Sermons on 1 Corinthians

Sermons on 1 Corinthians

Commands of Jesus: “Do this in remembrance…”

Please turn with me in your Bible to 1 Corinthians 11. These past few weeks we have been looking at a few of the most foundational commands of Christ. We looked at his call to follow him, we looked at his command to be baptized, and today we are going to take a look at his command to remember him, specifically with a ritual meal he gave his followers to observe, which goes by a few names, typically communion, or…

Members of One Another

I have a question to start us off this morning.  How many memberships do you have? Think about it for a second. Costco, Amazon Prime, Sam’s Club, The ISU Alumni Association, Maybe a golf club, a gym membership, Rotary, Toastmasters, Kiwanis, maybe you are a member of a professional association related to your vocation. You can be a member of a coffee shop rewards program, or if you’re like me, you can be a chick-fil-a signature status rewards member because…

Vainglory Part 2

Part 2 – Vainglory: the tendency we have to seek prominence, power, and influence through our accomplishments and efforts. Hear about Pastor Matt’s struggles to fend off pride through the power of the gospel.

Evangelistic Expectations

In the scriptures, we do not see a clear evangelism “how to” for believers.   But there seems to be a clear backdrop that the churches were evangelizing prolifically. Yet I think most of us would feel that we don’t evangelize as often as we should. Most of us tend to be very hesitant to speak here. There are many reasons for this, it will probably always be the case. Tom Short, a campus preacher with our church association told…

The Reality of Resurrecton

Easter is that time in the Christian calendar when we set our sights on the very foundation, roots, essence, and core message of our faith: the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ, the Messiah, from the dead. It is very easy, with all the cultural and religious trappings of the holiday, to turn Jesus and his resurrection from the dead into another mere myth. I want to say emphatically that the Gospel Message that Christians proclaim, is not good…

Resurrected Bodies

  Introduction Isaiah 9:6–7 ESV  For to us a child is born, to us a son is given…   You’ve probably heard of this prophecy. Sung about it in a song at Christmas time. It is a prophecy of the Coming of Jesus Christ to earth. The Incarnation. God becoming man.  Jesus Christ, while not yielding his Deity, became a man. Some religions, like Islam, are repulsed by such a thought. Isn’t that blasphemous? How could the Almighty, All-powerful, All-knowing, Eternal…

Gifts of the Spirit

  Summary: God has given spiritual gifts to all believers empowering them to serve one another and build up the church. Just as the human body is made up of many different parts, yet is one body, so God has given a wide diversity of gifts, yet all united around Him to do His will. God gives gifts as He wills and Biblical history shows that the gifts of healing and miracles have not been present in the history of…