by ray | Feb 25, 2014 | 1 Cor, Acts, Ephesians, Holy Spirit, John, Mark, NT, Sermons, Topical Studies
Sermon NotesOn the beach, you sometimes pick up a crab thinking it’s alive, but realize that it’s just the shell that’s been discarded by birds. Have we removed the substance of Christian life and given only the shell? Have we gutted the Spirit out of the spiritual...
by ray | Mar 29, 2012 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons
Third, love is self-limiting because we ourselves are prone to stumbling. 1 Cor 10:23-24. 1 Cor 1023 “Everything is permissible”—but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible”—but not everything is constructive. 24 Nobody should seek his own good, but...
by ray | Mar 29, 2012 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons
Second, love is self-limiting because we want to be careful not to stumble others. This is an extension of the first point. In order to build someone up, we need to consider how our actions affect others. That involves limiting our freedom. If all we care about is...
by ray | Mar 29, 2012 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons
Many students are away on spring break so I guess for those who are still here, your parents don’t love you because they’d rather you not visit? Well, we are family so we are happy that a bunch are still with us. Please turn with me to 1 Cor 8:1-3. [Let’s pray...
by ray | Mar 14, 2012 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons
Let me conclude now with some practical implications. First, God is much more concerned with the way you do the job that you now have than he is with you finding a new job. We have in this congregation IT professionals, project managers, pharmacists, consultants,...
by ray | Mar 14, 2012 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons
So quick review. Let’s follow Paul’s argument – circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, dressing in our Sunday best is nothing and dressing down is nothing, but keeping God’s commandments is everything. Obeying God where you are is what...
