Cornerstone Chapel - Video Podcast

We are living in a time when it is easier to blame others than to take personal responsibility for something. Blame-shifting has been going on since the beginning of human history. When God confronted Adam and Eve about their disobedience, Adam blamed Eve and Eve blamed the serpent. The theology of responsibility is simply this—every person is accountable to God for his/her own life. We cannot blame others or make excuses for our behavior or our lives. “Responsibility” is from two words—response and ability: the ability to choose a response that no longer blames others or makes excuses for one’s actions. Only then can we turn to God with humility and repentance and find His mercy and forgiveness.

An in-depth study of James 1:1-8.

On Easter we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead! When He appeared to His disciples on that first day, the first thing He said to them was, “Peace be with you!” He repeated it two more times. Why did Jesus choose to emphasize “peace” three times? Because He knew that mankind’s greatest need was the need for God’s peace—to be at peace with God through a relationship with Jesus Christ. Join us for today’s teaching from John’s Gospel as Pastor Gary invites people to receive Christ as Lord and Savior and to experience the ultimate peace of God.

An in-depth study of Exodus 12.

As Jesus approached Jerusalem for the final week of His life prior to His crucifixion, He was met by those who were rejoicing and those who were rejecting Him. Even those who were rejoicing would soon cry out for His crucifixion when Jesus did not deliver the way they had hoped. That’s because Jesus’ mission was greater than providing political peace. Jesus came for the sins of the world to offer us personal peace with God through a relationship with Him. In today’s message, Pastor Gary connects the Palm Sunday story of the past with the present and the future—looking ahead to a time when all the saints will be worshiping Jesus around the throne of Heaven.

Join Pastor Gary as he fields questions about the book of Hebrews and other biblical topics.

The book of Lamentations is a book that “laments” the destruction of Jerusalem in 586B.C. by the Babylonians. Lamentations describes the tragic and terrible results of a people who rejected God—a people who refused to turn FROM their idolatry and sin and turn TO God. The consequences for their sin were devastating. But in the middle of all the sin and destruction and devastation emerges a passage from Chapter 3 about the love, mercy, compassion, and faithfulness of God! When we realize our own sinful condition and how it can leave us feeling discouraged, bitter, discontent, and distant from God, it’s important to remember that we can run to a God who is loving, compassionate, merciful, and faithful. And Lamentations 3:23 reminds us that all those qualities about God are new every morning! In other words, every day is a new day and another chance with the Lord! Whatever might be your past—whether yesterday or years ago—there is a fresh batch of God’s love, mercy, and compassion for you today.

An in-depth study of Hebrews 12:18-13:25.

In the closing chapters of Jeremiah, God rebukes the Babylonian Empire for 4 particular sins. Even though God had used the Babylonians as the instrument of His correction for the Jewish people, the Babylonians were guilty of going too far in their treatment of the Jews. Despite these events being about an ancient story, Pastor Gary takes a modern look at how the sins of Babylon can serve to admonish us and help us to live godly lives.

An in-depth study of Hebrews 12:14-17.

Guest speaker Matthew Maher speaks on the transformative power of God’s Word.

An in-depth study of Hebrews 12:1-13.

In Jeremiah 48, God uses a wine analogy to describe three major objections he has to the spiritual condition of the nation of Moab. He challenges them about how they are too much at rest, how they have settled on their “dregs”, and how they have lost their aroma. Found out what all that means in a modern application as Pastor Gary uses this rebuke from God to the Moabites to challenge us in our walk with Christ.

An in-depth study of Hebrews 11:33-40.

Discouragement comes in many forms. Heartache is no respecter of persons. In the book of Jeremiah, a guy by the name of Baruch is experiencing his share of discouragement and describes it with words like “sorrow”, “pain”, “being worn out”, “groaning”, and “without rest.” Could that describe you? Have you ever felt so discouraged that it was palpable and painful? Have you ever been so worn out with grief and sorrow, so exhausted with discouragement, that you couldn’t sleep? Have you ever cried so much that you had no more tears? Pastor Gary brings a word of encouragement today from Jeremiah 45 in a teaching entitled, “Courage for the Discouraged.”