Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life The Cornerstone
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Mar 6, 2026 A vivid look at the ancient cornerstone metaphor and why the first stone sets an entire building’s truth. Discussion of how crises reveal what people actually build their lives on. Examination of the idea of Christ as one’s foundational and governing center. Reflection on love so consuming it reshapes priorities and the warning about what happens when that foundation is rejected.
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Cornerstone Dictates The Whole Structure
- The cornerstone determines the entire building: its dimensions, angles, and integrity.
- Keller explains ancient cornerstones were the first, largest, most perfectly cut and strongest stones, so the house's lines and safety depended on them.
Trusting Jesus Means Shifting Your Center
- To trust Jesus means shifting the center of gravity of your life onto him as the functional cornerstone.
- Keller uses the trust fall image to show trust makes Jesus the foundation that holds your life when you're vulnerable.
Family Sickness Revealed Our Cornerstones
- Keller recounts a past sermon noting how he and his wife reveal their functional cornerstones differently when children or church are sick.
- He used his family's reactions to illness to show how personal priorities expose what holds us up.
