by ray | Sep 20, 2011 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons
If you recall, last week we saw a clip from Stanley Praimnath. He worked on the 84th floor of one of the WTC towers and he survived. He was a Christian, but this event made him think about how he was investing his life and he ended up becoming a pastor. Sister Jen...
by ray | Sep 20, 2011 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons
Today is part 2 in this series — 9/11: Rebuilding from Ground Zero. I am using Ground Zero as a metaphor for the examination of our spiritual foundations and starting over from the ground up. We first need to find out if we have Jesus as our foundation. Then we...
by ray | Sep 12, 2011 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons
1) God shakes up our foundations because he loves us. 2) God shakes up our foundations because he wants us to build the right foundation with the right attitude 10 By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on...
by ray | Sep 12, 2011 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons
Why does God shake up our foundations? Two reasons: 1) God shakes up our foundations because he loves us 2) God shakes up our foundations because he wants us to build the right foundation with the right attitude 9/11 – like I said, we were there in NYC when it...
by ray | Sep 12, 2011 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons
It’s the 10 year anniversary of 9/11. I want to bring a two-part series from 1 Cor 3:10-17 in light of 9/11. I don’t know why all of my messages are now becoming two-part series. You may accuse me of laziness and that might be partly true. But let me just say, I...
by ray | Aug 29, 2011 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons
3) The cross shapes our ministry How does the cross shape our ministry? In a phrase, the cross shapes us into servant leaders. This is completely antithetical to our concept of leader. When we think of a leader, we think of someone like Steve Jobs, who retired this...