Downtown Cornerstone Church

Today we continue our series in the Gospel of Luke, one of four eyewitness accounts of Jesus’ words and works. In them we learn of his life, death, and resurrection to rescue his people from among the neighborhoods of Seattle and the nations of the world. Today, Jesus’ enemies try to trap him yet again. This time they reach for a question about the resurrection. Jesus’ response is a powerful comfort: Our God is no...

We continue our series in the Gospel of Luke, one of four eyewitness accounts of Jesus’ words and works. In them we learn of his life, death, and resurrection to rescue his people from among the neighborhoods of Seattle and the nations of the world. Today, Jesus’ enemies try to trap him yet again. This time they use politics, but as usual he turns it around on them. Caesar and God are not automatic rivals. We ...

This morning, we continue our series in the prophetic book of Micah. Written to call God’s people back to a right relationship with him, Micah’s prophecies both warn about the consequences of sin, and put forward the hope of restoration by grace. In Micah 5, we get a greater glimpse of the Shepherd-King who delivers the remnant of his people. And because our Shepherd-King reigns in every age, we can daily depend on him ...

Today we continue our series in the Gospel of Luke, one of four eyewitness accounts of Jesus’ words and works. In them we learn of his life, death, and resurrection to rescue his people from among the neighborhoods of Seattle and the nations of the world. Today, we learn that Jesus is the rejected Son who is the all authoritative cornerstone of reality. This means that the greatest question we face, every day, is whether or n...

We continue our series in the prophetic book of Micah. Written to call God’s people back to a right relationship with him, Micah’s prophecies both warn about the consequences of sin, and put forward the hope of restoration by grace. In Micah 4, we’ll see a stark reversal from judgement to future hope for God’s people, yet present dangers remain. So what should God’s people do when all they see is affli...

We continue our series in the Gospel of Luke, one of four eyewitness accounts of Jesus’ words and works. In them we learn of his life, death, and resurrection to rescue his people from among the neighborhoods of Seattle and the nations of the world. Today, we discover that He is the world’s true, though unexpected, king, who calls us under His life-giving lordship while there’s still time.

This morning we continue our series in the Gospel of Luke, one of four eyewitness accounts of Jesus’ words and works. In them we  learn of his life, death, and resurrection to rescue his people from among the neighborhoods of Seattle and the nations of the world. Today, Jesus reveals he will return to right all wrongs. Until then, he calls his people to be faithful with the gospel-mina entrusted to them.

Today we continue our series in the Gospel of Luke, one of four eyewitness accounts of Jesus’ words and works. In them we learn of his life, death, and resurrection to rescue his people from among the neighborhoods of Seattle and the nations of the world. Today, we learn that Jesus came to save the lost, which means we’re all within reach, that is, if we accept his invitation.

We continue our series in the prophetic book of Micah. Written to call God’s people back to a right relationship with him, Micah’s prophecies both warn about the consequences of sin, and put forward the hope of restoration by grace. In Micah 3, we’ll see Micah bringing his indictment against Israel’s leaders for corrupting God’s justice for personal gain. This is a sobering warning for all that living ...

We continue our series in the Gospel of Luke, one of four eyewitness accounts of Jesus’ words and works. In them we learn of his life, death, and resurrection to rescue his people from among the neighborhoods of Seattle and the nations of the world. Today, Jesus reframes reality for us. He reveals that life with God is received, not achieved; we will always get more than we give up.

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We continue our series in the Gospel of Luke, one of four eyewitness accounts of Jesus’ words and works. In them we learn of his life, death, and resurrection to rescue his people from among the neighborhoods of Seattle and the nations of the world. Today, Jesus reveals that the only way into God’s kingdom is with a heart of humble receptivity, like a child’s.

Today we continue our series in the Gospel of Luke, one of four eyewitness accounts of Jesus’ words and works. In them we learn of his life, death, and resurrection to rescue his people from among the neighborhoods of Seattle and the nations of the world. Today, we reach another parable that is only found in Luke. Here Jesus calls us to humbly trust in His mercy to secure our standing before God.

Today, we continue our series in the prophetic book of Micah. Written to call God’s people back to a right relationship with him, Micah’s prophecies both warn about the consequences of sin, and put forward the hope of restoration by grace. Today, in Micah 2, we’ll see unfolding indictment against Israel for their sin and catch the first glimmer of hope in the book. As a result, we must repent of delusional covetou...

This morning, we kick-off a new series in the prophetic book of Micah. Written to call God’s people back to a right relationship with him, Micah’s  prophecies both warn about the consequences of sin, and put forward the hope of restoration by grace. Today, in Micah 1, we’ll see how the persistent sin of idolatry – which caused Israel to incur the judgment of exile – motivates us today to turn from...

We continue our series in the Gospel of Luke, one of four eyewitness accounts of Jesus’ words and works. In them we learn of his life, death, and resurrection to rescue his people from among the neighborhoods of Seattle and the nations of the world. Today, we reach the famous “Parable of the Persistent Widow”. Through it we’re encouraged to not lose heart by continuing to pray in faith.

Today we continue our series in the Gospel of Luke, one of four eyewitness accounts of Jesus’ words and works. In them we learn of his life, death, and resurrection to rescue his people from among the neighborhoods of Seattle and the nations of the world. Today, Jesus encourages us to take heart amidst a world gone wrong. The Good King will come, but not as we expect, so we must live ready.

This morning we continue our series in the Gospel of Luke, one of four eyewitness accounts of Jesus’ words and works. In them we learn of his life, death, and resurrection to rescue his people from among the neighborhoods of Seattle and the nations of the world. Today, we are encouraged to not settle for God’s gifts when we can have God himself, with his gifts thrown in, no matter how far away we are.

This morning we are concluding our annual sermon series, New Year Essentials. These sermons address subjects to which we must repeatedly return for the glory of God and the transformation of our lives, individually and corporately. These are different sermons, taking different angles, on issues we need to come back to again and-again. Today, we ask: What is most powerful argument against abortion? Answer: That an unborn child is a ...