Live like Jesus-1 Cor 15:35-49
Video of Sermon on 3/21/2021. “I‘m not perfect” is a lame excuse and a cop out for a Christian. Jesus says “Be perfect” to his people, his church (Mt 5:48). Paul says, “let us bear the image of the man from heaven” […]
Author: Benjamin Toh
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Intelligibly Build Up the Church-1 Cor 14
Do you build up the church? How? Spiritual gifts in church worship (14:1–40). Those who think themselves gifted with wisdom and knowledge—place inordinate singular emphasis on speaking in tongues. They think they speak a heavenly language (1 […]
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Stop Sinning-1 Cor 15:12-34
[1st of] 3 imperatives in 1 Cor 15. “Come back to your senses…and stop sinning” (1 Cor 15:34). “…let us bear the image of the heavenly man” (1 Cor 15:49b). “…stand firm… Always give yourselves fully to the work of the […]
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What you believe about the future-1 Cor 12:12-34
What you believe about the future = how you behave in the present. If your hope is confidenly in Jesus’ death and resurrection, you’ll live accordingly. Without this key point, Christian ethics and morality become relative. ** How does what you […]
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Stand Firm-1 Cor 15:1-11
What do you stand firm on (1 Cor 15:1, 58)? Hold firmly to (1 Cor 15:2)? Your money? Your job? Your family? Your friends? Your church? Your ideology? Your utopian ideal? What is most important to […]
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The Excellent Way-1 Cor 13
With its sheer beauty and power 1 Cor 13 is a greatly loved NT passage and one of Paul’s finest moments. Unfortunately, the love for this love chapter has been regularly read [at weddings!] out of context. This doesn’t make love less […]
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Diversity, Unity, Interdependence-1 Cor 12:12-31
bDo you expect others to conform to your expectation? Or do you become upset when they don’t? Do you embrace others who are unlike you and will never be like […]
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Different Gifts, Same Spirit-1 Cor 12:1-11
Just how spiritual are you? What does it mean to be spiritual (1 Cor 12:3)? How would you gauge your own and someone else’s spirituality (1 Cor 12:3)? Are you […]
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The Lord’s Supper: Discern the Body-1 Cor 11:17-34
2021-01-19 21:45:39 What does it mean to discern the body? Many Christians and Catholics have partaken the Lord’s Supper or the Eucharist when growing up with their religious parents. To many it’s a […]
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Men and Women are Distinct and Equal-1 Cor 11:2-16
Yohan‘s Sermon on 1 Cor 11:2-16 [1/31/2021]. Good morning. So I guess I’m standing here because this is a potentially controversial passage and I guess Dr. Ben wanted to give this one to […]