Cornerstone Connection with Gary Hamrick

What exactly is the human conscience, and how does it work? Pastor Gary examines both secular and biblical perspectives, explaining how God has given every person an awareness of right and wrong and why maintaining a healthy conscience matters in our relationship with Him.

Pastor Gary continues exploring how believers can discern God’s voice and direction. This message identifies four ways God makes His will known—through His Word, His people, His peace, and His whisper—encouraging Christians to listen carefully and confidently follow His leading.

How can we know when God is speaking to us? Pastor Gary begins answering that important question from Acts 21, offering biblical principles for discerning God’s voice and will. This message highlights two important ways God provides direction—through His Word and through His people.

Pastor Gary explains why keeping God’s Law can never earn salvation. Instead, the Law reveals our need for the grace found in Jesus Christ. This message presents the beautiful simplicity of the Gospel: salvation isn’t something we accomplish—it’s something Jesus accomplished for us.

Pastor Gary explores Paul’s final words to the Ephesian elders, including practical wisdom about entrusting those we love to God. This message also reveals the purpose of God’s Law—to reflect His character, expose our sinful condition, and show us our need for a Savior.

Pastor Gary warns of the danger false teaching poses to the Church, both from outside and within. This message encourages believers to know God’s Word, recognize distorted doctrine, pray for spiritual leaders, and remain firmly grounded in biblical truth.

Pastor Gary examines Paul’s final counsel to the Ephesian elders, emphasizing the importance of teaching the whole Word of God—not just the comfortable parts. This message challenges believers and church leaders alike to embrace all of Scripture and remain spiritually healthy and equipped for God’s work.

Pastor Gary concludes Paul’s challenge to run the Christian race well. This message emphasizes patience, endurance, and wholehearted surrender, reminding believers that finishing faithfully matters more than how we begin—and that loving Jesus above everything else keeps us moving toward the goal.

Pastor Gary uses Paul’s picture of the Christian life as a race to explore what it takes to follow Christ faithfully. This message encourages believers to reject pride, endure adversity, and keep moving forward with confidence in God’s presence and strength.

Pastor Gary continues examining the revival in Ephesus, highlighting the marks of genuine spiritual renewal. This message emphasizes reverence for God, confession of sin, rejection of ungodly influences, and renewed devotion to the truth of His Word.

Pastor Gary explores the dramatic events of Acts 19, where the Gospel sparks both revival and resistance in Ephesus. This message shows how genuine spiritual awakening can bring confession, transformation, and opposition when God’s truth confronts a culture shaped by idolatry.

Pastor Gary continues Paul’s ministry in Athens, showing how believers can connect the Gospel to the questions and interests of those around them. This message encourages Christians to know their audience, begin meaningful conversations, and faithfully point people to Jesus.

Pastor Gary begins examining Paul's ministry in Athens, where he engaged people far outside the synagogue. Discover how believers can faithfully communicate the truth of Christ in today's public square with wisdom, courage, and biblical conviction.

Pastor Gary continues the inspiring account of Paul and Silas in prison, revealing how worship in life's darkest moments can become a powerful testimony to others and open unexpected doors for the Gospel.

Imprisoned for their faith, Paul and Silas responded with worship instead of despair. Pastor Gary shares this remarkable story to demonstrate that praise isn't dependent on circumstances but flows from confidence in God's unfailing faithfulness.

Trials are never enjoyable, but God uses them to shape His people. Pastor Gary explores how perseverance, patience, and an eternal perspective help believers endure suffering while growing stronger in their walk with Christ.

After experiencing both praise and persecution, Paul demonstrates what it means to remain faithful through hardship. Pastor Gary explains how difficult seasons become opportunities for spiritual growth as believers learn to live under Christ's reign.

Pastor Gary continues exploring Paul's message of grace, reminding us that forgiveness and eternal life cannot be earned. Discover the freedom that comes from resting in Christ's finished work instead of relying on personal performance.

As Paul begins his first missionary journey, he proclaims the heart of the Gospel: salvation is God's gift of grace, received through faith alone. Pastor Gary explains why no amount of human effort can accomplish what Christ has already finished.

When life doesn't make sense, faith calls us to trust God's character rather than our circumstances. Pastor Gary shares biblical principles that help believers find peace, hope, and confidence even when God's purposes remain unseen.

Why does God sometimes allow circumstances that seem unfair? Pastor Gary explores Acts 12 to reveal how God's faithfulness remains constant even when His ways are difficult to understand, encouraging believers to trust Him through life's greatest disappointments.

God teaches Peter that the Gospel is for every nation and every people. Pastor Gary explains how Acts 10 marked a turning point in church history as the message of salvation extended fully to the Gentile world.

Pastor Gary introduces the story of Cornelius, the first Gentile convert recorded in Acts. Through Peter and Cornelius, we discover that sincere morality is not enough—salvation comes only through faith in Jesus Christ.

Pastor Gary continues examining Saul's remarkable conversion, explaining that salvation comes through faith in Christ rather than keeping the Law. This message highlights the freedom of God's grace and the lifelong transformation that follows genuine faith.

The dramatic conversion of Saul of Tarsus reminds us that no one is beyond God's reach. Pastor Gary traces Saul's journey from persecutor to apostle, revealing the life-changing power of God's grace and the transforming work of the Gospel.

Pastor Gary explores six common causes of bitterness found throughout Scripture and points believers to God's remedy for a wounded heart. Discover how forgiveness, repentance, and surrender can transform bitterness into lasting spiritual freedom and renewed joy.

Bitterness can quietly poison the heart and damage every area of life. Pastor Gary examines the story of Simon the Sorcerer to reveal how bitterness takes root and why God's grace offers the only lasting path to healing, freedom, and restored relationships.

Pastor Gary continues exploring the gift of tongues, explaining how this spiritual gift should be exercised according to biblical instruction. This message emphasizes that every spiritual gift exists to glorify Christ and strengthen His Church—not to draw attention to ourselves.

Pastor Gary begins a biblical study of the gift of tongues by examining the events of Pentecost. This message explains the purpose of this spiritual gift, explores common misconceptions, and encourages believers to evaluate the subject through the clear teaching of Scripture.

Pastor Gary continues examining the remarkable events of Pentecost, uncovering the biblical connections between the giving of the Law and the birth of the Church. This message points to God's unfolding plan of redemption and the life-changing power of the Gospel through Jesus Christ.

Pastor Gary begins exploring the Day of Pentecost, revealing God's plan to unite believers through the power of the Holy Spirit. This message highlights the birth of the Church and reminds us that true unity is found through Christ alone.

Pastor Gary continues explaining the ministry of the Holy Spirit, answering how believers receive His power and why it is essential for Christian living. This message encourages listeners to seek God's strength for faithful obedience and effective witness in the world.

Pastor Gary launches a new study through the book of Acts by introducing the Holy Spirit's role in the life of every believer. This message reminds us that God empowers His people to boldly live for Christ, resist temptation, and faithfully share the Gospel.

Pastor Gary concludes the Psalms series by exploring the transforming power of worship. This message explains how genuine praise shifts our focus from life's burdens to God's greatness, bringing freedom, joy, and a renewed perspective rooted in His faithful love.

Pastor Gary begins a new study on biblical praise, explaining why worship reshapes our perspective and draws our hearts closer to God. As we focus on His greatness and grace, our fears diminish, our priorities become clearer, and our love for Him grows deeper.

Pastor Gary continues exploring Psalm 139, highlighting God's intimate involvement in every human life. This message affirms the value of every person, reminding believers that we are fearfully and wonderfully made, created by God with purpose, intention, and immeasurable worth.

Pastor Gary begins a study of Psalm 139, revealing God's perfect knowledge, constant presence, and personal care for every believer. This message reminds us that no matter where we go or what we face, we are never beyond the reach of God's loving presence.

Pastor Gary continues examining the Songs of Ascent by showing that worship extends far beyond music. This message explains how obedience, generosity, purity, and unity all become acts of worship that honor God and deepen our relationship with Him.

Pastor Gary explores the secret of true contentment through Psalm 131. Rather than pursuing fulfillment through possessions or accomplishments, believers are encouraged to find lasting peace by resting confidently in God's presence, trusting that He alone can fully satisfy the human heart.

Pastor Gary concludes this study by explaining that God blesses His people so they can become a blessing to others. This message encourages believers to view themselves as channels of God’s grace, trusting Him for perseverance through life’s difficulties and redemption through Christ.

Pastor Gary explores the true nature of God’s blessing, challenging common misconceptions that focus only on material prosperity. This message reveals that God’s greatest gifts are often spiritual rather than physical, and that the greatest blessing of all is knowing Him personally.

Pastor Gary addresses seasons when God feels distant, explaining that spiritual drift often begins when we wander from Him. This message offers hope to those feeling estranged from God, reminding us that He always welcomes back those who return to Him.

Pastor Gary examines God’s protection and faithfulness throughout life’s journey. Using Psalm 124, he reminds believers that spiritual enemies are real, but God remains our defender. This message encourages listeners to recognize God’s hand in both deliverance and discipline.

Pastor Gary continues exploring the pilgrim journey of faith, reminding believers that this world is not our final home. Through Psalm 120, this message encourages Christians to endure faithfully, influence others for Christ, and place their trust in God rather than people.

Pastor Gary begins a study of the Songs of Ascent, exploring the pilgrim journey of faith. Drawing lessons from Psalm 120, this message reminds believers that life in a fallen world often brings conflict and distress, yet God calls us to endure faithfully and influence others for His glory.

Pastor Gary concludes his study of Psalm 119 by presenting the Gospel and humanity’s greatest need. This message explains the reality of our sin condition, the inability of good works to save us, and the hope available through faith in Jesus Christ alone.

Pastor Gary explains God’s design for humanity, exploring how we are created as body, soul, and spirit. This message points listeners to God’s plan of salvation through Jesus Christ and reminds believers that true life is found in a restored relationship with Him.

Pastor Gary continues examining the fear of the Lord by showing how God’s Word helps believers recognize and reject the wrong paths of culture. This message highlights the difference between knowledge and wisdom, encouraging listeners to pursue truth through a deeper relationship with God.

Pastor Gary explores the biblical meaning of the fear of the Lord, explaining that it is not terror but a deep reverence for God. This message shows how healthy fear and God’s grace work together to produce wisdom, obedience, and a greater understanding of His truth.

Pastor Gary concludes this section of Psalm 119 by showing how God’s Word renews our minds and helps us discern His will. This message encourages believers to meditate on Scripture daily, finding wisdom, direction, and peace through a deeper relationship with God.