FROM THE PULPIT Sunday's Message. Everyday Discipleship. These articles are adapted and expanded from sermons preached at Cornerstone Baptist Church. Rather than publishing a transcript, each message is rewritten into an evergreen discipleship resource designed to help you understand Scripture, grow in your faith, and apply God's Word long after Sunday has ended. 📖 Read... Continue Reading →
What Are the River of Life and the Tree of Life?
Understanding the Bible This post is part of our Understanding the Bible series—short, clear explanations of common questions, phrases, images, and themes found in Scripture. The goal is simple: to help you read the Bible more clearly by explaining what the text says, what it meant in its original context, and why it still matters... Continue Reading →
Revelation 22:6-21: A Final Invitation
How to Use This Commentary Revelation 22:6–21 forms the closing epilogue of Revelation and the final words of the entire Bible. Read this passage in six major movements: (1) the certainty of Revelation’s prophecy (vv.6–7), (2) the call to worship and proclaim the message (vv.8–11), (3) Christ’s coming reward (v.12), (4) the final invitation to... Continue Reading →
Revelation 21:9-22:5: The New Jerusalem
How to Use This Commentary Revelation 21:9–22:5 gives John a detailed tour of the New Jerusalem—the eternal capital city of God where believers will dwell forever in God’s presence. Read this passage in five major movements: (1) the unveiling of the New Jerusalem (21:9–11), (2) the city’s structure and beauty (21:12–21), (3) the glory and... Continue Reading →
Will Suffering Ever End? (The Promise of a New Creation)
Suffering is one of the hardest realities of life in a fallen world. We feel it in grief, disease, disappointment, aging, conflict, injustice, and death. We may know the right theological words, but the question still rises in the heart: Will this ever end? Will evil always seem close? Will pain always be part of... Continue Reading →