Missions Focus: Please be praying for Dan and Erin Pack, missionaries we financially support monthly. They lead a ministry called Akina that focuses on ministry to Native American children here in Minneapolis. Please be praying for entire family units. Pray for the kids but also for parents and siblings.

Local: Pray for families as they are in the last weeks before adjusting to the fall routine. Pray for healthy homes!

Church: Pray Corner Church Alums: people who have been a part of Corner Church and have moved somewhere else in the world.

Be sure to take an announcement card • Info and a BOGO

This Week:
Craft Night at NE • Mon, Aug 4th • 6-8pm • Bring your own craft!
Prayer • Tuesday 9-10am, NL basement space
National Night Out • Tues, Aug 5th • NL & DT join us at Target Field Station • Picnic at 6pm & the movie Wicked & popcorn at 7pm
CC Foodies • Tues, Aug 5th • 6-8pm • Check out the calendar to view group & register
Intro to Theology • Wed, Aug 6th • 6-8pm • Check out the calendar for more information
Friday Night Youth: Fri, Aug 8th • 7-8:30 pm • At the Wollers, 521 S 7th St, #112
North Loop Service Saturday • Aug 9 at 9:30am. Meet at Corner Coffee NL for 45 minutes of litter pickup.
Next Sunday - Summer UNITED Service Sunday • Aug 10, 10am • Wirth Beach, 3200 Glenwood Ave, Minneapolis. Potluck Brunch & baptisms! Interested in baptism? Connect with your pastor!

Coming Up:
Kidventure Aug 15 at Camden CC • 6-7:30pm • Aug 16th, 9-11am at Victory Park Follow the calendar QR Code to register your kids or volunteer!
Porchfest Sat, Aug 16th • 1-5 pm • 3 bands will be playing at the Uptown CC patio • Use your announcement card BOGO!
NL Food Truck Fair Sun, Aug 17 • 11:30am-6pm. If you’re interested in volunteering, follow the QR code! Free NL t-shirt & meal for a 2 hour shift.
Corner Church YOUTH • Fri, Sept 5, 7-8:30pm at the Wollers
Connection Group Brunch & Learn • Sat, Sept 6 at Corner Coffee NL. Not a requirement, but a helpful way to get started!!
Fall retreat: Oct. 24-26 at Camp Lebanon. Games, meals, hikes, and conversations. Step away to the peace of the countryside and come back refreshed!

The 30 points of the Sermon on the Mount

Matthew 5
The Beatitudes (5:1–12) – 8 blessings
Salt and Light (5:13–16)
Jesus Fulfills the Law (5:17–20)
Anger and Reconciliation (5:21–26)
Lust and Adultery of the Heart (5:27–30)
Divorce (5:31–32)
Oaths and Integrity (5:33–37)
Retaliation and Turning the Other Cheek (5:38–42)
Love Your Enemies (5:43–48)

Matthew 6
Giving to the Needy (6:1–4)
Prayer (6:5–15) – includes the Lord’s Prayer
Fasting (6:16–18)
Treasures in Heaven (6:19–21)
The Eye as the Lamp of the Body (6:22–23)
Serving Two Masters (6:24)
Do Not Worry (6:25–34)

Matthew 7
Judging Others (7:1–5)
Do Not Give to Dogs What Is Sacred (7:6)
Ask, Seek, Knock (7:7–11)
The Golden Rule (7:12)
The Narrow and Wide Gates (7:13–14)
True and False Prophets (7:15–20)
True and False Disciples (7:21–23)

Dialogue Question:

What are some of the “tools” that help people make it through difficult times?

Losing a loved one
Divorce or breakup
Job loss
Cancer diagnosis
Struggling with depression or anxiety
Financial collapse or debt
Miscarriage or infertility
Betrayal by a close friend
Addiction (self or loved one)
Major accident or injury
Eviction or homelessness
Being a victim of abuse
Failing out of school
Natural disaster (e.g. house fire, flood)
Legal trouble or incarceration
Loss of faith or spiritual crisis
Parenting challenges
Caring for a terminally ill family member
Loneliness or social isolation
Facing discrimination or injustice
Being publicly humiliated
Chronic illness or disability
Moving away from community or support system
Bankruptcy
Estrangement from family
Losing a pet
Burnout at work or in life
Getting cut off from a community or church
Immigration struggles or deportation fears
False accusations or slander
Struggling with identity or purpose
Being passed over for a promotion or opportunity

Dialogue Question:

How does relationship with Jesus (putting His words into practice) help people make it through difficult times?

Losing a loved one
Divorce or breakup
Job loss
Cancer diagnosis
Struggling with depression or anxiety
Financial collapse or debt
Miscarriage or infertility
Betrayal by a close friend
Addiction (self or loved one)
Major accident or injury
Eviction or homelessness
Being a victim of abuse
Failing out of school
Natural disaster (e.g. house fire, flood)
Legal trouble or incarceration
Loss of faith or spiritual crisis
Parenting challenges
Caring for a terminally ill family member
Loneliness or social isolation
Facing discrimination or injustice
Being publicly humiliated
Chronic illness or disability
Moving away from community or support system
Bankruptcy
Estrangement from family
Losing a pet
Burnout at work or in life
Getting cut off from a community or church
Immigration struggles or deportation fears
False accusations or slander
Struggling with identity or purpose
Being passed over for a promotion or opportunity

Dialogue Questions:

What are some things that people do when they don’t have a “solid foundation” and face difficult moments?

Losing a loved one
Divorce or breakup
Job loss
Cancer diagnosis
Struggling with depression or anxiety
Financial collapse or debt
Miscarriage or infertility
Betrayal by a close friend
Addiction (self or loved one)
Major accident or injury
Eviction or homelessness
Being a victim of abuse
Failing out of school
Natural disaster (e.g. house fire, flood)
Legal trouble or incarceration
Loss of faith or spiritual crisis
Parenting challenges
Caring for a terminally ill family member
Loneliness or social isolation
Facing discrimination or injustice
Being publicly humiliated
Chronic illness or disability
Moving away from community or support system
Bankruptcy
Estrangement from family
Losing a pet
Burnout at work or in life
Getting cut off from a community or church
Immigration struggles or deportation fears
False accusations or slander
Struggling with identity or purpose
Being passed over for a promotion or opportunity

Loopholes – Gaps that let people avoid rules without technically breaking them.
Workarounds – Alternative methods to bypass rules or obstacles.
Technicalities – Minor details of a rule that can be used to avoid the intent of it.
Gray areas – Ambiguous parts of rules or laws open to interpretation.
Exceptions – Specific cases that allow one to avoid a general rule.
Caveats – Conditions or warnings that can provide a way out of full compliance.
Escape clauses – Provisions in agreements that allow one to avoid obligation.
Legal gaps – Missing or unclear aspects in laws that can be exploited.
Backdoors – Secret or unofficial ways to gain access or bypass restrictions.
Bypasses – Ways to avoid or circumvent a system or rule.
Exemptions – Official releases from following a general rule or requirement.

Dialogue Question:

What is the impact of using difficult moments as excuses to exploit loopholes?

Dialogue Question:

What are some of the things happening internally when a person spins his or her words?

Spinning words: To twist or shape words in a way that makes something sound different than it really is — usually more positive or less truthful.

Over time, religious leaders created degrees of oaths:

Swear by God’s name = fully binding
Swear by heaven, earth, Jerusalem, or your head = less binding (a loophole)

Integrity: the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness.

“Don’t build trust with theatrics. Build it with truthfulness.” Let your simple yes or no be enough—because your character, not your oath, should carry the weight.

Dialogue Question:

What is happening internally when a person does
what is right?

Even when it is unseen?
Even when it is seen as unnecessary?
Even when it is not supported?

Integrity:

Daniel • Faithful under pressure
He kept praying even when it was illegal (Daniel 6).
Refused to eat the king’s food to stay true to God's law (Daniel 1).

Joseph (from the Old Testament) • Moral purity and honesty
Refused to sleep with Potiphar’s wife even when no one was watching (Genesis 39).
Managed Egypt with wisdom and fairness despite being wronged.

Samuel • Lifelong faithfulness
Served God faithfully from childhood (1 Samuel 3).
Could say at the end of his life: “Whose ox have I taken?”—his leadership was clean (1 Samuel 12:3–5).

Ruth • Loyal and trustworthy
Stayed with Naomi even when she didn’t have to
(Ruth 1:16).
Honored customs and showed respect in her relationship with Boaz.

Nehemiah • Honest leadership
Refused to take unfair privileges as governor
(Nehemiah 5).
Led with transparency and prayer.

Dialogue Question:

What is the impact of using difficult moments as excuses to exploit loopholes?

Final Dialogue Question:

How does a person build integrity?

Take It Deeper Questions
Read Daniel 6
What zoo animal do you have the most fear of or respect for?
What zoo animal do you think you could subdue with only your hands?
What pressures do you think Daniel felt?
How does a person build integrity that is not crushed by external pressures?
What is the value of integrity (value beyond just because God said so)?
How are you challenged, focused, encouraged and/or confused by this text?

Bible Reading Plan
Daniel 6 • Daniel’s unwavering integrity
Genesis 39 • Joseph resists temptation
1 Samuel 12 • Samuel’s clean leadership record
Ruth 1 • Ruth’s loyal commitment
Nehemiah 5 • Nehemiah’s refusal to exploit power
Matthew 22 • Jesus responds with wisdom and integrity

Dialogue Question:

What are some of the things happening internally when a person spins his or her words?

Spinning words: To twist or shape words in a way that makes something sound different than it really is — usually more positive or less truthful.

Over time, religious leaders created degrees of oaths:
Swear by God’s name = fully binding
Swear by heaven, earth, Jerusalem, or your head = less binding (a loophole)

Integrity: the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness.

Final Dialogue Question:

How does a person build integrity?

“Don’t build trust with theatrics. Build it with truthfulness.” Let your simple yes or no be enough—because your character, not your oath, should carry the weight.

Dialogue Question:

What is happening internally when a person does
what is right?

Even when it is unseen?
Even when it is seen as unnecessary?
Even when it is not supported?

Integrity:

Daniel • Faithful under pressure
He kept praying even when it was illegal (Daniel 6).
Refused to eat the king’s food to stay true to God's law (Daniel 1).

Joseph (from the Old Testament) • Moral purity and honesty
Refused to sleep with Potiphar’s wife even when no one was watching (Genesis 39).
Managed Egypt with wisdom and fairness despite being wronged.

Samuel • Lifelong faithfulness
Served God faithfully from childhood (1 Samuel 3).
Could say at the end of his life: “Whose ox have I taken?”—his leadership was clean (1 Samuel 12:3–5).

Dialogue Question:

What are some of the “tools” that help people make it through difficult times?

Losing a loved one
Divorce or breakup
Job loss
Cancer diagnosis
Struggling with depression or anxiety
Financial collapse or debt
Miscarriage or infertility
Betrayal by a close friend
Addiction (self or loved one)
Major accident or injury
Eviction or homelessness
Being a victim of abuse
Failing out of school
Natural disaster (e.g. house fire, flood)
Legal trouble or incarceration
Loss of faith or spiritual crisis
Parenting challenges
Caring for a terminally ill family member
Loneliness or social isolation
Facing discrimination or injustice
Being publicly humiliated
Chronic illness or disability
Moving away from community or support system
Bankruptcy
Estrangement from family
Losing a pet
Burnout at work or in life
Getting cut off from a community or church
Immigration struggles or deportation fears
False accusations or slander
Struggling with identity or purpose
Being passed over for a promotion or opportunity

Loopholes – Gaps that let people avoid rules without technically breaking them.
Workarounds – Alternative methods to bypass rules or obstacles.
Technicalities – Minor details of a rule that can be used to avoid the intent of it.
Gray areas – Ambiguous parts of rules or laws open to interpretation.
Exceptions – Specific cases that allow one to avoid a general rule.
Caveats – Conditions or warnings that can provide a way out of full compliance.
Escape clauses – Provisions in agreements that allow one to avoid obligation.
Legal gaps – Missing or unclear aspects in laws that can be exploited.
Backdoors – Secret or unofficial ways to gain access or bypass restrictions.
Bypasses – Ways to avoid or circumvent a system or rule.
Exemptions – Official releases from following a general rule or requirement.