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...
by Justin Marple | Jan 6, 2013 | 2013 Sermons, First Corinthians, SERMONS
1 Corinthians 8 begins the climatic and central essay of the whole letter about how we relate to the culture. If you think it difficult to live as a Christian in modern America consider that if you went to buy meat in ancient Corinth, or any other Gentile city for...
by Justin Marple | Dec 30, 2012 | 2012 Sermons, SERMONS
Proverbs 3:1-12 shows the wisdom teacher is like a father to his students who wants his household to remember his teaching. I too want you to remember what I have taught this past year. Unlike those year in review segments you might see on the news, the highlights...
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