And just like that, everything changed. I wonder what they were thinking about on that day? Had they gathered together to celebrate the holidays or were they making plans for the future? We don’t know where they were, why they were there or even who all was there. But we do know that what happened…
The Day Everything Changed: For Moses
And just like that everything changed. One day, he had everything, and the next day he didn’t. One day he was the grandson of the Pharaoh, the next day he was a fugitive on the run. The day everything changed. For the past several weeks we’ve been focusing on the topic, The Day Everything Changed. …
The Day Everything Changed, For Joseph
And then, just like that, everything changed. It had been a long time coming. For almost forty years it had simmered just below the surface. Depending on your part in the story, it either manifested itself as guilt or bitterness. But in either case, it was never very far from the surface. And then, just…
The Day Everything Changed, For Hannah
And Just like that, everything changed. She was heartbroken, all she had ever wanted was to be a mother, and it seemed as if that was the one thing she’d never be. She lived in a society where children were considered to be a blessing from God and the greatest honour that could be bestowed…
The Day Everything Changed, For Mary
And Just like that, everything changed. We don’t know a lot about her, and most of what we think we know is wrong. But we do know that she had a day when everything changed. In the scripture that Amanda read for us was a description of those who were following Jesus on one particular…
The Day Everything Changed, For John
And just like that, everything changed. This wasn’t the way it was supposed to end. He was the product of a good family, he had been raised worshipping God, he had followed God’s calling, had done God’s work and had preached God’s message and this wasn’t the way it was supposed to end. In a…
The Day that Everything Changed, For Judas
And Just like that, everything changed. We have a brand-new series starting this week at Cornerstone called: “The Day Everything Changed”. And many of us can point to a specific date in our lives when everything changed. Maybe it was the day that we met your spouse, or the day we realized that your marriage…
What to When You Wake Up in a Grave
I’ve told the story before, in 2013 I was leading a teaching trip in West Africa. We flew into the capital of Ghana, Accra and then drove 16 hours to where we were teaching. Now I love the people of Ghana, and there are many things about West Africa I enjoy, but the traffic is…
What to do When You’re Nailed to a Cross
So, this is how it would end. Not being crowned a king but dying a criminal. Executed as a traitor to both his country and his faith. This weekend we are tying up our Worst-Case Scenario series. Through January and February and then again in April we’ve been looking at various Worst-Case scenarios from the…
What to Do When Hope is Lost
Through January and February, our sermon series was Worst-Case Scenarios. Who would have believed that a month later the world would be living through a worst-case scenario? We could write a new chapter to the book: What to do if you are living in a pandemic. 1. Wash your hands 2. Don’t touch your face…