Not an accident. I'm convinced that God does not equip and impassion his people for no particular reason. On the contrary he gifts and stirs the hearts of his people because he has a plan for when they get out of their seats and off the bench and into the real battle for the planet.
Not an accident. God's people at Cornerstone didn't wake up one Sunday and give over $46,000 for local and world wide mission work by accident. God's stirring in the hearts of his people was evident in over 46,000 ways on Seed Sunday.
Not an accident. Witnessing God grow our church into a local-to-world-impacting kingdom extension of himself is exactly what he wants us to see and experience.
Not an accident. New CBFers aren't staying around for no reason. Quote from a very new Cornerstonian facebook post from April 29: "I am so grateful to God for finally placing us in a church where we fit that is on fire, passionately pursuing Christ and really actively being his hands and feet in the community and around the world." Me too!!!
Not an accident. It's absolutely amazing to me that by June 12, Cornerstone will have sent 14 members to western China to lay the groundwork for long-term missions. At least 13 of whom had absolutely no idea they would be called to do anything like that just 18 months ago! These unexpected missionaries were not surprising to God. I wonder how many other unsuspecting international mission workers we have in our church?
Not an accident. From inner-city mentoring through STEP, to international mentoring through IFO, to Clinton Elem, to Our House, to Church Under the Bridge, to the AR Bapt Childrens home, to city-wide service on Be The Church Sunday, to.... whatever's next on God's agenda for us! This city is being transformed by the power of God at work in his people. (It's not an accident that God gifted you for ministry and then put you in a church like Cornerstone!)
I've never been more proud, excited, thankful, and spiritually stirred to be a part of a church community.
Cornerstone, your passionate pursuit of Christ is showing!
It stirs my faith!
2 Cor 9:2
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