Downtown Cornerstone Church

This morning we continue our series in Hebrews 11, Living Forward to a Better Country, where the author of Hebrews calls us to faithful endurance through the portraits of ancient believers. Today, we consider how Jacob’s final hours, spent in blessing and worship, point us to the faith that transforms us to a life of increasing worship.

This morning we continue our series in Hebrews 11, Living Forward to a Better Country, where the author of Hebrews calls us to faithful endurance through the portraits of ancient believers. Today, we look at an episode of Isaac’s life that seems more like a soap opera than a model of faithfulness. But through our text we will see how faith entrusts future blessing to God by submitting to His sovereign will.

Today we continue our series in Hebrews 11, Living Forward to a Better Country, where the author of Hebrews calls us to faithful endurance through the portraits of ancient believers. Today, we look at the monumental figure of Moses as an example of a faith that overcomes unimaginable obstacles; a faith that instills courage in the face of death.

This morning we continue our series in the Gospel of Luke, one of four eyewitness accounts of Jesus’ words and works. In them we learn of his life, death, and resurrection to rescue a people of his own from among the nations- even us. John the Baptist comes back into Luke’s narrative today. Here we are shown through unlikely circumstances and people, that God is fulfilling his promised purposes in Jesus, though not how we expect. This was true then, and it remains true today.

Today we continue our series in the Gospel of Luke, one of four eyewitness accounts of Jesus’ words and works. In them we learn of his life, death, and resurrection to rescue a people of his own from among the nations—even us. Last week, we saw a centurion’s servant near death (7:1-10), but today we meet a widow whose only son is dead. In this moving story, we discover that Jesus is not only compassionate, but has unrivaled authority, even over our greatest of enemies.

Today we continue our series in the Gospel of Luke, one of four eyewitness accounts of Jesus’ words and works. In them we learn of his life, death, and resurrection to rescue a people of his own from among the nations—even us. In our passage today, Jesus heals a Roman centurion’s servant. But, surprisingly, this story is less concerned with the miracle than with the faith of man who asks for it. Here we discover that great faith humbly trusts Jesus in the face of death and distance.

We continue our series in the Gospel of Luke, one of four eyewitness accounts of Jesus’ words and works. In them we learn of his life, death, and resurrection to rescue a people of his own from among the nations—even us. In our passage today, Jesus concludes his heart-tenderizing “Sermon on the Plain”. As he closes, he gets us to consider what we’re building our lives on—hearing alone, or hearing and heeding. Everything, in this life and the next, depends on our answer.

Today we continue our series in the Gospel of Luke, one of four eyewitness accounts of Jesus’ words and works. In them we learn of his life, death, and resurrection to rescue a people of his own from among the nations—even us. In our passage today, Jesus continues his heart-tenderizing “Sermon on the Plain,” a shortened version of his “Sermon on the Mount” (Mt. 5-7). Here he emphasizes that our lives flow from our hearts, for good or ill. What is flowing out of you?

We continue our series in the Gospel of Luke, one of four eyewitness accounts of Jesus’ words and works. In them we learn of his life, death, and resurrection to rescue a people of his own from among the nations—even us. In our passage today, Jesus continues his “Sermon on the Plain”, a shortened version of his “Sermon on the Mount” (Mt. 5-7). Here he emphasizes that how we handle the sin of others always begins with our own hearts.

This morning we continue our series in the Gospel of Luke, one of four eyewitness accounts of Jesus’ words and works. In them we learn of his life, death, and resurrection to rescue a people of his own from among the nations—even us. In our passage today, Jesus continues his “Sermon on the Plain”, a shortened version of his “Sermon on the Mount” (Mt. 5-7). Here he delivers his most difficult command: Love your enemies. Or, differently, the love of his people is to be extra-ordinary.