Avoiding an Empty Life (1 Corinthians 15:58)
Key Idea – A life that matters is one lived FOR the gospel, because we live IN the Gospel. Gospel Ministry – Ministry that pursues the expansion of the gospel in the hearts of believers and in the salvation of unbelievers. I. A Life that is Wasted Our premises lead to our purposes. The wasted […]
Gospel Over Rights (1 Corinthians 9:1-18)
A Self-Denying Gospel Love (1 Corinthians 8:1-13)
Singleness & Friendship: How do we live now? (Selected Scriptures)
Key Idea: Singleness shows us the sufficiency of the gospel and our ability to experience a satisfied life in Christ.
A Sincere and Pure Devotion (1 Corinthians 7:25-40)
Key idea: A life centered on Messiah means a life of sincere and pure devotion to Messiah. A life of sincere and pure devotion consists of two characteristics: 1. A sincere and pure devotion enables us to have a unique involvement with the world (vv. 25-31) We have a unique perspective on relationships (vv. 25-28) […]
Not Our Own (1 Corinthians 6:12-20)
Key idea: A people centered on Messiah are a people who belong to God. 1. Belonging to God means that our freedom is not our own (v. 12) 2. Belonging to God means that our bodies are not our own (vv. 13-19) 3. Belonging to God means that we are not our own (v. 20)
Remember Who You Are (1 Corinthians 6:1-11)
Key idea: Living in the way of Messiah is to remember your unique status borne out of a gospel-formed identity 1. Don’t forget your unique status (vv. 1-8) 2. Don’t forget your identity (vv. 9-11)
When Sin Looks Normal (1 Corinthians 5:1-13)
Key idea: A family centered on Messiah are to live counterculturally by holding family members accountable to the way of Jesus and by living in the way of Jesus ourselves. 1. Holding family members accountable to the way of Jesus (vv. 1-8) 2. Living in the way of Jesus ourselves (vv. 9-13) Small group […]
WWJD? (1 Corinthians 4:6-21)
Key idea: A people centered on Messiah embrace the way of Messiah and imitate models of Messiah 1. Embracing the way of Messiah (vv. 6-13) Embracing the way of Messiah means we don’t go beyond the way (vv. 6-7) Embracing the way of Messiah means we must count the cost of the way (vv. 8-13) […]
An Audience of One (1 Corinthians 4:1-5)
Key idea: A people centered on Messiah are a people of integrity. 1. A people of integrity are marked by their fidelity to one audience (vv. 1-5) a. We look to no one, not even ourselves (vv. 3-4) b. We are not God (v. 5) c. We follow Jesus