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Why do we so often measure impact by reach, attention, and visible results? What if some of the most meaningful influence in your life happens through the people right in front of you?

In Week 7 of The Table, Dr. Brian Koning teaches from Acts 20:17-38, where Paul gathers the Ephesian elders on the beach at Miletus for a final farewell. Paul has preached to crowds, performed miracles, and carried the gospel into major cities, but in this moment, his legacy is seen in the people he has lived among, taught, warned, loved, and prepared to lead.

Through Paul’s farewell, Brian shows that what happens at your table does not end at your table. Your influence is not measured only by platform, scale, followers, or visible reach. It is shaped through presence, gospel-centered love, costly faithfulness, and the willingness to invest deeply in people who will carry the work forward.

Whether you are wondering if your quiet faithfulness matters, grieving places where relationships have broken down, or searching for a biblical sermon on influence, legacy, purpose, discipleship, and Christian community, this message is a reminder that no moment spent investing in people is wasted. You may never see where every ripple lands, but God can use ordinary relationships to shape a lasting legacy.

Scripture: Acts 20:17-38

Speaker: Dr. Brian Koning

Cornerstone Church, Prescott, AZ

Yavapai County | Evangelical Free Church of America

Series: The Table

Week Number: 7

May 24, 2026

Learn more or plan a visit: https://prescottcornerstone.com

What is the most important question a person can ask? In Week 6 of The Table, Scott Savage walks through Acts 16 and the unforgettable moment when a desperate jailer asks, “What must I do to be saved?” Through the story of Paul and Silas in prison, this message reveals how God often works through pain, opposition, and the places we never would have chosen.

What happens when life falls apart and every instinct tells you to run? What if the hardest table in your life is actually the one God wants to use most? This sermon explores how God transforms ordinary places into spaces of healing, hope, and eternal impact. Even a prison cell became a place where lives were changed forever.

Scott challenges us to stay present at the tables God has given us, especially when relationships are difficult, suffering feels overwhelming, or fear makes us want to withdraw. Sometimes the most powerful words we can say are simply, “We’re still here.”

If you’re struggling with loneliness, disappointment, suffering, purpose, or questions about faith, this message will encourage you to trust that God can work through every season and every table.

📖 Scripture: Acts 16:16-34, John 20:21, John 3:16
🎙️ Speaker: Scott Savage
📍 Cornerstone Church, Prescott, AZ
🗺️ Yavapai County | Evangelical Free Church of America
🗓️ Series: The Table - Week 6
📅 May 17, 2026

🌐 Learn more or plan a visit: https://prescottcornerstone.com

What if the people you struggle to understand are the very people God is pursuing? What happens when Jesus challenges the labels, assumptions, and divisions we place on others? In Week 5 of The Table, Scott Savage walks through Acts 10, 11, and 15 to explore the life-changing moment when God reshaped Peter’s understanding of grace, belonging, and who gets a seat at the table.

Through the story of Peter and Cornelius, this message confronts one of the hardest questions followers of Jesus must face: Do we truly see people the way God sees people? As barriers between Jew and Gentile begin to fall, the early church discovers that the gospel is bigger than their traditions, biases, and expectations. The table of Jesus is not built on favoritism, but on grace.

This sermon challenges us to examine the way we view outsiders, difficult people, and those who seem far from God. It reminds us that no one is beyond the reach of God’s love and that unity in Christ does not require uniformity. Whether you are wrestling with division, struggling to love people who are different from you, or trying to understand what biblical unity really looks like, this message will encourage and challenge your faith.

📖 Scripture: Acts 10, Acts 11, Acts 15, 1 Corinthians 6:9–11
🎙️ Speaker: Scott Savage
📍 Cornerstone Church, Prescott, AZ
🗺️ Yavapai County | Evangelical Free Church of America
🗓️ Series: The Table
📅 May 10, 2026

🌐 Learn more or plan a visit: Cornerstone Church Prescott

Why do relationships fall apart? And when they do, is it even possible to fix what’s been broken?

In Week 4 of The Table, Pastor Scott Savage explores Acts 6 and uncovers the real reasons relationships break down—and what it actually takes to restore them. Conflict isn’t the exception in life, it’s the norm. The real question is whether we avoid it, or learn how to handle it in a healthy, biblical way.

In a culture that encourages walking away, cutting people off, or choosing comfort over connection, this message challenges us to take a different path. You’ll discover why every relationship experiences cracks, how small issues turn into bigger ones when ignored, and how God calls us to pursue healing instead of giving up.

Whether you’re dealing with tension in your family, friendships, workplace, or church, this message will help you rethink conflict and give you a practical, faith-filled approach to repairing what’s broken.

What if the reason your relationship is struggling isn’t the end—but the opportunity for something stronger?

📖 Scripture: Acts 6:1–7
🎙️ Speaker: Scott Savage
📍 Cornerstone Church, Prescott, AZ
🗺️ Yavapai County | Evangelical Free Church of America
🗓️ Series: The Table (Week 4)
📅 May 3, 2026

🌐 Learn more or plan a visit: https://prescottcornerstone.com

What happens when faith becomes more about appearance than reality? Can a church look healthy on the outside but be quietly falling apart within? In Week 3 of The Table, Scott Savage unpacks Acts 4 and 5 to reveal the powerful contrast between authentic faith and spiritual performance.

Through the beauty of the early church’s generosity and the sobering story of Ananias and Sapphira, this message shows why authenticity is essential to a compelling faith. You’ll discover how real transformation comes not from impressing others, but from living honestly before God.

If you’ve ever felt the pressure to look like you have it all together, this message will challenge you to trade performance for authenticity and experience the kind of faith that truly draws people in.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction and Half Truths
02:00 The Beauty and Brokenness of the Early Church
04:00 Big Idea: Authenticity Makes Faith Compelling
05:00 Acts 4: The Church at Its Best
08:30 Authenticity Is Magnetic
13:30 Acts 5: The Church Under Threat
17:30 Performance Is a Poison
20:30 Generosity Is a Grace, Not Guilt
24:30 Why God Takes This Seriously
26:30 Fear of the Lord Explained
30:00 A Healthier, Holier Church
32:00 Where Are You Performing?
33:00 Living It Out This Week
35:00 Closing Prayer

📖 Scripture: Acts 4:32–37, Acts 5:1–11, 2 Corinthians 9:7, Ephesians 5
🎙️ Speaker: Scott Savage
📍 Cornerstone Church, Prescott, AZ
🗓️ Series: The Table (Week 3)
📅 April 26, 2026
🌐 Learn more or plan a visit: https://prescottcornerstone.com

What do you do when you want community but it feels inconvenient, uncomfortable, or costly? Why does something we all desire seem so difficult to build and sustain?

In Week 2 of The Table, Pastor Scott Savage explores Acts 2 and the powerful picture of the early church. This message unpacks the tension between our desire for connection and the devotion it actually requires. Through biblical teaching and real life insight, Scott reveals that true community is not built on convenience but on commitment, generosity, and authenticity.

You will be challenged to consider what it really means to live in biblical community, why so many people stop at desire instead of devotion, and how your everyday table can become a place where God works in powerful ways. This message speaks to anyone feeling isolated, disconnected, or longing for deeper relationships.

Discover how God uses ordinary moments and shared meals to create something extraordinary and eternal. The cost of community is real but the cost of avoiding it is even greater.

What if you’re missing what God is doing right in front of you? What if the ordinary moments in your life—your meals, conversations, and daily interactions—are actually where God wants to work the most?

In Week 1 of The Table, Scott Savage walks through Acts 1 and reveals how Jesus used simple, everyday meals to accomplish extraordinary things. After His resurrection, Jesus didn’t just appear in dramatic ways—He sat at tables, shared food, and used those moments to teach, restore, and send His followers on mission.

This message will challenge how you see your everyday life. Are you rushing through moments or truly paying attention? Are you trying to live out your faith in your own strength, or relying on the power of the Holy Spirit? And what if your table isn’t случай—or random—but intentional?

You’ll discover that you don’t need a platform to make an impact. You just need to be present, available, and willing to notice where God is already at work. Because your table might be the very place where lives are changed—including your own.

📖 Scripture: Acts 1:1–11
🎙️ Speaker: Scott Savage
📍 Cornerstone Church, Prescott, AZ
🗺️ Yavapai County | Evangelical Free Church of America
🗓️ Series: The Table (Week 1)
📅 April 12, 2026

🌐 Learn more or plan a visit: https://prescottcornerstone.com

What does it really mean to be good enough for God? And how would you know if you are or if you are not? In this Easter message, Pastor Scott Savage challenges the way we often evaluate ourselves and where we place our hope. Walking through 1 Corinthians 15 and Philippians 3, he unpacks the difference between a because I faith built on our own effort and a because He faith rooted in the resurrection of Jesus.

Through honest reflection and biblical truth, this message reveals how easy it is to misjudge ourselves whether by overestimating our goodness or underestimating our failures and why neither can hold the weight of our hope. Instead, we are invited to shift our confidence away from what we have done and toward what Christ has already finished. If you have ever wondered whether you measure up, where your hope really stands, or what happens after this life, this message will challenge and ground you in a hope that truly holds.

📖 Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15, Philippians 3
🎙️ Speaker: Scott Savage
📍 Cornerstone Church, Prescott, AZ
🗺️ Yavapai County | Evangelical Free Church of America
🗓️ Series: Stand Alone
📅 April 5, 2026
🌐 Learn more or plan a visit: https://prescottcornerstone.com

What does it really mean when Jesus said, “It is finished”? And why do so many of us still live like there’s more we need to prove?

In this Good Friday message, Scott Savage walks through John 19 and reveals the powerful truth behind Jesus’ final words on the cross. So many of us live like God’s love has to be earned—trying harder, doing more, and carrying the pressure to get it right. But what if the work has already been fully completed?

Using the picture of trying to add to a finished masterpiece, this message challenges us to lay down the “brush” and stop striving for what Jesus has already secured. Freedom doesn’t come from effort—it comes from trusting what’s already been done.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re not enough, or like you need to earn God’s approval, this message will help you finally rest in His grace.

📖 Scripture: John 19:28–30, John 4:34, John 5:36, John 17:4, 1 Peter 1:18–19
🎙️ Speaker: Scott Savage
📍 Cornerstone Church, Prescott, AZ
🗺️ Yavapai County | Evangelical Free Church of America
🗓️ Series: Stand Alone
📅 April 3, 2026
🌐 Learn more or plan a visit: https://prescottcornerstone.com

⏱️ Chapters:
00:00 Why We Struggle to Let Go
02:00 The Mona Lisa Illustration
05:00 Are You Trying to Add to the Cross
07:00 It Is Finished Explained
09:30 Jesus Completed the Work
11:30 Fulfilled Prophecy and Purpose
13:00 Nothing Left for Your Salvation
14:30 Why We Keep Trying Anyway
16:00 The Danger of Self-Reliance
17:30 What Brush Do You Need to Put Down
18:30 Trusting That It Is Finished