Discipleship (Page 22)

Discipleship (Page 22)

Book Recommendation: Know What You Believe by Paul Little

We’re kicking off a new sermon series at Cornerstone, What We Believe. As part of this series, I encourage you to read a copy of Know What You Believe by Paul E. Little. It comes to me as a highly recommended book that explains the basic beliefs of the Christian faith. This is especially important if you are a new or growing Christian, but it’s a beneficial review for more mature Christians as well. The book’s description says: What does…

Spring 2017 Small Group Registration

Small Group registration is going on now through May 13th.  Please signup in the church foyer after church.  We are offering 3 different Bible Study topics this Spring –  Theology 101, Resolving Everyday Conflict, & The Apostle’s Creed.  See below to read the descriptions and where the classes are helped.   Learn more about Small Groups on our ministry page.  

The Four G’s of Peacemaking

Our sermon series Conflict & Peacemaking,  draws from Ken Sande’s book The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict. In this book, he gives four Biblical stages of the peacemaking process (The Four G’s): G1: Glorify God G2: Get the Log Out of Your Eye G3: Gently Restore G4: Go and Be Reconciled You can learn about these Gs more by listening to our sermons on them, by reading or listening to the book, or by reading this article, The Four G’s. We recommend the…

Andy Bradshaw: Christianity is Not Boring

I’m Andy Bradshaw; I live with my wife, Keri, and our six kids in Littleton, the in which town I grew up. My parents were divorced when I was two, but my Mom remarried when I was five. The man she married was a Christian, and a serious one. Because of this, I grew up in a Christian home. I spent my childhood through high school doing pretty much all the right things and headed off to a Christian College.…

Book Recommendation: The Peacemaker

This Easter we’re kicking off a new sermon series, Conflict & Peacemaking. As we go through this series, I encourage you to try reading a companion book. I recommend the following: The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict by Ken Sande. I have personally read this book and can attest to its helpfulness. Resolving Everyday Conflict by Ken Sande & Kevin Johnson. This is a shorter more reader-friendly version of The Peacemaker. You can also listen to it…

Do Old Testament Laws Apply to Christians?

How should Christians read and understand Old Testament laws? Pastor Jonathan preached a sermon on Exodus 21-24 answering this very question, entitled How does the Law apply to us? Please read, listen, or watch his message. For further resources, try the following articles: Christian Responsibility and Mosaic Law by The Village Church How Does the Old Testament Law Apply to Christians Today? by Stand to Reason Making Sense of Scripture’s ‘Inconsistency’ by Timothy Keller

The Tabernacle and The Lord’s Supper

When Adam and Eve sin against God in the garden of Eden by eating the forbidden fruit, they are driven out of the garden to the East (Gen 3:24, 4:16). In this moment, all of humanity experiences a break in relationship with God and is symbolically banished to the East. But God has a plan to restore the relationship. He chooses a special people, the Israelites, and tells them to build a tabernacle (a tent) so he can live among…

France Team Fundraiser

The France team (which includes teenagers from Immanuel and Cornerstone) is fundraising for the trip.  We are available for hire on Saturdays and Sundays in April/May.  Anything from yard work to house cleaning to babysitting, a group of teenagers would be happy to help!   Contact Monica (monica@cornerstonewestford.com) for more information or to schedule a work day.