The best is yet to come!” This statement has often been a popular rallying cry, especially for the Church. It’s a declaration rooted in the belief that God has great things in store for his people just beyond the horizon. And it’s a sentiment we’ve shared and stated here at Cornerstone...but, not anymore. Of course, we still believe the future is bright. But who has time for what’s to come when we’re too busy being blessed by what is? You see, the best isn’t “yet to come”—it’s here and now! God is on the move, and he is doing a new thing NOW, in the midst of our present circumstances. Instead of focusing on the future, we’re determined to follow God’s lead, right here and right now.

When runners line up for a race, the first thing they do is find their mark. This mark, often a line drawn across the track, provides a starting point for the runners—and in the case of the 400m race—it’s also the finish line. As runners take their place at the line, they’re simultaneously standing at the start and finish of the race. Cornerstone is following suit, as we get on our mark and see how what God has for us in the future is attainable through our faith in the present.

Message Notes

At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
Mark 1:9 NIV

Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. 
Mark 1:10 NIV

And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.” 
Mark 1:11 NIV

At once the Spirit sent him out into the wilderness... 
Mark 1:12 NIV

...and he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him. 
Mark 1:13 NIV

After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God.
Mark 1:14 NIV

“The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”
Mark 1:15 NIV

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 
2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV

At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
Mark 1:9 NIV

Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.
Mark 1:10 NIV

And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”
Mark 1:11 NIV

At once the Spirit sent him out into the wilderness...
Mark 1:12 NIV

...and he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him.
Mark 1:13 NIV

After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God.
Mark 1:14 NIV

“The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”
Mark 1:15 NIV

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV