Month: December 2014

Elizabeth and Mary were highly favored by God, but their story wasn’t always a happy one. Elizabeth waited for decades to get pregnant in a culture where being childless was considered God’s punishment. God’s plan for her blessing always waited complete; ready to burst forth like the brilliant dawn pierces the darkness…but she didn’t know … Read More

Those with Physical Illness A great way to view the truth of v. 18 is to look at John 1:17…’grace and truth came through Jesus Christ’. Without Jesus, we cannot know the fullness of who God is or discover the grace that we have in Christ. ‘He has made him known’ as ‘the One and … Read More

“For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.” (John 1:17) Grace and Truth must meet together. Grace isn’t just about salvation no more than Truth is just about following the rules. Delicate as any tightrope act, both are needed to achieve balance. We cannot substitute tolerance for grace without … Read More

“Out of His fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given.”  John 1:16 John has told us who Jesus is, now he tells us what He does. The word “fullness” simply means to be completely filled. Jesus is filled with all that is God. It is of His fullness that we … Read More

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Our theme for the school year at Cornerstone comes from a verse in Hebrews 12:15 that says “see to it that no one misses the Grace of God”. It’s our prayer that we extend the grace of God … Read More

“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” God, in the fully human form of Jesus Christ, came to live among us! And John saw with his very own eyes, the glory of Christ … Read More

“But to all who received Him, who believed in His name, He gave them the right to become the children of God.” John 1:12  We have at least three things in common with every Christian at Cornerstone: ALL have received Christ. ALL have believed in His name. ALL have been given the right to become … Read More

John 1:11 We enjoy spending the holidays with family. Imagine however, that you came home for the holidays only to find out you’re no longer welcomed into your home…not ever again. Can you imagine being disowned by your family? Thousands of persecuted Christians will face this reality this Christmas, and have no place to call … Read More

“He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.” (John 1:10) Jesus can be hazardous to your social standing! A radical shift from darkness to light. I can’t imagine choosing to remain in darkness after “meeting” Jesus. Many do … fear binding them to life … Read More

John 1:9 “The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.” In this passage of scripture, we recognize that John was not the light; the light is Jesus. John’s responsibility was to tell people about the light, which is Jesus, in the hope that they would believe in Him and follow … Read More