Posts by Cornerstone Staff (Page 23)
Merry Christmas! Video Message from Billy Graham
Merry Christmas Cornerstone and Westford community! I appreciate you and hope you have a wonderful day celebrating the birth of Christ Jesus and spending time with your family. I recently stumbled upon this classic 1977 video of Billy Graham sharing the Christmas message and I thought you might enjoy it. In Christ, Pastor Jonathan P.S. The chair is especially moving. 😉
Westford Interfaith Service Video November 24th, 2020
Pastor Jonathan had the opportunity to participate in this year’s Westford Interfaith Thanksgiving service by preparing a video clip to be included in the service. You can watch his video and the rest here. God bless.
Ann Ralls Immigration Journey and How God Was With Her Through it All
Pastor Jonathan Romig of Cornerstone Congregational Church interviews Ann Ralls about immigrating from Taiwan and becoming a Christian. Ann shares how God was with her through every experience, her childhood, youth, college years, depression, and identity issues as an immigrant. She recommends you read Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God by Henry Blackaby. Thanks Ann for sharing! You can read Ann’s faith story here.
Hagar & Domestic Violence – Genesis 16 & 21
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The story of Hagar, Sarai, and Abram in Genesis 16 and 21 helps us address this difficult issue, find hope, and get help. If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, please visit haggarssisters.org or autumnmiles.com. Thank you Patty Stocker with WCAT for producing this video. By Robert Dunkarton – https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/8d/8a/c2f4ed5467f3c2263555bb9eb8a9.jpg Gallery: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/V0034437.html Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-29): https://wellcomecollection.org/works/gdfs8awj CC-BY-4.0, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36614799
The Book of Pastoral Rule by Gregory the Great Overview/Review
Pope Gregory the 1st (540-604 AD), also known as Gregory the Great, wrote a book on vocational ministry called The Book of Pastoral Rule. A fellow Doctorate of Ministry (D.Min) student and myself created the following overview as a handout for our class. We hope you will find it helpful as you study his guide for yourself. I personally read this Kindle edition for this assignment (see quotes below). I hear there are other versions with simpler English. I’ve attached…
We’re continuing our outdoor worship services (weather permitting)!
Our recent Sunday services outside have been such a success we’re going to continue worshipping outside until the weather gets too cold. If it’s raining, snowing, or less than 50 degrees, we will update our church website (CornerstoneWestford.com), our Facebook Page, and send out a church-wide email by 8:30am Sunday. If that is the case, we will move our service into the sanctuary, where seating capacity is limited. Until then, please continue to follow these guidelines: Please park in the upper…
Sep 27th & Oct 4th 2020 Outdoor Worship Service Plan
On Sunday September 27th and Sunday October 4th, 2020, we are going to attempt to move our regularly scheduled 10:15am indoor worship service outdoors to our church parking lot. In order to make this a success, we need your help! Please read the following guidelines: Please park in the upper dirt lot. If we run out of parking there, please only park on the side of the street closest to the church.. Please wear your face masks and maintain at…
A Conversation with Friends – Systemic Racism & Becoming a White Ally
In June I preached a sermon entitled “A Posture of Listening” (all links below) where I shared how the Lord was teaching me to try and listen and learn more about the issue of racism and racial justice. With this I sensed the Lord might be leading me to reach out to three of my Ockenga friends, Cyntoria, Monica, and Devon, to talk further about this topic. All three love the Lord and care deeply for the church. Cyntoria serves…
“Unboxing” the pre-filled communion cup with wafer
Check out the video below to get ready for our communion time together this Sunday! If you’re worshipping from home please grab some bread and juice to take with us.
June 14th, 2020 – Order of Worship
10:15am Facebook Live Service Our Sunday service begins at 10:15am using our Facebook Page: Cornerstone Congregational Church – Westford, MA (no account needed). Order of Worship Welcome! Welcome to our church service and anyone new who is joining us. Announcements 1) If you need prayer, please email prayer@cornerstonewestford.com. Thank you Kayela and Susana for continuing the Prayer Network ministry. 2) If you have a need, please email need@cornerstonewestford.com. 3) Our tentative in-person worship-service reopening date is July 5th (more info…
The Bible Project: Justice (Includes Discussion Questions)
1. What is the Bible’s understanding of justice? 2. How does injustice impact our relationships and society? 3. What is the Bible’s solution to injustice? 4. How does the gospel shape our understanding of justice? 5. What’s one step you want to take to act more justly?