This week, we go back and start working through 1 Corinthians and see some of the divisions that are arising. These divisions are cause by the believers stating who they follow, but Paul reinforces that we should be focused on Christ crucified. As long as we are focusing on this, there should be little division […]
Richard starts a new series in Corinthians that will explore Paul’s teaching to the Church in Corinth as they grow in faith and we will see how these lessons will apply to us today. We start at the end of 1 Corinthians to lay the groundwork as we work through the book. Everything we do, […]
Richard concludes the series through Song of Songs 7-8, where we see the final conclusion of the conflict we walked through last week. We see the couple give their final bits of wisdom to the young women to not stir up love until the appropriate time, stay committed to the marriage covenant, and to keep […]
This week we take a look at the couple’s first fight in the Song of Songs. Richard walks us through the fight, their responses, and ho we can apply these same principles to our relationships. Here are a few pointers to remember when it comes to fighting with our spouse: godly friends will fight for […]
This week we move into the Honeymoon phase of the relationship depicted in Song of Songs. Richard walks us through what the Bible says about this phase of our love lives, and keeping intimacy in the marriage is the key to a Biblical marriage. In 2023, sex and marriage have been divorced, but these are […]
This week we take a look at the wedding that occurs in Song of Songs, Chapter 3. Richard walks us through some statistics about marriage and families without father figures and challenges us to think about the biblical call for marriage. We jump into Ephesians 5 to see the commands laid out to husbands and […]
Last week we took a look at the beginning of the relationship in Song of Songs. This week we look closer as this relationship moves from the beginning interest to a more committed, courtship-like relationship. Yet, even in this stage the call remains for us to not stir up feelings fo love until the appropriate […]
Richard starts us off on a new series through Song of Songs. We will work our way through the book and see how it can apply to each stage of our lives; from falling in love, to dating, and marriage.
Richard wraps up this series with the illustration of the wise man who built his house upon the rock in Matthew 7:24-29. As a call back to our youth, we go through the children’s song and then dive into the scripture and discussion. As followers of Christ, we are called to build our house upon […]
Richard continues going thorough The Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 7: 7-12 where we look at a popular passage about “Ask and You Shall Receive” and what it really means. We like to look at the first portion of this section and tend to forget the rest, where Jesus expands on the teaching. Richard […]