Love Before Freedom

I hope that your summer has been going well for you and your families. I know that I’ve been enjoying the longer day and the cool nights, and I know my pregnant wife has really really been enjoying the super hot and sunny days. Last week we talked about everyone’s favorite church topic, sex, and it went so well, this week I thought I’d give my somewhat newly married perspective on it! Just kidding. No, we are actually . . . Read More »

The Connection

1 Corinthians 6-7 Do you believe there is a connection between your relationship with God and how you view sex? So if you are in a relationship with God, He loves you and you love Him, do you think that relationship should determine how you behave sexually? The people of Corinth didn’t. They saw no connection. They believed their body and spirit were separate. That means they believed that their spirit could love God, and at the same . . . Read More »

Grab The Porcupine

1 Corinthians 5 Have you ever been in a hospital? It’s a place where sick people go to become healthy again. The doctor’s responsibility is to identify the problem and make it better with medicine, surgery, advice, whatever. Imagine going to the hospital, having tests done that verified that you had cancer. But instead of the doctor doing anything, they did nothing. They just ignored you and kept telling you that everything was fine. You would either be . . . Read More »

Do You Remember?

So today we are going to jump ahead a little in our study of 1 Corinthians and at Chapter 9.  It’s a Better Together Sunday which means the children stay in the service with us today.  So here’s the deal, next week you will probably understand why we skipped ahead a bit as Ken drops back into Chapter 5, BUT there is a major benefit to this and it is absolutely intentional that Chapter 9 is placed on . . . Read More »

Your First Class Ticket

1 Corinthians 4 Imagine getting on a plane to fly across the country. As you board the plan, the staff stops you and says, “There are too many people in coach, we would like to offer you a first class pass on us.” How cool would that be? Food. Drinks. Hot towels to wash your hands. The question I want to have you think through is simple: what do you do with your free gift? Corinth is such . . . Read More »