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November 10: “The Lord Almighty is Seated on a Throne” (Isaiah 6:1-8)

Some people are elated and some are devastated by the election results. No matter what the outcome, Christians ought to remember these three things: 1) The Lord Almighty is seated on a throne. (v.1) God is in control. 2) We are all sinful beings in need of God’s mercy. (v. 7) 3) We need to […]

November 3: “Do Everything in Love” (1 Corinthians 16)

The last chapter of 1 Corinthians seems like a collection of unrelated topics. But there is one thread that runs through all different parts: the theme of love. Paul’s final encouragement to Corinthians is: “Do everything in love.” Without love, all their spiritual gifts and knowledge and wisdom would be meaningless. But with love, they […]

October 27: “The Resurrection of the Body” (1 Corinthians 15)

Corinthians grew up with Greek philosophy and had a problem with the idea of a bodily resurrection. But Paul argues for the resurrection of our bodies. We will not be raised with the same kind of perishable bodies. But our bodies will be transformed. After the resurrection, Jesus had a transformed spiritual body. We will […]

October 20: “The Most Excellent Way” (1 Corinthians 12:31 – 13:13)

Love is not a spiritual gift, but love should govern the use of all spiritual gifts. Boasting in one’s gifts and despising others is not a good way to be a church. The best way is to exercise one’s gifts in love for the benefit of others. In chapter 13, Paul makes three points about […]

October 13: “A Charismatic Church” (1 Corinthians 12)

What is your image of a charismatic church? “Charisma” in Greek means favor or gift. All churches are charismatic in that they have received the gifts of grace from the Holy Spirit. According to our text, a charismatic church is first a community that confesses, “Jesus is Lord.” Second, a charismatic church uses spiritual gifts […]