Excommunication-1 Cor 5:1-13
Will you confront, discipline and expel someone close to you in the church because they are “sinning” ️(1 Cor 5:2, 5, 7, 13)? Can you not waver and judge and pronounce judgment in the church (1 Cor 5:12b-13)? […]
Category: Sermons
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Imitate Me-1 Cor 4:14-21
Do you modelandembodyfor others the meaning of the gospel?Thegoalofall Christiansis to be so Chrislike and to soembody Christthat we can say [confidently and humbly] to other Christians, Imitate me (1 […]
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When You Are Scum-1 Cor 4:6-13
Do you suffer like Christ, like Paul, until others think youre out of allignmentthat youre like scum?Theres a jarring personal dissonance and disconnect to answer this while Im comfortably reading […]
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When You Are Judged-1 Cor 4:1-5
When someone judges you,how do you feel? We all have anego drivensinful humandefaulttojudge others(cf. Mt 7:1). You criticize a persons weakness and compare it with your strengths or to someone […]
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Deceived by Wisdom-1 Cor 3:18-23
𝑫̳͢͢𝒐̳͢͢ ͢𝒚̳͢͢𝒐̳͢͢𝒖̳͢͢ ͢𝒕̳͢͢𝒉̳͢͢𝒊̳͢͢𝒏̳͢͢𝒌͢ ͢𝒚̳͢͢𝒐̳͢͢𝒖̳͢͢ ͢𝒂̳͢͢𝒓̳͢͢𝒆̳͢͢ ͢𝒘̳͢͢𝒊̳͢͢𝒔̳͢͢𝒆̳͢͢? Because of our wisdom ourtendencyis toturn human preferencesintoexclusive ones. Then youll think or act as though youre wiser than others [even Pauland God]! 𝑫𝒐 […]
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Build with Care or Be Destroyed-1 Cor 3:10-17
𝑨𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐or 𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒔? On whatareyoubuildingyourchurch/ your life? WARNING:build carefullyonChristNOTonsystems/slogans. Paul directlyattacksthose responsible for thedivisions. Hissingular concernis that those leading the church […]
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Merely Servants-1 Cor 3:4-9
My way or the highway. My experience with leadership is not great. [Then again I’ve never been an easy person to lead!] My medical clinic director demanded that I come into work […]
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You’re NOT Spiritual-1 Cor 3:1-4
Am I an “unspiritual Christian” [an oxymoron]? Are you BOTH spiritual and a Christian? Paul bluntly, directly and pointedly says, “You‘re NOT spiritual” (1 Cor 3:1a), and “You’re ‘fleshly‘” [worldly, NIV] (1 Cor 3:1b, 3a), because they’re quarreling and […]
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Wise vs. Stupid-1 Cor 2:6-16
Are you wise? Mature? Spiritual? What or who do you boast about? Do you know what gifts you received? Do you love God? Do you have the mind and heart […]
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Nothing but Jesus-1 Cor 2:1-5
God’s folly–a crucified Messiah (1:17-25). God’s folly–the Corinthian believers (1:26-31). God’s folly–Paul’s preaching (2:1-5). Jimmon and a FB friend I’ve never met quoted from my sermon: “You cannot boast in the […]