Graham speaks about how, in the face of complicated social and political forces, God's people have often most effectively outworked the values of God's Kingdom in the details of their personal interactions with the people around them. As much as we might feel drawn into the machinations that flow from the seats of power, commonly it is the case that--to quote Mother Teresa--we are called to "small acts of great love."

Psalm 116 - Open | Honest to God | Josh Newington | Sunday 16 September by Cornerstone Christian Church

Pastor Joy Graetz preaches from Psalm 125 about having a song from God that can 'keep us moving.' In the same way that soldiers have marching songs, or the African slaves in America famously sang songs to keep hope and energy alive while they worked, Joy suggests that we can sing a song from God that can move us forward through a life of faith.

Josh speaks from Psalm 15 about what it means to live life with God.

Graham speaks about what it means to take a Missional posture in the way we as a church talk and pray about politics. He then talks us through how we can pray for our new Prime Minister in this way.

When the Reformer John Calvin wrote his commentary on the Psalms he referred to it as “an anatomy of all parts of the soul.” When we read the Psalms though we can find ourselves shocked at its contents—we can read the Psalmist accusing God of abandoning them (Psalm 29), or even expressing passionate desire for bloodthirsty vengeance (think Psalm 137). But should finding these things in Scripture be shocking to us? Are our own hearts really so different from the Psalmist's? Or is it the case that we somehow expect someone writing parts of the Bible to be different to us, somehow more spiritual?

Perhaps this is understandable, that we should desire Scripture to always point us towards the better parts of our nature. The risk though is that we might become fake, hiding or not acknowledging parts of our struggle as human beings. Ultimately one of the things that is so valuable about the Psalms is how human they actually are, and the way they map what human relationship with God looks like. There is nothing fake or inauthentic about it, because it looks like inviting God into real life. Today we’ll be taking another look at the Psalms and examining how they might shape our real, human, spiritual life, and our relationship with God.

When the Reformer John Calvin wrote his commentary on the Psalms he referred to it as “an anatomy of all parts of the soul.” When we read the Psalms though we can find ourselves shocked at its contents—we can read the Psalmist accusing God of abandoning them (Psalm 29), or even expressing passionate desire for bloodthirsty vengeance (think Psalm 137). But should finding these things in Scripture be shocking to us? Are our own hearts really so different from the Psalmist's? Or is it the case that we somehow expect someone writing parts of the Bible to be different to us, somehow more spiritual?

Perhaps this is understandable, that we should desire Scripture to always point us towards the better parts of our nature. The risk though is that we might become fake, hiding or not acknowledging parts of our struggle as human beings. Ultimately one of the things that is so valuable about the Psalms is how human they actually are, and the way they map what human relationship with God looks like. There is nothing fake or inauthentic about it, because it looks like inviting God into real life. Today we’ll be taking another look at the Psalms and examining how they might shape our real, human, spiritual life, and our relationship with God.

When the Reformer John Calvin wrote his commentary on the Psalms he referred to it as “an anatomy of all parts of the soul.” When we read the Psalms though we can find ourselves shocked at its contents—we can read the Psalmist accusing God of abandoning them (Psalm 29), or even expressing passionate desire for bloodthirsty vengeance (think Psalm 137). But should finding these things in Scripture be shocking to us? Are our own hearts really so different from the Psalmist's? Or is it the case that we somehow expect someone writing parts of the Bible to be different to us, somehow more spiritual?

Perhaps this is understandable, that we should desire Scripture to always point us towards the better parts of our nature. The risk though is that we might become fake, hiding or not acknowledging parts of our struggle as human beings. Ultimately one of the things that is so valuable about the Psalms is how human they actually are, and the way they map what human relationship with God looks like. There is nothing fake or inauthentic about it, because it looks like inviting God into real life. Today we’ll be taking another look at the Psalms and examining how they might shape our real, human, spiritual life, and our relationship with God.

On Sunday 22 July we continued with our series in the Psalms called 'Honest to God'. We heard from Clem Fryer as he shared from Psalm 23.

When the Reformer John Calvin wrote his commentary on the Psalms he referred to it as “an anatomy of all parts of the soul.” When we read the Psalms though we can find ourselves shocked at its contents—we can read the Psalmist accusing God of abandoning them (Psalm 29), or even expressing passionate desire for bloodthirsty vengeance (think Psalm 137). But should finding these things in Scripture be shocking to us? Are our own hearts really so different from the Psalmist's? Or is it the case that we somehow expect someone writing parts of the Bible to be different to us, somehow more spiritual?

Perhaps this is understandable, that we should desire Scripture to always point us towards the better parts of our nature. The risk though is that we might become fake, hiding or not acknowledging parts of our struggle as human beings. Ultimately one of the things that is so valuable about the Psalms is how human they actually are, and the way they map what human relationship with God looks like. There is nothing fake or inauthentic about it, because it looks like inviting God into real life. Today we’ll be taking another look at the Psalms and examining how they might shape our real, human, spiritual life, and our relationship with God.

On Sunday 15 July we continued with the Honest to God series and we were excited to hear from Pastor Joy Graetz as she shared from Psalm 84.

When the Reformer John Calvin wrote his commentary on the Psalms he referred to it as “an anatomy of all parts of the soul.” When we read the Psalms though we can find ourselves shocked at its contents—we can read the Psalmist accusing God of abandoning them (Psalm 29), or even expressing passionate desire for bloodthirsty vengeance (think Psalm 137). But should finding these things in Scripture be shocking to us? Are our own hearts really so different from the Psalmist's? Or is it the case that we somehow expect someone writing parts of the Bible to be different to us, somehow more spiritual?

Perhaps this is understandable, that we should desire Scripture to always point us towards the better parts of our nature. The risk though is that we might become fake, hiding or not acknowledging parts of our struggle as human beings. Ultimately one of the things that is so valuable about the Psalms is how human they actually are, and the way they map what human relationship with God looks like. There is nothing fake or inauthentic about it, because it looks like inviting God into real life. Today we’ll be taking another look at the Psalms and examining how they might shape our real, human, spiritual life, and our relationship with God.