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…
Series: Together We stand Title: One Believing in Resurrection Text: 1 Corinthians 15:12-34 Tonight’s Takeaway – Jesus’ resurrection is the foundation for the hope of our future resurrection 1. Understand the serious implications if it’s impossible for people to be resurrected 2. Jesus Christ’s resurrection is not only proof that it’s possible for people to…
Series: Together We Stand Title: One in Showing Love Text: 1 Corinthians 13 Tonight’s Takeaway – Pursue showing biblical love above all else 1. The indispensability of biblical love 2. The nature of biblical love 3. The supremacy of biblical love May we stand strong in striving to show biblical love to all the world!
Series: Together We Stand Title: One Body by the Spirit Text: 1 Corinthians 12:1-31 Tonight’s Takeaway – Be glad that we Christians have been made one body in Christ by the Holy Spirit 1. The Spirit enables us to join the body of Christ 2. The Spirit gifts us for function in the body of…