Cornerstone Church

09/07/2026

5-Day Devotional: The Most Important Decision We Will Ever Make
Day 1, Monday, September 7: The Narrow Gate

Reading: Matthew 7:13-14

Devotional: Jesus does not offer a comfortable middle ground. He draws a sharp line between two paths – one wide and crowded, leading to destruction, and one narrow and difficult, leading to life. Cultural Christianity tempts us to believe that good intentions and moral decency are enough. They are not. The narrow gate demands that we leave behind pride, self-sufficiency, and comfortable religion as we surrender our life to Christ. Today, examine honestly which path your feet are on – not the path you assume you are on, but the one you are actually walking.

Reflection: In what ways might someone mistake cultural familiarity with Christianity for true saving faith, and how can a person honestly examine which one they possess?

09/06/2026

The Gifts of the Spirit - August 30, 2026 - Pastor Mike Snelgrove

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09/05/2026

Summary from the Sermon The Gifts of the Spirit - Sept. 30, 2026 - Pastor Mike Snelgrove

God is not looking for ability -- He is looking for availability. Last Sunday's message from 1 Corinthians 12 reminded us that the gifts of the Holy Spirit are not talents we bring to God, but divine endowments He places in us for one purpose: building up the church and glorifying Christ.

Every believer has been given a spiritual gift. Not to draw attention to themselves, but to serve, encourage, strengthen, and love the body of Christ. The gift of encouragement, the gift of helps, the gift of wisdom -- these matter just as much as any other gift God gives.

Are you tired of doing only what you can afford or manage on your own? God wants to do the miraculous through you. Join us Sunday morning at 9 AM as Pastor Mike Dawkins begins a deep study into the individual gifts of the Spirit. You will not want to miss it.

09/04/2026

5-Day Devotional: The Gifts of the Spirit
Day 5, Friday, September 4: Beyond the Gifts -- The More Excellent Way

5-Day Devotional: The Gifts of the Spirit

Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Devotional: Spiritual gifts without love are noise. Paul is not diminishing the gifts – he has spent two chapters affirming their importance. But he is insisting that gifts exercised without love are hollow, no matter how impressive they appear. You can speak with great eloquence, serve with great efficiency, give with great generosity, and still miss the point entirely if love is absent. Love is not a gift among the gifts. It is the atmosphere in which all gifts must breathe to be truly alive. As you grow in your understanding of how God has gifted you, let love be the constant standard by which you measure every act of service. Gifts will one day cease. Love never will.

Reflection: Is there someone in your church or your life toward whom you are exercising a spiritual gift without genuine love behind it?

09/03/2026

5-Day Devotional: The Gifts of the Spirit
Day 4, Thursday, September 3: Gifts That Build, Not Gifts That Boast

Reading: 1 Corinthians 14:3-5; Verse 12; Verse 26

Devotional: A gift turned inward becomes a performance. When the exercise of a spiritual gift draws more attention to the person using it than to the God who gave it, something has gone wrong. The Corinthian church had allowed certain gifts to become spectacles, and Paul corrects this firmly. Every gift, no matter how dramatic or how quiet, exists to serve the body and glorify Christ. Ask yourself honestly whether the way you use what God has given you points people toward Him or toward you. The most powerful gifts are often the ones no one applauds – the quiet act of encouragement, the steady hand of service, the faithful presence of mercy.

Reflection: Is there any area where your use of a spiritual gift has been more about recognition than about genuine service to others?

09/02/2026

5-Day Devotional: The Gifts of the Spirit
Day 3, Wednesday, September 2: Availability Over Ability

Reading: Romans 12:3-8

Devotional: God is not conducting auditions. He is not scanning the congregation for the most talented, the most educated, or the most polished. He is looking for those who are available – those who have surrendered what they already are so that He can work through them in ways they never could on their own. A spiritual gift is not a natural talent dressed in religious clothing. It is a divine endowment, something you cannot manufacture or replicate through practice alone. The moment you stop trying to impress God with what you bring and start asking what He wants to give you, everything changes. Availability is the only qualification He requires.

Reflection: In what areas of your life are you relying on your own ability rather than asking God to work through you supernaturally?

09/01/2026

5-Day Devotional: The Gifts of the Spirit
Day 2, Tuesday, September 1: One Source, Many Expressions

Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:4-11

Devotional: The diversity of spiritual gifts is not a source of division – it is evidence of God’s creativity and completeness. The same Spirit who gives one person the gift of wisdom gives another the gift of mercy. Neither is superior. Neither is unnecessary. The temptation in many churches is to rank the gifts, chasing the ones that draw attention while overlooking the ones that quietly hold everything together. God does not share that bias. He distributes gifts as He wills, and every one of them serves a purpose that no other gift can fully replace. Honor what God has placed in others, even when it looks nothing like what He placed in you.

Reflection: Have you ever dismissed someone else’s contribution to the church because it seemed less impressive than another person’s gift?

08/31/2026

5-Day Devotional: The Gifts of the Spirit
Day 1, Monday, August 31: You Were Not Meant to Be Uninformed

Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:1-7

Devotional: Ignorance about spiritual gifts is not humility – it is a missed opportunity. God did not design His church to stumble forward in the dark, unaware of the resources He has placed within it. Every believer has been given something by the Spirit, not as a reward for effort, but as a grace-gift intended to serve others. Today, sit quietly before God and honestly ask yourself whether you know what He has placed inside you for the benefit of those around you. If the answer is uncertain, let that uncertainty become a prayer. God does not hide His gifts from willing hearts.

Reflection: What assumptions or fears have kept you from exploring how God has specifically gifted you?

08/30/2026

The Works of the Flesh vs The Fruit of the Spirit Message 6 - August 23, 2026 - Pastor Mike Snelgrove

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