The Scandal of the Cross (1 Corinthians 1:17-2:5)
We need the message of the cross because it’s better than any other message; because it’s good news for the low; and because it’s the only message we’ve got.
1 Corinthians
Pursue These Gifts (1 Corinthians 14)
Pursue the miraculous spiritual gifts — especially prophecy — for the purpose of building up the church.
Finding Our Place in God’s Story
Big Idea: The Bible isn’t just an ancient book. It’s God’s story, and it’s our story too.
As a church, we do a pretty crazy thing. We pull out
The Bible, Church, and Homosexuality (1 Corinthians 6:9-11)
Big Idea: Everyone needs God’s grace, and God washes, sanctifies, and justifies all kinds of sinners like us.
I was preaching in a church in Toronto recently. I was about to quote
Sex, Marriage, and Singleness (1 Corinthians 7:1-16)
Big Idea: Recover the beauty of marriage, singleness, and sacrifice.
On an ordinary morning in January 2007, a young man entered a subway in Washington, DC. He was young, and wore jeans, a