Cornerstone Reformed Church Makati

21/12/2025

“So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.”
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Ephesians‬ ‭2‬:‭19‬-‭22‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Welcome to the Cornerstone Family!

18/12/2025

Psalm 103

1Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me,
bless his holy name!
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits,
3 who forgives all your iniquity,
who heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
5 who satisfies you with good
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.

I hope this short summary of our year as a church plant will be an encouragement to you. It definitely stirred my heart to remember the faithfulness of the LORD in an especially difficult season.

Thank you, everyone, for being part of this journey. 🙂

(Pastor Abet Almanza)

05/10/2025

No power of hell, no scheme of man
Can ever pluck me from His hands
‘Til He returns, or calls me home
Here in the power of Christ I stand.

22/09/2025

“When you remember the inexhaustible inheritance you have because of Christ, the losses in your life become tiny. Even the seemingly big earthly treasures that easily capture our heart become insignificant. It won’t make you nor break you.”

Lord's Prayer Sermon Series (July 27, 2025)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7j1GHn5N9R6sl12xKI21I0?si=UVkPZ9MIQz-NhSrq20Wx-Q

Cornerstone Makati Podcast · Episode

15/09/2025

What do we ask for when we pray: “Give us this day our daily bread”?

A: We confess that because of sin we deserve no blessings and cannot obtain them by ourselves. So we pray that God, in his fatherly care, would provide for our daily needs, so that we may enjoy a competent portion of them, use them with his blessing and contentment, and be kept from what would harm our daily life and comfort.

(a paraphrase of Westminster Larger Catechism Q193)

01/09/2025

It was packed Lord's Day yesterday!

The church gathered 30-mins before worship service for our monthly extended prayer time. Men, women, young, and old spent time in praying for the nation, the church community, and specific personal concerns.

Dr. Nomer Bernardino preached Gen 4 on the Subject and Standards of Biblical Worship. The ladies then had a post-worship service women's fellowship.

Such a lovely time to glorify God together as well as connect with guests and visiting friends.

This congregation meets every Sunday 10.15am at Acceler8 Paseo De Roxas, Legazpi Village, Makati City

04/08/2025

Unless the Lord builds the house,
those who build it labor in vain.

Unless the Lord watches over the city,
the watchman stays awake in vain.

It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil;
for he gives to his beloved sleep.

Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.”

‭‭Psalm‬ ‭127‬:‭1‬-‭3‬ ‭ESV‬‬

29/06/2025

As for those who can belong to the church,
we can recognize them by the distinguishing marks of Christians:

namely by faith,
and by their fleeing from sin and pursuing righteousness,

once they have received the one and only Savior,
Jesus Christ.

They love the true God and their neighbors,
without turning to the right or left,
and they crucify the flesh and its works.

Though great weakness remains in them,
they fight against it
by the Spirit
all the days of their lives,
appealing constantly
to the blood, suffering, death, and obedience of the Lord Jesus,

in whom they have forgiveness of their sins,
through faith in him.

[Belgic Confession Article 29b]

16/06/2025

“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.”

‭‭Colossians‬ ‭1‬:‭15‬-‭20‬ ‭ESV‬‬

12/06/2025

We will be back in Acceler8 Paseo next Sunday, June 22nd. :)

08/06/2025

Happy Lord’s Day!