Cornerstone Church

Trust me—you can’t trust your mind. You think it’s rational and wise. You think it can be trusted. But that’s just because you aren’t paying enough attention to what’s going on upstairs. You see, many aspects of your day-to-day thinking are controlled by automatic mindsets. Your active mind is consumed with navigating a plethora of high-level problem-solving, so your automatic mindsets kick into gear to handle the rest. That’s where the mistrust of our mind comes into play, because most of our automatic mindsets are a mess! And allowing these messed up mindsets to manage decisions in our life will only lead to frustration and confusion. What we need is a Mindset Masterclass; life-changing knowledge straight from God’s Word that will shift our perspectives and transform our mindsets.

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Question: “How do you see God’s will for your life?” Is it an ever-elusive piece of knowledge that you can’t seem to get your hands on? If that sounds about right, you’re not alone. Many people move towns, start businesses, get married—all chasing after God’s will for their life. But the good news is that when we walk in the ways of God, we are always in the will of God.

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https://www.cornerstonechurch.info/archiveblog/the-way-to-gods-will

Trust me—you can’t trust your mind. You think it’s rational and wise. You think it can be trusted. But that’s just because you aren’t paying enough attention to what’s going on upstairs. You see, many aspects of your day-to-day thinking are controlled by automatic mindsets. Your active mind is consumed with navigating a plethora of high-level problem-solving, so your automatic mindsets kick into gear to handle the rest. That’s where the mistrust of our mind comes into play, because most of our automatic mindsets are a mess! And allowing these messed up mindsets to manage decisions in our life will only lead to frustration and confusion. What we need is a Mindset Masterclass; life-changing knowledge straight from God’s Word that will shift our perspectives and transform our mindsets.

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A terrible place to find yourself this year? On a high horse. Nothing can rob the relationships in our life like a judgmental, critical, “better-than” spirit. Sadly, we can easily fall into this mindset—and to make matters worse—feel like we’re doing it with God on our side. So how do we avoid the pitfalls of judgmentalism and start to see others through the eyes of Jesus?

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https://www.cornerstonechurch.info/archiveblog/ill-be-the-judge-of-that

Trust me—you can’t trust your mind. You think it’s rational and wise. You think it can be trusted. But that’s just because you aren’t paying enough attention to what’s going on upstairs. You see, many aspects of your day-to-day thinking are controlled by automatic mindsets. Your active mind is consumed with navigating a plethora of high-level problem-solving, so your automatic mindsets kick into gear to handle the rest. That’s where the mistrust of our mind comes into play, because most of our automatic mindsets are a mess! And allowing these messed up mindsets to manage decisions in our life will only lead to frustration and confusion. What we need is a Mindset Masterclass; life-changing knowledge straight from God’s Word that will shift our perspectives and transform our mindsets.

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“The Breakfast Club”, “The Karate Kid”...every “Rocky” ever made—they all have one thing in common: montages! And these montages show incredible progress occurring in an incredibly short period of time. Funnily enough, we seem to think this same “movie magic” works in real life. But the truth of the matter? A montage mindset never leads to the future God has for you.

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https://www.cornerstonechurch.info/archiveblog/the-montage-mirage

Trust me—you can’t trust your mind. You think it’s rational and wise. You think it can be trusted. But that’s just because you aren’t paying enough attention to what’s going on upstairs. You see, many aspects of your day-to-day thinking are controlled by automatic mindsets. Your active mind is consumed with navigating a plethora of high-level problem-solving, so your automatic mindsets kick into gear to handle the rest. That’s where the mistrust of our mind comes into play, because most of our automatic mindsets are a mess! And allowing these messed up mindsets to manage decisions in our life will only lead to frustration and confusion. What we need is a Mindset Masterclass; life-changing knowledge straight from God’s Word that will shift our perspectives and transform our mindsets.

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Depression—primarily in young girls—skyrocketed in 2012. You know what else skyrocketed in 2012? Smartphones and the use of social media. Suddenly, with a tap and a scroll, you could compare your behind the scenes footage to everyone else’s highlight reel. And not much has changed the last decade, including how we fight the deadly mindset of comparison.

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https://www.cornerstonechurch.info/archiveblog/compare-and-despair

Trust me—you can’t trust your mind. You think it’s rational and wise. You think it can be trusted. But that’s just because you aren’t paying enough attention to what’s going on upstairs. You see, many aspects of your day-to-day thinking are controlled by automatic mindsets. Your active mind is consumed with navigating a plethora of high-level problem-solving, so your automatic mindsets kick into gear to handle the rest. That’s where the mistrust of our mind comes into play, because most of our automatic mindsets are a mess! And allowing these messed up mindsets to manage decisions in our life will only lead to frustration and confusion. What we need is a Mindset Masterclass; life-changing knowledge straight from God’s Word that will shift our perspectives and transform our mindsets.

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We live in a culture that emphasizes the priority of Self more than any point in human history. We love us some US! We’re encouraged to engage in “self-care”—spoiling ourselves with all our wants, needs, and desires. But what if what we call “self-care” is actually self-destructive? What if true self-care has little to do with spoiling ourselves and lots to do with serving others?

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https://www.cornerstonechurch.info/archiveblog/the-secret-of-self-care

Trust me—you can’t trust your mind. You think it’s rational and wise. You think it can be trusted. But that’s just because you aren’t paying enough attention to what’s going on upstairs. You see, many aspects of your day-to-day thinking are controlled by automatic mindsets. Your active mind is consumed with navigating a plethora of high-level problem-solving, so your automatic mindsets kick into gear to handle the rest. That’s where the mistrust of our mind comes into play, because most of our automatic mindsets are a mess! And allowing these messed up mindsets to manage decisions in our life will only lead to frustration and confusion. What we need is a Mindset Masterclass; life-changing knowledge straight from God’s Word that will shift our perspectives and transform our mindsets.

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It’s the start of a new year, and with the new year comes plenty of well-meaning resolutions. A big one for lots of us? “Put Jesus first.” While the sentiment is noble, it’s a little off. Jesus’ call to his followers was never to be put first. Jesus’ call to us was always more radical than that—and when we see his call for what it actually is, everything else falls into place.

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https://www.cornerstonechurch.info/archiveblog/jesus-isnt-first

Trust me—you can’t trust your mind. You think it’s rational and wise. You think it can be trusted. But that’s just because you aren’t paying enough attention to what’s going on upstairs. You see, many aspects of your day-to-day thinking are controlled by automatic mindsets. Your active mind is consumed with navigating a plethora of high-level problem-solving, so your automatic mindsets kick into gear to handle the rest. That’s where the mistrust of our mind comes into play, because most of our automatic mindsets are a mess! And allowing these messed up mindsets to manage decisions in our life will only lead to frustration and confusion. What we need is a Mindset Masterclass; life-changing knowledge straight from God’s Word that will shift our perspectives and transform our mindsets.

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Pressure. Pushing down on me. Pressing down on you.

For real—we’re all under pressure. Stress over our situations, worry over our next moves...it can be unbearable. And if we give into it, pressure will blind us, making us helpless. But if we allow the Holy Spirit to change our thought process, we will see God use the very same pressure to produce power in our life.

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https://www.cornerstonechurch.info/archiveblog/im-better-under-pressure

Trust me—you can’t trust your mind. You think it’s rational and wise. You think it can be trusted. But that’s just because you aren’t paying enough attention to what’s going on upstairs. You see, many aspects of your day-to-day thinking are controlled by automatic mindsets. Your active mind is consumed with navigating a plethora of high-level problem-solving, so your automatic mindsets kick into gear to handle the rest. That’s where the mistrust of our mind comes into play, because most of our automatic mindsets are a mess! And allowing these messed up mindsets to manage decisions in our life will only lead to frustration and confusion. What we need is a Mindset Masterclass; life-changing knowledge straight from God’s Word that will shift our perspectives and transform our mindsets.

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Pressure. Pushing down on me. Pressing down on you.

For real—we’re all under pressure. Stress over our situations, worry over our next moves...it can be unbearable. And if we give into it, pressure will blind us, making us helpless. But if we allow the Holy Spirit to change our thought process, we will see God use the very same pressure to produce power in our life.

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https://www.cornerstonechurch.info/archiveblog/im-better-under-pressure

Every year, we celebrate Holy Week—Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Easter—months prior to Christmas. It’s just how the calendar works out, but it is kind of backwards. We observe the end of Jesus’ earthly ministry before we ever commemorate his birth! But this hindsight view of Christmas-after-Easter gives us an interesting and illuminating perspective on the coming of Jesus Christ into our world. It allows us to notice signposts in the Christmas account; events pointing ahead to the new reality that Jesus would usher into the world through his life, ministry, death, and resurrection. We start to feel the first ripples of coming revolution that would change the world forever. When we filter the events of Christmas through the lens of Jesus’ inauguration of the Kingdom of God at Easter, the story of Christmas becomes more wonderful than we could ever imagine.

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From the moment that Jesus was born, he associated with the meek, the outcasts, and the forgotten. He associated with sinners—like us. And He still does to this day. Jesus has shown us what God is really like, and He isn’t a God unaccustomed with our struggles, but an intimate God who carries our sin and shame himself—and replaces them with life and hope!

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https://www.cornerstonechurch.info/archiveblog/jesus-friend-of-sinners

Every year, we celebrate Holy Week—Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Easter—months prior to Christmas. It’s just how the calendar works out, but it is kind of backwards. We observe the end of Jesus’ earthly ministry before we ever commemorate his birth! But this hindsight view of Christmas-after-Easter gives us an interesting and illuminating perspective on the coming of Jesus Christ into our world. It allows us to notice signposts in the Christmas account; events pointing ahead to the new reality that Jesus would usher into the world through his life, ministry, death, and resurrection. We start to feel the first ripples of coming revolution that would change the world forever. When we filter the events of Christmas through the lens of Jesus’ inauguration of the Kingdom of God at Easter, the story of Christmas becomes more wonderful than we could ever imagine.

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It was another quiet evening in Bethlehem...until the silence of the night was split by shouts of joy from a group of shepherds. This ragtag group of men had witnessed something unbelievable—something incredible—and they had to tell everyone. And that’s how it is in the Kingdom of God...it’s so life changing that when you encounter it, you can’t help but share it.

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https://www.cornerstonechurch.info/archiveblog/until-the-whole-world-hears