October 25-26, 2011 New Life Church 4130 Technology Place Fremont, CA 94538
Individual and Corporate Aspects of the Lord’s Supper
We are about to partake in the Lord’s Supper in a moment. And if you’ve been a Christian for a while attending church, you might have taken the Lord’s Supper as frequently as every week and as infrequently as once a year. In any case, if you’ve been in church before, then you know the […]
1 Cor 1:4-9 – Thanksgiving Sunday: Why Should We Be Thankful (pt 3 of 3)
Paul had 101 reasons to be ungrateful if he looked at his circumstances. Paul would have thrown in the towel if he fixed his attention upon the sins at Corinth. But here in v8-9, there is a spiritual key to being a thankful person. 8 He will keep you strong to the end, so that […]
1 Cor 1:4-9 – Thanksgiving Sunday: Why Should We Be Thankful (pt 2 of 3)
I think knowing the context changes everything. What he writes here is shocking. 4 I always thank God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus. I always thank God for who? Who is he thankful for? For the Corinthians. Did he write this letter and mail it to the wrong address? […]
1 Cor 1:4-9 – Thanksgiving Sunday: Why Should We Be Thankful (pt 1 of 3)
Happy Thanksgiving! Today is all about thanksgiving. And if you are wondering about the table here, we will be partaking in the Lord’s Supper later in the service because as Christians, what are we most thankful for? It’s God sending His Son to reconcile sinners to Himself through the cross of Christ. The gospel. Thank […]
Oswald Chambers Devotional: Sacred Service
When we say, “What a wonderful personality, what a fascinating person, and what wonderful insight!” then what opportunity does the gospel of God have through all of that? It cannot get through, because the attraction is to the messenger and not the message. If a person attracts through his personality, that becomes his appeal. If, […]