February 2012
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“That God should play the tyrant over man is a dismal story of unrelieved...”
– Dorothy Sayers, Letters to a Diminished Church, 6-7
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Sex Offender Policy & Steps to Worship
Ministry in an urban setting is often complex and dynamic, particularly for a young church. One of the benefits of urban ministry is the broad scope of individuals we are able to reach and grow in Jesus with. Yet, this also presents its own challenges, particularly when it comes to registered sex offenders. As you may know, “sex offenders” are often treated like modern day lepers, required to...
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WatchOn December 11th, 2011, we had the privilege and honor of holding our first indoor baptisms as a newly forming church in the heart of downtown Seattle. It was an exciting morning as we saw friends and neighbors proclaim commitment to Christ and be baptized, symbolizing their new life in Him. God has not called us to plant this church in order to merely build a great church – but to build a great...
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“Divine grace does not trample on human personality. Rather the reverse, for it...”
– John Stott, Acts, 173
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Join Jesus’ Mission: Five Practical Principles →
via Downtown Cornerstone Church
January 2012
21 posts
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Families and Children in Downtown Seattle →
What follows are some statistics and demographic info I came across recently via our friends at the Downtown Seattle Association. This is really helpful as we seek to build a great city, through the gospel of Jesus Christ, for glory of God. We have a strategic opportunity to effect temporal and eternal change here by cultivating a faithful presence for the cause of Christ in the heart of the...
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“For many years in my own pilgrimage of seeking to come to a place of trusting...”
– Jerry Bridges, Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts, 209
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“God is the sum total of all excellencies as the one than whom no greater,...”
– Herman Bavinck, Doctrine of God, 246.
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The Most Risky Profession (Christianity Today) →
This is a great article from Christianity Today, last July. A must read for anyone who love Jesus, the church and their pastor(s).
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WatchBeen listening to this all week. Pray for the Door of Hope in Portland, Or.
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“At the same time he calls us to protect our daughters’ rights, President Obama...”
– Denny Burk, President Obama’s Asinine Remarks on the 39th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
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“God is a Spirit, in and of himself infinite in being, glory, blessedness, and...”
– Westminster Larger Catechism, Question 7
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You + God + Church + 2012 = What’s Your Plan? →
via Downtown Cornerstone
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“God first humbled Himself for our salvation in the Incarnation and on the cross...”
– JI Packer, The Adequacy of Human Language (Inerrancy, ed. Geisler), 216,217
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2011 in Pictures →
If you’d like to see what God’s grace to Downtown Cornerstone Church looks like in photo-form, follow this. Thanks for your prayers, support and encouragement. Jesus is alive.
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“The fact that God’s self-disclosure is couched linguistically in the same...”
– The Adequacy of Human Language, JI Packer, 214 (Inerrancy, ed. Norman Geisler)
December 2011
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WatchEd Glaeser, Professor of Economics at Harvard, on “Why Cities Matter”. Short, but good food for thought for contextualizing mission in an urban context.
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Home for the Holidays...and Not Happy About It
For many, Christmas (and Thanksgiving, birthdays, family reunions, awkward anniversaries, that one summer family trip, etc) can be difficult, particularly if your family doesn’t love the Jesus that you love. Going home can feel like visiting a completely foreign culture, where people speak a different language and love foreign things. It can be awkward, uncomfortable, and emotionally...
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What You Preach Is Already Decided (Spurgeon) →
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Please Consider a Year-End Gift to DCC
Downtown Cornerstone exists to build a great city through the gospel for the glory of God. We love Seattle and want all who call this city home to know and love Jesus Christ. That’s why we exist. God has been incredibly gracious to us in 2011. We launched in April, planted six communities throughout the city, baptized 10 individuals, and saw many move downtown to join Jesus’ mission. We are...
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“If we do not pay attention to the whole of biblical truth as a system, we become...”
– Cornelius Van Til, Introduction to Systematic Theology, 5.
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“If the message of the Gospel were that God is a great tyrant waiting to pounce...”
– Martyn Lloyd-Jones, The Irrationality of Unbelief
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November 2011
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“May God give you grace, not to lay too much stress on your faith, but to grasp...”
– Clement Read Vaughn (Thomas Cary Johnson, The Life and Letters of Robert Lewis Dabney, 480)
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A Prayer to Stir Your Prayer
Every month our church gathers together corporately to pray. This, of course happens, every week in our communities and discipleship groups, but once a month roughly 40 of us gather in a 33rd floor conference room in the middle of downtown Seattle to ask Our Father to do what only He can do in this city and in our lives. If you’re anything like me, I often need a prayer to stir my prayer. I...
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“Knowing Christ well is so spiritually thirst quenching because no person,...”
– Donald Whitney, 10 Questions to Diagnose Your Spiritual Health, 22
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“I feel so energized. It’s amazing what a little pepper spray will do for...”
– 84 year old woman who got pepper-sprayed at #OccupySeattle (HT: Seattle Times)
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WatchWise, helpful, and life-giving counsel from David Powlison (CCEF) on how he would respond to the statement, “I feel far from God”. HT: Between Two Worlds