by Justin Marple | May 5, 2013 | 2013 Sermons, First Corinthians, SERMONS
1 Cor 12:1-30 concerns Spiritual gifts. Not everyone is an apostle or a prophet or a teacher or a healer, etc. Each of the lists of Spiritual gifts in the passage are different because they are not exhaustive — there are many more. In fact, most of those...
by Justin Marple | Apr 28, 2013 | 2013 Sermons, First Corinthians, SERMONS
1 Cor 11:17-34 tells us one major way that the Lord’s Supper is different from other meals. It tells us the problems at Corinth regarding the Lord’s Supper before and after the central piece — the Christian tradition regarding the order of worship...
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 | Apr 14, 2013 | 2013 Sermons, Luke for Easter, SERMONS
Luke 24:36-53 shows us what it really means to be open minded. Some accuse Christians of being “closed-minded,” and actually the first disciples of Jesus had closed minds. We too have had our doubts about Jesus and have become disillusioned with Jesus. ...
by Justin Marple | Apr 7, 2013 | 2013 Sermons, Luke for Easter, SERMONS
Luke 24:13-35 is a story of how Jesus went down the road of doubt and disillusionment with two of His disciples. They were unable to recognize that it was Him on that road with them, but He listened as they shared their doubts and dashed expectations openly with...
by Justin Marple | Mar 31, 2013 | 2013 Sermons, Luke for Easter, SERMONS
Luke 23:50-24:12 tells us about the burial of Jesus and the women and Peter unable to find Jesus at the tomb on the first day of the week. Luke’s Gospel does not tell us the facts in the form of a creed but in a way to show us how to find the kingdom of God. ...
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