Well, have you made up your mind yet? You've had five weeks to decide but I'd be willing to wager that you had your mind made up long before then. As a matter of fact, I would suspect that there hasn't been much done or said over the past five weeks that has had much…
The Things He HeardHe was there on a whim. He didn't have to be there, it wasn't part of his job but he had heard that something was going to happen, got caught up in the moment and there he was. He was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. As the mob…
Swing of Emotions
Penn of DennTalk about a swing in emotions. I have been working on two separate messages this week, one for Good Friday and one for Easter Sunday. A message of despair and a message of hope. A message of defeat and a message of victory. A message about the depths that man can fall and…
Out of the Mouth of a Fish
Peter just shook his head. That was all they wanted was money. Couldn't they see the bigger picture? That there was more at stake then just money. They had just arrived back in town and before they could even get settled the church was there with its hand out. Well it wasn't actually the church,…
You Will Get Caught
I read an article the other day that R & B singer Rhianna was mortified that nude pictures that she had sent her boyfriend, had surfaced and ended up on the internet. I wonder if it ever crossed her mind that having nude digital pictures floating around was a bad idea? It's not unusual to…
Cain and Abel
So here we are. Week two of Money Month! In case you weren’t here last week or if you are new to Cornerstone I made a decision a number of years ago that instead of responding to financial crisis in the church by preaching on them that I would take one month each year and…
Green Eggs and Ham
This should have been posted earlier it was preached on March 7th, 2011 (Read from Green Eggs and Ham pages 1-16)Do you know the story? I bet you do. It's one of Dr. Seuss greatest works. “Green Eggs and Ham”. You know I hate that book. Didn't always hate it though, no sir when I…
Oh, the places you’ll go
This didn't get posted but was from March 20th. Read Pages 1-17What a great book. Here is a confession; I had never read this book before I decided on the series. The other three I had read or had read to me as a child and read them to my children but not “Oh the…
Treasures of the Heart
Here we are, April. At Cornerstone, as most of you know, April signifies the end of our church year and the beginning of a brand new church year and financial year. If you are wondering why April and not December there are probably a couple of reasons. And if you are really interested give me…