June 12, 2022
Welcome!
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Today ➔
Today is our VBS Decorating Day! If you are able, please join our church after the service to help stack and move chairs out of the sanctuary. After chairs are cleared out, we will be assembling and decorating the church to transform it into an old western town!
Lunch for volunteers will be served at 1:30 pm.
SERMON NOTES & Community Group Questions ➔
Dan Lovejoy, Elder | “Don’t stop me. Let me get to work!”
Synopsis: Paul has spent much of his second letter to this church praising their faithfulness to the mission and reminding them of their identity in Christ. He’s seen their increasing faith and love for one another (1:3), their strength and perseverance in spite of obvious suffering (1:4-5), their desire to glorify the name of Jesus (1:12), their partnership with Paul in ministry (3:1), and obedience to the work and will of God (3:4). He has encouraged them to continue to do what they are commanded to do.
And in this passage, Paul commands them to confront those among them, their own brothers and sisters in Christ, who are hampering the work of the Gospel and are tarnishing the name of Jesus Christ.
Why confront them? Because they’ve chosen not to work. Paul says they are intentionally disorderly. They’ve set aside their understanding of God’s example of working in creation; they’ve decided to ignore that God told Adam to work the Garden; they’ve lost the importance of the example of their own Savior working as a carpenter/stonemason, and they’ve forgotten Paul’s intentional modeling for working while he was with them. Instead, they're demanding that the Church care for them. They’re making demands for support from the rest of the body that is already struggling. Paul says: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.
This is difficult! These are people in their own church family and these faithful believers now have to choose to be obedient to what Paul has COMMANDED and be fully convinced that correcting these disorderly brothers will help the entire church make much of the Gospel of Christ, that it will better show the world what Christ has done. These faithful followers still need to stand firm in their confidence in the truth (2:15).
QUESTIONS:
What steps do you take that help to remind you to be faithful in the mission of God?
How do we view our work? If we are convinced that our primary job/vocation is to glorify God, how are we living out our vocation in the various work we do? For employment? Our service at Cornerstone? Our service in our families? How about our service in the spread of the good news of Jesus Christ?
Here’s the hard one: When we see that we need to confront A FELLOW BELIEVER because their actions are not a good reflection of God’s work in their lives, do we avoid it? How does Scripture say we should approach this? (See Luke 6:41-42, and Matthew 18:15-17)
For weekly group discussion guides related to each sermon, please see our community guides below
Upcoming Events & happenings ➔
Visit our Church Calendar for more events, gatherings, and happenings within Cornerstone!
VBS will be June 13-16, from 10 AM – 12:15 PM. Additionally, on Sunday, June 19th, we will also be wrapping up our week of VBS with worship, a message, and our final skit during our Sunday Service (10 - 11:15 AM) that we would love for you and your kids to join us for. After the service, we will be having an All-Church BBQ/Party as we celebrate the culmination of VBS and all that the Lord has taught us throughout the week!
GriefShare is for people grieving the death of a family member or friend. GriefShare is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences. You don’t have to go through the grieving process alone.
Please feel free to contact Sandra at the number listed below if you have any questions. The class will meet consecutively for 13 weeks unless an emergency comes up and we have to reschedule. You can join in at any time during the 13 weeks so don't hesitate to join if the sessions have already started.
Cost: $22 (includes workbook)
Dates: Every Thursday through July 21st
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: South MPR (4364 Valley Fair St)
Contact
Sandra Schmid, Facilitator
Phone: 805-990-4543
June 9-12 • Thousand Pines Christian Camp
July 22-26 • Lake Don Pedro
$340 (early bird price available until June 16)
$380 (normal price after June 16)
Gatherings ➔
Cornerstone Communities: We have several community groups that gather each week. If you’re interested in joining a group, see our community page for more information. We’d love to connect with you and get you plugged in!
Student Ministries: Impact (Middle School) and The Rock (High School) meet Wednesday nights. Meeting locations vary. Visit our student ministries and events pages for more information on time and location!
Resources ➔
Cornerstone Simi Podcast allows you to listen to Sunday sermons and episodes of Beyond Sunday. Learn more and find the podcast archive below.
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