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.
In this part two of our sermon on David and Goliath, we look at the latter half of the epic battle of champions. Our passage, [esvignore]1 Samuel 17:41-58[/esvignore], demonstrated three different ideas: First, the contrast between Saul, David and Goliath. Second, we examined the nature of the victory there in Israel, but also the greater…
Our message begins with a reading of the entire story told in [esvignore]1 Samuel 17[/esvignore]. This tale is one of great typology and serves to point us to so many gospel truths that we cannot cover them all in one message, and two sermons will only hit the high points. In our sermon today, we…
This week, we go to [esvignore]1 Samuel 16:14-23[/esvignore], where we learn how terrible a life without God really is. We also look at many of the ways that unregenerate people try to soothe the terrors and convictions they experience when they perceive that the wrath of God awaits them. Hopefully these various false-remedies will not be found in our own lives, for…
Note: We experienced some audio issues this Sunday, the first minute or two of audio are slightly distorted. Today’s sermon is from [esvignore]1 Samuel 16:1-13[/esvignore]. We turn the corner at this midway point in the story and get to meet David for the first time. Obviously, he is no stranger or obscure Bible character, we all should know David, his life, his…
This sermon will wrap up our study of [esvignore]1 Samuel 15[/esvignore]. We will visit several verses in the chapter, and will look at God’s regret and Saul’s repentance. God’s regret is not as we might guess, and Saul’s repentance is not as it seems. In the first half, we study some doctrinal goodies, like “anthropomorphism” and “impassibility.” We see how these are…
Here we examine [esvignore]1 Samuel 15:1-23[/esvignore]. We get to investigate three related topics that Saul’s failure as King highlight. They are: 1.) God uses imperfect people for Kingdom work; 2.) God desires obedience to his actual commands; and 3.) which is really a sub section of number 2, the deadly deceitfulness of sin. Sin will destroy, and the deceiver will gladly ambush…
Our sermon is entitled “God’s Glory in Judgment” and is taken from [esvignore]1 Samuel 15:1-3[/esvignore]. As we look at the story of Saul’s battle with the Amalekites, we will see a sad failure once again, and the ultimate rejection of Saul. But we can’t simply pass by passages in the Bible that shock us. When the Lord says “destroy them all, men,…
In our second part of the chapter, we examine [esvignore]1 Samuel 14:24-52[/esvignore] and find that Saul continues his descent into irrationality as a result of sin. His mind is going the way of the lost, and he is the chief trouble in Israel. We draw from this chapter a lesson on idolatry, and examine Saul as a warning to God’s people to…
This message from [esvignore]1 Samuel 14:1-23[/esvignore] compares the faithless Saul to the bold faith of his son Jonathan. What does it mean to know God is Sovereign? What actions must necessarily flow from such knowledge? How does theology translate to action? Here Jonathan demonstrates what true faith looks like by remaining steadfast against insane odds (from the world’s perspective). This military engagement…
Our lesson for the tenth of July is entitled True Faith Obeys and is taken from [esvignore]1 Samuel 13:14[/esvignore] (only one verse!), with references to the past chapters regarding Saul’s life and work, and references to a number of other passages throughout the Bible. We will make four discoveries about obedience and then a discovery about ‘attending upon God,’ each of which…