's Prayer, can serve as a pattern to prompt your prayers.

Can you relate to any of these barriers to prayer? "I don’t know if I’ll be any good." "I don’t know if it will do any good." "I don’t know if the answer will be any good." In Luke 11, Jesus addresses each of these hinderances to prayer, and once he does, even if you don't get praying, you just may get praying after today!

Why do some who follow Jesus still seem to be burdened by a load of guilt, and struggle to get free from the sins that cause it? It could be that the practice we're focusing on this episode is missing. Add it, and get free!

How do I let God guide my life? Get the practical plan that will show you just how to turn God's good intentions towards us into the script for our lives.

The Drip Kit // Praxis Part Three (Sunday, May 21 On Site & Online)—Why doesn’t the Bible make sense sometimes? The Bible can be confusing . It's literature from a different time, place, and culture. But if you have the right tools for the job, you can rewrite the next chapter of your life. If you've been reading the Bible forever, or if you're just getting started, you'll...

Are you doing what you can and seeing progress that even others notice? Jesus lived a pattern we can follow as we follow him. Let's get everyone on the path that will lead to wholeness, growth, and spiritual vitality.

Celebrating communion should be meaningful and understandable, but too often it can be commonplace and its meaning misunderstood. Make this ancient ritual more meaningful as we examine and celebrate communion in the first message in a new series called Praxis about the things we do as followers of Jesus.

Jesus' life, death, and resurrection are the interpretive key to making sense of the Bible. So it's only after the resurrection that we can see the unified story of the Scriptures that leads us to Jesus all the way through. In this final segment of the Epilogue series, you'll see how the world after the resurrection could finally see God's big picture in the Bible, and see how...

Only after Jesus' resurrection did God's plan for the ages come to light. And it makes sense of the world we live in now. In "God's Kingdom Come" we'll see how God's Kingdom is "already" and "not yet" at the same time.

Before the resurrection of Jesus, God's personal presence and power were available, but only for select people and for a season. With the advent of God's Holy Spirit at Pentecost, every believer in Jesus has unprecedented access! See how in this episode of Epilogue.

Have you put off something that you should be doing because you've faced roadblocks, opposition, or doubts? In this episode of Reboot, we'll see that opposition is inevitable but not invincible. We'll see how God chose the least likely convert and put him right to work despite suspicion, opposition, and danger. Perhaps Jesus has something similar in mind for you...

Whether in our own lives or the lives of people we care about, we sometimes face situations that make us wonder if evil has won and we're too far gone. It's true that there are real, personal, evil forces in our world that want nothing more than to steal, kill, and destroy. But there is One who can overcome evil's power.

Frustration can build when needs go unmet and desires go unfulfilled. But what can be done when it seems needs are overwhelming and resources are scarce? Maybe it's just possible that what we need is already in our hands.

We want to have a sense of progress. Feeling like you're running in circles is frustrating. Nevertheless, sometimes we get stuck and stagnant. What can you do to break out of the rut you're in?

Pastor Brian explains the Scripture and idea behind the song, “Honey in the Rock.”

What will following Jesus require of me? Jesus gave his first followers clear indicators of what it meant to follow him, and they're still relevant today. What did Jesus want prospective followers to know before they started out on this journey?

No one likes to feel like they're failing. But we don't always know what qualifies as a win. Our aim might be spot on, but we're aiming for the wrong target. How will you know you're on the right track? Don't get to the end of your life and find out your ladder of success was leaning against the wrong building.

When you're seeking direction, are you asking the wrong question? The principle explored in this message will lead you to ask the right question in the right way and give you the direction you're seeking at home, work, and church.

Tired of working hard without results? Jesus came on the scene and completely transformed Simon Peter's life in a way that convinced him to surrender control—even in the areas of life where he thought he knew what he was doing. Will you keep doing what you've always done, or are you ready to see what Jesus can do with your life?

Having seen how God gives forms and then fills our lives with good things by examining this pattern in the creation narrative, in Part Two of Reboot we're seeing how this pattern plays out practically in our lives when it comes to our schedule, our sexuality, and our finances.

See your faith from a fresh perspective.