1 Cor 1:4-9 – Thanksgiving Sunday: Why Should We Be Thankful (pt 3 of 3)

by ray | Nov 21, 2011 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons, Thanksgiving, Topical Studies

Paul had 101 reasons to be ungrateful if he looked at his circumstances. Paul would have thrown in the towel if he fixed his attention upon the sins at Corinth. But here in v8-9, there is a spiritual key to being a thankful person. 8 He will keep you strong to the...

1 Cor 1:4-9 – Thanksgiving Sunday: Why Should We Be Thankful (pt 2 of 3)

by ray | Nov 21, 2011 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons, Thanksgiving, Topical Studies

I think knowing the context changes everything. What he writes here is shocking. 4 I always thank God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus. I always thank God for who? Who is he thankful for? For the Corinthians. Did he write this letter and mail it...

1 Cor 1:4-9 – Thanksgiving Sunday: Why Should We Be Thankful (pt 1 of 3)

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...

1 Corinthians 1:1-9 – Thanksgiving for others due to a divine perspective (pt 3 of 3)

by ray | Jul 12, 2011 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons, Thanksgiving, Topical Studies

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 Corinthians 1:1-9 – Thanksgiving for others due to a divine perspective (pt 2 of 3)

by ray | Jul 12, 2011 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons, Thanksgiving, Topical Studies

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...

1 Corinthians 1:1-9 – Thanksgiving for others due to a divine perspective (pt 1 of 3)

by ray | Jul 12, 2011 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons, Thanksgiving, Topical Studies

1 Cor 1:1-9 I don’t know about you, but I’m certainly very excited that Romans is safely behind us and now we are moving ahead into 1 Corinthians. But I don’t think I’ll be hitting the cruise control button anytime soon. Romans and Corinthians are both hard books to...