Dear Friends, Spring is finally here and Easter is upon us! I’m excited that this Easter season we will have a series of messages on The Urgency of the Gospel in the Gospel of Mark. As many of you know the Gospel of Mark is the shortest of all four Gospel accounts and this is on purpose…. Continue Reading
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Pastor’s Corner – Good Neighbors
Dear Cornerstone family: This past Sunday we had the first meeting of the Cornerstone Good Neighbor Team. One of the questions we are asking right now is “How can we be a good neighbor as we prepare, Lord willing, to move downtown?” It is part of the mission of our church to “serve together in… Continue Reading
Pastor’s Corner – Continue to Pray for Cornerstone
Dear Friends, This past Sunday marked my fifth year that I have had the blessing of being your Senior Pastor at Cornerstone. In some ways, it has flown by, but in other ways it feels like we are just getting started! I have had the blessing of being able to serve on four different church… Continue Reading
Pastor’s Corner – Pray for Men’s Retreat
Dear Friends, This weekend the men will be on a retreat at Camp Maranatha on Lake Guntersville. Please be in prayer for our men as they will be challenged to establish godly priorities in our day to day living. Please also pray for our speaker and my good friend, Dr. John Perritt, who will be… Continue Reading
Pastor’s Corner – Parental Advisory
PARENTAL ADVISORY! One of the things that I LOVE about Cornerstone is we are blessed with many children. May God help us to be faithful to raise up this next generation to know and love Him! However, this blessing comes with challenges to me as a preacher. That is especially a concern for me as… Continue Reading
Pastor’s Corner – Time, Place, Plan
Dear Friends, The beginning of a new year is always a good time to pray and reflect on priorities. We often call them new year resolutions. A few weeks ago, I linked an article that was very helpful on this. In fact, even the title of this article is helpful, Skip Resolutions in 2019 – Make… Continue Reading
Pastor’s Corner – Foundations
Pastor’s Corner Dear Cornerstone Family, This week we kick off a new year of Foundations! We are looking forward to gathering together on Wednesday nights for a meal and discipleship opportunities for children, youth and adults. In order to help with anticipated traffic issues, we will begin the meal at 5:30 PM and classes will… Continue Reading
Pastor’s Corner – New Year Sermon Series
Dear Friends, It’s hard to believe that a new year has begun! 2019 still sounds like the future to me … yet here we are. As we look ahead to the new year, my prayer for you, for me, for Cornerstone is: “Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work… Continue Reading
New Year Resolutions
Dear Friends, This will be the last newsletter for the year. As we look forward to a new year and begin a new ministry year, here are some important dates to remember and some items to consider in your prayers and your calendars: New Year’s Sermon Series: Joshua: Not One Promise Failed. Begins January 13th. Community Groups will… Continue Reading
Pastor’s Corner – Disaster Relief Opportunity
Dear Friends,I want to tell you about an opportunity that Cornerstone has to serve those affected by Hurricane Michael on the Gulf Coast. Several from our congregation have had the opportunity to go down to the affected area and partner with local churches and ministries to serve those in the community devastated by the hurricane. On… Continue Reading
