A Profound Mystery (1 Corinthians 11:2-16)
3 Caveats 1. Scripture confronts us 2. Scripture speaks into, rather than conforms to, our culture 3. Scripture shapes how we love, not just how we live Key idea: A people centered on Jesus the Messiah reflect the Messiah in how they show honor to one another and in how they show dependence on one […]
The Chief End of Man (1 Corinthians 10:23-11:1)
Summum Bonum (1 Corinthians 10:14-22)
Flee to Jesus (1 Corinthians 10:1-13)
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)