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Introduction Main idea: Two ways to think that will help you drop the unbeliever’s playbook for life and pick up Christ’s play book. Recognize what the unbeliever cannot understand“They said to you, ...

In 1 Corinthians 3-4, Paul continues his rebuke of the pride that led the Corinthians to create divisions and factions based on their pursuit of worldly status. He shows them the right way to think about how God uses servants of the Lord as His st...

Because we’ve already been warned to… stop being enamored with the world’s methods and messages! Main idea: Understand and embrace the realities of true divine wisdom, the Gospel of Christ crucified. 1. The Qualities...

Main idea: True Gospel preachers and listeners don’t put their faith in the methods and manner of the speaker but in Christ crucified. Affirm Christ crucified; deny human cleverness. (1 Corinthians 2:1-2)Affirm the...

Main Idea: The wisdom of God makes disunity unthinkable through a unified standard for boasting. Three proofs that God’s wisdom makes disunity unthinkable through a unified standard for boasting: Your ...

Main Idea: Unite under the message of the cross, not behind impressive preachers. Trust what is already saving you (1 Corinthians 1:18-21)Trust what is wiser and stronger (1 Corinthians 1:22-25) Applic...

Main idea: Stop splitting up into factions behind your favorite spokesman and style, and unite under Christ and His Gospel. Unite under Christ; don’t divide under your favorite spokesman. (1 Corinthians 1:10-12)Think h...

Main Idea: Give thanks to God for His grace that enriches, equips, and establishes you in covenant fellowship with the Lord Jesus. Three reasons to give thanks for the grace of God: 1. Enriched: The grace of God has enriched u...

Main idea: We must be marked by the Gospel, not by the sinful culture, to honor God and effectively evangelize.  Listen to the Apostle Paul. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Base your life together on your i...

Many pressures and influences all around us seek to form and shape us. Our own way of thinking and living can oftentimes be shaped by our old sin nature. This results in deformed Christianity that does not reflect Christ. Paul sought to address al...

God overcomes our sinful condition by first opening our eyes and giving us new understanding. 1 Corinthians 2:6-16; John 6:44; 2 Corinthians 4:4-6...

Main idea: Thank God for the gifts of Christ’s first coming and hope in God for the gifts of his second coming. Thank God for the gifts of the first coming of ChristHope in God alone for the gifts of the second coming ...

The Entrance of Death Genesis 2:7 Romans 5:12 Mark 16:2–7 The Entrance of the Resurrection Romans 5:10–11 The Completion ...

I hope that you have gotten a chance to join the in-person gatherings at FBC over these last few weeks! For Ashley and I, they have been so refreshing even with the extra restrictions and precautions due to the virus. But, that prompts a question....

Sermon notes: Main idea: The resurrection of Jesus Christ gives us for reasons that our faith and labor for Him is worth it. The certaintiesThe ConquestsThe ConsequenceThe Change...

The ordinances of the Lord's table (the Lord's supper) and water baptism are key elements in God's plan for the Church....

There are many lessons to learn in the school of prayer. The Scriptures abound with its faithful professors. Behind the Lord Jesus and King David we have no greater teacher than the Apostle Paul. David teaches us to pray vulnerably from t...

Christ is what we should exist for....