Cornerstone Church Media (Marion, Iowa)

Big Idea: Any person who professes Israel's God will find abundant provision and kindness from God.

Big Idea: A transition is any situation where there is a wide range of opportunity for success or failure. It is important to have a wise leader during periods of transition.

Big Idea: It is one thing to be awakened and it is another to be saved. Do not rest in conviction.

Big Idea: Only Jesus can grant access to the table of the Lord

Christ's urgent wake-up call to a great looking but spiritually dead church.

Big Idea: Rationalization leads to compromise. Compromise leads to sin. Sin must be confronted. To everyone else - "hold on to Jesus."

Big Idea: Satan's whispers can cause you to fall just as likely as his frontal attacks. No one leaves the faith overnight. The exit one compromise at a time.

Big Idea; Christianity says the stress and pressure of the world is real, but Jesus Christ will see you through it.

Big Idea: Overcome by remembering, repenting, and returning to your first love.

Big Idea: "Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near." - Rev:1:3

Christmas Eve 2025

Big Idea: God provides.

Big Idea: Broken relationships are important enough that Paul specifically calls out two women who needed to reconcile. We cannot be the light of the world if we cannot get along with each other.

Big Idea: We are wise to heed Paul's warnings about both legalism and sensualism.

Big Idea: A humble servant looks different than the world's version of a servant.

Big Idea: Chains, conflict or even death cannot stop the advance of the Gospel.

Big Idea: Gospel Partnership fosters a sweet affection among its coworkers.

Big Idea: "Faith is the Christian's armor and death is the field wherein he must fight his last battle." - Jeremy Taylor

Big Idea: The one leadership quality to look for in a leader - one who limps...

Big Idea: Preach the Gospel!

Big Idea: When is it okay to leave someone you love who has died? The good news is that you don't have to with Jesus, because He isn't dead anymore!

Big Idea: The "American Gospel" seems to be that winning takes care of everything. But what does Jesus have to say about this?

Big Idea: Will you go all-in for Jesus?

Big Idea: Jesus is the King of Truth and he demands allegiance.

Big Idea: The kingdom of God grows through the cup of suffering, not the sword of violence.

Big Idea: A united church puts a rebellious world on notice that Jesus Christ is God's son sent to be the Savior of the World.

Big Idea: Sorrows are coming. Persecution is around the corner. Jesus prayed for our joy.

Big Idea: "Yesterday's consecration will not serve for today's crises." - Bruce Milne

Big Idea: Don't look for the answer you want - look for the truth. If you don't heed the goad, you will wander into dangerous places.

Big Idea: Despite the fall, engage God's call.

Big Idea: There is injustice under the sun, but there is justice in the end.

Big Idea: Moralism cannot save you. Neither can worldly wisdom. Only the shed blood of Jesus Christ can save you.

Big Idea: When God is big, I can be small.

Big Idea: God brings the time and we must walk in it. Learn to be faithful in the moment of time that God brings.

Big Idea: The only hope is surrender to God. Or as Jim Carey said: I think everyone should become rich and famous so they can see it is not the answer.

Big Idea: The answer is clearly "NO!"

Big Idea: The first step to moving to competence is to realize that you lack competence.

Big Idea: Who you marry is an act of worship. How you stay married is also an act of worship.

Big Idea: Precision jobs require precision training. There are heavy consequences for teachers who are not teaching rightly.

Big Idea: God's name is great and worthy of praise!

Big Idea: Not all images reflect the truth.

Big Idea: Jesus prays for his disciples and all believers.

Big Idea: Much of our anguish and trouble in this world is "for a little while" - even though it can seem like a long time. Not all our troubles will be resolved while we are alive.

Big Idea: The Spirit will come, will convict the world of sin and will guide us into the Truth.

Big Idea: If there is a true vine, there is also a false vine. Make sure you're attached to the correct vine.

Big Idea: Loneliness is a setup for failure. Don't fear abandonment. Those who believe in Jesus Christ are not orphans and are never alone.

Big Idea: Few people take the time to read the Bible to investigate if the claims of Christ are true.

Big Idea: The higher a person's competence, the greater peace they can provide when they offer their assistance. Jesus is the most competent person that ever lived. He says "Do not let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me."

Big Idea: Jesus endures the ugliest betrayal by those who are supposed to be closest to him.

Big Idea: Jesus is the great Servant King.

Big Idea: Nobody but God can carry our pain. God has a big enough chest to beat on and big enough shoulders to lean on. God is good and sovereign. If God is not good and sovereign, then I have nothing on a bad day.