Extending Christlike Hospitality Across Continents Lois Belch and Natalie Widman are longtime missionaries—and longtime friends. Lois grew up in Venezuela as a missionary kid, returning there in her early 20s with her husband, Dav...

Jesus clearly commanded Christians to love one another. He also affirmed the Old Testament commandment that we should love our neighbors as ourselves. That phrase from Leviticus 19:18 sums up a long list of ways God said His people sh...

No, Peaceful Valley Church isn’t in Peaceful Valley. Co-pastors Josh Greenslade and Mark Ziehnert aren’t sure where their church’s name came from. The building is on a hill in Elk, not in the riverside neigh...

Main idea: Unity and Love for fellow Christians will mark the church that loves Jesus. Shoulder the load of missions (1 Corinthians 16:5-12).Stand firm in the faith and love (1 Corinthians 16:13-14)Subject yourself ...

Main idea: Love others with your spiritual gifts because love, not the gifts, is greatest. Seize on love’s permanence Stand on Love’s Greatness Automated Transcription ...

Main idea: Strive to live in love because it is what makes you valuable in the Body of Christ. Value Love Properly (1 Corinthians 13:1-3)Verify Love’s Presence (1 Corinthians 13:4-7) A...

God wants his children to walk worthy while preserving the unity He has given. He has given them common ground and individual gifts to help them make His name known in the world as they corporately become more and more like Him....

Main idea: Come ready to rejoice in the diversity of gifts God has given the church. Consider the unity and diversity in the church (12:12-13)Avoid undervaluing your gift (12:14-20)Resist overvaluing your gift (12:21...

As Paul begins talking about righteous living that flows from a believer's calling, he stresses the importance of a believer's character toward his brothers and sisters in Christ. Those character traits help believers to bear with one another and ...

Main idea: Come ready to share the gifts God has given you whenever you gather with believers. Check for Truth (1 Corinthians 12:1-3)Consider the Trinity (1 Corinthians 12:4-7)Care for the Totality (1 Corinthian...

In these three chapters Paul is focused on how truly spiritual people will love each other because their lives are submitted to Christ as Lord and they are using the gifts given to each Christian by the Holy Spirit. Paul is answering the questio...

Main idea: Check your heart well before taking the Lord’s Supper Am I giving the Lord’s Supper it’s proper weight?Am I causing division or strife in the church?Am I considering the Lord’s discipline?...

Backstory of the Lord’s Supper: The Passover Meal (Exodus 12) Main idea: The Lord’s Supper is a meal that the church takes together to remember Christ, to renew our commitment to Him and each other, and to proclaim His death until He c...

Paul gives a big reveal about how the Gentiles have been brought into God's fold. Salvation through Christ is for both Jews and Gentiles. All people can come to the knowledge of the truth through the Holy Spirit making it known to them....

God takes those who are divided ethnically and culturally and creates true unity through the blood of His Son. He makes Jews and Gentiles into one new man in and through Jesus Christ, who came and preached peace to both groups. He breaks down the ...

Main idea: Take care not to lead another Christian into false worship. Background on eating meat sacrificed to idols. Matthew 18:6-7. Acts 15:28-29 (See also Acts 15:20, 21:25). Revelation 2:14 (See also Revelation 2:20). 1 C...

Get help settling disputes from wise people in the church. Don’t dare seek justice through unjust means. Use true wisdom available in Christ. Don’t bring shame on yourself and the church. Don’t suffer a big loss for t...

In 1 Corinthians 5-6, Paul continues to exhort and teach the Corinthians what it means to be a church that is marked by the Gospel, not the sinful flesh or the culture around them. He focuses on their need to protect the purity of the church ...

When we are in conflict, it's important that we confess to and forgive one another appropriately. This session covers these actions, and bitterness. Scriptures: Psalm 51, Ephesians 4:31-32...

This sermon is the first of two parts dealing with bad responses to conflict, four foundational principles to build peacemaking upon, and good communication principles. Scriptures referenced: James 1:2-4, Matthew 7:1-5, James 1:1...

Introduction Big Idea: Four imperatives to abandon the wisdom of this age and the jealousy it produces. Don’t deceive yourself. Become a fool to the wise of this age. Don’t boast in men....

This lesson looks at what our responsibilities are within our relationships outside of our families. Scriptures: Galatians 5:14, Luke 10:25-37, James 2:1-10, Matthew 5:43-48, Romans 12:17-21...

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...

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: 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...

Defining the Church Let me ask you a question: What is it that makes the church unique in the world? Asked another way, what is it that distinguishes the church from all other public gatherings of people across the globe? How are the peo...

Four unique and unparalleled blessings of the Lord’s day gathering.Sermon NotesCentral Theme: Four unique and unparalleled blessings of the Lord’s day gathering 1. The Lord’s day gathering...

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Imitating Jesus’ humility will bring unity in our mission together as the Church.Sermon NotesMain Idea: Imitating Jesus’ unparalleled humility will bring unparalleled unity in our mission together ...

True unity of all people from every race, culture and background can only come through Christ. The beautiful picture of people from every tribe and tongue and nation worshiping God together is the end goal. (...