Pastor's Corner
Dear Church Family and Friends,
This Sunday begins the season of Advent. Advent is a Latin word that means the coming. At Christmas, we celebrate Christ's first coming in the incarnation. Advent creates anticipation and longing. Our sermon series this Advent season is All Hail the Incarnate Deity. In this series, we will look at the wonder of the incarnation from John's Gospel in chapter 1, verses 1-18, called the Prologue.
Let me encourage you and your family for Advent, to take some time to reflect on the incarnation of Christ. There are some great resources linked below. |
This season also begins a new chapter in the life of Cornerstone as we will begin the process of nominating new officers to potentially serve at Cornerstone. I wanted to give you a heads up on this process as you will hear explanation given from the pulpit and a brochure that is available at the church.
Beginning this Sunday, November 28th, nominations will be open. During this time members of Cornerstone Presbyterian Church may nominate any man in the church who has been a member for at least one year. You may nominate someone for office by submitting a nomination form to the church office or by filling out a form on Sunday morning and placing it in the offering plate or handing it to a church officer. Nominations will be open until December 31st.
At the beginning of the new year, the Session will then begin to meet with all nominees to determined if they are qualified and called to serve as an officer at Cornerstone. After this initial interview, if a man is qualified and called, the Session will then invite the nominee to participate in an officer training course over the Spring semester. Upon completion of the course, the nominee will be tested and examined by the Session for their readiness to serve. If a man is found to be ready, the Session will then put the candidate before the congregation for election. We anticipate this taking place in late summer or early Fall 2022. A man is elected to office by the congregation by a simple majority vote. There are no set number of elder and deacon positions we are hoping to fill. We simply want all the men that the Lord calls and sees fit to serve.
I also wanted to remind you that you are nominating a man for office and not specifically as an elder or deacon. The Session will meet with the nominee and at the end of the training to consult with the nominee to determine to which office he may be called to and where his gifts may lead him.
This is an exciting yet humbling time. Please pray for God to raise up men to serve and pray that the Holy Spirit would guard them, protect them and their families, grow them, strengthen them, and give them grace to take up their calling. Pray also for your Session as they interview, train, and examine these men.
As you prepare for this time, let me encourage you to listen to some sermons on biblical leadership that were given at Cornerstone some years back. Please listen in preparation:
See you Sunday!
by His grace and to His praise,
Pastor Wilson
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Preparation for Worship
November 28, 2021
- This Sunday's sermon: All Hail the Incarnate Deity - The Light of Men, John 1:1-5
- Click here to access the latest bulletins, listen to sermons and to watch the live stream.
- In preparation for the sermon: "I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth; and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of his Father before all worlds: God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made; being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made." - the Nicene Creed
- This week's hymn: Hark, the Herald Angels Sing
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Announcements
THANK YOU - The Hospitality team is deeply grateful to all of you who stepped in to help execute the Thanksgiving meal last Sunday. Both the hands that were organized and scheduled and those that just walked in and started helping were what made our fellowship so sweet, and they were all needed! We also are thankful for our catering restaurants: New Orleans Lunchbox who provided the meat and broccoli salad, and Ole Hickory BBQ who provided all the other sides. They were delightful to work with, and we can highly recommend them to you.
Christmas Poinsettias - If you would like to purchase a poinsettia in honor or in memory of someone, please follow this link to fill out a form. Cost is $12.00.
Christmas ADVENTure- Please save the date for a family Advent party December 5, 3-5pm in the family life center. Please join us as we celebrate the advent season together as a church family. Crafts, activities and yummy treats. For more information and to sign up RSVP Paige McClure.
Lincoln Village Giving Tree - This year we are again partnering with Lincoln Village preschool to bless their children with needed items for Christmas. A tree will be set up in the Narthex beginning on November 28th. You can take an ornament (or two) off the tree, purchase the item printed on the ornament and return by Sunday, December 13th. You can also sign up by going to this link. Lincoln Village Giving Tree
Student Ministry - The Winebreners (2840 Natures Cove Drive, Owens Cross Roads) are hosting the Senior High Girls for a Christmas Get Together, Friday, December 10 from 6:30-8:30pm. The Shirleys (2956 Elm Meadows, Brownsboro) are hosting the Junior High Girls on December 8.
Women’s Ministry Opportunity - Ladies are invited to decorate for our first Advent season in our new home on Saturday morning, December 4. Please contact Jane Bise janebise@gmail.com or Anne Harbarger anne.harbarger@gmail.com if interested.
Officer Nominations - Cornerstone members will have the opportunity to nominate men for church office from November 28 - December 31. Please see the nomination brochure in the narthex and place nominations in the offering plate or give to a church officer.
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Cornerstone Prayer Request
- Pray for church members caring for family - Lora Abernathy, Diana Akridge, Bryan Gassaway, Rick McCann, Alan Patterson, Randy Petcher, Mike Bayless, Lauren Davenport and Bill & JoAnn Sneed.
- Pray for healing - Maria Chisum, April DeJong, Earl Ricks, Anna Parks, and Terry Ware.
- Pray for our nursing home residents - Ruby Petcher & Marcy Renegar.
- Pray for our expectant mothers - Amy Eckenrode (December), Julia King (March), Yatang Cohee and Abby Junen (May).
- Pray for officer nomination and training.
- Pray for our Missional Partnerships - Seth & Jessica Lewis, Missionaries to Ireland. Grace Covenant Church, Athens, AL - Pastor, Jeff Hooker.
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Mission's Moment
Each week we want to highlight one of our missional partnerships. Please take a moment to learn about these wonderful ministries that Cornerstone has the privilege of serving alongside.
This week's highlighted ministry:
Seth and Jessica Lewis, Missionaries to Ireland
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Please contact the church office by Thursday morning for changes or additions to the prayer requests.
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