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.
We continue where we left off and study [esvignore]2 Samuel 6:12-23[/esvignore]. Here we discover that David’s second attempt to bring back the Ark of God to Jerusalem is successful, and there is much reason to rejoice. But not everyone is happy. Some are more concerned about outward appearances and keeping up their stuffy dignity. And David is married to her. Let us learn…
Our sermon this week will cover the first half of [esvignore]2 Samuel 6[/esvignore],[esvignore]verses 1-11[/esvignore]. We will come along with all Israel on a grand day of festivities and joy in Israel as the Ark of the Covenant is brought out from obscurity. David rightly seeks to put God in the center of national life. And we’ll find out the terrible consequences that…
We come now to a pair of battle vignettes and there is much to be learned. We will be in [esvignore]2 Samuel 5:17-25[/esvignore]. We’ll follow the Philistine response to the news of David’s kingship, and David’s response to news of the enemy’s action. It will show us the power and glory of God in rich imagery and we will marvel together how…
Its a five Sunday month. That means we take a planned break from our typical series and enjoy a topical sermon. Today’s sermon is entitled Getting the Most of Preaching (though I changed the post title for the blog). It features an introduction establishing the preeminence of preaching in the congregation, and then a practical set of tips for getting the most…
Our sermon for today is taken from [esvignore]2 Samuel 5:1-5[/esvignore]. Finally, after all of this time, David is crowned King of all Israel. We will examine four characteristics of David’s Kingdom as revealed in our text, and will then learn what sort of response is appropriate for such a king as David. Our public reading was [esvignore]John 10:1-18[/esvignore]. 2 Samuel 5:1-5 John…
Our sermon will cover a large portion of scripture, almost two entire chapters of Old Testament narrative. We do so because of the nature of the topic we will draw out from the narrative. Our sermon is entitled “The Terrible, Grievous, Off-putting Ugliness of Sin,” and that should give a hint about where our time will be invested. I am convinced that…
Our sermon is entitled There Was a Long War and is taken from [esvignore]2 Samuel 3:1-5[/esvignore]. In this message we will examine the frustration of living in a world where the Kingdom of God progresses at what seems to us to be a snail’s pace. All the while, evil seems so powerful and overwhelming. This passage also reminds us that as we…
Our message is entitled “When the Enemy Comes.” We will examine [esvignore]2 Samuel 2:12-32[/esvignore], which is a historical narrative and a very action-packed account of a battle. We will take several lessons from this account by looking at the combatants, the nature of the action, kingdom opposition by sinful men, and then we will look at 8 practical ways to deal with…
Our sermon is entitled “Small Beginnings,” and we will have several good lessons from David’s rise to a throne. The text, [esvignore]2nd Samuel 2:1-11,[/esvignore] is conveniently divided up for us into several sections: 1.) Priorities, 2.) The Kingdom on Earth – with a review of typology and its importance; 3.) Small Beginnings; 4.) Monkey Wrench; and 5.) Lessons for Insignificant Churches. Our…
Our message is an unusual theme in most church pulpits unless there is a funeral. This is one of the benefits of expository preaching – it forces preachers to handle those topics we would not be quick to choose. In doing so, God equips His people more thoroughly. It also means that we speak frankly of things often not spoken of because…