Series: Free at Last: Exploring Our Liberty through 1 Corinthians Title: Liberty Under Love Text: 1 Corinthians 8:1-3, 10:16-11:1 Today’s Truth: Mature Christian liberty is measured not by how much freedom you exercise but by how much freedom you limit as a demonstration of love to others 1. Love the lesser — Limit your liberty…
Series: Remedies for the Wreckage: Restoring through 1 Corinthians What Sin Broke Title: Living Temporarily for the Eternal Text: 1 Corinthians 7:1-40 Today’s Truth – Whatever my situation, God’s unchanging call is selfless service to others. 1. God cares more about my faithfulness than my circumstances 2. Those single can focus exclusively on serving God…
Series: Remedies for the Wreckage: Restoring through 1 Corinthians What Sin Broke Title: This Body Belongs To? Text: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 Today’s Truth: My body exists to glorify God 1. It was created for the Lord 2. It was redeemed by the Lord 3. It is in union with the Lord 4. It will be…
Series: Remedies for the Wreckage: Restoring through 1 Corinthians What Sin Broke Title: Such Were You Text: 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 Today’s Truth – God delights to wash away our grimy past so we can step into His glorious future. 1. A Grimy Reality We all have a grimy past and maybe a grimy present 2. A Grim Consequence…
Series: Remedies for the Wreckage: Restoring through 1 Corinthians What Sin Broke Title: The Hard but Holy Thing Text: 1 Corinthians 5:1-13 Today’s Topic – How a Bible-believing church should respond to a member who refuses to repent of serious sin 1. Mourn the sin 2. Call the sinner to repentance 3. Expel the unrepentant sinner 4. Separate socially from the unrepentant sinner 5. Pray for their repentance and…
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: 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: Overcomer: Biblical Answers for Life’s Biggest Struggles Title: Anger Text: Ephesians 4:26-27 1. Realize that anger is not necessarily sinful 2. See the potential danger of anger 3. Understand when anger becomes sinful R – React A – Agitate G – Grip E – Explode 4. Employ biblical principles to overcome anger Today’s Truth – Anger isn’t the enemy, but the Enemy will gladly use it to bring ruin…
Series: Overcomer: Biblical Answers for Life’s Biggest Struggles Title: Guilt Text: Psalm 32:1-7 1. The experience of guilt 2. The buckets of guilt 3. The response to guilt Today’s Takeaway: Instead of burying your guilt, bring it to the cross because what you confess, God cleanses May your burden, by the grace of God, fall…
Series: Overcomer: Biblical Answers for Life’s Biggest Struggles Title: Discontent Text: Psalm 23 Today’s Truth – When discontent rises, lean into your Shepherd who has provided fully and marvelously for you 1. He has gifted you with Himself 2. He has given you pastures and waters of restoration 3. He has guided you down a…