Sun, 30 July 2023
This is Paul's teaching on love, sandwiched between two chapters on the gifts of the Spirit! The message is clear and powerful: the gifts of the Spirit are to be done/exercised in line with the fruit of the Spirit, and the greatest fruit of the Spirit is love. God''s love defines how we do the things of the Holy Spirit in the church. This is a life-changing passage of Scripture, often taken out of the context that Paul gave it in! |
Sun, 23 July 2023
The Baptism in the Holy Spirit in 1 Corinthians 12:13 is about being immersed or plunged into Christ's body, the church. This immersion rescues us from our pre-Christ lifestyle of alienation, isolation, and independence. Understanding that Christ designed the church to look and work like a body simply changes everything for us. Nothing but true freedom follows!
Direct download: B_12-1_Corinthians_12-31__HOW_JESUS_CHURCH_WORKS.mp3
Category:Christianity -- posted at: 2:05pm CDT |
Sun, 16 July 2023
The Christian life is a Jesus-focused, supernatural life in the Holy Spirit. He gives gifts, ministries, and power so that the Body (the church) can express the fullness of Christ in our world. This message brings Paul's core teaching on "Spiritual Things" into practical and healthy focus.
Direct download: 12-1_Corinthians_1-11_SPIRITUAL_THINGS.mp3
Category:Christianity -- posted at: 2:19pm CDT |
Sun, 9 July 2023
One of the dangers of Bible Study is that it is very easy to use a passage of Scripture out of context. We frequently take bits and pieces of Paul's teaching on the Lord's Supper completely out of context. The result is that we can make it easy to get "religious" about what we're doing. This study brings Paul's brilliant teaching on the Lord's Supper into the larger context of his letter to the Corinthian church and the result is liberating on so many levels! |