Preach! Prairie Pastor, Preach!
By Marty Johnson
Preach! Prairie Pastor, Preach!May 26, 2022
Good News!
This past Sunday we honored the graduating class of 2022 of Mossbank High School here at Cornerstone. Marty taught from John 3:16-21.
Mentos Drop
Brad Finlay leads us in the scriptures in order that we might consider and contemplate the purpose of our church fellowship. The church is a place for God’s people to meet and gather in His name to praise Him and teach and learn the word, so we can be stronger and better disciples of Christ in order to spread the gospel. Brad servers faithfully in the position of an Elder at Cornerstone Gospel Church.
If at the conclusion of Brad's message, if you would like to pray the prayer to receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, the words are printed here:
"Lord, Jesus. For too long I have kept you out of my life. I know that I’m a sinner and I cannot save myself. No longer will I close the door when I hear you knocking. By faith I gracefully receive your gift of salvation. I’m ready to trust you as my Lord and Savior. Thank you, Lord Jesus, for coming to earth. I believe you are the Son of God, who died on the cross for my sins and rose from the dead on the third day. Thank you for bearing my sins and giving me the gift of eternal life. I believe your words are true. Come into my heart, Lord Jesus, and be my Savior. Amen."
If you have prayed this prayer, please reach out to us here at Cornerstone. We want to celebrate along with you.
The God Who Sees Me
Marty looks at Mother's Day through the lens of the story of Hagar and Ishmael found in Genesis 16 & 21.
How Deep in Your Love?
Marty continues in Romans, this week: Romans 8:31-39.
Inside Out
In this message we continue to study the book of Romans. Marty looks at Romans 8:26-30 by asking the question, "Why do we groan?"
Why Do You Seek the Living Among the Dead?
He is Risen!!
Marty speaks from the Gospel of Luke 24:1-12,36-53.
Mulligan
Marty continues through the book of Romans.
Text: Romans 8:18-25
You Are Who You Eat
Marty leads us through different sections from the Gospel of Mark this morning before celebrating the Lord's Supper.
Spirit, Mind, Body
We are continuing in our sermon series, "When in Romans...". This morning our text was Romans 8:1-17.
What True Freedom Looks Like
We continue in our series "When in Romans..." This week we look to verses 1-5 as we anticipate celebrating the Lord's Supper together.
Feeling Romans 7
The identity of the “I” in Romans 7 has a contentious history. Theologian and scholar, Michael F. Bird, acknowledges that Romans 7:7-25 is one of the most vexing parts of Holy Scripture.[1]“No chapter in the Pauline corpus has aroused more controversy than Romans 7 and no question in that difficult chapter is more disputed than the identity of the “I” who speaks there.”[2]
By employing the "I" egō (Greek), is Paul’s intent autobiographical? Is he referring to himself directly in the passage? And if so, is he doing so from a past or present perspective, recalling himself as a Pharisee prior coming to Christ, or as an Apostle presently in Christ, or both? Is the function of the egō in Romans 7 intended to reference Paul at all? Is his use of “I” in this passage a rhetorical device used to reference his fellow Jews or humanity as a whole? Or is his focus more specific? Does Paul have Adam in mind, or Israel, dramatically placing himself in their place to make his point?
Last week we briefly look some of the different interpretations mentioned above throughout Church history. This week we engage this wonderfully challenging passage in regard to experience: has my faith walk resembled Paul's description of the "I" in Romans 7. Have I ever felt Romans 7?
[1] Michael F Bird, Romans (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2016), https://www.hoopladigital.com/play/12298051.
[2] Stephen Westerholm, Perspectives Old and New on Paul : The “Lutheran” Paul and His Critics (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 2004), 134.
Video:
https://youtu.be/Djtays9QqSQ