Proverbs 13:23 teaches that God often grants abundance in humble portions, yet what is present may still be swept away where judgment is absent. This blog reflects on stewardship, household order, speech, labor, and perseverance in the fear of God.
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Scripture and the 1689 London Baptist Confession teach that salvation is grounded not in religious quantity, but in regeneration, union with Christ, and faith that produces living obedience. This article examines the biblical distinction between outward activity and inward life, calling readers to self-examination in light of eternity.
Now that we are coming to the end of the Samuel sermon series, it is time for publishing our bibliography of works cited. I’ve mentioned before how I love research, books, and study. Part of that love is the usefulness of a good list of references. I wrote about this in Love the Bibliography, and know…
Periodically, good quotes are worthy of our pondering. Here’s one from Edward Payson: “Every real Christian may say Christ is mine. There are five different ways in which any thing may become ours. The first is by formation or production. In this way the articles which we construct, and the fruits of the earth which…
Another blog post on confessions? Yes, once again, because we’ve been enjoying our London Baptist Confession course, and I’ve been enjoying preparing for it. We believe it is important for our families to understand our beliefs as a church and our heritage as “Particular Baptists” or “Reformed Baptists.” So, what is a confessional church? It…
Ephesians 2:4-7 Our future with Christ is secured by God through grace in His kindness towards us. In a sense, we are God’s trophies of kindness. Does this have a practical, daily impact on your way of life? Does kindness affect how you speak? Does kindness make you think of weakness? Does all this talk…
[esvignore]“For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust”. – Matthew 5:45b[/esvignore] When Jesus taught us to love our enemies, one of the justifications He gave to us for doing so was that the Father is the caretaker of even the…
Recently, we at Cornerstone Christian Fellowship (CCF) added a number of families to our church membership and enjoyed formally receiving them into the congregation. Membership is a topic that is rarely addressed sufficiently in the churches today; its even seen as unnecessary in some congregations. But we believe the Bible teaches us that church membership…
Have you ever seen a child run away from his parent’s discipline? When I was a little kid growing up in the 1970s, just about everyone employed the old fashioned whoopin’. Kids could expect the belt, a paddle or a switch to lay some corrective exclamations upon their backside when an offense was bad enough.…
From October 31 through November 2, Pastor Head represented CCF at the Worship of God Conference sponsored by the National Center for Family-Integrated Churches. He produced the following video reports for our church during his time there. Post by Cornerstone Christian Fellowship of Houston. Post by Cornerstone Christian Fellowship of Houston. Post by Cornerstone Christian…