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1 Vol XXXII Number 4 Join Us Easter Sunday April 2012 Our Staff: Tim Hughes, Senior Minister Tim@CornerstoneRock.org Matt Crossman, Youth Minister Matt@CornerstoneRock.org David Keith, Church Administrator DavidKeith@CornerstoneRock.org Collin Moneymaker, Worship Arts Minister Collin@CornerstoneRock.org Ben Radant, Children s Minister Ben@CornerstoneRock.org Paula Rader, Rader Administrative Assistant Paula@CornerstoneRock.org Elders: Chas LaPierre - Chairman Walt Brown - Vice Chairman Scott Curtis Steve Hassfurder David Kish Jeff Medema Jeff Utterback - Secretary Celebration Services Ministry Team Leaders: Questions Info@CornerstoneRock.org Assembly Preparation Kathi Hamilton Benevolence Communion/Baptism Ken & Vicki Tirey Community Jennifer Parker Fellowship Sherry Brown Fellowship Marilyn Wheelock Food Pantry Iris Trapp Military Violet Feaster Missions Dave & Carol Scudder Outreach Property Gil Edgerton 9:00 & 10:30 Fellowship / Refreshments 10:00-10:30 Sunday School 9:00 & 10:30 CornerstoneRock.org The Rock / April 2012 Page 1

2 Measuring Our Faithfulness: February 2012 General Rec d $66, Goal $59, Year to Date Rec d $128, Goal $134, Average Weekly Attendance Worship 407 Sunday School 203 Food Pantry Served Families served = 121 Adults = 254 Children = 139 Bags given = 363 New Member 2/26/2012 Otis Phillips (T) Jan Phillips (T) 408 E Rodney St Matt Crossman (T) Breanne Crossman (T) 6778 Legacy Park Dr Apt The Rock (USPS #016052) is a non-profit publication published monthly at Cornerstone Christian Church, 8930 N SR 267, Periodical postage paid at POSTMASTER please send address changes to: The Rock Cornerstone Christian Church 8930 N State Road Offices Fax OUT OF MY MIND Tim Hughes, Senior Minister I started this article on March 15, the Ides of March. I don t know how many of you thought about the famous line from Shakespeare Beware the Ides of March or how many of you thought of Julius Caesar, who was assassinated on the Ides of March. The Ides of March has been known in history as a fateful day. We are approaching the Easter Season with Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday only about three weeks away. March is a time of year when Hoosiers have a hard time breaking away from basketball. It s the time of year when we are getting into our yard work and checking out our air conditioners. At some point, hopefully, we are pausing to reflect on the life and death and resurrection of our best friend, older brother, Savior, and Lord, Jesus Christ. Immediately after Peter s confession of faith that Jesus was the Christ Jesus began to openly teach the disciples about the concluding events of his earthly life. Mark 8:31 says, He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again. This prediction was made about a year before those actual events. Other predictions would follow. The disciples were slow to comprehend this. Jesus was to die and his death would be the most meaningful death in history. Jesus had set his sights on the cross. His disciples were barely listening. Are we listening? Human beings are so unlike Jesus in our death. Jesus willingly laid down his life, it was not taken from him. Jesus died for a purpose like no other. Jesus death occurred exactly as he predicted and accomplished what he intended to accomplish. Jesus death The Rock / April 2012 Page 2 is completely unique when compared to other famous deaths. Simon Critchley has written about the deaths of some of history s most famous philosophers: Thomas Hobbes, who wrote that life is nasty, brutish, and short, died peacefully in bed at the ripe old age of 91. Hegel died in a cholera epidemic. His last words were: Only one man understood me and he didn t understand me (presumably referring to himself). Roland Barthes was hit by a dry cleaning van. Jean-Paul Sartre seemed to have a change of heart: prior to his death, this long-time atheist said, I do not feel that I am the product of chance. [but] a being whom only a Creator could put here. Albert Camus once said that he couldn t imagine a death more meaningless than dying in a car accident. In 1960, at the age of 47, Camus died in a car accident. A. J. Ayer, a resolute atheist, choked on a piece of salmon, and technically died. Later he said that this neardeath experience provided strong evidence that death does not end consciousness. His wife reported, Freddie has got so much nicer since he died. Ayer died for good a year later. Despite the variety of ways to die, Critchley uses a quote from Epicurus to highlight the certainty of death: Against all other things it is possible to obtain security, but when it comes to death we human beings live in an unwalled city. Yes, death has access to us, of that there is no doubt. But Jesus Christ has won the victory over death and the grave cannot hold us.

3 Church Administrator David Keith Men of Cornerstone Christian Church The eldership is in the process of seeking out men of our congregation who have the desire to be an elder. Has God touched your heart to serve? Are you at the place in your Christian Walk where you would like to help provide vision and direction to Cornerstone at this exciting time when we are seeking to follow Jesus and show others the way? If the Lord s spirit is prompting you in this direction and you d like to know more about the role and work of an elder please contact Chas LaPierre or any of the other current elders on or before April 8. Camp Allendale Update Randy just sent an quarterly report. In 3 short weeks Camp Registration has exploded. Currently, 2260 children have signed up. 76% of the full week beds are filled! Wow! I hope you have been able to get your children registered; it may be too late. Check with Ben right away. The Camp is in the process of hiring summer staff in the areas of Food Service, Programming, and Maintenance. Job applications are available on line, with information on types of open positions. If you have not signed up for the Men s Retreat, there is still time. Cornerstone already has 5 men signed up that I know about. Information and registration booklets are on the small table in the lobby. It is time to Man Up. If we have enough sign up, we will plan on taking the bus to kick off our fellowship time and save you some gas expense. Remember: Unless we reach their hearts today, they will break our hearts tomorrow! Camp Allendale Special Project We will try to keep you posted about the special project offering to replace their outdated kitchen equipment (dishwasher and convection ovens). If you have looked at their kitchen lately, you know this should have been taken care of several years ago. It is amazing how well they have worked with this outdated equipment. Worship Arts Minister Collin Moneymaker On Friday, August 17, the African Children s Choir will once again be coming to share in song at Cornerstone Christian Church. The choir previously visited Cornerstone in September of It was an exciting day, and if you missed it the first time around you want to make sure to be there this time. Concert times and other information will be communicated over the summer. Thank You Notes... Thank all of my Cornerstone family for all the cards and phone calls during my last illness. Also thank you all who stopped by hospital and home. It was all ways a blessing to see friend. Love in Christ, Davie Chapman Thanks to everyone who prayed for me, visited me in the hospital and at Brownsburg Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. I really appreciated the cards and the phone calls. Love in Christ, Fred Harrah Cornerstone Golf Outing Benefiting Sheltering Wings West Chase Golf Club July 14, :30 to 8:15 am registration 8:30 am shotgun start Hole sponsors $100 Registration will be June 17 July 10 Online: sdbs852@aol.com Phone: The Rock / April 2012 Page 3

4 Youth Minister Matt Crossman Children s Minister Ben Radant Upcoming Youth Events... Watch the estone for specific details. Luigi s Restaurant is on March 25. It s not to late to register your group or if you have just a few people walk ins are welcome. All proceeds go to help pay for our student Summer Trips and Mission Trips A Step Beyond is our Sunday night youth program that runs from 6-8 pm. We will be on a break for the first part of April. On April 15 we start our new series Knowing the Messiah. Winter Jam - March 5:30 pm If you re one of those people who don t have much to do during Spring Break why don t you join us downtown for Winter Jam at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Winter Jam is a Christian concert featuring Skillet, Sanctus Real, Peter Furler, Building 429, Group 1 Crew, and many more. The cost is just $10 for the whole night. We will meet at the church and ride downtown together. For more information on Winter Jam check out their website premierproductions.com/tour/winter-jam-2012-tourspectacular. If you d like to come, sign up by sending an to teens@cornerstonerock.org and put Winter Jam in the subject line. In the body of the letter write your name and if your bringing anyone else with you. Feel free to invite your friends. Mission Indy Meeting - April 15 at 5 pm This is a meeting for all students and their parents who signed up to go to Mission Indy trip this summer. This is your chance to get all your questions answered about Mission Indy. We will also have forms you will need to fill out as well as information about what you need to bring and the specific times we will be leaving the church and returning. CIY Believe - April If you are a middle school student who registered to go with us to CIY Believe don t forget that we will leave the church on Friday April 20 at 4:30 pm. Make sure you have your final $30 with you along with your $20 for 2 fast food meals. You ll also need to bring a bag with clothes to sleep in, clothes for Saturday, toiletries, a Bible, notebook, and pen. We will be staying in a motel so no need for bedding. We ll return on Saturday around 6 pm. Graduation Sunday - May 20 Every year we love to honor our graduates. If you have someone in your family you d like us to recognize send an with the name of the person who is graduating and a number we can contact you to teens@cornerstonerock.org Upward Soccer is gearing up for another great year and we need your help! Our committee is looking for a few more people to help with some behind the scenes type of work. There is a lot of planning and organizing that goes into an Upward Soccer season and we could use you. Information on our 2012 season is on our website. If you are interested in helping our team please contact Ben Radant or Melissa Boyer. Continue to pray that God will use this ministry to reach the surrounding community for God. Family Fun Day for this Spring quarter will be an Easter Egg Hunt. The hunt will be April 7 from 4 to 5pm at Cornerstone. This event is designed to get the entire family involved. So bring your Easter baskets and come ready for some fun eggtype activities as we celebrate Jesus power over sin and death! We are taking donations of Easter Eggs and candy that is individually wrapped as to fit inside the plastic eggs. Please place your donations in the Children's Church area, room 111. We also need people who can help to fill the eggs and hide them on that Saturday. This event will happen rain or shine, so I hope to see your entire family there! 2012 VBS: The Sky is the limit to what can happen this year at VBS. We are excited about learning that everything is possible with God and are preparing for an awesome week, July Please start to pray for the students attending, the volunteers helping, and the planning that is taking place. There are many things that are involved to make a week like this happen. Please consider joining us as a volunteer for this awesome week. If you have any aviation-type decorations, we could sure use some to help put this church on cloud 9. I d love to attend your child s sports event or a recital. me a schedule so I can try to make one! The Rock / April 2012 Page 4

5 Easter Egg Hunt Cornerstone Golf Outing Benefiting Sheltering Wings West Chase Golf Club July 14, 2012 The Rock / April 2012 Page 5

6 Connecting to Cornerstone Teacher: Chas LaPierre A new class will be announced. This class will include the elements of fellowship, Bible exploration, and discussion. The focus will be on what God has said to us in the Bible and how we can take action on that truth in today s world. Anyone may attend this new class; however, the class is designed for those who are new to Cornerstone. This class could help you develop the faith you desire, invigorate a faith you already have, or define how you want to grow and serve. You may join this class at any time. Each of the ten sessions is self-contained. The sessions will be repeated throughout the year, so, if you miss a session, you can pick it up the next time the series is presented. Home Builders Teachers: Kevin Bayless, Scott Curtis, Tom Dillow Christian Character (Begins 9 in room 214) What is it? How do we get it and what does it look like? What does it mean to follow Christ? Are we the same person on Monday as we were on Sunday? What does Christian Character look like and how do we live our faith? What does the Bible say about compassion, humility, faith, perseverance, and truth? These are some of the questions we will tackle during this quarter s study. Join us at 9:00 am when we study what God has to say about the character He expects from all of us. Pathfinders Teachers: Scott Keller, Jeff Utterback Apologetic s and Defending Your Faith (Begins 9 in room 212) The spiritual questions you and your friends ask---about God, the credibility of the Bible, angels, heaven and hell, and even worship and prayer---are important. In fact, understanding your faith depends on finding answers to those questions, answers that work in the real world and that make sense in real conversations. Young Adults Teacher: Scott Chambers, Mike Hall The Parables of Jesus (Begins 9 in room 215) Jesus made extensive use of parables, or short stories, to teach his followers about Kingdom truths. Many of these parables deal with concepts that are timeless in helping us understand our role and responsibility as disciples. If you are under 35 and are looking for a Sunday School class we invite you to join us at 9 am as we study the major parables of Jesus and how we can apply them to our lives today. Halas Teacher: Steve Matthews Cornerstone Doctrine (Begins 10:30 in room 105) This quarter the Halas Class will be studying the basic doctrinal statements of Cornerstone Christian Church. Our doctrine identifies and sets forth the basic biblical beliefs we hold dear to our Christian faith. Our basic doctrine outlines what we at Cornerstone believe about the Bible, God, Jesus, salvation, and the origin of all things. This doctrine is the basis of what is taught in our worship and Sunday School. Philia Teacher: Bill Estes The Book of Acts (Begins 10:30 in room 210) We will be studying the book of Acts in the New Testament. It traces the growth of early church. It begins with the ascension of Jesus and concludes with Paul in Rome during his first imprisonment. In between we study the beginning of the church, the early persecution of the it, the conversion of Saul of Tarsus and Cornelius, the three missionary journeys of Paul, the arrest of Paul and his journey of Paul to Rome. Sonrise everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher. Luke 6:40 Teachers: Dave Blanford, Walt Brown John: The Gospel that is Different (Begins 10:30 in room 214) We will continue this study and reveal how different the fourth gospel is from the other three. It omits many things they include, such as accounts of Jesus birth, baptism, temptations, parables and ascension, while containing many things the others don t mention. For example, in John we find details about Jesus early ministry and insights into the personalities of some of the disciples. It s a beautiful book that gives us extra little details about all three years of Christ s ministry; it reads like memories of one who was there. The Rock / April 2012 Page 6

7 COMMUNITY LIFE Order a Spring Flower Lilies and other spring flowers will be made available and used to decorate the Worship Center for Easter Sunday. Please use the envelopes provided on the Welcome Desk to place your order ($7 each) and return the envelope in the Sunday offering or bring to the church office by April 2. The extra flowers not taken on Easter Sunday will be planted around the church. Calling All Gardeners! Mark Your Calendars! The Food Pantry s Garden Ministry is ramping up for another year. The planting dates for this year will be April 19 for cool weather crops and May 21 for warm weather vegetables. And as always, we will need help weekly throughout the summer in weeding, watering, and harvesting. If you enjoy the outdoors and are looking for a way to give back to the church and local community, this is the perfect opportunity! Be on the lookout in the coming weeks for a signup sheet in the lobby. Contact Joe Mallory at or joseph.mallory85@gmail.com for any questions. We re looking forward to another great year with you on our team! Men s Retreat at Camp Allendale Save this date: April Great preaching by Tommy Oaks, worship, Chuckwagon BBQ meal, special presentation of The Legend of Wiley Jake musical by John Thomas and Tommy Oaks, and other man stuff. Special activities include a 850 foot Zip Line, Climbing Tower, disc golf, fishing, late night games, great food, and much more. Total cost is $50. Early bird registration by April 9 saves $5. ( Capital District Christian Men s Fellowship (CDCMF) Dinner is served from 6-7 pm. The program begins at 7:00 pm. Sign up on the tear-off or contact David Keith. Rocklane on April 16. Steve Ferguson from Southport Heights will be the guest speaker. Camp Allendale on May 21. Allendale Celebration will provide the program. Ladies are also invited! Senior Adult Ministry (S.A.M.) Fellowship) Please sign up on the tear-off. Thursday, April 19: We plan to visit the 9/11 Memorial and maybe some other memorials in the immediate area. We ll eat lunch at the Golden Coral. More information as we get closer. Bus leaves at 10:00 am. Thursday, May 17: We are planning to visit the Creation Museum again. We will eat lunch on the way down. Bus leaves at 7:00 am. CD s of Sermons are Available... Online! If you would like a copy made, please complete a yellow card and copies are available the next week. Healthy House Ministry for Small Repairs Leaky gutters, squeaky hinges, loose siding, change existing ceiling fans, leaky faucets, plumbing fixtures, sealing windows...these are all things that have been fixed by our Healthy House Ministry for members that need a helping hand. Anyone who feels they need assistance with some minor maintenance or small repairs can give us a call at the church office. We have a crew of Cornerstone volunteers who are ready, willing, and able to evaluate what you need and do the work. You pay only for the materials. Cornerstone is active in the Brownsburg Summer Lunch Bunch program which begins the first Tuesday after classes end for the summer. This year the lunch bunch meets every Tuesday from June 5 thru July 31. Kids from the Brownsburg area come to the Town Hall Flag Pole for food, fun, and a book to take home. This program is structured for children ages 1 to 11. We need picture books for the one through 5 years of age group and chapter books for the children ages 6 through 11. If we average 300 children for the 8 weeks, we will consume 2,400 books. Cornerstone was a major contributor last year. Ask your children if they have a book they want to donate. We will have a collection box in the lobby beginning April thru July. The Rock / April 2012 Page 7

8 Cornerstone Mission in Focus Rapha Restoration Ministries Isaiah 61:1-3 By Karen Jones, team leader Periodical # Non Profit Postage Paid at Brownsburg, IN Brent Miller was ordained as a minister October 25, He is a certified ministry leader with Intimate Life Ministries as well as with Family Dynamics Institute of Nashville, TN. Barb Miller is a licensed clinical social worker; MSW. She is also certified in Relational Ministry with Intimate Life Ministries and is trained to facilitate with Marriage Dynamics Ministries. Brent and Barb have led many marriage conferences and continue to teach and mentor as they seek to grow in their relationships with God and their spouses. Brent and Barb began their ministry in 1996 after attending a marriage seminar by Great Commandments Ministry. God placed a great burden on their hearts to help people heal their marriages. In 2004, Brent and Barb became missionaries to marriage and Rapha Restoration Ministry was formed to bring restoration, healing and relief of distress to marriages and families; including those experiencing financial stress and who would otherwise have no access to such help. The Millers want to help bring reconciliation through Jesus Christ and the power of God s word. They explore God s design for marriage and family and seek God s unique purpose for their lives. Through Rapha, the Miller s provide Biblically-based classes, retreats, counseling, crisis relief, mentoring, equipping, training and intensive care. The Rapha Cottage, located across from Trader s Point Creamery, will be available for three to four day interventions to provide comfort, rest, renewal, intensive counseling and a personalized treatment plan for couples who feel they have lost hope for reconciliation. These couples will receive continued support through counseling with Brent and Barb and a mentoring couple. Currently these interventions are meeting at another location until the Administrative addition is connected to the Rapha Cottage. POSTMASTER: please send address changes to: The Rock Cornerstone Christian Church 8930 N State Road office fax CornerstoneRock.org Rapha Marriage Retreats in the Fall and Spring each year are offered at a quiet inn with a rustic setting. These retreats are designed for couples to focus on one another during nonthreatening, relaxed sessions which offer tools for renewed communication and healing. Engaged couples as well as married couples of all ages can attend retreats. The retreats are offered for a low fee and scholarships are available for those who are in financial stress. Rapha Restoration Ministries, Inc El Paso Drive, Indianapolis, IN Brent Miller Barb Miller The Youth at Cornerstone Invite You To Dinner At The Rock / April 2012 Page 8 On Sunday, March 25, :00-7:30 pm Walk-ins Welcome Cost: Donation All proceeds go toward youth mission trips