Then, Paul goes on to remind the Corinthians about who they were before Christ. Just to show how different and out of this world God’s new wisdom and power are, God doesn’t save people based on our worldly credentials or talents or our pedigree. Remember, many members...
Paul mentions this absurd view of baptism. Then he mentions the historical reality, namely that he baptized so few among them, thank goodness. And he did this ultimately in order to expose the folly of their allegiance to human leaders. 22 Jews demand miraculous signs...
Text: 1 Cor 1:10-31 I used to work for a dot.com in West Hollywood for about 4 years and during that span, I saw a bunch of celebrities: Ron Howard, Bill Murray, the Japanese character Hiro from the TV series Heroes, the cheerleader from Heroes, Baron Davis, the...
Our temptation is to be excessively impatient with others and to demand instant growth and change. For those in leadership at any level, you know what I am talking about. After a year, I may have read a dozen Christian books and listened to hundreds of sermons and...
1 Cor 1:1-3 – 1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, 2 To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of...
