by ray | Nov 21, 2011 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons, Thanksgiving, Topical Studies
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...
by ray | Nov 8, 2011 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons
Let’s examine for a moment the types of sins that would be severe enough to merit church discipline to the highest degree, even an ultimatum in v11. 11 But now I am writing you that you must not associate with anyone who calls himself a brother but is sexually immoral...
by ray | Nov 8, 2011 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons
What does it mean to be accountable before God for another person’s soul? It means, I am responsible for the final salvation of each member of this church. And if you are member, you are responsible for my final salvation. The last thing I should do is to be content...
by ray | Nov 8, 2011 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons
I want to introduce some tools for our toolbox when we are forced to deal with matters of church discipline. 1) The first tool is encouragement. It’s when you are prompted by the Holy Spirit to offer a word of encouragement. I think this tool has to be the most widely...
by ray | Nov 8, 2011 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons
Today, we are going to study the same passage we did last week. 1 Corinthians 5. Last week, we talked about spiritual blindness because the church at Corinth is one prime example of a church that was groping in the darkness. They were boasting about their brand of...
by ray | Nov 8, 2011 | 1 Cor, Holy Spirit, NT, Sermons, Topical Studies
5) Assuming that you agree that we are quite susceptible to blindness, how did we become blind in the first place and what perpetuates blindness? I think the answer to that is quite simple. Like the Corinthians, we become blind when we depart from the saving knowledge...
