As we reach the end of another year, Richard brings a message about finishing strong. Paul writes in 1 Corinthians, one of his earliest letters, about training right to be able to run (and finish) the race. In 2 Timothy, one of his last letters, Paul writes about finishing his own race. He alludes back […]
This week we take a look at Communion and what it meant for Jesus and the early Church. Jesus foreshadows the Lord’s Supper in John 6, and then Paul addresses the taking of Communion even more in 1 Corinthians. I’m a Christian, of course I take communion.
Richard wraps up the Growing Pains series on Easter Sunday sharing the message that Paul shares to believers in Corinth regarding the resurrection. We have hope because of Christ’s resurrection, and our future resurrection where we will join Him and the Father in Heaven for eternity. The cross of Christ was the cost of life.
This week Richard walks us through 1 Corinthians 14, specifically verses 26-40 where Paul focuses on order in the church. In the first half of 1 Corinthians 14, Paul addresses the gifts of tongues and prophecy and how they should be used to build up the church. Richard emphasizes throughout the message that everything we […]
This week we dive in to a popular wedding passage around love; we are in 1 Corinthians 13. After Paul speaks about the gifts that have been give, he says that if we are using them but we do not have love then they are like clanging cymbals that just make noise and are not […]
This week we take a look at the Lord’s Supper, or Communion, in depth. Paul points out a lot of division in the church and calls it out, saying that some show up eating their fill while others are wondering if they will be able to take fo the Lord’s Supper. We need to remember […]
Richard continues this week in 1 Corinthians 10, where Paul addresses Israel’s history with Idolatry and gives advice to flee from it. He tells the Church at Corinth that they cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too. In today’s age, we tend to either over-attribute everything to demons or […]
Nathanael Coffman continues the Growing Pains series in 1 Corinthians 9 where Paul sets the example of laying down his rights out of love for what he is doing. Paul calls back to the Old Testament to show that as an Apostle, he has the right to make a living, but he is willing to […]
We move into 1 Corinthians 8 this week looking at how we are to handle ourselves and our convictions around others that may have differing convictions. There are core doctrines that are clearly defined in the Bible, and there are convictions that Christians hold that are not clearly defined in the Bible. If our convictions […]
This week we take a look at 1 Corinthians 7, where Paul spends time on marriage and singleness. We know there can be pros and cons of each lifestyle, and Paul encourages us to stay in the lifestyle the Lord blessed us with. As we dig in to verses 17-24, we see Paul turn from […]