So about three weeks ago we had an eclipse. Do you guys remember that? How could you not remember that right? I mean we had a wide range of emotions in people over that moment, everything from excitement, to fear that the world would end. We had people driving all over the country to see it, to people really trying to figure out if their pets would go blind if they let them outside. We had weeping news . . . Read More »
Keeping It Real
Here at MRC we try to keep things as real as possible. It is something we literally pray for each and every Sunday. That this would be real. We don’t want this to be something we do on the surface that doesn’t penetrate our hearts. We want to be able to be the same people here at church that we are in every other environment all week long, and we are very focused on bringing you God’s word . . . Read More »
Our Selfish Secret
1 Corinthians 13 Let’s do a quick review. Paul started a church in the city of Corinth. Years later, Paul was in Ephesus and hears that things in the church of Corinth are a mess. So Paul has to write them a letter. It’s called Corinthians. In this letter, Paul has to address several things because the believers in Corinth are new and they are dragging the sin and junk from their culture into the church and it’s . . . Read More »
You Are A Body Builder
Good morning! Hey let me start with a question for you to consider this morning. I think it’s a question we all have wrestled with or are wrestling with. Do you feel like you’re making a difference in the world? That’s a pretty loaded question, because depending on your world view, we could all have different answers. But even if your answers are different from the people beside you right now, we each still ask this question to . . . Read More »
When Is Enough Actually Enough?
I have got to tell you something, I am really excited about getting into this message today. We are going to be talking about temptation and sin, and how to overcome this stuff…and I have to say, this message excites me because it gives us great handles, and practical tools to deal with things. Things that we all deal with…now we may not like to tell people in church we deal with things like this but and Paul . . . Read More »
Knowledge Puffs Up, Love Builds Up
1 Corinthians 8 Good morning MRC! 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! . . . Read More »
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 »