Jesus Christ is not waiting to be King—He is King. “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me,” He declared (Matthew 28:18). And from that position of total dominion, He gave His Church a mission: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations… teaching them to observe all that I have…
In Ephesians 3:7–12, Paul writes: “Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God’s grace, which was given me by the working of His power. To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of…
In God’s providence the beauty and duty of the covenant household is tied to that of the gospel. The covenant household is a sacred space where we live not as scattered individuals, but as one body, united in Christ, for His glory and our mutual good; and so it is in the church because of…
Today, while my wife and I were walking down the road, we were stopped by a man we know who wanted to chat for a bit and catch up. One of the questions he asked us was what we’ve been reading lately. Rachel told him about the book My Dear Hemlock by Tilly Dillehay, a…
In a world obsessed with autonomy, where Christians often treat the local church like a spiritual buffet, sampling what suits them and leaving when it doesn’t, the biblical vision of the church stands in stark contrast. Scripture presents the church as the covenantal body of Christ, a community where believers are bound to one another…
John Stott once said, “The church doesn’t have a missions program, it is a missions program.” Or as Jesus said in Acts 1:8, we are His witnesses, we don’t merely go witnessing. I think Christians today all too often think of faithfulness as boxes to check: evangelism… check… discipleship… check… worship… check… But this is…
The Gospel The gospel is the beating heart of Scripture, the story of God’s covenant faithfulness erupting into history through the person and work of Jesus Christ. It’s not a disembodied message for individuals to clutch in isolation—it’s the proclamation of a King who has come to reclaim His world. God created us to glorify…
The gospel is not a limp suggestion or a timid whisper—it’s the war cry of the King, the good news of Jesus Christ’s victory over sin, death, and the devil himself. It’s the story of a holy God, a fallen world, a conquering Savior, and a call to arms for every one of us. The…
Discipleship, Evangelism, and Discipling at Cornerstone Reformed Church What follows is a general guideline to help us in the basics of the Christian life: discipleship (our own walk with Christ), evangelism (sharing the gospel with the lost and trying to lead them to Christ), and discipling (our helping one another know, love, and live for…
This past week I was asked what it means to be Reformed, as in Cornerstone Reformed Church. I seem to always answer that question differently depending on who I’m talking to. But I wonder if you could answer that question. What does it mean to be a Reformed Christian? What is a Reformed Church? Put…