It is probably the best known psalm in the western world and possibly the best known scripture period. It is loved by Jews and Christians alike and probably the reason is that it is an incredibly positive Psalm, all up beat and uplifting. It has been quoted and misquoted, it's on plaques and mugs and…
The Despair of the Righteous
Psalm 22My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? And so begins the cry of the Psalmist's heart in the 22nd Psalm. Some have called this the Psalm of the Cross and point to several parallels between this scripture and the story of the crucifixion of Christ. The Psalm begins with the words: Psalm…
The Joy of the Righteous
Psalm 1I love this Psalm, absolutely love it and when we asked for suggestions on what Psalms people wanted included in this series this was my pick.Now before we look at the first Psalm just a little intro material.So here we are in the Psalms, which are quite accurately considered to be the song book…
A Lesson from Hezekiah
Well that was edifying. We used that video a couple of years ago but thought we could drag it out again. This is week four of our Treasures of the Heart series. If you haven't been with us during that time or if you are new to Cornerstone I will bring you up to speed.I…
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…
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,…
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…