The Sacred Diary by Adrian Plass is a funny look at life in the local church. Life is like that sometimes. Your mind is somewhere else, someone annoys you, etc. The Church at Corinth had its problems in their church… Read More ›
Month: November 2012
Sometimes God Has To Live In Poor Lodgings – 1 Corinthians 1:1-11
Corinth was sensual, idolatrous and yet it was the Church! It was a poor lodging house for the Holy Spirit. God is not interested in the grandeur or luxury of a church building. God is only interested in people. Corinth… Read More ›
Slaying The Giant Of Temptation – 1 Corinthians 10:12-14
Corinth was one of the most wicked cities in New Testament times. Those whom become Christians still experience great temptations. Paul writes to the Corinthians to give them advice. 1 – The common experience of temptation (vs. 13) There is… Read More ›
Singleness – 1 Corinthians 7:17-40
Monks seclude themselves to deny the temptations and desires of this world. There are two extremist groups in Corinth; those who indulged in life and those who withdrew from it. Paul is concerned that people embrace life. All situations belong… Read More ›
Servants And Stewards – 1 Corinthians 4:1-21
Who are you? What is your identity? There are many roles that we have to play each day. There may be the dad, husband, mum, wife, son, daughter, etc. There are some of these “hats” we have to wear are… Read More ›
Powerful Principles For Proper Practice – 1 Corinthians 6:12
There are a lot of Christians who wish that the Bible contained specific rules governing every possible situation in life. Then, they think, they would know what they should do in every situation. They would know what they could do… Read More ›
Personal Priorities – 1 Corinthians 9:1-27
This chapter is a conversation about Christian freedom. This follows on from the last chapter. Food that was sacrificed to idols had been dealt with. There will be areas of disagreement among Christians that come under Christian freedom but are… Read More ›
Pennies For Heaven – 1 Corinthians 16:1-4
In comparison from chapter 15 we go to something completely different. We go quickly from the resurrection to the collection plate. Our faith is to affect our living. The two are connected. We are investing in eternity. Paul’s heart goes… Read More ›
Our Resurrection Bodies – 1 Corinthians 15:35-49
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the basis for our resurrection. The resurrection must be true for the gospel to be true. Paul has already argued for the importance of the fact of the resurrection of Jesus to the Christian… Read More ›
Lessons From Corinth – 1 Corinthians 1-15
The church at Corinth has many lessons that we can learn. There are the six key lessons that are taught by Paul in this letter. 1. The importance of unity This is a priority in the lessons. There was a… Read More ›
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