Isaiah 3 (ESV) [1] For behold, the Lord GOD of hosts is taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah support and supply, all support of bread, and all support of water; [2] the mighty man and the soldier, the judge and the prophet, the diviner and the elder, [3] the captain of fifty and the man […]

Isaiah 2  (ESV) [1] The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. [2] It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all […]

Ephesians 6:21–24 (ESV) [21] So that you also may know how I am and what I am doing, Tychicus the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord will tell you everything. [22] I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are, and that he may encourage your […]

The Armor of God Nick Esch, 1/19/2020 Cornerstone Baptist Church Ephesians 6:10–20  After laying out many of the wonders of who God is, what He’s done, and how He’s loved us in Christ, and who we are as His beloved children, as His bride, as His church, and what our mission is as His church, […]

Ephesians 6:10–20 (ESV) [10] Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. [11] Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. [12] For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, […]

Resolved to Glorify Christ Nick Esch, 12/29/2019 Cornerstone Baptist Church Introduction New Years is upon us, which means the time of New Year’s Resolutions is upon us. My family and I were discussing this in the car the other day, and my oldest son, Jonah, was being a bit of a pessimist, or perhaps I […]

Hebrews 2:14–16 (ESV) [14] Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, [15] and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery. [16] For […]

Husbands  and Wives for the Glory of Christ Nick Esch, 12/15/2019 Cornerstone Baptist Church Introduction As we saw last week, God created Adam, and then said that it was not good for him to be alone; so God made Adam a helpmate, a woman, his wife Eve. He created them both in the image of […]

The Gospel Mystery of Marriage Nick Esch, 12/8/2019 Cornerstone Baptist Church Introduction It seems fitting to me that we are diving into the marriage passage in Ephesians 5 here at the beginning of the Christmas season. The reason I say that is because Christmas is all about Jesus coming into this world. And Jesus came […]

The Wise Redeem the Time Nick Esch, 11/24/2019 Cornerstone Baptist Church Introduction Once I heard John Piper share the story of the time his father, who was a traveling evangelist, like a mini-Billy Graham, preached an evangelistic crusade at a little church. In attendance that day was an old man with a hard heart who […]