by Justin Marple | Apr 21, 2013 | 2013 Sermons, First Corinthians, SERMONS
1 Corinthians 11:2-16 is a passage that most Christians in America today do not know how to handle. The instinctive answer to the question, “Does God care about the length of our hair and such?” is No! The truth is that God does care about our hair and...
by Justin Marple | Feb 10, 2013 | 2013 Sermons, First Corinthians, SERMONS
1 Cor 10:23-11:1 concludes the central essay of the letter on our relationship with the culture so that we may see others saved. We will discover what it would mean for you to seek the advantage of others so that they may be saved. Looking at the beginning and end...
by Justin Marple | Feb 3, 2013 | 2013 Sermons, First Corinthians, SERMONS
1 Cor 10:14-22 completes the triad of “all things to all people,” ‘some things to some people,’ with ‘nothing to anyone.’ These are the three ways we are to relate to the surrounding culture. The issue is how far can we go in...
by Justin Marple | Jan 27, 2013 | 2013 Sermons, First Corinthians, SERMONS
1 Cor 10:1-13 shows us how Paul could only partially identify with Jewish people regarding the sacraments. Their fathers are our fathers. And these fathers experienced types of our sacraments (baptism and the Lord’s Supper). But we cannot join in with the way...
by Justin Marple | Jan 20, 2013 | 2013 Sermons, First Corinthians, SERMONS
In 1 Cor 9:19-27 we begin to discover both how hard Paul was willing to work to cross cultural barriers and identify with other people needing salvation as well as how far Paul was willing to go to do so. Athletic training for a big event, like the Olympic Games,...
by Justin Marple | Jan 13, 2013 | 2013 Sermons, First Corinthians, SERMONS
1 Corinthians 9:1-18 shows us that Paul is no volunteer — he has been drafted by God — and so like any good soldier he should be paid. But Paul went above and beyond the call of duty by choosing voluntarily to go without it. This was a countercultural...
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