by ray | Nov 8, 2011 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons
Hope you had a good week. We had a great retreat last weekend and I trust that God is continuing to bear fruit in your life as you get into His Word individually and in groups of 2 and 3. I know one brother at least is memorizing Scripture starting from 1 Corinthians,...
by ray | Oct 11, 2011 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons
Paul was powerful not only because he preached the same gospel wherever he went, but also because his way of life matched what he was preaching. When there is a close correlation between what a person says and how he lives, we refer to such a person as having...
by ray | Oct 11, 2011 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons
Okay, so that my long intro for what I really want to cover this morning. Paul says in v16, imitate me because I am your father in Christ. When it comes to discipleship, there are 2 extremes we should avoid. We should avoid–be just like me because I am your...
by ray | Oct 11, 2011 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons
Starting in v8, Paul juxtaposes the theology of self-glory and the theology of the cross so that we can see how diametrically they are opposed one from the other. Obviously, he is placing the Corinthian leadership in the wisdom of the world/theology of self-glory camp...
by ray | Oct 11, 2011 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons
Read 1 Cor 4:1-17 Today, I want to talk about leadership. Paul says in v16, imitate me because I am your father in Christ. And I want to answer the question, why should we imitate him? Who should we imitate today? What qualities should we look for? First of all, who...
by ray | Oct 3, 2011 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons
v22 whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. Death, the present, the future–I want to group those last three together because I think they are related. Let me read from Matt 6:31-33. Matt 6:31-33 – 31 So...
