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Cornerstone Church Kingston podcast
Episodios
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Outrageous grace
13/07/2025 Duración: 38minAs we continue our series in Matthew’s gospel, Tom Smith preaches to us from Matthew 20:1-16. In this passage we see Jesus tell his disciples a parable about a landowner who brings in various people from the streets to work in his vineyard, some coming in the morning, some in the evening - but all receive the same pay! The ones who worked for longer grumbled, but Jesus’ next words are astounding. As Tom unpacks this section of God’s word, in light of the previous passage about the rich young man, we see Jesus’s generosity to all people, the true position of man before a Holy God, and what it all means for us today.
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You Can Check Out Any Time You Like...
13/07/2025 Duración: 53minIn Genesis 30: 25 - 31: 55, Tom shows us how twenty years of frustration and trickery finally boil over into Jacob's great escape: one that involves misplaced sheep, a dubious stick trick, and a very uncomfortable cushion. And through all this, the God of deliverance shines through. He will lead us home.
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Rich young ruler
06/07/2025 Duración: 41minPhil continues our series in Matthew’s gospel, preaching from Matthew 19:16-30. In this parable we see a rich man ask Jesus what he must do to get eternal life - we see Jesus’ response to the man, the man’s reaction, and Jesus’ astonishing words for us today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8z_W8xdggQ
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All's NOT Fair in Love and War
06/07/2025 Duración: 48minJacob's family did not worship idols - consciously. Through Genesis 29:31 - 30:24, Tom shows us a wife who sought love, another who sought progeny, a husband who sought peace, and the central problem afflicting them all. What are you seeking if not the God who seeks you?
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Jesus answers questions about marriage and divorce
29/06/2025 Duración: 01h17minAs we continue in our mini-series of ‘littleness’ in Matthew’s gospel, Pete preaches from Matthew 19:1-15. In this passage we see Jesus questioned by some Pharisees about divorce. As we look at Jesus’ reply, Pete unpacks the sensitive, deeply-felt and often hurt-filled subjects of marriage, divorce and re-marriage - we see what Jesus says about these issues, and the applications for us today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3k39nExzqk
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Do You have Beautiful Feet?
29/06/2025 Duración: 43minHow beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news! Here Pete explores the great calling and assurance of Romans 10: that we have ears to hear the word, feet to walk the whole Earth, and a mouth to echo Jesus' own voice. Will you bring the Good News to those who need it?
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A guide to being little
22/06/2025 Duración: 41minIn our series in Matthew’s gospel, Pete continues our ‘mini-series’ on ‘littleness’, preaching from Matthew 18:1-35. In this passage we see Jesus teaching his disciples about what it means to be ‘little’, through a mixture of direct instruction and parables. As Pete takes us through the practical implications of Jesus’ words, we see what being little in God’s eyes looks like for Jesus’ followers today. We apologise that the reading is not available on this recording. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6VumnShgpE
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Transforming the Trickster
22/06/2025 Duración: 45minAs Tom continues Jacob's story in Genesis 29: 1-30, we find our un-heroic hero experiencing God's providence. And yet, that providence isn't all wellsprings and brides as he'd hoped. How does one transform a trickster? Trick him back - and see what lessons he learns.
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Littleness, in all its glory
15/06/2025 Duración: 51minAs we continue in our series in Matthew’s gospel, Pete preaches from Matthew 18:1-14. In this passage we see the disciples ask Jesus who the greatest will be in the kingdom of heaven. We see Jesus’ upside-down, back-to-front reply, how this looks in reality, and what it means for each of us today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ozaxz769ns
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Into the Wild
15/06/2025 Duración: 44minBy Genesis 28: 10 - 22, the taker known as Jacob finds himself all alone in a physical and spiritual wilderness. And yet, as Tom shows us, a great staircase descends from the heavens, not to dispense judgement or impose religious legalism, but to save the taker with a gift.
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Fish fee
08/06/2025 Duración: 46minRory continues our series in Matthew’s gospel, preaching from Matthew 17:22-26. In this passage we see Jesus’ bizarre miracle of producing a two-drachma coin from the mouth of a fish. We see the reason for this miracle, what it teaches us about Jesus, and what it means for us today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlgU7JsFoto
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Praying with Jesus
08/06/2025 Duración: 37minAre you still sleeping? Through Matthew 26: 36 - 46, Ben shows us the poignant image of Jesus at the garden of Gethsemane. Christ prays for us: sweating drops of blood, he intercedes for us, beseeching the Father on his knees for our sake. Will you join him - or are you still sleeping? Wake up!
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Why we lose the battles we should be winning
01/06/2025 Duración: 42minAs we continue in our series in Matthew’s gospel, Tom preaches from Matthew 17:14-23. In this passage, we see Jesus driving a demon out of a boy after the disciples try and fail to do so themselves. They come to Jesus with the burning question ‘why couldn’t we drive it out’. We see Jesus’ reply, the results of unbelief, and what it all means for us today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS43Xka5YUE
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The EastEnders of Genesis
01/06/2025 Duración: 51minThe family at the centre of Genesis 27:1 - 28:9 has it all: lies, betrayal, feuding, bitterness. They're a mess. Yet today, Tom shows us how this broken disaster of a family does everything it can to hijack God's beautiful promises - and fails. There's no mess too messy for God.
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Look, listen, follow
25/05/2025 Duración: 42minAs we continue our series in Matthew’s gospel, Rory preaches from Matthew 17:1-13. In this passage we see Jesus take his three closest followers up a very high mountain, and he is transfigured before them - we see his glory as the Son of God, and what this means for us today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53hocd9yuvA
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Sliding Doors
25/05/2025 Duración: 53minToday, Tom shows us one of the most pivotal events in history through Genesis 25: 19-25. In this story, we see the folly of gratifying only the desires of the flesh, the terror of justifying means with ends, and the glory of Christ's inheritance. The event in question: the eating of a bowl of lentil soup.
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The Ghosts of Genesis and the War of the Worlds
25/05/2025 Duración: 47minTom starts a new series going through the book of Genesis and exclusively focusing on the life of Jacob - a man who struggled with God. We can all take encouragement from the life of Jacob in the midst's of our own struggles, knowing that with faith and the grace of God we will overcome.
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Brat summer
18/05/2025 Duración: 35minTom continues our series in Matthew’s gospel, preaching from Matthew 16:13-28. In this passage we see Jesus explaining what will happen to him to his disciples, Peter’s reply, Jesus’ response to Peter, and the ultimate choice facing all of us. Tom leads us through thinking about what this means for us today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crkODyInhJ8
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The Lord is There
11/05/2025 Duración: 50minIn this final stretch of the book of Ezekiel, Tom shows us the exhaustive measurements of the prophesied temple. Only - this temple was never built. So what is it? Could it be that this temple is not a building at all, but an image of something - or someone - far more glorious?
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Christ’s grand design
11/05/2025 Duración: 40minAs we continue our series in Matthew’s gospel, Rory preaches from Matthew 16:13-20. In this passage we see Jesus talking with his disciples about one of the most important questions we could ever ask, and Rory poses the same question to us - who do you say Jesus is? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O12qysT3dTs