Posts by Cornerstone Staff (Page 26)
March 22nd Worship Service & Christian Education Hour
So what’s the plan this Sunday? Thanks for asking! This coming Sunday, March 22nd, and for the foreseeable future our worship service is going to take place at 10:15am on Sundays using Facebook Live. Out of concern for the safety of our worship team and love for our neighbors we will no longer be having our worship team gather to lead us in worship. This means Pastor Jonathan will be leading us through a time of worship using announcements, prayer,…
Five Minutes of Encouragement from Matthew 6:25-34
Pastor Jonathan shares a few words of encouragement from Matthew 6:25-34. The Father’s love for us gives us confidence and hope even in the face of uncertainty.
Cornerstone’s Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Virtual Service Plan
Due to the ongoing Covid-19 (Coronavirus) situation, our Elders and Deacons have changed our worship service plan. Until further notice we will be going to a virtual worship service at 10:15am Sundays using Facebook Live. You do not need a Facebook account to access the LiveStream. Just go to our public Facebook Page: Cornerstone Congregational Church – Westford, MA. We have made this decision at the recommendation of our health and government officials as well as a desire to support…
Our Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Worship Service Plan
As of Saturday, March 14th, this post is no longer our most recent Coronavirus communication. Click here to see our March 14th Virtual Service announcement. Original March 13th Announcement… Church family! Maybe you’ve been wondering, So what’s the plan? How are we at Cornerstone going to respond to Covid-19 (aka. Coronavirus)? After a flurry of emails and phone calls among myself and our Elders and Deacons our current plan (as of Friday, March 14th) is to still have worship this…
Julia Pender’s Baptism: God’s Signal To Me
Hi, I am Julia Pender and I have been going to Cornerstone Church for about 2 years. I have met and seen so many great people who have changed my life greatly. My family and I are originally from South Carolina and when we were there we found a great church. While we were there it was an emotional roller coaster; we had ups and downs. One of my favorite verses is Joshua 1:9 it says Have I not commanded…
God Rescues Through Water: Stories of Water and Baptism in the Bible
Today’s is Julia’s baptism! We are so excited to celebrate with her this special moment. Julia, I want you to know that although today is your baptism, you’re not alone in your baptism. Do you remember how the Bible starts? The second verse in Genesis says, “…the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.” (Gen 1:2b). From the beginning God uses water for something special. We see him rescuing his people through water all throughout the…
Thanksgiving Communion
This past Thursday we gathered with friends and family to share a Thanksgiving meal and give thanks for the ways the Lord has blessed us. I found that this year I was far less intentional about giving thanks than I should have been. I gave thanks to the Lord for a few things in my mind but I got so wrapped up in family time that I didn’t stop and thank the Lord as I would have liked. I’m assuming…
Gospel-Centered Advent Reading Christmas Eve: The Christ Candle
Since the moment Adam took a bite out of the forbidden fruit we’ve all been waiting for a Savior to come and put things right again (Gen 3:15). We waited during the time of Noah and the flood. We waited during the time of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. We waited during the years of captivity in Egypt and the years of spiritual rebellion in Israel. We waited under the good but broken King David and the bad kings who followed.…
Gospel-Centered Advent Reading Week 4: The Love Candle
The big story of the Bible is all about the one true God who chooses to love unloveable people. After Moses brought the people of Israel safely out of slavery in Egypt they came to a mountain called Sinai where God made a special covenant promise to love and care for them. Yet even as God was making this promise they made a golden calf to love and worship. God would have destroyed the people in that moment if Moses…
Winter 2020 Christian Education Classes
Check out our Christian Education offerings this winter. Starts January 5th 2020 from 9:00 till 10:00am Sunday mornings at Cornerstone (assuming no snow delay).
Gospel-Centered Advent Reading Week 3: The Joy Candle
Can you imagine the joy Adam and Eve must have felt to walk with God in the garden of Eden? They knew and experienced their Creator face to face. We can also imagine the despair they experienced when they were cast out of Eden for sinning against God. Yet in his mercy God began to restore the joy of knowing and experiencing him through a man he named Abraham and his descendants Israel. God often leads people into trial so…
Gospel-Centered Advent Reading Week 2: The Peace Candle
In the beginning we had peace with God and each other. When we chose our way instead of God’s way we traded our peace for conflict and war. Humankind ruled with an iron fist and so God wiped all people but Noah and his family off the face of the earth with a flood. As the waters dried Noah sent a dove from the ark to search for dry land. It returned with a freshly plucked olive leaf. The dove…