Cornerstone Church

Join us for this Sunday at Cornerstone Church for a wonderful time of worship, the word, and won another (keeping with the w’s).

Lisa is leading us in worship and Pastor Kathleen is bringing the message.

Plan to stay after the service and enjoy some visiting in the lobby, or maybe think about having lunch with someone. There is need to rush out, other than if you linger too long you’ll get to join the Spanish Church Service at 2pm.

We don’t really have a seat with your name on it, but in our hearts we do.

It’s not the same without you. Each person in our church is loved and valued and wanted.

You are welcome. You are wanted. You belong. You are loved.

We look forward to seeing you this Sunday at Cornerstone Church @ 10:30 am.

Following Jesus Together

Wednesday June 10
Now David said, “Is there still anyone who is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” 2 Samuel 9:1

Not every act of kindness needs to be random.

Random acts of kindness can been seen everywhere.
Maybe it’s the iconic ‘buy the next customer’s coffee’ gift that can become a chain of kindness to the whole line of customers.
Perhaps it’s the counter cultural perspective of ‘you before me’ instead of ‘elbows up’ and pushing our way to the front.
It can even be secretly supporting someone in need without the expectation of recognition, acknowledgement or a receipt for income tax purposes.

Today’s verse reminds us that our kindness doesn’t need to be random. King David was on the lookout for someone to be kind to. He wanted to bless Jonathan’s family even though Jonathan had been killed.

David’s kindness wasn’t random; it was intentional.

Random acts of kindness can be wonderful expressions of spontaneous thoughtfulness, but let’s not stop there. Instead of just being kind when we happen to stumble into opportunities, might we consider taking some time to think about how we can show kindness to others.

Kindness to a family member.
Kindness to a friend.
Kindness to a co worker
Kindness to a neighbour.
Kindness to someone we haven’t seen in a while.
Kindness to an employer
Kindness to someone we are not fond of.

Let’s be more than accidentally kind or spontaneously kind - let’s lean into being intentionally kind, and in doing so, may we glorify our Father in heaven.

Following Jesus Together,

Pastor Barry

Then King David went in and sat before the LORD; and he said: “Who am I, O Lord GOD? And what is my house, that You have brought me this far? 2 Samuel 7:18

David, the insignificant shepherd boy, had become King David and was now the man songs had been written about. He had come a long way from tending sheep to shepherding God’s people. The road wasn’t easy and the journey wasn’t quick, but God had been with him the whole time.

It was in King David’s heart to build the house of God - a place where the presence of God could rest. He even had the “go ahead” from Nathan the prophet, right until God spoke to Nathan to tell David to pause his construction plans.

Nathan returned to David and told him that instead of David building God’s house, God was going to build David’s house - a lineage of rulers that we know extended all the way to King Jesus who was of the house and lineage of David.

As David receives this news, instead of doing the dance of joy, he comes before the Lord in worship and prayer and exclaims “Why me, Lord?” His words reveal how overwhelmed his heart is . Why has God been so good to him? Who is he that God has done all this for him and is promising even more?

Overwhelming gratitude in the face of God’s unmerited favour.

Gratitude for God’s Grace.

Take a moment right now to pause and consider how good God has been to you.

Who am I that Jesus would die for me?
Who am I that His blessings would follow me?
Who am I that God would love me so much?

Aren’t you grateful for God’s grace?
I know I am.

Following Jesus Together,

Pastor Barry

Join us This Sunday at Cornerstone Church as we end the month on a high note (even if you don’t sing soprano). We have lots to celebrate and be thankful for as we worship Jesus our Lord!

Ibukun and Victoria are leading us in worship and Pastor Barry is setting us up for a successful summer as he shares about Flourishing Faith and Growing Love.

Plan now to be a part of this fifth Sunday of May.
It’s so great to have an extra Sunday this month to be together.

We are so pleased to worship with you this Sunday at Cornerstone Church at 10:30 am

Following Jesus Together

Here I Am With You

1 Samuel 14:6–7
Then Jonathan said to the young man who bore his armor, “Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised; it may be that the Lord will work for us. For nothing restrains the Lord from saving by many or by few.” So his armorbearer said to him, “Do all that is in your heart. Go then; here I am with you, according to your heart.”

It is a pretty powerful thing for someone to say “Here I am with you.”

In today’s verse Jonathan wasn’t sure if the Lord would help him fight the enemy.

He knew the Lord could help but he didn’t know if the Lord would help.

He proposed to his armour bearer that they give it a try.
This unnamed man who carried Jonathan’s armour replied that he was with him.

“Here I am with you.”

“Whatever, whenever - I’m with you.“

That’s devotion. That’s friendship. That’s powerful.

You don’t need a lot of people like this, but you really do need at least one.

Is there one person in your life who you are able to see is with you?

For whatever and whenever you need them, they simply say “Here I am with you.”

Maybe they are there but you just can’t see them.

Ask the Lord to show you who can be your armourbearer, ready to face any obstacle with you.

If you can’t see them, ask the Lord to bring them.

A friend. An amigo. Someone who will stick with you.

Some people have many, some have few, some have just one.

May the Lord gift you a really good friend.

And may you be that really good friend to others.

Following Jesus Together,

Pastor Barry

Join us This Sunday for another Super Sunday at Cornerstone Church.

Rhea is leading us in worship and will help us set our hearts and affections on Jesus, the Lover of our Souls. God inhabits the praises of His people so come expecting His Kingdom Presence as we worship.

Brian is walking us through the very beautiful “Redemptive Romance Revealed” in the book of Ruth.

It’s the third Sunday of the month so we have food hampers available for those in need and the Smile Shop will be open.

We are very excited that we get to see you this weekend!

Join us Sunday @ 10:30 am at Cornerstone Church.

Following Jesus Together.

1 Samuel 4:18
Then it happened, when he made mention of the ark of God, that Eli fell off the seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck was broken and he died, for the man was old and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

Sorry for the very tragic verse to start things off today.

At 98 years of age, the priest Eli had just received news that his two sons had been killed and the ark of the covenant had been captured by the enemy. The news was more than he could handle and although he died of a broken neck, it seems like he also died of a broken heart.

This verse ends with this simple acknowledgment: he had judged Israel for forty years.

Scripture gives us some insight into the sad story of his life.

When Hannah was desperately crying out to God, his incorrect observation was that she must be drunk.

When the Lord spoke to Samuel, it took Eli three times to recognize that God was speaking.

When his sons were defiling worship and ‘making themselves vile’, he refused to restrain them.

And yet he judged Israel for forty years.

Longevity in ministry doesn’t equal faithfulness.
Living a long life doesn’t mean it was a good life or a life that pleased the Lord.

From this story I am reminded that I want to be able to be sensitive to others when they are in desperate need of God, I want to be able to recognize the voice of God when He is speaking to me and to others around me, and I want to be able to restrain my loved ones from sin and to be restrained by them so I am kept from sin.

And at the end of my days, I want people to be able to say more than “Well, he pastored for forty years”.

Let’s do more than just live long.

Let’s live lives well pleasing to God.

Following Jesus Together,

Pastor Barry