Cornerstone Church Podcast

It can be easy to only look forward to our next mountain. But God calls us to remembrance of what He has done. When we take time to look back at where we came from we can know where we are going.

How often do you pick back up the things you laid down when you chose to follow Jesus? Even when you get distracted by comparison, you are still more than enough. You just need to get your eyes back on Jesus.

Each job requires different tools. God has intentionally equipped His family with diverse tools, gifts, and roles. These gifts, while different and diverse, are purposed for strengthening and unifying the body of Christ.

Mother's Day is a day of remembering. Pastor Meredith uses 2 Timothy to show that many of us are trained up in the things of God by a mother or a grandmother. But we are responsible for fanning the flame of our own faith.

What happens when we aren't where we used to be, but we haven't yet reached where we are going? In this message, Kristian Vaculik talks about how to live not in the past or future, but how to wait in the present.

Much of scripture reflects cycles of freedom and bondage, faithfulness and infidelity, worship and idolatry. Because of Adam's sin, this is the story of humanity until Jesus came to break the cycle and reverse every curse.

This Palm Sunday message highlights that all of the Old Testament has a message: The good King will come. Similarly the Gospels have a message: The Good King has come. The choice that falls on each one of us is whether we will crown Him? Or will we crucify Him?

In Luke 8 we see that it can be a good thing to be desperate. This message talks about 2 people desperate and at the ends of themselves seeking a touch from Jesus. And while they each have a very different standing within society, they are saved and made whole by the same faith.

In this message, Tracy breaks down John 15:5. God is the vine, and if we choose to remain connected to Him, we will produce fruit that is impossible for us to bear with our own strength.

In this closing message of the series, we are left with the challenge to be willing to be disrupted. Hearing from God should lead us toward others and into declaring Jesus.

This message, through the story of Jonah, shows what can happen when we hear God and disobey Him. When God speaks we have a decision to either choose God's way, which leads to order and life, or the way of the enemy, which leads to chaos and destruction.

Have you ever felt the frustration of being ignored? Sometimes it can feel like our conversations with God are one sided. This can create a desperation for God's voice, and when He does begin to speak, you will be prepared to respond and act on what He says.

In part three of the series “Are You Listening?” Pastor Meredith uses the story of New Testament Joseph to illustrate how a word from God will protect, guard, alert, and warn you. Like Joseph, we all have a mission that we are called to. God's voice is crucial in bringing guidance and direction on that mission.

God doesn't just speak to those that are holy or who have the greatest abilities. In fact, God will often speak to your availability before he speaks to your ability. God wants to speak to you and to lead you. But are you willing?

A word from God can sustain you for a long time and through a hard time. This first message in the series "Are You Listening" Tells the story of Joseph, who, though He experienced a lot of hard times, He had a word from God that carried him through.

Hear it, know it, follow it. The voice of God is crucial in our lives and this introduction to a new series tells us that God is speaking. The question is, are you listening?

The Christian life is all about surrender and submission. In this message, Pastor Phil reminds us that even when things don't work out how we want them to, God is still worthy of our worship and our trust. When we surrender everything to Him it opens our hands to receive what He has planned for our lives.

On this Declaration Sunday, Pastor Meredith talks about 4 things that are required in order to make a declaration, and 5 declarations to be speaking over our church this year.

In this Vision Sunday message, Pastor Meredith talks about the importance of preparation for the things God has in our future. She provides practical ways to position ourselves well, and prepare for what's ahead.

In this message, Pastor Meredith talks about our call to be fruitful. Our fruitfulness is ahead of us and it's important to go forward and resist the temptation to go back to the familiarity of the past.

In this message Bishop Michael Pitts talks about how it's natural for us to want to do better and be better. But sometimes greatness is equated with pride. But God is great and put greatness within us to accomplish the things he calls us to do.

Have you unwrapped the gift of Jesus? In this message, Tracy reminds us that there is no better gift we could ever receive. There are always more layers to unwrap and more to discover when it comes to Him. Keep unwrapping.

Some of the best gifts we could ever receive are the ones we can't wrap up in paper and bows. This message talks about the story of Mary and Elizabeth which illustrates the gift of the people in our lives who partner with us and confirm the purpose we are carrying inside us.

Have you ever received a gift you wanted to return? In this message pastor Meredith talks about the gift of trouble. Many of God's favored people find themselves in troubling situations because trouble and favor go hand in hand.

This message kicks off advent season and the mystery of who God is. The more we learn about God the more we realize that there comes a point where we cannot rely on clarity. While we can know God and God knows us, there are things about God that will always remain a mystery.

In this message Pastor Meredith uses Luke 15 to illustrate how the gospels are not exclusively gathered chronologically, but rather gathered by topic or theme. This chapter reveals a powerful message about identity and bitterness that can hold us outside, when we are invited to join the celebration.

Who do you call God? In part 2 of this message, Pastor Phil continues talking about some of the names of God, and invites you to decide who God is to you, because it matters who you call God.

In this message, Pastor Phil talks about how it matters who you name God. While God had many names such as Yahweh and Jehovah, he highlights the story of Hagar, who called God Jehovah Roi, the God who sees.

In part 2 of this message, the question remains: Where do I go from here? Pastor Meredith points out that Samson failed to seek God, and she walks through the process required to live gifted and healed.

Pastor Meredith uses the story of Samson to illustrate that even though we may be gifted, it does not guarantee that we are healed. We love and prioritize gifts so much that we neglect the condition of our soul.

Have you ever been in a fight you didn't know you were in? This final message of the series "Church Fight", calls us to recognize that we are in a battle and to recognize who our enemy is.

The way you treat the people closest to you matters & has spiritual implications. In Part 5 of the Series "Church Fight" Pastor Meredith tackles a few verses of scripture that have been used out of context in the pursuit of power. We are designed to live as Christ did: reflecting a mutual submission to one another in all things, out of reverence for Christ.

In part 4 of "Church Fight" Pastor Meredith reminds us that our behavior doesn't earn us salvation. It's a free gift from God that all we have to do is receive. However, it becomes a barrier to our spiritual development when we receive the gift but never put it to use. Have you taken off your old self and put on the new you?

In Part 3 of the series “Church Fight”, Pastor Meredith talks about Unity. A winning team is a team that is unified, and the church is called to be people of unity in our mission. We waste our efforts fighting over things that shouldn't be valued above our unity.

In this message, Pastor Phil talks about Jesus who is our good shepherd and what it means to be part of the church. When the enemy deceives, distracts, and divides us, Jesus picks us up and leads us back to community within the church.

Have you ever had a ridiculous thought run away with you? Sometimes this happens with what it means to be a follower of Christ. In this first part of the Series “Church Fight” Pastor Meredith reminds us that we have been saved not through our works, but by grace and through faith.

Introductions tell us a lot about a person. Pastor Meredith talks about Paul's introduction in his letter of Ephesians and two key components: Identity, and Place.

Have you ever felt stuck in your life? In this Everywhere Sunday experience, Pastor Meredith talks about how our frameworks and biases can cause us to stall out. Fostering our curiosity and shifting our view of who Jesus is are solutions to gain new perspective and move forward in our lives.

On this Youth Takeover Sunday, Kristian Vaculik talks about the power of your yes. When we give the Lord our yes, it gives us the opportunity to lead others to their yes to Him as well.

Pastor Meredith Talks about the rhythm of Yielding through fasting. When we fast, we prepare for a new thing, train for the new way, and become filled with the better things God has for us.

Did you know that there is greatness inside of you?Oftentimes our picture of greatness doesn't match God's picture of greatness. Status, recognition, and climbing over others to make it to the top is not the way to being great. Jesus says that greatness is released through serving others.

In this message, Bishop Michael Pitts talks about the rhythm of sharing a monthly meal. There's something meaningful about sharing a meal with others. A table has a way of breaking down walls, and opening people up to connection, and transformation.