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 older and I am a […]
1 Cor 4 – Church Leadership: Who Should I Imitate? (pt 2 of 4)
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 and he is placing himself as well as the rest […]
1 Cor 4 – Church Leadership: Who Should I Imitate? (pt 1 of 4)
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 is a leader? I […]
If My Words Abide in You by John Piper
Powerful sermon about the importance of Scripture memory.
Why men are in trouble
The Founding Fathers believed, and the evidence still shows, that industriousness, marriage and religion are a very important basis for male empowerment and achievement. We may need to say to a number of our twenty-something men, “Get off the video games five hours a day, get yourself together, get a challenging job and get married.” […]
1 Cor 3:18-23 – All Are Yours (pt3 of 3)
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 do not worry, saying, ‘What shall […]