SEEDS OF CHANGE
Date: August 13, 2017 Text: Matthew 13:1-23 Speaker: Tom Brooks God is at work planting seeds of change that bring fruitfulness to our lives. Are we aware of His seeds and are we allowing them to grow?
THE POWER OF LOVE
Date: August 6, 2017 Scripture: 1 Cor. 9 Speaker: Clint Nelson When we’re in love the rest is just details. When we’re in love with Jesus the things of this world are just details. It was the love of Jesus and the love Paul had for Jesus that made things like marriage and a good career easy to give up. Paul’s words to the church in Corinth call to our attention the object of our affection.
LOVE AND RIGHTS
Date: July 30, 2017 Text: 1 Cor. 8 Speaker: Clint Nelson Christ surrendered His rights so that we might see His love. Christians do the same.
CONFLICTS & THE BODY OF CHRIST
Date: July 23, 2017 Text: 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 Speaker: Isaac Dagneau Should Christians file lawsuits against other Christians? Paul addresses this issue to the ancient church in Corinth in his first letter - a letter that encourages unity all throughout. However, 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 is not primarily about "lawsuits," but more about the character of the body of Christ. The church, ancient and present, ought to be team members who appropriately confront and take confrontation. Why? Because the church is washed, sanctified, and justified in Christ and by the Spirit of our God. We are not promoters of individualism or autonomy, but promoters of unity within the body of Christ.
HOMOSEXUALITY
Date: July 16, 2017 Text: 1 Cor. 6:9-11 Speaker: Clint Nelson The Bible tells us that no one is born straight, yet through faith in Christ, we can let go of our broken lives in exchange for His righteousness. To add to our brokenness, we have both the world and much of the church sending out the wrong message - that sex, marriage and family are the ultimate human experience, when they aren't. Oneness with God is the ultimate human experience. As we elevate certain human experiences, we elevate the horror of their perversion. Sexual sins become worse than gossip or materialism. Paul seeks for the church to be balanced - to see that the ultimate human experience is to be one with God; to see that all sins are equal yet uniquely damaging; and to see that [...]
SEX AND THE GOSPEL
Date: July 9, 2017 Text: 1 Corinthians 7:1-40 Speaker: Clint Nelson No one has a higher view of sex than Christians and yet no one needs it less than Christians. That is the message and power of the Gospel as it relates to sex and our relational status.
THE MYTH OF CASUAL SEX – PART 2
Date: July 2, 2017 Text: 1 Cor. 6:12-20 Speaker: Clint Nelson The number one reason to flee sexual immorality is because we’re married to Christ.
RELIABILITY OF SCRIPTURE
Date: June 25, 2017 Text: Various Speaker: Isaac Dagneau The Word of God makes critical life changing claims (for our past, present and future), but is it reliable? Isaac shares how our Bible (a composition of 66 books) came to be and why we can live our lives based on its every word.
THE MYTH OF CASUAL SEX – PART 1
Date: June 18, 2017 Text: 1 Cor. 6:12-20 Speaker: Clint Nelson Is sex just a natural appetite? If I sleep around does it really matter? The Christian view of sex is often described as narrow-minded, when the reverse is true. Is there more to sex than self-gratification? Listen to part one of understanding the nature, beauty, pleasure, community, life and fruitfulness that is to be had when done God's way.
SEX & COMMUNITY
Date: June 11, 2018 Text: 1 Cor. 5 Speaker: Clint Nelson How we express our sexuality doesn't just impact us, but our church community, and our city. The church community is to take immorality of all kinds seriously - out of love for the individual, health of the church, and blessing of the city. Listen to discover more of God's design for sexuality and the role of the community in bringing beauty through healthy sexuality.
