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Racial Reconciliation and the Story of Zacchaeus
06/30/2019 – Racial Reconciliation and the Story of Zacchaeus. Luke 19:1-10. What does the story of Zacchaeus have to teach us about racial reconciation?
First Corinthians – Part Eight – Resurrection.
06/23/2019 – First Corinthians - Part Eight - Resurrection. 1 Corinthians 15:1-24. Underneath all of the struggles and disfunciton of the church at Corinth was this: a faith that was disconnected from this world. Or said another way, a faith that denies...
First Corinthians – Part Seven – Love. You’re Doing it all Wrong.
06/16/2019 – First Corinthians - Part Seven - Love. You're Doing it all Wrong. 1 Corinthians 13:1-13. Paul's beautiful treatise on love is read at more weddings than any other scripture. But a wedding ceremony was not what Paul had in mind when he wrote this stunning...
First Corinthians – Part Six – The Body
06/09/2019 – First Corinthians - Part Six - The Body 1 Corinthians 12 - One of the most famous images in the New Testament is that of the church being the Body of Christ. This is an incredible image of unity and connectedness, a message we badly need in our culture....
First Corinthians – Part Five – When Our “Wisdom” Fails
06/02/2019 – First Corinthians - Part Five - When Our "Wisdom" Fails 1 Corinthians 10:1-13. In this text, Paul warns the church at Corinth not to put too much confidence in their own wisdom. He also speaks a word about the the trials and sufferings God allows to come...
First Corinthians – Part Four – Right and Wrong at the Same Time
05/26/2019 – First Corinthians - Part Four - Right and Wrong at the Same Time 1 Corinthians 8:1-13; 10:23-33. When Paul writes "everything is permissible but not everything is beneficial", he is highlighting one of the great paradoxes of life: it's possible to be...
First Corinthians – Part Three – Choosing to be Wronged
05/19/2019 – First Corinthians - Part Three - Choosing to be Wronged 1 Corinthians 6:1-11. Just like any church today, the church at Corinth wasn't perfect. People got hurt. When this happens we are faced with a choice of how we will respond.
First Corinthians – Part Two – Seeing the World Differently
05/12/2019 – First Corinthians - Part Two - Seeing the World Differently Before tackling questions and specific issues within the church at Corinth, Paul must first challenge the way the Corinthians see the world.
First Corinthians – Part One – Introduction
05/05/2019 – First Corinthians - Part One - Introduction 1 Corinthians 1:1-17. When one looks closely at the personality (and struggles) of the city of Corinth, it is not hard to see similarities to modern day America. This all makes Paul's first letter to the...
Easter 2019 Baptisms and Baby Dedications
Easter 2019 Baptisms and Baby Dedications Easter Sunday was such an incredible feast of joy and goodness! We experienced resurrection-life firsthand through the music and message, but also through the baptisms and baby dedications. May the commitments spoken by the...
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