December 3, 2023 1 Corinthians 5 “Old Yeast New Yeast” Service Overview: The Corinthian church was called to be a new kind of people, one which rose above the immoral practices of the surrounding culture. And yet here they were, actually boasting about the unthinkable among them. Memory Verse for the Week: “Therefore...
November 26, 2023 1 Corinthians 4:14-21 “I Can’t Believe it’s not Paul” Service Overview: The Christian faith is one of apprenticeship and imitation; imitating the faith of those whose lives reflect Christ’s, and becoming an apprentice of Christ himself. Memory Verse for the Week: “For the kingdom of God is not a matter...
November 19, 2023 1 Corinthians 4:1-13 “Faithfully Fruitful” Service Overview: In Christ, we have been given “keys” to his kingdom. And with any set of keys given comes incredible responsibility. As followers of Jesus we are called to be both faithful and fruitful so that our conscience is clear before our King. Memory Verse...
November 5, 2023 1 Corinthians 3:16-23 “All Y’all” Service Overview: In Christ, people become sacred space for God to dwell in. But not merely them in themselves! Those who are in Christ are COLLECTIVELY the dwelling place of God! And this has huge implications. Memory Verse for the Week: For the wisdom of...
October 29, 2023 1 Corinthians 3:10-15 “Lasting Foundation” Service Overview: What we build our church and upon will eventually be revealed for what it is; either solid and timeless or finicky and futile. The foundation of our ministry and life matters. Memory Verse for the Week: “For no one can lay any foundation...
October 22, 2023 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 “Bickering Babies” Service Overview: Paul again addresses division by comparing the people with babies; selfish and immature, stunted in growth by their bickering. But Paul doesn’t just admonish them, he tries to get them to see something vitally important in any church… that they could not work with...
October 15, 2023 1 Corinthians 2:6-16 “Pneumatic Wisdom” Service Overview: There is a wisdom that transcends and supersedes all naturalistic wisdom, and that is the wisdom that comes from the Spirit. It opens the eyes of those that are spiritually blind to a greater/eternal reality that cannot be seen by those whose eyes and...
October 8, 2023 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 “Simple Power” Service Overview: Persuasive words are far less important than the simple power of the gospel message being spoken and lived out in the lives of those who follow Jesus. Why? Because talk is cheap. Memory Verse for the Week: “For I resolved to know nothing...
October 1, 2023 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 “Bragging Rights” Service Overview: God doesn’t use those who “have it all together” to be champions of the faith. He seeks and uses those who know they DON’T have it all together, but are willing to simply trust and follow Jesus. Memory Verse for the Week: “But God...
September 24, 2023 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 “Dumb-Founded” Service Overview: The message of Jesus seems foolish to those whose hearts are darkened to the power of its truth. Who Jesus is, what he accomplished, and what happens to those who put their faith in him is a transformative matter worth probing. Memory Verse for...
