A People that Please God: “An Uncommon Pattern” – 1 Corinthians 3
I saw “The Passion of the Christ” several years ago when it first came out. Like many people that I saw, both believers and non-believers, I cried when I saw the way men handled the body of my Savior! How brutal they were! How could …
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A People that Please God: “An Uncommon Pattern” – 1 Corinthians 2
God’s church is a unique organism. It is not a committee, but it engages people together. It is not a club, but its members draw encouragement and strength from one another. It is not an organization, though it has rules and commitments. It is the …
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A People that Please God – “Four Bad Reasons to Divide the Body” – 1 Corinthians 1:13-31
“I went to our small church since I was on the cradle role. The people there were the stuff of my earliest memories – church picnics, Sunday School contests, Christmas plays and Easter sunrise services… all of their faces flood back to my mind when …
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A People that Please God – “Engaging the Problem of a Divided Body” – 1 Corinthians 1 (short post)
In chapter one, Paul exemplified seven rules of engagement in conflicts with believers that are walking in sin: Rule #1: Before you can address believers with issues of sin, you must establish that you have a call of God and a track record of following …
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Born to Run: How to Stay Out of the Mud Hole (1 Corinthians 10:1-15)
We’ve all heard the old adage: LIVE AND LEARN! With the stake higher than ever these days, it is time to learn so that we can LIVE! A sink hole swallowed a car, but that was only the beginning of the problem! Dozens attempted to help …
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The Examined Life: “How to Really Be Free” (1 Corinthians 9)
Many of us saw them. They were standing tall on the boxes in front of the stage. Gold, silver, bronze winners stood at attention as the national anthem of the gold medalist was played. The athlete beamed with delight. The victory was not only personal, it was national. For …
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1 Corinthians 8: Seven Principles on Doubtful things
The excavations at Corinth have revealed most of the shopping and meeting areas of the ancient city! When believers don’t have a clear prohibition from Scripture, they may be allowed by the Lord to do things that other believers – perhaps because of their past …
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