Yearly Archives:: 2010

Man’s wisdom differs greatly from God’s wisdom! In this study we examine the entire 2nd chapter of 1 Corinthians to discover Paul’s preaching of God’s Wisdom, the rulers’ blindness to God’s wisdom, Paul’s revelation of God’s wisdom, and man’s response to God’s wisdom. In so doing, we discover some very important lessons about how God would have us seek to win people for Christ.

How will God judge Christian Workers — those that lead, preach and teach God’s people? What will He be looking for? How can those of us who have leadership in the body of Christ make sure we are preparing ourselves for this solemn judgment to come? How can we “be careful how we build upon the foundation” Paul laid? In this study, we examine Paul’s architectural metaphor of those that work to construct God’s building – God’s temple, and the fire which will test the qualitiy of their works.

What is the true minister of Jesus Christ like? What is his job? What is required of him? What will God’s judgment be like? This message is especially appropriate for those who have a calling to serve Jesus Christ in a special way.

One of the worst problems in the Corinthian church was their divisions based on exalting various leaders. To combat this spirit of pride and arrogance in the Church of Corinth, Paul compares their estimate of themselves with his estimate of himself and the other apostles. They considered themselves to be kings. He considers himself to be scum. What do you consider yourself to be?

Paul was a spiritual father to the Corinthians, and as such had certain responsibilities toward them. In this message, learn our duties toward those we are a spiritual father or mother to.

Church discipline is a very unpopular subject in our modern “feel good” Christianity, but it is clearly taught in Scripture. In 1 Corinthians 5 Paul goes to great lengths to teach the need, method, reason, and sphere of church discipline. May God grant us “ears to hear” as we search His Holy Word on this vital subject!

The United States spends $250 billion annually on the costs of lawsuits, equaling 2% of its Gross Domestic Product. Our sue-happy culture has infected the Church so that often Christians take other Christians to court. What is God’s will concerning lawsuits among believers? Find out in this message.

In this passage, Paul deals with the last problem reported to him from Chloe’s people — that of men in the church going to prostitutes. What does God have to say about the proper us of our bodies? What does God’s Word have to say about sexual immorality? What are Biblical motivations for holy living regarding the use of our bodies? Find out in this message!

There was a group of married believers in Corinth who believed that it was more “spiritual” to remain celibate in their marriage than enjoying normal physical relations. Tune in to see what God’s will is for married couples concerning their sexual relationship.

In this passage the apostle Paul gives spiritual counsel to 3 groups of believers: the unmarried, believers married to believers, and believers married to unbelievers. Admittedly there are some difficult and thorny problems in this section of Scripture when it comes to interpretation, but the rewards of careful study here give light on this difficult issue. The church has struggled with understanding and applying Paul’s counsel in this section for hundreds of years. I guess we’ll contribute our 2 cents to the whole!

Paul’s counsel to the Corinthian believers is “remain in the condition in which you were called.” Whether you are married or single, slave or free, Jew or Gentile, serve Christ in that condition. But where can believers receive the strength to be content in their present circumstances. The Word of God gives us answers to that question from this passage.

What should unmarried people seriously consider before deciding to get married? Paul gives counsel considering this very issue in this passage. He says they need to consider the present distress, the fact that the time has been shortened, the truth that marriage will bring new distractions, and the fact that marriage is permanent until your spouse dies.

The 1st century church in Corinth had questions for Paul related to whether it was all right to eat meat sacrificed to idols or not. Today we might ask whether it is all right to get a tattoo, listen to secular music, drink alcohol, or send our children to a public school. The apostle Paul gives us principles by which we may discern God’s will in whether we ought to engage in these “gray” issues.