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...
by ray | Aug 29, 2011 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons
2) The cross shapes our relationships The symptoms of spiritual sickness at this church were jealousy and quarreling. This is related to the first point about our new identity in Christ because underlying the in-fighting was a skewed self-identity. If you recall from...
by ray | Aug 29, 2011 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons
1) The cross shapes our identity How does the cross shape your identity? Let’s review what we are saved from and what we are saved into. In other words, what does the cross or the gospel accomplish in a believer’s life? In a nutshell, we are a new creation. We are...
by ray | Aug 29, 2011 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons
1 Cor 3: 1-9 Today is the second installment in our two-part series about the cross. We are still covering the same passage as last week so let’s read it together to refresh our memory. Before I start with a recap, I want to begin with a statement that I ended with...
