Cornerstone Church - Crystal, Mn

Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. -Colossians 3:12-14

You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh[a]; rather, serve one another humbly in love. - Galatians 5:13

See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. We have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original conviction firmly to the very end. -Hebrews 3:12-14

 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.  By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” -John 13:34-35

Fall is the season of new beginnings as life gets real busy. School starts up, vacations are over, kid’s activities get going and there are no more “lazy, hazy days of summer” to enjoy. Come join us this Sunday as we look at one of Christ’s most dramatic invitations.

A study on grace versus greed based on Acts 4:32-5:11 with Pastor Chuck Landon.

There are those times in life when all of us stop and think “I am so thankful I took the time to…..” Maybe it was to get a physical and your doctor caught something before it became life threatening. Maybe it was to have insurance before tragedy struck. Jesus tells us the God honoring generosity results in people coming to know Jesus who will in the future, at “heaven’s gate” welcome us saying, “I am here because you gave generously”. Pastor Joel walks us through the teaching in Luke 16: 1-13

Jesus told a parable about greed in answer to a question about dividing up the family inheritance. Is greed something we actually struggle with or is it just a problem for someone else? Joel shares what Jesus taught to the crowds listening to Him.

We often speak of being “blessed by God” and certainly we have all experienced His blessing. But is there more to the “blessed life” than only receiving God’s blessing. Maybe His blessing in our lives is so we can let that blessing flow into the lives of others? Perhaps we are to be a conduit through whom God’s blessings are passed on to another person? The Apostle Paul in his second letter to the church in Corinth invites his readers to live life marked with generosity. To let God’s blessings flow through to others. Week 1 of 4 in "The Blessed Life" series.