Start Living' Right Now!

One of my favorite books is "The Power of Now". Right here and now, in this present moment, we are safe and secure in God's love. We have everything we need to live and share God's love in Christ for all. Jesus said that the kingdom or dominion of God is within. We do not have to look outside ourselves to experience love, joy and peace. Jesus also said, "I have come that you might have life, and have it abundantly. We have worked hard to expand from a population of one to a population of many.

Join us Sunday, October 27, at 10:45am as we celebrate our every expanding witness of God's love in Christ for all. Let us celebrate God's favor upon our lives and our church.

Rev Sandy, Pastor

Break My Heart for What Breaks Yours

Life is not meant to be lived alone but in community together. Church is for everyone who wants to live a communal life. But how many churches exclude people that are different, judge people they don't even know and fail to acknowledge that life can be hard?

Our focus this Sunday is to become one with the heartbreak of God, to be reminded not only of the risk of feeling the deep sorrow of life, but the greater risk of not feeling that sorrow. God hard-wired us for the work of compassion. The word "religion" literally means "to bind together". Who do you know that is broken hearted and in need of compassion? Are you willing to let your heart break for them enough to risk binding them to yourself and our church? And are you willing to be real and share your times of sorrow with your church family? Let's come together this Sunday, October 20, and get real with each other and God.

You can watch our live broadcast at 10:45am (CST) this Sunday. 

Rev Sandy, Pastor

Give Me Open Hands and Open Doors

Christ is calling us to truly be opened in ways we have never imagined; open to making Cornerstone a house of prayer for all people; opening our hearts to what God will do through the people God brings to us. As opened people and an opened church, God reminds us that it's not about us, but about others and each other. It's about inviting and allowing all to bring and share themselves in ministry and service at Cornerstone. There is a ministry for everyone and there is no limit to how far we can reach as we are willing to reach out together.

Every week is an opportunity to be opened up to being the church. Every week we are called to invite others to join our circle of worship. I hope we all seize that opportunity by opening our hearts and our doors to people who are waiting to open up to us. Tell someone the good news....that they belong at Cornerstone.

Join us during our live broadcast  on Sunday at 10:45am if you are unable to attend.

Rev Sandy, Pastor

Look Me in the Eye

How many times do we look right through people instead of looking them in the eye? Jesus always took time to stop and see the people around him. Sometimes it was a messy thing, breaking rules, crossing boundaries, and changing religious tradition. As disciples, our work can get messy too. Living and sharing God's love in Christ for all requires personal transformation in the ways we relate to each other and people outside our church.

Refreshed and renewed by Camp Meeting, having reached in, up and out, it's time to look someone in the eye, invite and bring them to church with you this Sunday, October 6. Let them know they belong at Cornerstone!

Rev Sandy, Pastor