This Sunday was a Baptism celebration at Cornerstone Vineyard Church. This podcast includes the testimonies of those who chose to take this next step in their faith. We hope you will listen to these powerful stories of how God has moved in these people's lives and be encouraged and moved closer to Jesus by them.

Order of Testimony: Ryan Johnson, Deacon Southworth, Josiah Ford, Brock Thompson, Alicia Fisette, Blake Fielder, Olivia Marshall, Margie Neely.

In this conclusion of our Dangerous Prayers series, Pastor Matt takes us to Psalms 51. When God breaks us, it is not because He enjoys to make us suffer, but because He seeks to renew a right spirit within us!  It can feel scary but if we can be vulnerable enough to let God break us, He will rebuild us stronger than before. 

In our first dangerous prayers message, Search Me, Dawn Morehouse brings us to Psalms 139. Here,  we catch a glimpse of  God's heart for us. Regularly asking God to "Search Us" sounds scary but if we remember that He is for us, He already knows us, and He seeks to save us, we can ask God to search us with confidence. 

Today, Pastor Matt takes us into the book of Romans in chapter 14 where we learn biblical principles for navigating the political division in our culture. In a world where everyone is choosing a side, we have to remember who we really are and choose to care for others, rather than convince them to join our side on debatable issues. 

Join us next week as we begin our new series, "Dangerous Prayers"

Few things are as pervasive as the sexualization of our society. Naturally, that is the next Tough Topic in our series. Today, Pastor Matt pulls Biblical truth from 1 Thessalonians and we walk away with some real world application to help us navigate a confusing, sexualized culture. 

Join us next week as we continue our series, "Tough Topics: Navigating Today's Hot Button Issues"

In today's message, Pastor Matt jumps into the tough topic of abortion. We weigh the arguments between Pro-Life and Pro-Choice and dive into scripture to see what God says about it all. In a culture that increasingly normalizes abortion, it is essential that we understand that a fetus is a person who is loved by God to the same extent as everyone else. 

Join us next week as we continue our series, "Tough Topics, Navigating Today's Hot Button Issues"

Nothing seems to be more pervasive in our culture than the subject of the LGBTQ+ community. How do we respond? How do we love? What is our responsibility as Christians? Today, Pastor Matt wades through this topic with solid Biblical teaching as well as examples within our own community. Continuing with our theme of living on bridges, it's up to us to embrace the Biblical truth while also leaving a door open. 

Join us next week as we continue our series, "Tough Topics: Navigating Today's Hot Button Issues"

As we learned from an in-church poll this past Sunday, this next topic hits home for many members of the Cornerstone family. That tough topic is  substance use and abuse. Today we hear a message from Josh Simpson and personal testimony from Matt Jaquay. We dive into 3 key issues from scripture and, hopefully, come out on the other end with encouragement to stand against what may relinquish our reliance on God and cause others to stumble. 

Join us next week as we continue our series, "Tough Topics: Navigating Today's Hot Button Issues" 

Although it can be uncomfortable, it's important to tackle the issues of today with a Christ centered lens. In this new series, we take a dive into the tough topics that we are facing in the here and now. 

In today's message, Pastor Matt takes us into 1 Corinthians where we look at the immense value of coming to the middle to tackle tough topics with those we disagree with. While it can be far too easy to point fingers and hurl insults, we are called to be bridge dwellers, not border builders. 

Join us next week as we continue our series, "Tough Topics: Navigating today’s hot button issues"

Today Pastor Matt takes us once again into Romans.  If we're willing to put ourselves on the table, God seeks to change us from the inside out. We might think we can fix ourselves, but no matter how hard we try, we don't have what it takes. Although it can be uncomfortable, God ultimately is the only one who can take our heart and make us into what we are meant to be.