Sermons

Paul just told the strong in Corinth to use their liberty to love the weak, to use their rights not for selfish ends but to serve God. He is under…

The Christian faith affords an enormous amount of freedom. In Corinth, idols were everywhere and food sacrifices were to them in the public square. Believers had to make decisions about…

Sermon from guest preacher Jason Farley.

In 2014 for the first time in our nation’s history the number of single adults was greater than the number of married. Paul teaches many things that go against the…

Right in the middle of instruction about marriage and singleness, Paul changes subjects to the make the same point: live faithfully where God has put you. Eight times in this…

Right after teaches about intimacy in marriage and the option of remaining single, Paul goes into divorce and remarriage. Although divorce has become more common since no-fault divorce was established…

Paul’s letter moves from his concerns to answering theirs. There’s nothing new under the sun, and the two things that married couples still fight over are sex and money. This…

The sexual revolution of our day has nothing on Corinth. Prostitution and pederasty were accepted behavior, and so Paul has to disciple the Corinthians. He doesn’t send a never-ending scroll…

If Christians are going to know, live, and do business together, conflict will happen. When it does, we need to handle it faithfully, remembering who we are and whom we…

Corinth was an ancient city famous for sexual immorality and debauchery, and Christians there were called to be in the city, but not of it. They were to love non-Christians…