Cornerstone Reformed Church

Romans 9:20-21 (ESV) 20 But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder, “Why have you made me like this?” 21 Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use?

Introduction Last week my sermon was primarily dealing with those of you who are more introspective, and tend to always question yourselves. And we all fall into that category from time to time. Even if we don’t have a sensitive conscience we all fall into fear and doubt at different times in our lives. Well…

Genesis 17:7-14 (ESV) 7 And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you. 8 And I will give to you and to your offspring after you the land of your sojournings, all the…

Introduction For a few years now I’ve had Hebrews 10:23 stuck in my brain. In every up and down of life, in every joy and every hardship, this one verse keeps coming to mind. We read it earlier. It says, “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised…

Romans 9:6-13 (ESV) 6 But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel, 7 and not all are children of Abraham because they are his offspring, but “Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.” 8 This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of…

Introduction So, I promise I’m going to stop opening with The Lord of the Rings at some point, but it is not this day. One of the most heartbreaking moments in The Lord of the Rings comes after Boromir falls. Again, you don’t have to be familiar with or even appreciate The Lord of the…

Romans 12:9-18 (ESV) 9 Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. 10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. 11 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. 12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. 13 Contribute to the needs of the…

Introduction Well, since I started with Lord of the Rings the last few weeks, I suppose I have to keep the streak going. And honestly, there’s another scene that fits our passage perfectly. Near the end of The Return of the King, Aragorn and the armies of the West stand before the Black Gate of…

Romans 12:9-18 (ESV) 9 Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. 10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. 11 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. 12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. 13 Contribute to the needs of the…

Romans 8:31-34 (ESV) 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? 33 Who shall bring any charge against God’s…

Romans 12:9-18 (ESV) 9 Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. 10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. 11 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. 12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. 13 Contribute to the needs of the…

Introduction In his book, Idols for Destruction, historian Herbert Schlossberg writes, “The Bible can be interpreted [indeed, all of history can be interpreted] as a string of God’s triumphs disguised as disasters… The Kingdom of God advances from triumph to triumph, with all of them disguised as disasters.” Case and point—the cross of Christ.  That…

Romans 12:9-18 (ESV) 9 Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. 10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. 11 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. 12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. 13 Contribute to…

ROMANS 8:28 (ESV)And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

Romans 12:9-18 (ESV) 9 Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. 10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. 11 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. 12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. 13 Contribute to…

Romans 8:16-28 (ESV) 26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. 27 And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the…

Easter Sunday: In Christ’s cross and resurrection, God has forgiven our sins, canceled our debt, and triumphed over every enemy—so that we now live as those raised with Christ under His victorious reign.

Palm Sunday: The righteous King, once rejected, is welcomed into God’s presence and becomes the foundation of God’s people—calling us to receive Him with joy, faith, and obedience.

Romans 8:18-25 (ESV) 18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. 19 For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him…

Creation is waiting for the church to become what it already is in Christ—the restored sons of God who take dominion over the world in righteousness until the final resurrection reveals that glory in fullness.

Romans 8:13-17 (ESV) 13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. 15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to…