Sermons - Cornerstone Church of Ames

Can I lose my salvation? Tony opens Cornerstone's new series in Philippians by unpacking Philippians 1 to show that God is the one who starts, sustains, and finishes the good work of salvation in every believer's life.

What if the command to praise God has less to do with what he needs and everything to do with what you need? Jacob walks through Psalm 150 to show that praise isn't primarily about what God needs but what we need, as it produces hope and joy in us while protecting our hearts.

Most people are chasing joy in all the wrong places, and Psalm 51 suggests the path there starts somewhere uncomfortable. Simeon walks through Psalm 51 to show that the path from sin to joy runs through honest awareness of sin, acknowledgment of its weight, and confession to a God who is faithful to cleanse and restore.

What does it look like to fight for joy in the midst of spiritual depression? Tony walks through Psalm 42 and how we can pour out our pain, preach hope to our hearts, and keep showing up to restore our joy found in Christ alone.

We make terrible shepherds for our own souls. Lance walks through Psalm 23 and shows why the most comforting thing about the good Shepherd isn't what he gives us but that he gives us himself, walking with us through the darkest valleys so we never have to face them alone.

Every graduation speech asks the same question: how do you live a good life? In this sermon, Mark opens a summer series through the Psalms by unpacking Psalm 1's vision of the truly blessed life, and reveals why the answer isn't try harder but Jesus, the only person who ever lived it perfectly, cursed in our place so we could receive what we never deserved.

Every generation has a choice: preserve what they've built and lose it, or give it away and see it multiply. Troy Nesbitt closes the Awakening series by calling older leaders to use their influence, resources, and authority not to hold their ground, but to champion and empower the next generation for the kingdom of God.

40 million Americans have left the church in the last twenty-five years, and no one is replacing them, so what do we do with that? Mark puts the Awakening series in sobering context, walking through the history of revival to show that God tends to move most powerfully when things look the bleakest, and calls the church to respond with desperate prayer, personal holiness, and a willingness to go, g...

For years, reaching the next generation felt like playing defense against a culture pulling them away from God, but something has shifted. Tony kicks off the Awakening series by pointing to a quiet revival happening among college students, sharing that ordinary people who have simply been with Jesus are still how God produces extraordinary change.

You can't take it with you, so what do you do with it? Mark closes the Seasons series by exploring how to steward your resources, relationships, and wisdom well in the final chapter of life. Download Resources: https://into.church/seasons-resources

The world says life peaks at 40 and it's all downhill from there, but we might be missing something. Mark continues the Seasons series by sharing wisdom for our 40s through 60s, sharing that how you handle life's uncontrollable circumstances and suffering will determine how the back half of your life is spent. Download Resources: https://into.church/seasons-resources

Most people spend their 20s and 30s figuring out life as they go. Mark shares the biblical framework for navigating calling, career, and money in your defining years in the next sermon of the Seasons series. Download Resources: https://into.church/seasons-resources

Self-help can optimize your life, but biblical wisdom says the only way to truly live well is to start with God, not yourself. Mark launches a four-week series on seasons of life and focuses on ages 0–25, unpacking what it looks like to grow in wisdom through godly friendships, godly character, and a pursuit of marriage rooted in faith. Download Resources: https://into.church/seasons-resources

This Easter, we’re looking at one of Jesus’ most famous parables: the two lost sons and the Father who seeks out both of them. Whether you feel far from God or you’ve walked with him for years, this message is an invitation to come home. The Father’s house and his feast of joy is open to you.

You will stand before Jesus one day. The only question is: what happens next? In Mark’s sermon, we see that judgment is real, but every warning carries a glimmer of hope: an invitation to run to Christ while there’s still time.

The difference between a faithful life and a wasted one isn’t opportunity, it’s stewardship. In Jacob’s sermon, we’re reminded that God has entrusted each of us with something, and faithfulness is choosing to steward it with urgency instead of burying it in comfort.

Are you more like the shepherd who searches… or the Pharisee who judges? In Mark’s sermon, he contrasts the self-righteous heart that looks down on sinners with the heart of God, who relentlessly seeks the lost and rejoices when they are found.

Would you still follow Jesus if it cost you everything? In this sermon, Simeon walks through Jesus’ parable of the hidden treasure to show that following Christ costs everything, yet brings greater joy than anything this world can offer.

Small doesn’t mean insignificant. In this sermon on the parable of the mustard seed, Mark shows that the kingdom of God begins hidden and small, yet grows with unstoppable power, in the world and in us.

If the seed isn’t the problem… what if the problem is our soil? In the Parable of the Sower, Jesus confronts us with the condition of our own hearts, calling us to move from hardness, shallowness, or distraction into humble, fruitful soil that responds to his word with lasting transformation.

Jesus doesn’t make bad people better. He makes dead people alive. In this sermon, Mark unpacks how Jesus takes us from alienated to adopted and calls us to keep believing all the way to the end.

We were not made for more stuff. We were made for the weight of Christ. In Tony’s sermon, we see three glorious realities about Jesus: his power over everything, his promise to reconcile us, and his place as first in our lives.

What if you designed your life around God’s calling, not just out of ambition? Mark's message guides through calling so you can live intentionally and faithfully with how you spend your time, energy, and life.

God doesn’t change us by intensity, but by rhythm. Mark gives practical and biblical insight to help us align our lives with God's design through consistent weekly rhythms.