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A Chosen and Rejected Cornerstone

Explore the biblical significance of the cornerstone in 1 Peter 2:4-8 and its implications for believers. Discover the direction, quality, integrity, purpose, and longevity of God's building through Christ, the Cornerstone.

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A Chosen and Rejected Cornerstone

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  1. A Chosen and Rejected Cornerstone

  2. I Peter 2:4-8 As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

  3. I Peter 2:4-8 For it stands in Scripture: “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.” So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe,

  4. I Peter 2:4-8 “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,” and “A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.

  5. The Significance of the Cornerstone

  6. The Significance of the Cornerstone • Direction of the Building

  7. The Significance of the Cornerstone • Direction of the Building • Quality of Construction

  8. The Significance of the Cornerstone • Direction of the Building • Quality of Construction • Integrity of the Building

  9. The Significance of the Cornerstone • Direction of the Building • Quality of Construction • Integrity of the Building • Purpose of the Building

  10. The Significance of the Cornerstone • Direction of the Building • Quality of Construction • Integrity of the Building • Purpose of the Building • Longevity of the Structure

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  12. The more important the building is, the more important the cornerstone of the building will be.

  13. What God is Building

  14. What God is Building • Exodus 19:4-6

  15. What God is Building • Exodus 19:4-6 • Psalm 118:22

  16. What God is Building • Exodus 19:4-6 • Psalm 118:22 • Isaiah 28:14-16

  17. What God is Building • Exodus 19:4-6 • Psalm 118:22 • Isaiah 28:14-16 • Zechariah 10:3

  18. What God is Building • Exodus 19:4-6 • Psalm 118:22 • Isaiah 28:14-16 • Zechariah 10:3 • Matthew 21:33-44

  19. Ephesians 2:19-22 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets,

  20. Ephesians 2:19-22 …Christ Jesus Himself being the Cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. In Him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.

  21. “The stone that the builders rejected has become the Cornerstone”

  22. Christ Our Cornerstone

  23. Christ Our Cornerstone • Our church must never become about ANY other foundation.

  24. Christ Our Cornerstone • Our church must never become about ANY other foundation. • We must not be surprised when we are rejected by the world.

  25. Christ Our Cornerstone • Our church must never become about ANY other foundation. • We must not be surprised when we are rejected by the world. • We must care deeply about obeying the Word of God.

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