Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

1 Corinthians

The Apostle Paul: A Man in Christ, Walking with Christ

Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.  1 Corinthians 11:1 A. The Consuming Passion of the Apostle Paul Philippians 3:1-14 B. The Spiritual Prayer Life from the Apostle Paul Ephesians 1:15-20; Ephesians 3:14-19 C. The Controlling Power in the Apostle Paul 2 Corinthians 5:11-19 Four Characteristics in the Born-Again Person Acts 9:1-11 Characteristic #1 – Paul was sought by Jesus.…

Would We Want That To Happen?

1 CORINTHIANS 11:1 – Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. THEME OF THE DAY: WOULD WE WANT THAT TO HAPPEN?  Imagine this picture.  What if our churches were filled with the type of Christians we are? Serious thought, huh?  Then extend that to a broader application.  Imagine if every Christian living out their routines and callings in life and…

Motivated By Love

1 CORINTHIANS 16:14 – Let all that you do be done in love.”   It is less than ten words, yet, like a small stick of dynamite, it contains enormous power. In fact, it is the greatest power in the earth.  It heals hurts.  It carries burdens.  It lifts the downcast.  It removes the dark clouds of depression.  And in God’s work…

Looking to Jesus

1 CORINTHIANS 1:30-31 – And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, so that, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”   The writer of the letter to the Hebrews would tell us how the Christian life is lived – Therefore, since we…