Cornerstone Church in Bayview

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09/02/2024

Join us next week for our Awanas Kick Off!

08/17/2024

Our Awanas is starting up again soon! If you are interested, please take a few minutes to fill out this interest form!

Please take a few minutes to respond to this form if you are interested in signing up for Awanas at Cornerstone Church this year!

07/29/2024

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VBS CANCELED

We will not be having Vacation Bible School this year!

Stay tuned for more information about our Awana Program starting this fall!

07/24/2024

Come join us! It's free of charge and has dinner provided for every child that registers. ❤️

Registration link:
https://cornerstonechurchbayview.mycokesburyvbs.com/register-child

06/28/2024

Come join us for our VBS! Children that have finished kindergarten- 5th grade are welcome to join us for free! We will have games, science activities, arts and crafts, and dinner provided for every student that joins!

When: August 5-8
Time: 6:00-8:30pm

You can sign up your child/children at this site:

03/30/2024

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow morning for our Resurrection Sunday Service @ 10:30am!

Don't forget to bring a side dish/dessert or both for our BBQ brisket lunch right after service. Invite your friends and neighbors!

03/30/2024

Pastor’s Corner: “Passion Week “

Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. John 13:1

Passion Week, which is also known as Holy Week, starts on Palm Sunday and continues until Resurrection Sunday. It covers the major events of Jesus’ last days on earth before His crucifixion and resurrection. It is a great week to slow down and observe the last moments of Jesus’ life.

What did Jesus do during His final week?
What was He like?
What was He teaching about?
How were other people treating Him

All of these things help us get a fuller picture of those last days, and help us understand what it was really like for Christ.

SILENCE of SATURDAY:

Lamentations 3:28 (ESV) - Let him sit alone in silence when it is laid on him; Psalm 46:10 (ESV) - “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”
Jesus is silent on Saturday. His body is anointed and placed in Joseph’s tomb. He spoke many words all during Holy Week. He would liberate the slaves of death on Sunday. But on Saturday, Jesus is silent. So is God. He made himself heard on Friday. He tore the curtains of the temple, opened the graves of the dead, rocked the earth, blocked the sun of the sky, and sacrificed the Son of Heaven. Earth heard much of God on Friday. Nothing on Saturday. Jesus is silent. God is silent. Passion week discussions tend to skip Saturday. Friday and Sunday get the focus. The crucifixion and resurrection command our thoughts but let us not miss God in the silence.

Jesus’ followers believed everything was over. Done. Finished. It was a day of sorrow and loss. A day without hope and a bleak future looming in front of them. In a way, we can all relate to what they felt. There have been times in each of our lives when it seemed like God stopped working. Stopped listening. That your request wasn’t being heard despite the endless prayers you offered. It can sometimes seem like we are sitting in our own silent Saturday when we can’t hear God. When we face hardships, it can sometimes seem as though we are trapped somewhere between the Crucifixion and the Resurrection, waiting on God to answer and rescue us. The silence of God can be heartbreaking, especially when your world has been turned upside-down.

But on this day, after the death of Jesus, the silence of God was needed. It was a moment in history where God was working in ways that we probably will never be able to comprehend. God was still working, even though at the time it seemed like it was all over. Have you ever been there? Have you ever found yourself in the middle of a difficult trial, but had a hard time seeing how God was making a new way? You just weren’t sure how you’d ever make it to the other side.

But then… you did survive and found yourself on the other end. And that is when you’re able to look back and realize it is actually crystal clear how God was working at the time. He was providing all along – He was making a way. You just couldn’t see it in the moment. Maybe you know someone who is experiencing that profound silence and loss. Maybe you are yourself. This seemingly endless experience, unbroken by any word of hope or comfort, is also part of our human story. There are times when there are no easy answers, no slick solutions, no rescue from our pain.

How should we respond? We should do what Jesus did. Lie still. Stay silent. Trust God. Jesus died with this conviction: “You will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay” (Acts 2:27 NIV). Jesus knew God would not leave him alone in the grave. You need to know, God will not leave you alone with your struggles. His silence is not his absence, inactivity is never apathy. Saturdays have their purpose. They let us feel the full force of God’s strength. Had God raised Jesus fifteen minutes after the death of His son, would we have appreciated the act? Were He to solve your problems the second they appear, would you appreciate His strength?

We will go through seasons of silence. We will have moments of our lives in which we can’t hear or see our God work. In seasons of silence, grace speaks louder. When you are caught between the unknown and the fearful; trust in the voice that breaks the silence. I have good news; the Savior is not in that tomb anymore! I know, spoiler alert. HE IS RISEN!

For His reasons, God inserts a Saturday between our Fridays and Sundays. If today is one for you, be patient. As one who endured the silent Saturday wrote: “Be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord” (James 5:7 NKJV).

In His Grace,
Pastor Hamilton

03/29/2024

Pastor’s Corner: “Passion Week “

Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. John 13:1

Passion Week, which is also known as Holy Week, starts on Palm Sunday and continues until Resurrection Sunday. It covers the major events of Jesus’ last days on earth before His crucifixion and resurrection. It is a great week to slow down and observe the last moments of Jesus’ life.

What did Jesus do during His final week?
What was He like?
What was He teaching about?
How were other people treating Him

Friday: “Beautiful Cross” Jesus’ Final Hours

While it is impossible to be certain about the exact timing of some events, I have assigned times to give a sense of the general flow of events.

Friday 12:05 AM Judas arrives with the soldiers to arrest Jesus (John 18:3)
Friday 12:06 AM Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss (Matthew 26:49)
Friday 12:10 AM A melee breaks out when Peter slices off the ear of Malchus, the high priest’s servant (John 18:10)
Friday 12:11 AM Jesus rebukes Peter: “Put your sword away!” (John 18:11)
Friday 12:12 AM Jesus heals Malchus’ ear (Luke 22:51)
Friday 12:25 AM All the disciples deserted him and ran away (Matthew 26:56)
Friday 12:27 AM A young man (prob Mark) leaves his linen clothes behind and runs away naked (Mark 14:51-52)
Friday 1 AM Jesus tried before Annas, father-in-law of Caiaphas (John 18:12-14)
Friday 1:10 AM A temple police officer strikes Jesus (John 18:22-23)
Friday 2 AM Jesus tried before Caiaphas, the high priest. (Matthew 26:57)
Friday 2:05 AM Peter warms himself by the fire in Caiaphas’ courtyard (Mark 14:54)
Friday 2:15 AM False witnesses tell lies about Jesus (Mark 14:55-59)
Friday 2:20 AM A servant girl identifies Peter as having been with Jesus. He denies it (Luke 22:56-57)
Friday 2:22 AM Jesus keeps silent before his accusers (Matthew 26:63)
Friday 2:33 AM When asked if he is Messiah, Jesus answers, “I am” (Mark 14:61-62)
Friday 2:34 AM Caiaphas accuses Jesus of blasphemy (Mark 14:63)
Friday 2:40 AM Peter again denies being with Jesus: “I don’t know what you’re talking about!” (Matthew 26:69-70)
Friday 2:50 AM Jesus blindfolded, spit upon, and severely beaten (Mark 14:65)
Friday 2:59 AM Peter denies Jesus a third time, with cursing and with an oath (Matthew 26:74)
Friday 3 AM The rooster crows and Peter remembers what Jesus had said (Matthew 26:74-75)
Friday 3:01 AM Bruised and beaten, Jesus enters the courtyard and looks at Peter. (Luke 22:61)
Friday 3:02 AM Peter leaves the courtyard, weeping bitterly (Luke 22:62)
Friday 5:25 AM The Sanhedrin meets to formally hand over Jesus to Pilate for the death sentence (Matthew 27:1)
Friday 6:15 AM Feeling remorse, Judas returns the 30 pieces of silver to the chief priests (Matthew 27:1-5)
Friday 6:20 AM Jesus’ first trial before Pilate, the Roman governor (Luke 23:1-7)
Friday 6:22 AM “Are you the King of the Jews?” (Luke 23:3)
Friday 6:23 AM Jesus answered, “Are you asking this on your own, or have others told you about me?” (John 18:34)
Friday 6:24 AM “Everyone on the side of truth listens to me” (John 18:37)
Friday 6:25 AM Pilate utters his most famous statement: “What is truth?” (John 18:38)
Friday 6:30 AM Pilate declares Jesus innocent: “I find no grounds for charging him.” (John 18:38)
Friday 6:37 AM Judas commits su***de by hanging himself (Matthew 27:5)
Friday 6:45 AM Jesus tried before Herod (Luke 23:6-12)
Friday 6:55 AM To mock him, Herod dresses Jesus in a brilliant robe and sends him back to Pilate (Luke 23:11)
Friday 7:05 AM Jesus tried before Pilate a second time (Mark 15:6-15)
Friday 7:10 AM Pilate’s wife warns him to leave Jesus alone because he is a righteous man (Matthew 27:19)
Friday 7:15 AM Pilate offers to release Jesus, but the crowd chooses Barabbas instead (Matthew 27:21)
Friday 7:16 AM “What should I do then with Jesus, who is called Messiah?” (Matthew 27:22)
Friday 7:17 AM The people cry out, “Crucify him!” (Matthew 27:23)
Friday 7:20 AM Pilate washes his hands, declaring, “I am innocent of this man’s blood” (Matthew 27:24)
Friday 7:25 AM Barabbas is released (Matthew 27:25)
Friday 7:30 AM Jesus is flogged with a whip embedded with stone and pieces of metal (Mark 15:15)
Friday 7:35 AM “I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard” (Isaiah 50:6)
Friday 7:45 AM “They dressed him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and put it on him” (Mark 15:17)
Friday 7:50 AM The soldiers shout, “Hail, King of the Jews!” (Matthew 27:29)
Friday 7:55 AM “They spat on him and took the staff and struck him repeatedly on the head” (Matthew 27:30)
Friday 7:57 AM “He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief” (Isaiah 53:3)
Friday 8 AM Jesus led away to be crucified (Mark 15:20)
Friday 8:05 AM Jesus begins the journey to Golgotha bearing his own cross (John 19:16)
Friday 8:15 AM The soldiers compel Simon of Cyrene to carry Jesus’ cross (Luke 23:26)
Friday 8:25 AM “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and your children” (Luke 23:28)
Friday 8:45 AM Jesus arrives at Golgotha, outside the city walls of Jerusalem (Mark 15:22)
Friday 8:50 AM Jesus refuses wine mixed with gall, a kind of anesthetic to dull the pain (Mark 15:23)
Friday 9 AM Stripped of his clothes, Jesus is crucified between two thieves (Matthew 27:35-38)
Friday 9:05 AM The soldier divided his clothes among themselves by casting lots (John 19:23-24)
Friday 9:30 AM An unruly mob gathers, shouting insults and daring Christ to come down from the cross (Mark 15:29-32)
Friday 9:45 AM “Father, forgive them, because they do not know what they are doing” (Luke 23:34) Friday 10 AM The chief priests mock him: “He saved others, but he cannot save himself!” (Matthew 27:42)
Friday 10:45 AM One thief rebukes the other, saying Jesus is innocent but they are guilty (Luke 23:40-41)
Friday 10:46 AM The repentant thief cries out, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom!” (Luke 23:42)
Friday 10:47 AM Jesus replies, “Today you will be with me in paradise” (Luke 23:43)
Friday 11:30 AM Jesus tells Mary, “Woman, behold your son.” To John, “Son, behold your mother.” (John 19:26-27)
Friday 12 Noon Sudden Darkness comes over the whole land for 3 hours (Mark 15:33)
Friday 3 PM Jesus cried out, “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46)
Friday 3:01 PM Jesus cried out, “I thirst!” (John 19:28)
Friday 3:02 PM Someone gives him wine mixed with vinegar to drink (Mark 15:36)
Friday, 3:05 PM Jesus cries out, “It is finished!” (John 19:30)
Friday 3:07 PM Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I entrust my spirit” (Luke 23:46)
Friday 3:08 PM Jesus dies: “Bowing his head, he gave up his spirit” (John 19:30)
Friday 3:09 PM The curtain in the temple is torn from top to bottom (Mark 15:38)
Friday 3:10 PM An earthquake shakes the region around Jerusalem (Matthew 27:51)
Friday 3:11 PM The centurion shouts, “Surely this was the Son of God!” (Matthew 27:54)
Friday 3:12 PM The women who follow Jesus watched all these things from afar off (Luke 23:48-49)
Friday 3:30 PM Dead saints are raised and appear to many in Jerusalem (Matthew 27:52-53)
Friday 3:45 PM The soldiers ask permission to break the legs of the crucified men, hastening their death (John 19:31)
Friday 3:50 PM They did not break Jesus’ legs because he was already dead (John 19:33)
Friday 3:55 PM When a soldier pierces Jesus’ side, blood and water come out (John 19:34)
Friday 4:15 PM Joseph of Arimathea asks Pilate for permission to take down the body of Jesus and bury Him (Mark 15:43)
Friday 4:20 PM Pilate is surprised Jesus is already dead (Mark 15:44-45)
Friday 4:35 PM Joseph takes Jesus’ body down from the cross (John 19:38-39)
Friday 5 PM Joseph and Nicodemus wrap Jesus’ co**se with linen cloth interspersed with 75 lbs of spices (John 19:4)
Friday 6 PM Jesus is buried in a borrowed tomb cut out of the rock, in a nearby garden (Luke 23:53)
Friday 6:10 PM Joseph rolls a stone across the entrance to the tomb (Matthew 27:60)
Friday 6:15 PM The women watch the burial, noting the location so they can return later to anoint the body (Mark 15:47)
Friday 7 PM Sundown Jesus is dead, buried, and alone in the garden tomb (Luke 23:56)
Friday night “By oppression and judgment he was taken away. Yet who of his generation protested?” (Isaiah 53:8a)
Friday night “He was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people he was punished” (Is 53:8b)
Friday night “He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death” (Isaiah 53:9a)
Friday night “Though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth” (Isaiah 53:9b)