1 Cor 3:10-17, Sermon on 10 Year Anniversary of 9/11 (pt 3 of 3)

by ray | Sep 12, 2011 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons

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 10 By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on...

1 Cor 3:10-17, Sermon on 10 Year Anniversary of 9/11 (pt 1 of 3)

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...

1 Cor 3:1-9 – Message Series 2 of 2: The Cross is the Paradigm for Christian Life and Ministry (pt1 of 4)

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...

Quotes from The Wounded Healer (Henry Nouwen)

by ray | Aug 23, 2011 | Quotes

It is not the task of the Christian leader to go around nervously trying to redeem people, to save them at the last minute, to put them on the right track. For we are redeemed once and for all. The Christian leader is called to help others affirm this great news, and...

1 Corinthians 2 – Resolving to Know Nothing Except the Cross (pt3 of 3)

by ray | Aug 10, 2011 | 1 Cor, NT, Sermons

Paul lived with full view of the cross because 1) time is short and 2) because the cross is the ultimate wisdom of God. 3) Lastly, Paul lived this way because the cross is true power. 1 When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or superior wisdom as...