Discover The Book MinistriesZNA-229 930606AM PAUL’S HYMN OF LOVE I CORINTHIANS 13:6-7 The apostle paul wrote to a city church that mirrored the very culture we live in. Lets take a trip to Corinth Century one and stop in RI of 1993… If we were to scan this epistle in a couple of minutes and grab the big […]
Corinth – Standing Before Him
NR2-13 WTB-40 021201PM Stones-6 Corinth Bema STONES OF GOD’S WITNESS: Corinth – Standing Before Him THINK OF THE FIRE I Corinthians 3:10-15 According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed […]
Because He Rose
040912PM NR2-49 ORS-15 WTB-28 He Arose He Rose Again Christ’s Resurrection is our focus this evening. Step back with me and think about the entire event. Think about the impact that Christ’s stepping out of that tomb had on the “inner circle”. If there were 500 plus witnesses as Paul speaks […]
Christ is Risen
040829PM ORS-14 WTB-27 He Rose Again The great defining passage on the Gospel is 1 Corinthians 15:3-4. Here, the Gospel is defined as the good news that – • “Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; • And that He was buried, • and that He rose again the third day according […]
He Was Buried-1
040704PM WOTB-24 He Was Buried WTB-24 He Was Buried The great defining passage on the Gospel is 1 Corinthians 15:3-4. Here, the Gospel is defined as the good news that — “Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to […]
The Exact Confirmation – Signs 1-3
040516PM WOTB-21 Exact Confirmation-2 WTB-21 He Died: The Exact Confirmation The Gospel is powerfully presented in 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third […]
The Holy Spirit in I Corinthians
LNB-13 910922PM Corinth was a seaport city Paul entered in Acts 18 on his 2nd journey. He ministered 2 years. Corinth was a city in ancient Greece known as Vanity Fair. It was a city of: Materialism Antagonism Competition Selfishness Hatred Sexual immorality In such a place a church was born. The tragedy was that instead of the […]
What Do We Lose When We FAKE IT By JUST Playing Church
EBG-05 OSL-25 061001AM For a moment think of Jesus with me–Jesus founded His Church, purchased His Church, and now ever lives for His Church. Jesus is all about the Church. And what is Christ’s complete focus at present? He is building His Church. So Christ’s priority, Christ’s focus, Christ’s activities are all centered upon the Church. That is where the action is. […]
David Forgot – God is There
060514PM DSS-20 David Didn’t Look for God .doc What David Forgot David Forgot—God is There 1st Corinthians 10:12-14 This evening we are at the fifth consequence of David’s unguarded moments that led to his darkest hour. The temptation and fall of David are presented by God for each of us to ponder. Remember those consequences? […]
Imperatives of the Crucified Life – 4
060319PM DSS-16 Imperatives of Crucified Living-4 .doc Seek Things Above Imperatives of Crucified Living-4 Pray for EE if you know anyone going out explain a bit about them so the whole group can pray for them. Pray for boldness and fruit that remains. Stand and read 1st Corinthians 11:17-34 and pray. Christ’s work on Calvary […]
Crash Site – Suffer Loss Like Saul
060226AM DSS-09 Suffer Loss Like Saul .doc Don’t Suffer Loss Like Saul—Sifting through the Crash Site 1st Corinthians 3 Life is so distracting, isn’t it? Sights explode before our eyes all day long; sounds and smells flow around us—in fact so much swirls around us and before us, we can get totally distracted. It can […]
Confessing the Wonders of – Justification & Regeneration
120219PM WCC-2 Just.Regen.doc Worship Christ at Communion Series Confessing the Wonders of: Justification & Regeneration I Corinthians 11:23-26 COM-13 WCC-02 Endless thanksgiving, around the Throne, with all the redeemed of all the ages: that is what salvation prompts in the hearts of believers. Endless Thanksgiving For Our Salvation Each time we gather to celebrate communion, […]
The Communion of the Unleavened
101124PM ThanksLS.doc The Communion of The Unleavened I Corinthians 11:23-32; 5:1-13 COM-11 Today we celebrate communion as those thankful we are forgiven. When Jesus instituted the Communion we now celebrate, it was as He held the pictures of His soon to be sacrificed body and blood, and gave thanks. Forever we shall do the same […]
Thursday Night Passover Communion
100401PM Seder.doc Thursday Night Passover Communion I Corinthians 5:7 COM-10 As we open to I Corinthians 5:7 and listen as Paul speaks to a primarily gentile, New Testament church, we hear him teaching believers of all the ages of Christ’s Church that: CHRIST IS OUR PASSOVER The Passover is not merely an Old Testament Jewish […]
Jesus, Leaven & His Church – How Are We to Apply Church Discipline
1130317PM Q&A-33 Jesus Leaven & His Church.docxx Jesus, Leaven & His Church: How Are We to Apply Church Discipline 1 Corinthians 5:1-13 The Galatians 6:1 charge & attitude is for all believers. Brethren, If a man is overtaken in any trespass, You who are spiritual Restore such a one In a […]
What Did Paul Mean When He Said That We Should Become All Things to All People
Rom. 14:22 Have it to yourself before God. This is better translated, “have as your own conviction before God.” Paul urges the strong believer to understand his liberty, enjoy it, and keep it between God and himself. what he approves. The strong believer maintains a healthy conscience because he does not give a weak believer a cause to stumble.
Evo-Christians, Galatians 5 and 1 Corinthians 13, Jesus and The Fall, Ezekiel 4, Passion Chronology
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Extinguished or Burning – How to Resist the Evil One’s Attacks
Paul gives the insight that explains our struggles throughout our earthly lives as we look at Ephesians 6:16. Think about what we have read so many times:
above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one
Now, apply the simple methods of Bible study. How many truths can you find in this one verse?
Examing Ourselves – Are You Wearing Righteousness as a Breastplate
Today is one of those times when the passage of Scripture we are studying, and the communion service to follow exactly match up.
Each time we come to communion we have been instructed to do something: we are to check and see if we are wearing specifically the second piece of our spiritual armor, and indirectly all the other pieces.
What He Did – Christ Died For Our Sins
Tonight we are in the midst of our journey of remembrance through the greatest week in the history of the Universe, Christ’s Passion Week:
He Came, He Died, He Rose
Paul explains the events of this week as the Gospel. Using nine words recorded in 1 Cor. 15:1-4, God explains to us what Jesus did.
Temptations, God’s Faithfulness, & Satan’s Ancient Playbook
This week as I waited for the doctor and my annual physical the nurse went through the standard checklist of vital signs of my health. We all know them: blood work, temperature, weight, pulse, blood pressure.
How Do We Find God’s Arms Open Wide When We Face Our Greatest Temptations?
As we open our copies of God’s Holy and Inerrant Word to Matthew 6, we are opening to the best known passage in the Bible.
The Lord’s Prayer is not only almost universally known, these verses also provide the complete guide to our spiritual health, given to us by Jesus Christ Himself.
Body Building 101
We share life as saved and born-again believers, we are all God’s building, we are all God’s house, we are all members of His family. Each of those word pictures describe who we are and what we are here to do.
If I were to give you the short form of our shared job description as believers it would be:
We are all employed as workers in a Divine Construction Company. God is the Master Builder, and the project is building up the Body of Christ.
Our Responsibilities as Christ’s Body
Please open with me I Corinthians 12:27. This morning God declares to us that we are Christ’s Body, and being a part of something that big and that important has enormous responsibilities. Note what Paul says:
I Corinthians 12:27 Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.
You and I are each individual pieces, parts, members of Christ’s Body. And as a member of His Body, we have shared responsibilities; to accomplish His plan we each must do what we were made to do! The Body of Christ is complex, made of many individual parts, each with a special job to do.
Proclaiming Christ’s Cross Regularly
The best defense is a good what?
Offense.
What is the offense of our faith? Our salvation testimony
Endless thanksgiving, around the Throne, with all the redeemed of all the ages: that is what salvation prompts in the hearts of believers.
At Communion We Worship Christ by Confessing the Wonders of Our Salvation
Since the birth of Christ’s Church, from the dark passages of the catacombs to the private chambers of homes along the streets of Roman cities across the Empire, to this gathering this morning, every believer of all the ages have shared something.
There is a tie that binds every believer to Christ and to each other. Tonight, we share that amazing connection. We have a common confession with every individual believing servant of God alive today either on earth or in Heaven.
Following God is Not an Easy Road
As we open to I Corinthians 10:11-13, it is our reminder as we study the Life of David: following God is hard, it is not EASY!
For many years songwriter John W. Peterson (1921-2006) lived in Grand Rapids, Michigan. One song he wrote among the thousand that bear his name is titled: “It’s Not an Easy Road”. David, whose life we are studying, would have heartily agreed with these words:
It’s not an easy road we are traveling to heaven,
For many are the thorns on the way
It’s not an easy road, but the Savior is with us
His presence gives us joy every day.