Cornerstone Boulder Weekly Podcast

In this sermon, Brian continues the Beautiful Strength series with a look at Mary of Bethany. Jesus said that wherever the gospel is preached, her story would be told. As Brian looks at her extravagant love towards Jesus, we see that Mary is an incredible example of someone who took everything she had and literally laid it at the feet of Jesus. Though some looking on called it a waste, Jesus makes it clear that her extravagant love is an example to us all. After all, as Brian shares, the message of Jesus is much like Mary of Bethany; He is the savior who gives everything He is out of the love He has for us.

Gene continues our Beautiful Strength series here at Cornerstone with a look at Lydia, an incredible role model. Lydia was a successful businesswoman and is the first named european believer in Scripture! Gene dives deep to explore what makes Lydia a great role model and takes some time to interview some amazing role models from our community here at Cornerstone. Regardless of who you are, these woman exemplify great traits that all of us can take to heart.

We all have different degrees of influence: at work, among friends, in our families, and through countless interactions with others, so learning how to lead well is something that applies to all of us. In this sermon, Brian looks at Deborah as a great example of godly leadership. As the political, spiritual, and military leader of Israel, Deborah demonstrated how leaders unite others together, raise up those beneath them, make effective decisions, and lead from a place of conviction. The ultimate goal of Godly leadership is to use our influence to help others participate in God's story, and Deborah is a great example of how we can make that happen in our areas of influence.

We have a new series starting at Cornerstone called "Beautiful Strength" where we'll be looking at different women from scripture that demonstrate faith worth emulating. Gene starts it off with the story of Esther and a look at how faith can arise in crisis and empower us to serve God in radical ways.

What comes to your mind when you think of phrases like "heaven", "eternal life", or "resurrection"? Brian dives into 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:2 and shows that there's an important aspect of viewing the resurrection that we can often miss. As he shows in his talk, there's something we need to understand about the connection between heaven and earth, the kingdom of God, and the promise of resurrection.

Being a Christian can take on so many different expressions in our world today that it may be hard to know what is actually "ok". In Aaron's message he talks about the compass he found in 1 Thessalonians that helps him navigate a life among many different expressions of faith in Jesus and that we can use to continue to grow closer to Jesus in all kinds of environments.

Gene continues our series on the book of 1 Thessalonians by taking a look at a passage that may be a little confusing for some. In doing so, Gene shows how the incredible power of the Word of God is meant to be transformative, but we miss out on that power when we use it to "trash" other people. At the core of Gene's message, he shares how we are all in need of the transformative power of God's word.

We're going to take a couple of weeks and look at the book of 1 Thessalonians together as a church. As Brian shows in this talk, this book, though one of the earliest written in the New Testament, still has great impact and relevance for us today. As Paul encouraged the Thessalonians in the Gospel, Brian showed the same encouragement is available to us: the Gospel coming with power, with the Holy Spirit, and with conviction.

We've been talking a lot about saying yes to God during this series. In this message, Gene takes a moment to look at the other side of this relationship; what happens when God says "Hineni" to us? Hineni, the Hebrew word we've translated as "ready" is meant to convey the idea of being not only completely present, but invested as well. Gene dives into the scriptures to show us that there are several places where God tells us that He is fully present, fully engaged with us for our good. As Gene shows, God wants us to know that He is fully committed to our redemption and to our restoration.

We've talked a little during the "Ready" series about how saying yes to God causes us to live a bigger story. This big story occasionally involves dramatic action, but it often involves simple meetings and one-on-one interactions. As Brian shows in this message, the key to all of this is to be willing to be interrupted, inconvenienced, and even uncomfortable as we engage those God has put in our path; even the ones we least expect.