Dear Cornerstone Family,
It was a great joy to look out last week from the pulpit and see so many of our New College Franklin students back with us. I even got the chance to meet a few brand-new college freshmen. Welcome, students!
For those of you who may be unaware, New College Franklin (NCF) is a four-year classical Christian liberal arts college dedicated to excellent academics and discipling relationships among students and faculty. Cornerstone has long had the privilege of hosting NCF in our building during the week. Moreover, several NCF professors are members at Cornerstone, and over the years we’ve been blessed to be the church home for scores of NCF students.
If you are a freshman at NCF, we are so grateful you’re here! Going to college is an exciting (and nerve-wracking) time. On the church side of things, please know Cornerstone is here to help ease the transition in any way we can. We sincerely hope you find Cornerstone to be a warm and welcoming place in which to worship, grow, and experience life-giving fellowship. If you have specific needs or questions about the church, please reach out to us. You’re in our prayers!
In other news, the start of Midweek at Cornerstone is a little over three weeks away! On September 17, our fall programming on Wednesday nights will begin with a catered fellowship meal followed by a full slate of children’s, youth, and adult activities. It’s going to be a blast, and I know you’ll want to be a part of it.
For our Midweek Vespers series, we are going to explore the lives of ten influential missionaries. Spanning over four hundred years, these valiant men and women faced unspeakable trials and difficulties for the cause of the gospel. In this series, you will be inspired by the lives of these choice servants while learning mission-critical lessons for bearing witness for Christ in your everyday lives. Please join us!
Attempt Great Things: Ten Missionaries Who Changed the World
September 17 – John Eliot (1604-1690): Bearing Witness to the Culture Next Door
September 24 – David Brainerd (1718-1747): The Importance of New Life
October 1 – William Carey (1761-1834): The Duty to Evangelize the World
October 8 – Henry Martyn (1781-1812): Engaging Other Religions with the Gospel
October 15 – Adoniram Judson (1788-1850): Enduring in Ministry Despite Little Fruit
October 22 – David Livingstone (1813-1873): The Whole Gospel for the Whole Man
October 29 – William Charles Burns (1815-1868): Bold Preaching for Conversion
November 5 – John G. Paton (1824-1907): Courage in Reaching the Unreached
November 12 – Mary Slessor (1848-1915): Compassion for the Least of These
November 19 – Elisabeth Elliot (1926-2015): Surrendering to God’s Will
Your servant,
