Downtown Cornerstone Church

We continue our study of the most influential, life-changing, worldview-shaping letter ever written—Romans. It is a timeless, divinely-inspired masterpiece on the joy-filled-life-as-it-should-be freedom found in Jesus. Today, in Romans 7:7-13, Paul dives into the relationship between God's Law (given to Moses) and the nature of sin. What was God's purpose in giving his Law? How should we view it? What role does it play in our lives?

We're back in our study of the most influential, life-changing, worldview-shaping letter ever written—Romans. It is a timeless, divinely-inspired masterpiece on the joy-filled-life-as-it-should-be freedom found in Jesus. Today, in Romans 7:1-6, Paul continues to unpack why God's free grace, in Jesus, does not promote, nor encourage, sin. In fact, properly understood, Jesus' grace forges a bond of belonging that leads to new Spirit-dependent, fruit-filled lives.

We continue in our series of sermons on the Psalms that will run in parallel to our series on Romans. Its purpose is to help us learn from the psalmists what it means to faithfully walk with God through the ups-and-downs of life in a world marred by sin. Today, in Psalm 71 we will consider what a life long-lived in the faith looks like and how it is marked by indomitable hope.

We continue in our series of sermons on the Psalms in parallel to our series on Romans. Its purpose is to help us learn from the psalmists what it means to faithfully walk with God through the ups-and-downs of life in a world marred by sin. Today, in Psalm 63, we explore what it looks like to live, in the midst of a world of little "g" gods, a life satisfied in the One, True, Living God.

We continue in our series of sermons on the Psalms that will run in parallel to our series on Romans. Its purpose is to help us learn from the psalmists what it means to faithfully walk with God through the ups-and-downs of life in a world marred by sin. Today, in Psalm 55, we look at how the Psalmist dealt with his enemies and betrayal, as we examine what it looks like to place our hope and trust in God as we walk amidst our enemies.

We continue in our series of sermons on the Psalms in parallel to our series on Romans. Its purpose is to help us learn from the psalmists what it means to faithfully walk with God through the ups-and-downs of life in a world marred by sin. Today, in Psalm 44, we deep dive into what it looks like to walk with God through suffering, confusion, defeat — when it seems God has abandoned His people…walking with God in lament.

We continue our study of the most influential, life-changing, worldview-shaping letter ever written—Romans. It is a timeless, divinely-inspired masterpiece on the joy-filled-life-as-it-should-be freedom found in Jesus. Today, in Romans 6:15-23, Paul explains why God’s free grace, in Jesus, does not promote, nor encourage, sin. In fact, properly understood, God’s grace sets us free from slavery to sin so that we can live in the joy-filled freedom of slavery to God.

From time to time, the elders of DCC find it important to speak into important and relevant issues and topics related to spiritual growth, evangelism, and church unity. What follows is a pastoral note on loving one another well amidst our disagreements, that was given on June 28, 2020, addressing how to navigate the current cultural and political moment by discerning between straight-line issues and jagged-line issues.

We continue our study of the most influential, life-changing, worldview-shaping letter ever written—Romans. It is a timeless, divinely-inspired masterpiece on the joy-filled-life-as-it-should-be freedom found in Jesus. Today, in Romans 6:11-14, Apostle Paul exhorts us to “consider ourselves dead to sin and alive to God” (6:11). So, how are Jesus’ people to relate to sin on the other side of justification? Does it matter? Is it worth it?

We continue our study of the most influential, life-changing, worldview-shaping letter ever written—Romans. It is a timeless, divinely-inspired masterpiece on the joy-filled-life-as-it-should-be freedom found in Jesus. Today, we turn to Romans 6:1-11, where we learn that Christians are united to Jesus in such a way that we are now “dead to sin” and “alive to God.” These truths have massive implications for how we relate to God, see ourselves, and battle sin.