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What would you be willing to give up or sacrifice to reach the lost or to be effective in the ministry God has you in? Would you let go of a liberty or right that you have? It’s good for us to think about these things and we’ll do just that today and tomorrow on Abounding Grace.

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Perhaps you’re not so happy with where you’re at today. You have a job that isn’t satisfying to you, or you’ve been in school more years than you can count? While it would be easy for you to jump ship, pastor Ed Taylor wants us to look behind the scenes and see what God is doing! You’ll soon see, God has a plan for your life, and that includes right where you’re at today. Nothing is wasted by Him. With that in mind, we need to remain faithful.

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When we put in a hard day of work, we expect to be compensated for it right? Should those in ministry be treated any differently? Let’s talk about that today on Abounding Grace. We’ve made it to chapter nine of First Corinthians as we continue through this epistle together. Here the subject shifts to supporting the man of God.

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Maybe you’ve been wondering lately, what is your calling? Has the Lord called you to pastoral ministry, or maybe to lead the worship team at church, or a small group bible study? Today on Abounding Grace pastor Ed Taylor shows us the evidence of our calling is the fruit of our lives.

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As believers there is great freedom that we enjoy in Christ. But we need to realize that there’s also great responsibility to love! Our liberties have the potential of stumbling a weaker brother or sister. So at times we may need to put aside a particular liberty out of love and concern for others.

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We have great liberty in Christ, but does that mean anything goes? Maybe you’ve heard some of your friends excuse their behavior, thinking that’s the case. Our salvation is a free gift from God and isn’t obtained by works or legalistic rules. However, as we’re about to see, we want to be careful to ask, how will my decisions in the grey areas affect those around me?

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How do we make decisions on issues that the Scripture doesn't specifically address? Today on Abounding Grace we’ll be considering that very thing. Though the scripture doesn’t speak about every specific issue directly it does provide us with what we need for life and godliness. We are given principles and guidelines that we can apply in our decision making. And some of these are found in First Corinthians chapter eight.

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Think the Christian life is going to be easy? Think again! Just like the man we’ll hear about today, we can expect turmoil, difficulty, tribulation and spiritual warfare. Yes it’s a rough road, and we should count the cost. As we open up chapter six, the apostle Paul is listing some of the things he endured as a minister of Jesus. Remember he’s defending his ministry, pointing out what he endured and how he lived to demonstrate he was truly an apostle of God.

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We’re living in a day and age where divorce is very common even in the church. In fact, if you’re an adult and both of your parents are still married to each other, you’re in the minority sad to say! Well, it wasn’t all that different in Jesus’ day. In fact, some Jewish rabbis taught that you could divorce your wife for just about anything -- even burning your dinner! But what about something a little more serious? Something like being married to an unbeliever -- is that grounds for divorce? Let’s go ahead and turn to First Corinthians seven and explore that question and others with pastor Ed Taylor.

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It really is sad to see how lightly marriage is taken these days. The divorce rate, the laws that are in place, and even the living together prior to marriage just goes to show how far we’ve declined as a society. But God sees marriage entirely different, and He wants us to value and esteem marriage as highly as He does. Today on Abounding Grace we’ll see marriage and divorce from God’s perspective.

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