Cornerstone Lutheran Church

06/04/2026

Trust in the Lord with all your heart… God’s wisdom is greater than ours, so trust in it and lean on him.

06/03/2026

The Trinity Backs Our Work….

The Trinity Backs Our Work: Sermon from Pastor Ross ChartrandMatt...

05/29/2026

WORSHIP WITHOUT WALLS SUNDAY

We're starting a new series called "Say It Out Loud." The next few months in the church year are about what Jesus teaches - and Christians are encouraged to say those things out loud!

This weekend is Holy Trinity Sunday, and it's a day to celebrate God revealing himself to us as one God in three persons. The triune God wants his people to teach this mystery in its biblical truth and purity. This Sunday begins the second half of the Church Year with a proclamation of people being baptized and blessed in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, the only true God.

05/25/2026

Lord God, on this Memorial Day we give thanks for those who served our nation with courage and sacrifice to protect others and preserve peace and freedom.

Comfort those who mourn the loss of loved ones, and strengthen all who carry memories of war and hardship. Remind us that earthly peace is uncertain, but in Christ we have the sure hope of eternal life and the lasting peace won for us by his death and resurrection.

Teach us to live with gratitude, humility, and love for neighbor. Bless our nation with justice and peace, and keep us faithful to you above all things. We ask this through Jesus Christ, our risen Savior. Amen.

05/23/2026

When the disciples were distressed about Jesus ascending into heaven, he assured them, “It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you” (John 16:7). That Advocate is the Holy Spirit. If Jesus had stayed in the grave, the Holy Spirit would have had no reason to enter the lives of disciples.

But Jesus lives, and it makes a difference. The Spirit provides faith and purpose for life. Pentecost, the celebration of the special arrival of the Holy Spirit, is the third great festival of the Church, along with the Nativity and the Resurrection. Pentecost closes the fifty-day period after Easter and ends the festival half of the church year. The Church dresses in red on this day to commemorate the tongues of fire that marked the Spirit’s gift as well as the blood of the martyrs.

05/21/2026

Nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus. God’s love holds us and nothing can take it away.

05/16/2026

Without the resurrection of Jesus, we would have to wonder who oversees the world. At times the world seems so chaotic. People claim to be in charge but they have limited power and strange ideas. Many of the ideas are harmful for Christians. Leaders seem to lead without acknowledging Jesus.

But he lives, and it makes a difference. Jesus is head over everything for the Church. At the time of Ascension, he takes his proper place. The Festival of the Ascension is one of the oldest and most joyful celebrations in the Christian Church. It will be observed by Christians until Christ returns to take us to be with him.

05/14/2026

On Ascension, the Church celebrates the coronation of Jesus, who is now at God's right hand, reigning and ruling over all things for the benefit of his Church. May the Ascension fill your heart with joy that overflows in a constant stream of praise to our great and merciful God!

"While he was blessing them, Jesus left them and was taken up into heaven. Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. And they stayed continually at the temple, praising God."

05/14/2026

My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. The One who made the stars is the One who helps you.

05/08/2026

Without the resurrection of Jesus, I would be tempted to live only for myself. After all, I have to be in good shape before I can be of help to anyone else, right? I think I know what’s right for me, and I can identify when other people are standing in the way of my self-improvement. If Jesus is dead, I don’t have to worry about what he said or what he thinks.

But he lives, and it makes a difference. He takes care of my basic needs. He promises to do more for me than I can imagine. He puts people into my life so I can help them. Now I live for him.