Series: Growing Pains: Maturing through 1 Corinthians Title: Hope for the Puffed Up Text: 1 Corinthians 4:1-21 Today’s Truth – Because I’m prone to puff up, I need God to lovingly puncture my pride 1. A realization of the extent of grace 2. A proclivity for reserving judgment 3. A vision for the real Christian life 4. A godly mentor to imitate 5. A threat of divine discipline…
Series: Growing Pains: Maturing through 1 Corinthians Title: We + Me + He Text: 1 Corinthians 3:1-23 Today’s Truth: Mature Christians love to… 1. Work as a team in God’s mission 2. Own their role with faithfulness 3. Give God the glory without fail May we accomplish much, caring only that God gets the credit!
Series: Growing Pains: Maturing through 1 Corinthians Title: Keep It Simple, Saints Text: 1 Corinthians 2:1-16 Today’s Takeaway – Rest in the simple gospel, relying on the Spirit’s power to reach the lost 1. Speak with the listener in mind 2. Trust the gospel’s simple sufficiency 3. Admit humanity’s natural inabilities 4. Depend fully on the Spirit’s work May we stop trusting man’s wisdom and start trusting fully in the Spirit-powered gospel to win our community for Jesus Christ!
Series: Growing Pains: Maturing through 1 Corinthians Title: From Fractured to Fellowship Text: 1 Corinthians 1:9-31 A. The Reality of Division B. The Remedy for Division 1. See the unity of Christ Himself 2. Ground your identity in Christ alone 3. Make the gospel central 4. Let the wonder of God’s grace humble you 5. Boast only in Christ May our unity grow as we mature in the truth of God’s amazing and sovereign grace!
Series: Growing Pains: Maturing through 1 Corinthians Title: Grace that Generously Gives Text: 1 Corinthians 1:1-8 Today’s Takeaway: Rest and rejoice in the grace of God that… 1. amply supplies so that you lack nothing… and 2. secures you until the end… 3. while you eagerly wait for Jesus’s appearance May you hope in God and His provision as you pray Jesus comes quickly!
Series: I ♥️ My Church: A Peculiar People Interlude Title: Account Text: 1 Corinthians 5:1-5 Today’s Truth – Loving my church requires accountability 1. We are called to protect one another from the eternal danger of sin 2. We really love only those we hold accountable 3. We have been given a process 4. We act…
Series: I ♥️ My Church: A Peculiar People Interlude Title: Act Text: 1 Corinthians 16:14 Today’s Truth – Loving my church requires action 1. Place myself under the spiritual leadership of this local body, particularly its pastors 2. Gather together regularly with this local body 3. Develop genuine Christian relationships with members of this local body…
Title: Where’s My Body? Text: 1 Corinthians 12:27 Today’s Task: Why should I become a member of a local church body? 1. To covenant with other believers for the Christian life 2. To confirm you are under the pastoral leadership 3. To connect for greater community impact May you find your body right here at…
Series: Assembly Required: God’s Plan for the Local Church Title: Contextual Text: 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 Today’s Truth – God desires for a local church to contextualize itself in a culture so that it might win more people for Christ 1. Recognize our freedom in Christ as a church 2. Use our freedom in Christ to become…
Series: Together We Stand Title: One in Resurrection Victory Text: 1 Corinthians 15:35-58 Tonight’s Task: How will our resurrection bodies more glorious than our current bodies? 1. Our resurrection bodies will be imperishable, not perishable 2. Our resurrection bodies will be honorable, not shameful 3. Our resurrection bodies will be powerful, not weak 4. Our…