Easter Sunday: In Christ’s cross and resurrection, God has forgiven our sins, canceled our debt, and triumphed over every enemy—so that we now live as those raised with Christ under His victorious reign.
Easter Sunday: In Christ’s cross and resurrection, God has forgiven our sins, canceled our debt, and triumphed over every enemy—so that we now live as those raised with Christ under His victorious reign.
Palm Sunday: The righteous King, once rejected, is welcomed into God’s presence and becomes the foundation of God’s people—calling us to receive Him with joy, faith, and obedience.
Romans 8:18-25 (ESV) 18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. 19 For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him…
Creation is waiting for the church to become what it already is in Christ—the restored sons of God who take dominion over the world in righteousness until the final resurrection reveals that glory in fullness.
Romans 8:13-17 (ESV) 13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. 15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to…
The Adamic Covenant and the Shape of Human Life God placed Adam into a covenant world with a calling to serve as priest, king, and son. Adam was commissioned to worship God, guard what was good, exercise dominion, and extend God’s righteous order throughout the earth. Adam stood as the covenant head of humanity, representing…
Covenant as Communion: One Covenant from the Triune God At the heart of our theology is covenant. A covenant is an oath-bound relationship, but more deeply, covenant is communion—shared life with God. God is eternally Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, existing in perfect love and fellowship. Creation and redemption flow out of this eternal love.…
Romans 8:9-11 (ESV) 9 You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. 10 But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is…
This is the fourth lesson of a series seeking to explain the basics of who we are as a church, what we believe, how we worship, and what it means to belong to Cornerstone Reformed Church. We are a Reformed church within the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches (CREC), and in this series we will…
Romans 8:5-8 (ESV) 5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. 6 For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit…