Episodi

  • How to Stop People Pleasing and Live from God’s Approval

    How to Stop People Pleasing and Live from God’s Approval
    Jan 25 2026
    What do you do when the fear of people’s opinions quietly shapes your decisions, your faith, and your relationship with God? How do you follow Jesus when approval feels like something you cannot afford to lose? In this message from the Burn The Ships series, Pastor Scott Savage confronts the exhausting reality of people pleasing and invites us to discover a better way to live.

    Drawing from Galatians 1 and 1 Thessalonians 2, this sermon reveals how people pleasing is really about misplaced approval and why trying to satisfy everyone eventually keeps us from fully serving Christ. Scott unpacks the difference between living for approval and living from God’s approval, showing how the gospel frees us from anxiety, fear of rejection, and the constant pressure to be liked. When our identity is rooted in what God says about us, we are finally free to live with courage, compassion, and faithfulness.

    If you find yourself replaying conversations, avoiding hard truths, or feeling worn down by the need to meet expectations, this message will meet you right where you are. Learning how to stop people pleasing is not about becoming careless or harsh, but about trusting that God’s approval is already secure in Christ. When you live from that truth, it changes how you love people, make decisions, and follow Jesus in a world that constantly demands your approval.

    📖 Scripture: Galatians 1:6–10, 1 Thessalonians 2:1–8, Proverbs 29:25, John 14:15, Hebrews 4:12
    🎙️ Speaker: Scott Savage
    📍 Cornerstone Church, Prescott, AZ
    🗺️ Yavapai County | Evangelical Free Church of America
    🗓️ Series: Burn The Ships
    📅 January 25, 2026
    🌐 Learn more or plan a visit: https://prescottcornerstone.com
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  • Why You Can’t Move Forward While Holding Onto Pain

    Why You Can’t Move Forward While Holding Onto Pain
    Jan 18 2026
    Why does moving forward feel impossible even when you want healing? What happens when old wounds, bitterness, and unresolved pain quietly shape your relationships, your faith, and your future? In week three of the Burn The Ships series, Scott Savage, Josh McClintock, and Jake Downing sit down for an honest and practical conversation about church hurt, relational wounds, and the pain many people carry for years.

    Through Scripture, real stories, and thoughtful reflection, this message explores why holding onto hurt keeps us anchored in the past and how forgiveness is often a personal decision before it ever becomes a shared one. You will discover why healing does not always require an apology, how bitterness affects your spiritual life, and what it looks like to release pain without minimizing what happened.

    If you feel stuck, guarded, or weighed down by past experiences, this message offers clarity, hope, and simple next steps toward healing. God does not ask you to forget the hurt, but He does invite you to stop letting it define where you are going.

    📖 Scripture: Ephesians 4:25–32, Mark 7:20–23, Romans 12, Isaiah 53, Proverbs 4:23
    🎙️ Speakers: Scott Savage, Josh McClintock, Jake Downing
    📍 Cornerstone Church, Prescott, AZ
    🗺️ Yavapai County | Evangelical Free Church of America
    🗓️ Series: Burn The Ships | Week 3
    📅 January 18, 2026
    🌐 Learn more or plan a visit: https://prescottcornerstone.com
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  • How Small Sins Can Ruin Your Life

    How Small Sins Can Ruin Your Life
    Jan 11 2026
    How can small sins that seem harmless slowly ruin your life? Why do the compromises we ignore often lead to broken relationships, spiritual drift, and lives falling apart? In Week 2 of the Burn The Ships series, Jeff Gokee delivers a sobering and hope filled message about the danger of hidden sin and partial surrender. Through Scripture, real life stories, and personal reflection, Jeff shows how sin often starts small, darkens our thinking, hardens our hearts, and eventually leads to devastation if left unaddressed. Yet this message is not about shame or condemnation. It is an invitation to grace, healing, and freedom through Jesus. If you feel like parts of your life are unraveling or you are carrying something you have tried to ignore, this sermon calls you to burn the ships, put sin to death, and step into the life God desires for you.

    📖 Scripture: Ephesians 4:17–19, Romans 1:21–25, Colossians 3:3–5, Hebrews 12:1, Hebrews 4:15
    🎙️ Speaker: Jeff Gokee
    📍 Cornerstone Church, Prescott, AZ
    🗺️ Yavapai County | Evangelical Free Church of America
    🗓️ Series: Burn The Ships
    📅 January 11, 2026
    🌐 Learn more or plan a visit: https://prescottcornerstone.com
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  • Why Keeping Your Options Open is Keeping You Stuck

    Why Keeping Your Options Open is Keeping You Stuck
    Jan 4 2026
    What do you do when keeping your options open feels wise but leaves you stuck? Why does playing it safe sometimes prevent us from stepping into all that God has for us? In week one of the Burn The Ships series, Pastor Scott Savage challenges us to confront the habits, fears, and backup plans we cling to for security. Through the story of Elisha in 1 Kings 19, this message reveals how decisive faith and surrender open the door to real transformation. As a new year begins, you are invited to consider what God may be asking you to let go of and how trusting Him fully can lead to freedom, clarity, and spiritual growth.

    📖 Scripture: 1 Kings 19:19–21, Matthew 19:16–26, Proverbs 3:5–6, Philippians 3:7–14, Psalm 139:23–24
    🎙️ Speaker: Scott Savage
    📍 Cornerstone Church, Prescott, AZ
    🗺️ Yavapai County | Evangelical Free Church of America
    🗓️ Series: Burn The Ships | Week 1
    📅 January 4, 2026
    🌐 Learn more or plan a visit: https://prescottcornerstone.com
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  • Where Is God When Life Doesn't Go As Planned?

    Where Is God When Life Doesn't Go As Planned?
    Dec 28 2025
    What do you do when life takes a turn you never saw coming? When plans fall apart, expectations collapse, and you find yourself in a place you never intended to be, it is easy to wonder where God is in the middle of it all. In this stand alone message, Scott Savage walks through Genesis 16 and the story of Hagar to show how God meets us in the wilderness, sees us in our pain, and remains faithful even when life does not go as planned.

    This message speaks to anyone facing uncertainty, disappointment, or fear about the future. Through Scripture and real life reflection, Scott reminds us that God often does His deepest work in the places we never planned to be. You will be challenged to shift your focus from what went wrong to who God is, learning how to trust Him when the path forward feels unclear.

    If you are ending the year feeling behind, overwhelmed, or unsure of what comes next, this message offers hope, clarity, and encouragement. God is not absent in the detours of life. He is present, faithful, and at work even when your story looks different than you expected.

    📖 Scripture: Genesis 16, Psalm 8, Lamentations 3, Psalm 23
    🎙️ Speaker: Scott Savage
    📍 Cornerstone Church, Prescott, AZ
    🗺️ Yavapai County | Evangelical Free Church of America
    🗓️ Series: Stand Alone
    📅 December 28, 2025
    🌐 Learn more or plan a visit: https://prescottcornerstone.com
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  • Peace Beyond the Chaos | The Message of Silent Night

    Peace Beyond the Chaos | The Message of Silent Night
    Dec 24 2025
    What do you do when life feels overwhelming and peace seems out of reach? What if the quiet moments you are tempted to ignore are where God is actually at work? In this Christmas Eve message, Scott Savage explores the meaning behind Silent Night and the unexpected way Jesus entered the world, revealing how God often brings peace not through spectacle, but through His presence.

    Drawing from Luke 2 and the birth of Christ, this message challenges the idea that peace comes from perfect circumstances. Instead, it invites you to discover a deeper peace that exists even in the middle of chaos, anxiety, and uncertainty. If this season feels noisy, exhausting, or disappointing, this message offers hope that God is near and still working.

    Peace beyond the chaos is possible. This Christmas Eve, you are invited to slow down, listen with expectation, and experience the calm that only Jesus can bring.

    Scripture Luke 2 John 14 27
    Speaker Scott Savage
    Cornerstone Church Prescott AZ
    Yavapai County Evangelical Free Church of America
    Series Stand Alone Message
    December 24 2025

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  • Christmas Playlist Week 3

    Christmas Playlist Week 3
    Dec 21 2025
    What does it really mean that Jesus came at Christmas? Why would God choose to step into our broken world instead of remaining distant? In this Christmas Playlist message, guest speaker Mike Gaston explores the powerful meaning behind the name Emmanuel, God with us, and why Jesus came not only to dwell among us but to redeem us and give us lasting hope. Drawing from Scripture, church history, and personal reflection, this message reveals how Christmas is both a celebration of what God has already done and a reminder that we are still waiting for Him to finish the story. If you are carrying grief, longing for peace, or wondering where God is in the in between, this message will encourage you with the promise that God has come near and will come again.

    Scripture: Matthew 1:21 to 23, Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:2, Revelation 21:3
    Speaker: Mike Gaston
    Cornerstone Church, Prescott, AZ
    Yavapai County | Evangelical Free Church of America
    Series: Christmas Playlist
    Week 3
    December 21, 2025
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  • The Hope Our Souls Are Waiting For

    The Hope Our Souls Are Waiting For
    Dec 14 2025
    What do you do when your soul feels weary—and hope feels just out of reach? Why does the Christmas story still speak so deeply to people who feel overwhelmed, anxious, or worn thin by life? In Week 2 of our Christmas Playlist series, Pastor Scott Savage unpacks the surprising story behind “O Holy Night” and the Scripture that shaped it, revealing why Jesus is the hope our souls are waiting for.

    Through Luke 2 and the unlikely origins of this beloved hymn, Scott shows how God steps into our exhaustion, restores our worth, and offers rest no achievement, distraction, or quick fix can match. If you’re longing for peace in a noisy world or searching for hope in a difficult season, this message will help you reconnect with the wonder and power of Christ’s arrival.

    📖 Scripture: Luke 2:1–20
    🎙️ Speaker: Scott Savage
    📍 Cornerstone Church, Prescott, AZ
    🗺️ Yavapai County | Evangelical Free Church of America
    🗓️ Series: Christmas Playlist – Week 2
    📅 December 14, 2025
    🌐 Learn more or plan a visit: https://prescottcornerstone.com
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