If death is truly the end of your life, then what would be the meaning and value of any human pursuit? If there is no resurrection, what would be the point of all life’s efforts? Without the resurrection, rituals for the dead are meaningless and risks for the sake of ministry are worthless. “Why bother?” […]
Why Bother? | 1 Corinthians 15:29-34 Read More »
The resurrection is an essential Christian belief because the kingdom is coming. It is essential for the culmination of all that God has been doing in the world, in humanity and in your life. Imagine that you’re really advanced in age and are having a heart attack and dying. Still in that moment, ask yourself a few
The Kingdom Project | 1 Corinthians 15:24-28 Read More »
If there is no resurrection of the dead, then Jesus Himself was not raised from the dead. And if Jesus was not raised from the dead, then all is lost. A topic we usually don’t talk about unless it’s Easter Sunday or a funeral is Jesus’ resurrection. Maybe you have never slowed down enough to
Why Jesus’ Resurrection Matters | 1 Corinthians 15:12-19 Read More »
We are to love one another with our spiritual gifts, using them to build each other up in following Jesus Christ. Worship gatherings are times when we realign ourselves to reality. But worship services can go bad in various ways. Sometimes they can just be boring, but sometimes they can even be damaging, negative and
Orderly Worship | 1 Corinthians 14:26-40 Read More »
We strive, we seek, we pursue and desire any number of things on any given day. What have you been seeking and desiring? There is probably a variety of things – most of which are probably also good. But, are you striving for the best thing? A Question to Ask The Christians in Corinth were asking
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DO YOU THINK ABOUT spiritual gifts on Sunday morning before church? Do you think about how the Holy Spirit might empower you to serve and bless other people as the church gathers? Often we don’t think on that level before we get together. We think about it being too early to get up for a
Desire Spiritual Gifts | 1 Corinthians 14:1-25 Read More »