Assembling Together

Dennis McCallum

Exodus 12:3-9

The church in Corinth had many issues. One of the issues that the church faced is selfishness when meeting together! This is something that the church today also can experience. This is not the vision Paul has for this church and he paints a better picture.

God's Wisdom and Tough Love

Scott Risley

1 Corinthians 5:1-13

In Chapter 5 of 1 Corinthians Paul begins to get into the issues of this group and at the heart of it is the wisdom of the world versus the backward wisdom of God. Specifically, the wisdom of God applied to the area of "tough love".

The Blind See

Ryan Lowery

John 9:1-41

Jesus' disciples ask him why a blind man is blind, reflecting popular opinions of the time as to the reason. Part of Jesus' response is to heal the man, demonstrating God's power and compassion, and fulfilling a Messianic prophecy. Jesus stands willing to address our spiritual blindness in a similar way.

Love in Community: Setting Limits

Dennis McCallum

2 Corinthians 2:5

Biblical love is usually more accepting, forgiving and loyal than secular love. There are times when it can be tougher. This teaching covers what God describes when people in a Christian community are living in unrepentant sin.

The Woman Caught in Adultery

Ryan Lowery

John 8:1-12

In order to trap Jesus, a group of Pharisees puts an adulterous woman in front of him, creating a conflict between Mosaic law and Roman law. Jesus adeptly responds in a way that exposed the Pharisees' motives, showed compassion to the woman, and held to God's truth about her situation. In doing so, Jesus showed that we can come to God as we are, receive forgiveness from him for our sins, and enjoy closeness with Him.

God's Judgment

Mike Sullivan

Romans 5:8-9

Why does God judge? Observations about God's judgment include that it is not arbitrary or biased and is inescapable. Common objections to judgment are discussed as well as how to talk about God's judgment.

3 Responses to Jesus (Part 2)

Ryan Lowery

1 Corinthians 13:1-3

Jesus spoke most harshly against the Pharisees in his day. Christians have a history of being poor representatives of who God is, they can at times be more like the Pharisees than like Jesus. This holds lost people back from investigating and responding to the Gospel. The Pharisees were infuriated with Jesus for breaking their man-made rules. They were convinced that God would be pleased that they were so strict, so that when God was in front of them they missed it! Jesus gives a comprehensive argument for why he is who he claims to be. We also need to realize that we have a problem and that we do not have the solution in ourselves; it is only God who is great. Loving other people should be supreme over our desire for people to have good views of us.\r\n

Living in Real Spiritual Community

Dennis McCallum

Acts 18:1-18

Corinth had many issues. It was full of sin and other issues, but it was a place that was open to hearing about Christ! This teaching is an intro to the book of 1 Corinthians and also tackles division in the Body of Christ.

Living a Life of Compromise

Scott Risley

Genesis 18:1-19:36

Lot and Abraham make very different choices in life. Both are true believers in God, but one lives a life of moral compromise whereas the other holds fast to his faith in God.