Cornerstone United Methodist Church

Anyone ever watched HGTV's Design on a Dime?  Yes, I know, if Proctor were here right now he'd be making big fun of me.  But I digress.  Design on a Dime...a team of decorators comes in and transforms a room in someone's home with just a $1000 budget.  Now, the last time I checked $1000 was still a lot of money, much more than a dime.  10,000 dimes to be exact.  But compared to the people who spent $75,000 on a kitchen remodel on Bang for Your Buck (also HGTV) $1000 looks pretty good and so we dub these frugal designers geniuses.

We do this all the time.  We judge how well or not so well we're doing based on the person next to us.  Beating up on your sister with your flip flop doesn't look so bad compared to the guy in prison for murdering someone.  It's a sticky trap to get into because chances are we can always find somebody doing something worse than we are and that means we start to justify some pretty bad behavior.

Let us not forget that no matter what we're holding ourselves up against down here on earth, the only real standards that matter are the ones God has set for us.  He sees us no better or worse than we really are just because of what someone else is doing.  And while sometimes a few bonus points might be nice, this is the beauty of grace, that we are equal before our God.  When we stand before Him in heaven it will not matter how well we did in school compared to our friends or how much nicer our house is than the one down the street.  What matters is the state of the heart He created for us and how well we have fulfilled the purpose He created us for.

SEE YOU SUNDAY.  XOXO--Kelly

Sermon: Turn Around | Luke 5:27-32 | by Charles Thomas

Adobe Flash Player not installed or older than 9.0.115!

Sermon: Body of Christ | Ephesians 4:11-16 | by Rev. Brend Porter

Adobe Flash Player not installed or older than 9.0.115!

Sermon: Being Human | Matthew 4:12-17 | by Bud Nossaman

Adobe Flash Player not installed or older than 9.0.115!

Music: I Will Sing the Wonderous Story

Adobe Flash Player not installed or older than 9.0.115!

While Pastor Dave Meadows is off on a well deserved vacation, we had the opportunity to hear a message from three different members of our church.  Listen and enjoy the unique message that that each one of them so graciously shared with us this morning.

More Sermons...

We can find inspiration and insight into life in a lot of places. For example, several years ago I read a story tapped to the office door of a friend. It went something like this:

A young man asked an old Indian chief what had guided his life. He said, "You know, it's like there are two dogs fighting inside of me all the time - a white dog and a black dog. The black dog is mean and angry. The white dog is good and kind. And the black dog is constantly fighting the white dog." The young man looked at the chief and said quietly, "Chief, so which dog wins?" The chief sat quietly for a moment, and then replied: "The one I feed the most."

It's not any different being a Christian. We all struggle with the black dog and the white dog inside of us. We just have to choose which one we will feed the most.

Feed the White Dog!