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Sunday Morning teachings from Cornerstone Church West Los Angeles located in West Los Angeles, CA. Visit us at cornerstonewla.org. Email info@cornerstonewla.org

  1. FEB 22

    36. The Good Samaritan

    In the parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus provides a picture of what the Christian ethic looks like in practice. It is rooted in love that is compassionate, risky, and sacrificial. Exactly like the love he has shown us. Application Questions:  1. In what ways have you found yourself trying to justify your life and your choices the way the lawyer did? 2. How does the way Jesus has loved you echo the love of the Good Samaritan? 3. How have you seen the love of the Good Samaritan lived out in our church family corporately? 4. How have you seen the love of the Good Samaritan lived out in your life individually? 5. What is one way you could manifest the love of the Good Samaritan more faithfully in your life?

    35 min

  2. FEB 15

    35. Finding Joy

    The 72 disciples return from their mission full of joy at the success they experienced. But Jesus cautions them: their joy needs a deeper foundation than success. Instead, Jesus urges the disciples to ground their joy in the reality that their names are written in heaven. Here we find the secret to lasting joy that can carry us through a life full of victories and setbacks. When Jesus himself rejoices—even on the way to the cross—we see how solid and eternal our joy can be.  Application Questions:  1. Where are you tempted to look for joy in things that can't always provide it?  2. How can God's grace give you joy in the midst of the circumstances you're dealing with now?  3. How does it anchor your joy to know that Jesus rejoices over your salvation, despite what it cost him?

    37 min

  3. FEB 8

    34. Laborers for the Harvest

    Jesus sends out 72 of His followers to heal and teach people about the Kingdom of God. The harvest is plentiful, Jesus tells us, and the laborers are few—so pray and ask the Lord to raise up more laborers, and be diligent in the work.  Application Questions:  1. How does the "mission of God" intersect with your daily life?  2. What would be different if your life was lived first and foremost for the spread of His glory and kingdom? 3. How does the need and opportunity of the gospel speak to your life and interactions with those who don't know Christ? 4. What simple steps can you take in your life to live missionally? 5. How does your experience of the gospel inspire and empower you to live missionally?

    36 min

  4. FEB 1

    33. Grace and Sacrifice

    Jesus was singularly focused on his mission to redeem his people. He was unwilling to be distracted or deterred, even when those around him didn't understand what he was doing. Following him means being singularly focused on his mission too. And this means being willing to follow him without excuse and without delay. Application Questions:  1. In what ways might you be able to relate to James and John's mistaken enthusiasm? 2. What are the aspects of life that distract you from following Jesus? 3. When do you find yourself saying to him: "Let me first..."? 4. Who are the people in your life that may be telling you "You should first..."? 5. Who are the people in your life who are helping you follow Jesus more closely?

    37 min

  5. JAN 25

    32. Heaven And Earth

    When Jesus comes off the mountain, he finds a world in disarray. When he brings his majesty to bear by healing a young boy, people marvel—but then he says this majesty will take him to a cross. Throughout the passage, we see ourselves in the disciples as they struggle to following Jesus. The message they need—the gospel that moves toward suffering to bring healing—is the same message we need to follow Jesus in our own lives.  Application Questions:  1. How does it encourage you that Jesus moves from the mountaintop into the mess of people's lives?  2. The disciples find themselves moving toward self-sufficiency, status, and worldly security. How do you find those things at work in your own life?  3. How does the gospel free you from those things to find your sufficiency, status, and security in Christ?

    37 min

  6. JAN 18

    31. Heaven Come Down

    Three disciples follow Jesus up a mountain, and it seems like heaven comes down to earth. Jesus' true glory is unveiled, and we are again pressed with the question: who is this? This event, the transfiguration, reveals to us Jesus' identity, his mission, and the way we access it in our own lives.  Application Questions:  1. Are there ways you have Jesus playing a supporting role in your life? What would it look like for you to put him in the center?  2. How does the Transfiguration deepen your appreciation for the cross?  3. What would it look like for you to listen to Jesus as the authority in your life? What areas of your life would be shaped differently?

    33 min

  7. JAN 11

    30. Who Do You Say I Am?

    We enter back into the Gospel of Luke with Jesus asking his disciples who they say he is. In asking them, he poses the same question to every one of us. It's the most important question every person ever has to answer: Who do you say Jesus is? Application Questions:  1. Where are you in your response to Jesus? Rejection, Curiosity, Confusion, or Recognition? 2. What is your next step in considering who Jesus is? 3. What does it look like for you to take up your cross daily? How can you grow in that? 4. Who do you say Jesus is?

    38 min

  8. JAN 4

    3. The Humanity of Jesus

    At the heart of Christianity is the idea that God himself took on flesh in the person of Jesus Christ. While other religions suggest that God has made appearances on earth, in Jesus the true God dwelt among us as a full human being. This gives us remarkable hope in difficult times, support in our suffering, and a sense of purpose and meaning to our existence. Most of all it shows us the lengths to which God would go out of love to save us.  Application Questions:  1. Why does John stress the fact that Jesus was fully human? What would we lose if Jesus only appeared to be human?  2. How might it help you to know that God knows what it is like to suffer as a human being?  3. How can the miracle of God taking on flesh give you hope in difficult circumstances this week?

    36 min
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