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...
September 17, 2023 1 Corinthians 1:10-17 “The Devil’s in the Discord” Service Overview: There was a cult of personality in the church at Corinth that was causing all kinds of problems, and Satan loves nothing more than to help cultivate division in the church, and especially to divide the church over its leaders. ...
September 10, 2023 1 Corinthians 1:4-9 “Grateful Thankful Blessed” Service Overview: Maybe a trite saying these days, but the idea of being thankful for the grace of God is nothing to treat flippantly. God’s grace in Christ Jesus is in fact the ultimate enrichment because it is one that belongs eternally to those who are...
September 3rd, 2023 Message Text: 1 Corinthians 1:1-3 “Gomer a Saint?” Auxiliary Text: Luke 18:9-14 Call to Worship: Psalm 130 Service Orientation: Paul calls the Corinthians, “Saints”. How is that possible? God calls us saints not on the basis of our performance, but on the holiness, righteousness and perfection of Jesus in whom we...
August 27, 2023 Hosea 14 “The Great and Hopeful Return” Service Overview: Hosea foresaw a day when Israel could finally return to their Father and first love. And in this final chapter, we catch a hopeful glimpse of what can happen when a person or nation turns back to God. Memory Verse for the...
