Cornerstone Sf Weekly Audio Podcast

The key to a faith life that is vibrant, flourishing, growing - is abiding. And when Jesus says to abide in Him, it is both a command and an invitation. So how can we contend for this full life that Jesus is offering us?

The key to having an abounding life in Christ is found in an abiding life. Our strength comes from Him; we are not strong enough on our own. When we truly allow ourselves to receive this gift - that’s when we can access spiritual power.

Jesus’ sacrifice is meant to fill us with irrepressible joy, hope, and to settle us in His peace. If we link ourselves to Him and accept what He has to offer us, the life ahead is far superior to the life we have here - this is the promise of Easter.

The promise of Jesus is the hope of the life to come, in which there will be no more pain, sadness or tears. But while we are still here in this life, Jesus pauses to be with us in our pain, to comfort us and gently lead us on our path to healing.

If we come to know Jesus as the Good Shepherd we soon discover that He will always go before us, laying His life down for us. He knows each one of us and calls us each by name. This is a truth we can build our identity around.

Being a follower of Jesus requires us to recognize His voice. Do you hear His still, small voice telling you how loved, seen, known, and individually precious you are?

The love of Jesus is one that does not condemn. But neither does it condone. Rather, it is a love that invites us into the right way of living, with mercy and grace - a perfect balance of truth and love.

All that we need, all that we were meant to be - our truest identity and our deepest yearnings - can be found in Jesus. We must decide if we will accept His invitation to find our story in His.

We have all been filled with Heaven-sent potential to make an impact for Jesus. Let’s learn to live into this promise by exploring the 7 “I AM” statements of Jesus - what they reveal about His character, and how that informs our own.

I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. But what exactly does this mean? And how does contentment fit into it?

God’s desire for us is that we abound - in our relationship to Him, in our ministry to others, and in the difficult places of our lives.

If God were to answer your prayers, what would change? Are your prayers self-focused, others-focused, or Kingdom-focused? What does it look like to have a life rich in prayer? Guest Speaker Jon Kelly answers these questions - and more - as he shares three principles for a life abounding in prayer.

The reality of heaven is something all of us must engage with. But as Christ-followers living in the here and now, how are we to live differently in light of this reality?

Joy can make even the most confining places into places of possibility. But how do we live in a way that doesn't let the disappointments and limitations of our lives define us?

To abound in Christ’s love means to live as sunshine people - unashamed of the gospel and joyously inviting others into the fullness of life with Jesus.

To abound in Christ’s love means to live as sunshine people - unashamed of the gospel and joyously inviting others into the fullness of life with Jesus.

Our goal is not to be conformed to this world but transformed by the renewing of our mind. We are to make Jesus proud of our life. But how can we do this? How can we abound in His ways, in His love?

Christian love is childlike. It doesn’t operate out of insecurity but rather moves securely in God’s love. The more secure we are in His love, the more we are able to love in healthy ways. Let's strive together to live with an informed surge of the love of God.

Though it's been said many times and many ways, Merry Christmas to you. But how can we have a merry Christmas with all the unsettling things happening in our society? By inviting the certainty of God into the uncertainty of our lives.

The beauty of the new songs written through the lives of the people at the very first Christmas are is the same beauty of the new songs the Lord longs to write in our lives today - this Christmas.