by ray | Oct 3, 2011 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons
2) What is the wisdom of God? We have been talking about this for the past few months. It’s the cross. It’s Jesus and him crucified. The gospel. The Son of God became a man and lived at a particular point in human history during the first century as a Jewish Rabbi and...
by ray | Oct 3, 2011 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons
Last week, Brother Daniel said something that I have been thinking about. He said that when we look at life, we know that things are not supposed to be the way they are. When we look at a loved one dying of cancer, we know that things are not supposed to be like this....
by ray | Sep 20, 2011 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons
I want to ask one final question — if it’s so obvious that Christians ought to build with imperishable materials — God and people — then why does it seem that so few build their lives in this way? The key is what I mentioned earlier —...
by ray | Sep 20, 2011 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons
But there is a second warning given here. v15 — 15 If it [which refers to your life’s work, if it…] is burned up, he will suffer loss; he himself will be saved, but only as one escaping through the flames. Those who build using perishable materials will...
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...
