Sermon Podcast for Cornerstone Community Church in Galax, Virginia

Week 3: The Invisible Enemy – Faith in the Midst of Fear Sermon Title: A Faith-Filled Life Passage: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-24 This week at Cornerstone we continued our series on having Faith in the Midst of Fear. We all struggle with fears from our childhood into our adult lives. But we also must learn how to overcome our fears. Mike shares in this message how we can live a faith-filled life that helps us overcome our fears and understand God’s […]

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Week 2: The Invisible Enemy – Faith in the Midst of Fear Sermon Title: Are You Ready? Passage: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Fear is a real struggle for many people. Often, we fear the future because we don’t know what will happen. But the Bible tells us how the story ends, and it also shares how we can prepare for the future. Jesus is coming back, and the question we must all ask ourselves is: “Are we ready?” Sermon Notes: Five […]

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Week 1: The Invisible Enemy – Faith in the Midst of Fear Sermon Title: Overcoming Fear How do you handle fear and anxiety when the future is uncertain? In a world filled with invisible enemies—death, disease, and evil—how are we to face what feels like an unknowable future? What do we do with our anxiety regarding the days ahead? This sermon series is based on 1 and 2 Thessalonians, which discuss the future of Christ’s Second Coming, and what believers […]

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In this final week of our Social Faith series, Mike shares about the importance of learning why we actually use social media. We need to learn how to leverage social media to do social ministry and discipleship. SERMON NOTES: Our effectiveness as a church is measured by how far the church reaches out instead of how much the worship center fills up We need to move from Social Media to Social Ministry Social Ministry is discipleship from a distance The […]

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It’s not easy navigating faith and friends in our social media world. In this message, Mike shares about building healthy online relationships based on love. SERMON NOTES: Sermon Notes: Are the relationships that we build online healthy or harmful? Social Media is just another tool we have to build relationships. But it can also be used to destroy friendships 3 Ways to Destroy Friendships Online 1) Gossip 2) Envy 3) Judgment Instead of destroying friendships, let’s build Godly relationships based […]

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It’s not easy navigating faith and friends in our social media world. How can we exercise self-control in how we use social media? In this message, Mike shares about thinking before we message, post, or share. SERMON NOTES: The Eight Social Media Personalities The Lurker The Oversharer The Sheriff The Troll The Spammer The Comic The Attention Seeker The Conspiracy Theorist THINK before we speak or post T – is it True? H – is it Helpful? I – is […]

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This is the introduction and first message of our new series Social Faith. It’s not easy navigating faith and friends in our social media world. How can we exercise self-control in how we use social media? In this message, Mike shares the benefits and dangers of how we use social media. We can use it for our good and God’s Glory. SERMON NOTES: We need to be aware of the dangers of social media Discontentment Increased anxiety and depression Relational […]

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Sermon Notes As we finish our Unstoppable series, Mike shares how we can write the next chapter by the way we live for Christ. Four Lessons from the Book of Acts Live the Gospel Connect with Others Share the Gospel Be a Missionary 8 Ways to Be Missional (from Verge Network) Eat with Non-Christians. Walk, Don’t Drive. Be a Regular. Hobby with Non-Christians. Talk to Your Co-workers. Volunteer with Non-Profits. Participate in City Events. Serve your Neighbors.

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Sermon Notes: Acts 16 In the book of Acts, we see how an unstoppable church planting movement was started. This week, we are in Acts 16 as we study the birth of the Philippian church. The Gospel is Unstoppable because it is for all people Following Jesus doesn’t mean that you won’t face problems and persecution The world is watching to see how we respond to the problems we face in life An unstoppable church will always share the Gospel […]

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Sermon Notes: Acts 11 through Acts 15 Our world needs the joy and encouragement that only comes from God As scripture is taught, people will respond to the truth Discipleship happens as we do life together Beware of people adding rules to the Bible The Gospel is Jesus and Jesus alone

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