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The people around you matter more than you may realize. In this episode of Cornerstone Conversations, Pastor Josh talks about why God never designed us to follow Jesus alone, how relationships shape the people we become, and why choosing the right community is such an important part of discipleship.
They unpack everything from isolation, vulnerability, friendship, boundaries, and finding your people to mentors, peers, apprentices, accountability, and having people in your life who love you enough to encourage you and correct you. If you have ever struggled to find meaningful friendships, wondered whether certain relationships are helping or hurting you, or wanted to become more intentional about who has influence in your life, this conversation is for you.
 
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Who you do life with is shaping who you are becoming. In “Our People,” part of the In His Image series, Pastor Josh Hersey unpacks what the Bible says about friendships, Christian community, church attendance, spiritual influence, and why following Jesus was never meant to be a solo journey. From Genesis 2:18 and Proverbs 13:20 to 1 Corinthians 12, this message asks a simple but important question: Are the people around you helping you become more like Jesus?
Pastor Josh explores how to walk with the wise, recognize when a relationship is pulling you away from God, receive correction from people who genuinely love you, find your place in the body of Christ, and choose unity over personal preference. He also talks practically about groups, serving, church connection, and Jesus’ words in John 13:34–35 that our love for one another would show the world that we are His disciples.
 
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What are you naturally good at? What makes you come alive? What breaks your heart enough that you feel like you have to do something about it? Those things may be pointing toward something deeper about the way God designed you. In this episode of Cornerstone Conversations, Pastor Josh continues the *In His Image* conversation by looking at our passions, gifts, hobbies, abilities, and desires, and asking how they can become ways we reflect the image of God in everyday life.
They also dig into an important tension: not every desire should lead us. How can we tell the difference between something God has wired into us and something that has been distorted by selfishness, culture, or sin? From careers and hobbies to leadership, ministry, family, and even the moments that drain us, this conversation explores how to keep Jesus first, recognize the gifts already in our hands, and understand why following God's design will sometimes require sacrifice instead of simply doing what feels good.
 
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God did not make you randomly. He formed you with intention, wired you with a temperament, personality, interests, and passions, and through the Holy Spirit has given you gifts meant to bless the people around you. In this message from In His Image, Pastor Josh Hersey explores what Scripture says about being made on purpose for a purpose, how to separate God given design from character flaws that still need growth, and why understanding who God made you to be is part of learning to bear His image well.
Walking through Genesis 2, Psalm 139, 2 Peter 1, Romans 12, and 1 Corinthians 10, Josh unpacks identity in Christ, spiritual gifts, Christian purpose, serving others, and the lies that try to pull us away from who God says we are. If you have ever wondered what you are passionate about, what your gifts are, or how God wants to use the way He wired you, this message gives you three simple questions to consider: What excites you? What fills you up? What breaks your heart?
 
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What do you do when you hate your job, feel overlooked, have a terrible boss, or genuinely believe God has something bigger for your life? In this episode of Cornerstone Conversations, Pastor Josh, Trevor, and Dylan have an honest conversation about faith, work, calling, purpose, and what it actually means to work unto the Lord. They talk about difficult jobs, dream jobs, seasons that feel like a grind, knowing when it may be time to move on, and recognizing that God may be shaping something in you long before you can see what He is preparing you for.
The conversation also challenges the idea that some jobs are spiritual while others are simply ordinary. Whether you are a pastor, teacher, mechanic, nurse, parent, business owner, employee, or working a job you never imagined yourself doing, you can represent Jesus right where you are. Your workplace can become a place where God develops your character, uses your influence, teaches you faithfulness, and allows you to care for people who may never walk into a church. If you have ever wondered, “Why am I still here?” “Is God calling me to something more?” or “How can God use me in this job?” this conversation is for you.
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What does God actually think about your job? Is one profession more spiritual or meaningful than another? And what if you feel stuck, overlooked, frustrated, or like what you do every day does not really matter? In Part 3 of In His Image, Pastor Josh Hersey explores the biblical theology of work and shows that work was not created because of the fall. Work was part of God’s design from the beginning. From Genesis 2 to Ephesians 2 and Colossians 3, Scripture reveals that our jobs, careers, businesses, classrooms, homes, job sites, and everyday responsibilities can all become places where we reflect the character and image of God.
Whether you love your job, hate your job, are looking for work, building a business, staying home with your kids, chasing a promotion, or wondering what comes next, this message will challenge the way you see your profession. Pastor Josh talks about Christian work ethic, finding purpose in your current season, refusing to diminish your value, representing Jesus in a difficult workplace, and making sure your identity is rooted in being a son or daughter of God rather than a title, paycheck, or position. Ultimately, our work does not save us. Jesus accomplished the work we could never accomplish, and because of His finished work, we are free to live and work as His image bearers in the world.
 
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