Lectionary: Christ is the Cornerstone May 3, 2026

From 1 Peter 2, Pastor Mike teaches that Christians often struggle with misalignment between what they believe and how they live, and he frames spiritual growth around three diagnostic questions: what we long for, what serves as our cornerstone, and to whom we belong. He emphasizes that Jesus must be the cornerstone—the essential reference point that keeps every part of life aligned—warning that when we build our lives on comfort, status, relationships, or ideology instead, everything eventually becomes unstable and distorted. By longing for God, building on Christ as the true cornerstone, and remembering that we belong to God’s people, believers are freed to live for God’s glory, the health of their own souls, and the good of others.