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An excellent and thought-provoking post by Professor David Murray.  We are to engage in what Dr. Murray calls ‘spiritual time travel’!  http://headhearthand.org/blog/2013/05/20/sanctification-by-time-travel/

Brothers and Sisters, What a joy and privilege it is to be a part of the body of Christ.  When we receive Christ as our Lord and Savior, we are adopted into his family.  And as we gather for worship week over week, we gather as the body of Christ, the people of God, brothers …

Our Lord calls us to weep with those who weep.  Indeed, today we are weeping with those whose lives were affected by the tornadoes that ripped through OK.  As believers, how do we make sense of the devastation caused by the tornadoes on the one hand; and the absolutely clear Biblical teaching that God is …

From a Puritan prayer in The Valley of Vision: Christ was all anguish that I might be all joy, cast off that I might be brought in, trodden down as an enemy that I might be welcomed as a friend, surrendered to hell’s worst that I might attain heaven’s best, stripped that I might be …

The Lord Calls Us to Worship * Salutation 1 Corinthians 1:3 * Call to Worship Psalm 96:6-7 * Prayer of Invocation   Our Response to the Lord’s Call * Hymn of Praise # 115 “All Creatures of Our God and King” Confession of Faith Heidelberg Catechism Q/A 1 Corporate Prayer of Confession Psalm 51, TH, …

Dear Cornerstone family and friends, Be thankful this day for the wonderful salvation we have in Christ.  What amazing grace and love has our Lord showered upon us.  As the apostle John writes, “Oh what manner of love the Father has given to us that we should be called children of God.”  How incredible that …

“Can we really trust our Bibles?  Can we really trust that our Bibles contain the right text?  How do we know they contain the right words?”  Such questions are often raised in an effort to attach the trustworthiness of the word of God.  In this short essay, my former NT professor, Dr. Michael Kruger, answers this most …

The Lord Calls Us to Worship * Salutation 1 Corinthians 1:3 * Call to Worship Psalm 96:1-3 * Prayer of Invocation   Our Response to the Lord’s Call * Hymn of Praise # 4 “All Praise to God, Who Reigns Above” Confession of Faith WCF 26.1, Trinity Hymnal, p. 864 Corporate Prayer of Confession Silent …

Dear Cornerstone brothers and sisters, Greetings in the name of the Lord.  This week you have been on my heart and in my prayers.  Also, this week may we be reminded of Paul’s command to us in Gal 6:2, “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”  Just as Christ bore our …

The Bible is a big book.  How do we read it?  How does it all fit together?  See the link below for an excellent lecture from Dr. Sinclair Ferguson as he speaks to this very question.  Well worth the listen: http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=926121712269