1 Corinthians

The final message in the series considers both sexual immorality and desertion as biblical allowances for divorce, then addresses remarriage after divorce. It urges the church to handle painful marriage questions under the full counsel of

Desertion and DivorceRemarriagePastoral Care

Preaching 1 Corinthians 15 for Easter, the message warns against a decisionist, cheap view of conversion and grounds the believer's comfort in Christ's ongoing work to save sinners and in the certainty of bodily resurrection for all who are

Bodily ResurrectionTrue ConversionUnion with Christ

Meaningful church membership is a formal commitment to an identifiable local body joined together for God's purposes. Members are called to assemble, receive the Word, serve through their gifts, practice the ordinances, proclaim the gospel,

Church MembershipEldersSpiritual Gifts

Working through 1 Corinthians 11:24-34, the message explains the Lord's Supper as a symbolic participation in Christ's death, in the believer's own death to self, and in eager anticipation of Christ's return, urging that it be taken

Lord's SupperDying to SelfAnticipating Christ's Return

Comparing the institution of the Lord's Supper in Matthew 26 and Paul's account in 1 Corinthians 11, the message explains who may rightly partake and calls the church to examine and judge themselves before coming to the table, seeking

Lord's Supper InstitutionFencing the TableSelf-Examination

Every believer is called into the choir of corporate worship, serving the preaching of the Word with humility rather than personal preference or performance, since all worship ministry work will one day be tested and evaluated by the Lord.

Worship LeadingServant-Hearted MinistryCongregational Singing

Preached on Easter from 1 Corinthians 15 and Romans 1, this message sets the resurrection alongside the incarnation and the crucifixion as the essential truths of Christ's person and work, and presses hearers to see the empty tomb as either

IncarnationSubstitutionary DeathEmpty Tomb

Preached on Easter Sunday, the message traces Paul's complete gospel in 1 Corinthians 15 and warns against any altered gospel that abandons Christ's death, burial, and resurrection.

The Full GospelChrist's Resurrection

The sermon discusses Christ's work in believers through difficulties and challenges. It references the importance of His role in completing the work begun in us, drawing from verses in 1 Corinthians 7.

God's sovereignty in family lifeperseverance through challenges

The sermon discusses the reality of Jesus' resurrection, emphasizing its importance for believers and the responsibility to raise children for the Lord.

Reality of ResurrectionChristian ResponsibilityBlessing of New Life