1 Corinthians 10: Becoming a Community of Conscience Pt 2
In 1 Corinthians 10 Paul is continuing to help the Christians in Corinth work out how to love God and each other when they don’t agree on fundamental issues about how to live as followers...
1 Corinthians 8&9 – Becoming a Community of Conscience pt 1
In chapters 8 to 11 of 1 Corinthians the Apostle Paul is responding to a question about whether it’s OK to eat meat that was (or might have been) used in idol worship. Doesn’t sound...
1 Corinthians 7 pt 3 – Marriage and Singleness
In this chapel service we wrap up the series from 1 Corinthians 7 on Sex, Marriage and Singleness. This involves looking at Paul’s instructions to those who are currently single as well as reminding ourselves...
1 Corinthians 7 pt2 – Marriage and Divorce
When is Divorce permissible in God’s eyes? Jesus had to deal with that question from the religious community He belonged to; and it was one of the first pastoral issues that emerged in the religious...
1 Corinthians 7 pt1 – Marriage and Sex
In chapter 7 Paul begins applying the principles he’s laid down in the first section of the book to the questions the church wrote to him about. It shouldn’t surprise us that in a city...
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 – Opportunity or Obligation?
What’s the difference between an opportunity and an obligation? The people in Corinth were surrounded by opportunities to do whatever made them happy – there were few moral constraints on promiscuity, gluttony, gossip and so...
Amazing Bodies
When we look at how God designed our bodies not only do we see evidence that God is a genius and His designs are amazing; but we also learn some lessons that God chose to...
Acts 1:1-11 – Suffering is the Path, Not the Point!
The book of Acts is volume 2 of Luke’s account of the origin story of Christianity. In volume one – the Gospel of Luke – he told the story of Jesus up to His ascension....
1 Corinthians 6 – Get the Right Help!
As Paul equips Christians in Corinth to fight their sin, he confronts the way they’re turning to the same sources as the culture around them when problems arise between people. Who should they be seeking...
1 Corinthians 5 – Fight Your Sin Q&A
After teaching through the message of 1 Corinthians 5 the previous week, Ps Mike addresses some questions that people brought to the text to help us better understand what the text means and how we...