Sunday Sermons
At Cornerstone, the sermons are primarily expository in nature. We spend most of our time stepping through a section or book of the Bible verse by verse, section by section, and occasionally we will preach on a theme. The elders strive to make each sermon a Christ centered, church building, Gospel proclaiming, truth driven, biblically grounded, proclamation for the purpose of God glorifying transformation.
Our sermon is entitled Friends and Traitors and comes from [esvignore]2 Samuel 16:15-23[/esvignore]. We will see Hushai again, doing what David sent him to do, and then we’ll witness a gross and wicked act by Ahithophel against God and David. Ahithophel is the Judas of the Old Testament. Our themes will center on betrayal and the one who does not betray. We…
This message marks another quick departure from the [esvignore]2 Samuel[/esvignore], although we will be talking at length about David. Here we work through[esvignore]Psalm 5[/esvignore]. This psalm is a personal lament by David, and we will spend time looking at David’s actions words in the face of the difficulties before him. Our Public reading was[esvignore]Romans 3:9-25a[/esvignore]; Our benediction was[esvignore]1 Corinthians 15:58[/esvignore].
Our message comes from [esvignore]2 Samuel 16:1-14[/esvignore]. Here we find David still fleeing from Jerusalem ahead of his usurping Son, Absalom. When we last were with David, he met some friends along the way. This time, he will meet some enemies. It is largely a narrative that moves the story along and provides groundwork for David’s thoughts and actions later on in…
Our sermon is from [esvignore]Jeremiah 20:1-18[/esvignore]. It is a fifth Sunday topical, so it works out well for the year end. For many in our congregation, it has been a tough year for a number of diverse reasons, not the least of which was that hurricane named Harvey. How do we handle it when things don’t go right? How do we move…
Our text is a single verse, [esvignore]Isaiah 9:6[/esvignore]. Here we will investigate the glorious names of Christ as they are attributed to Jesus 700 years before his birth. We will be treated to a number of scriptures supporting the text. Our sermon is divided up into 11 brief points: To Us Given A Child is born A Son Government on His Shoulders…
Our text is [esvignore]2 Samuel 15:13-37[/esvignore]. We will witness a moving section of scripture rich with prophetic and typological foreshadowings as King David and his loyal followers must flee Jerusalem upon hearing of Absalom’s revolt. There is much here that causes us to anticipate the suffering of our Lord Jesus. And because betrayal is one of the most difficult of offenses to…
Our sermon is entitled Absalom the Antithesis: Stealing Power and Chasing Glory. It is taken from [esvignore]2 Samuel 15:1-12[/esvignore]. We will examine Absalom’s wicked scheme to revolt against his father, King David, in a bid to take the throne before it is his to take. Absalom is a man of vanity and ego, and it will cause all manner of trouble to the house of…
We continue in the latter years of David’s life in [esvignore]2nd Samuel 14[/esvignore]. We will cover the whole chapter. We find an elaborate plan by David’s chief of the military, Joab, to bring Absalom home to Jerusalem after his banishment to Geshur. The plan doesn’t give the desired results, and we get some insight into this man Absalom, who will be in…
Our sermon launches from [esvignore]2 Samuel 13:23-39[/esvignore]. Here, we discover the increase of misery during the blackest days so far in David’s house. Absalom murders Amnon in revenge for the rape of Tamar and the household just keeps getting worse and worse. We will investigate how God punishes under the old covenant, but in Spiritual Israel, the church, He disciplines in a…
Our message is entitled Amnon: A Monster in David’s House. We have come to [esvignore]2 Samuel 13:1-22[/esvignore] in our trek through the book of Samuel. Amnon and Tamar are the focus of a tragic story of domestic violence and incest, but the frightful heart motives found in Amnon are surprisingly common even among people professing Jesus as their Lord. Let us come soberly to the…