Personal: Blessed Are the Pure in Heart (v8) v8 – “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” This is connected to being poor in spirit. While the rich in spirit and the rich period have many answers, many options, the poor in spirit don’t have all the answers and they don’t […]
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1 Corinthians 6:1-11 – Repentance (pt2 of 3)
Now, let’s take a look at this text and why Paul is bringing in this idea of the future kingdom with this lawsuit at Corinth. 1 If any of you has a dispute with another, dare he take it before the ungodly for judgment instead of before the saints? 2 Do you not know that […]
1 Corinthians 6:1-11 – Repentance (pt1 of 3)
I want to talk about repentance. What does it mean in v9 when it says the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? To answer that, let’s set the stage. One brother is taking another brother to court. We read about it in v6. There is some wrongdoing. The specifics of the lawsuit are […]
1 Cor 3:1-9 – Message Series 1 of 2: The Cross is the Paradigm for Christian Life and Ministry (pt3 of 3)
What kind of kingdom is this? And what kind of king would lead in this way? The kings of this world always dominate, they always looks out for their own self-interests. If there is a conflict, the king sends someone else to fight and if people die in the process, it’s no big deal, those […]
1 Cor 3:1-9 – Message Series 1 of 2: The Cross is the Paradigm for Christian Life and Ministry (pt2 of 3)
Why does following mere men lead to jealousy and quarreling? When you look to man, everything becomes relative and comparative. Relative in the sense that there is no universal standard by which we can judge one another. Comparative in the sense that we are constantly comparing with one another to see how we measure up. […]
Rom 14-15: Building True Unity – The Nuts and Bolts of Church Life (pt2 of 3)
In contrast, I want to describe the other way of doing church. It is a kingdom of religion. It’s where we eat and drink. It’s where we draw sharp lines in the sand and say, thou shalt not cross over this line. It’s where gray areas are elevated to the level of moral absolutes. And […]