Pastor's Blog
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Read more...Created on Saturday, 30 December 2023
Happy New Year Cornerstone! In November Bishop Dale and I had the pleasure of partnering with Heritage Miracle Pentecostal Church on a mission effort in El Proyecto, Dominican Republic. In God’s service, we were able to bless 350 elementary students with gifts that various churches including our own donated. Usually, when there’s heavy r... -
Read more...Created on Tuesday, 19 September 2023
Therefore, he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and with the Gentile worshipers, and in the marketplace daily with those who happened to be there. -- Acts 17:17 Family, Our assembly’s mission is to occupy the marketplace to meet the physical and spiritual needs of the people while fostering discipleship and new engagement in the bu... -
Read more...Created on Friday, 18 August 2023
You will show me the path of life. In Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forever more. Psalm 16:11 NKJV. Family, It’s in our human nature to make our own plans and then ask God to bless them. In doing so, we often find that our plans are not always the best or beneficial. Jeremiah 29:11 NIV tells us: “For ... -
Read more...Created on Monday, 26 June 2023
Before my father, Charles A. Scales Sr. transferred to hospice, he said to the family, “You have to see it to believe it”. After repeating the phrase several times, my mother asked him if he had seen heaven. His response was “a glimpse”. I then began to imagine what my father may have seen. Did he see the brilliance of the New Jerusalem?... -
Read more...Created on Friday, 26 May 2023
For it is Written… Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. - Matthew 6:24 Family, As believers in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, there are countless rewards in following Jesus such as no condemnation, the Holy Spirit praying for us, overwhelming... -
Read more...Created on Friday, 28 April 2023
Body of Christ, All praise to El-Shaddai, The Almighty God. God has given our congregation a prophetic word: “All Things New”. In Leviticus 23:1-2, the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, speak to the children of Israel and say to them: The feasts of the Lord, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, these are My feasts. The list of ho... -
Read more...Created on Friday, 17 March 2023
Family, Have you ever asked the question why Easter is on a slightly different date than Passover especially when Jesus, our sacrificial lamb, died on Passover? In our custom, we remember the death of our Lord and Savior Jesus on Good Friday and celebrate His resurrection on Sunday which we call Easter. Knowing this, shouldn’t we celebra... -
Read more...Created on Thursday, 16 February 2023
I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me. No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I p... -
Read more...Created on Tuesday, 17 January 2023
Family, We may often sing lyrics to a song and not grasp the impact of what we are singing. The other day, I was singing the lyrics “Set a fire down in my soul, that I can’t contain, I can’t control. I want more of you God. I want more of you God”. I began to ponder the lyrics and the word fire stood out to me. I began searching scriptur... -
Read more...Created on Tuesday, 20 December 2022
Matthew 6:16-18 NKJV 16 “Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. 17 But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, 18 so that you do not appear to men to be fasti... -
Read more...Created on Wednesday, 30 November 2022
O come let us adore Him, O come let us adore Him, O come let us adore Him, Christ the Lord Family, As we celebrate Christmas, let’s not be so consumed with our traditions that we fail to reflect on the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. As we reflect, let’s take note that the Bible doesn’t state a specific month or date when His... -
Read more...Created on Saturday, 08 October 2022
Prophetic Word from THE LORD October 2, 2022 Stand firm in the faith. Don’t waiver in the faith. Now is not the time to waiver. We must rise and be strong. You will see ugly demons rise up but don’t be afraid. You get in their face. You want power, you want power, you want power, stay in My Word. Keep your vision before Me. You want powe... -
Read more...Created on Friday, 16 September 2022
These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God. 1 John 5:13 NKJV Family, Every Christian desires to have an assurance of salvation, that is, the certainty that when Jesus Christ returns or when d... -
Read more...Created on Saturday, 30 July 2022
I would like to share this devotional that I read in a Bible plan, “Be Still” 15 days with God. 1 Peter 5:6-7 NKJV Therefore humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. Our cares draw us in different directions, distracting us or keeping us caught... -
Read more...Created on Thursday, 30 June 2022
Body of Christ, Many of us may have read or heard the story about a frog and two geese. The story is as follows: A frog asked two geese to take him south with them. At first, they resisted; they didn't see how it could be done. Finally, the frog suggested that the two geese hold a stick in their beaks and that he would hold on to it with... -
Read more...Created on Friday, 27 May 2022
Body of Christ, We all have life issues that causes us concern. So much so, we find ourselves worrying. Our life issues are often related to employment, finances, housing, familial relationships, neighborhood safety, physical and emotional well-being. Because of the war in Ukraine, we may also have concern about the state of our country’... -
Read more...Created on Thursday, 28 April 2022
Body of Christ, For all whose faith has failed or in the process of failing due to adverse life circumstances and for all who have become off track in their relationship with the Lord due to not diligently reading His Word, fasting and praying or worshiping Him, the Lord Jesus Christ desires to reset your life. The Lord desires to give y... -
Read more...Created on Tuesday, 29 March 2022
We’ve Come to celebrate for the Lord is great, we come to celebrate the King!!! Family, Scripture says in Romans 10:12-13 NKJV “there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. For, whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.” But how can they be saved if they never hea... -
Read more...Created on Wednesday, 23 February 2022
The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. (Lamentations 3:25 NKJV) Body of Christ, God has given each of us promises in which we are waiting for Him to fulfill or, we are seeking God for direction and instructions in which we are waiting for His response. While we’re waiting for God to fulfill His promise or ... -
Read more...Created on Thursday, 27 January 2022
My hope is built on nothing less, than Jesus Blood and righteousness. I dare not trust the sweetest frame. But, wholly lean on Jesus’ name. Body of Christ, Many of us may sing the lyrics of this song. When I sing it, I experience peace that surprises all understanding. Peace in knowing, no matter what I’m going through, I can lean on Jes...