{"id": "card_n_fb71205ce8c4", "kind": "note", "title": "Sermon: Between the Shortest and the Longest: Christ the", "body": "Between the Shortest and the Longest: Christ the\n Cornerstone\nMain Text: Psalm 118:21–23 NKJV\nIntroduction\nScripture itself bears witness to Christ not only in content but in arrangement.\nBetween the shortest chapter (Psalm 117) and the longest (Psalm 119), lies Psalm 118.\nAt the heart of the Bible stands Jesus — the rejected cornerstone who becomes the foundation.\nI. Jesus in the Center of Scripture\nPsalm 117: call for all nations to praise the LORD.\nPsalm 118: Christ the Messiah, the rejected stone.\nPsalm 119: obedience to God’s Word.\nSymbolism: smallest to largest, but Christ stands in the middle as the focus.\nII. The Rejected Stone Becomes the Cornerstone\nBuilders dismissed Him, but God exalted Him.\nFulfillment in Christ’s death and resurrection.\nApplication: Make Jesus the cornerstone of your family, work, and decisions.\nIII. The Marvel of God’s Work\n“This was the LORD’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.”\nRedemption was not human design but divine plan.\nApplication: Worship God for the marvel of His salvation, not your own works.\nConclusion\nAll of Scripture converges on Christ.\nHe must be the center of our lives as He is the center of God’s Word.\nCall to Response: Is Jesus your cornerstone — or just another stone in your structure?", "source": {"label": "Operator-authored sermon", "url": "/sermons.html", "ref": "Between the Shortest and the Longest: Christ the", "authority_tier": "matt"}, "shelf": "codex", "box": "sermons", "bands": ["sermon", "full"], "connections": [{"to_card_id": "card_n_cff8cca96453", "relationship": "cites", "via_connection_card_id": "card_c_282174154c3d"}], "author": "matt", "created_at": "2026-05-19T13:30:24.540561+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-05-19T13:54:49.724383+00:00", "visibility": "public", "lifecycle_stage": "public", "volatility": "permanent", "metrics": {"paperclips_count": 0, "helpful_count": 0, "not_helpful_count": 0, "cite_count": 2, "walks_through_count": 0, "flagged_count": 0}, "source_hash": "ec54e55b11e7906dc28142b1d1ff615323bcccd2ce27af5e06bed1795f156a19", "witnesses": [{"class": "operator_signature", "label": "Operator signature — Matt Harris", "ref": "operator"}, {"class": "manuscript_tradition", "label": "Rufinus of Aquileia, Commentary on the Apostles' Creed (c. AD 404)", "ref": "Rufinus-Comm"}, {"class": "manuscript_tradition", "label": "Pirminius, De singulis libris canonicis scarapsus (c. AD 750) — earliest received form", "ref": "Pirminius-750"}, {"class": "translation", "label": "Latin (Symbolum Apostolicum) — Western Church", "ref": "Apostles-LA"}, {"class": "citation_tradition", "label": "Cited by every major catechism since 8th century", "ref": "universal-citation"}, {"class": "republication", "label": "CCEL — Creeds of Christendom (Schaff)", "url": "https://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/creeds1.html", "ref": "CCEL-Schaff"}], "witness_status": "passed", "witness_status_reason": "operator + 5 registry witnesses, 5 distinct classes", "surface": "witness"}