Chestnut Mountain Church

In 1 Corinthians 13, Paul describes love and the way of love to the Corinthians. He describes love only with verbs because love cannot be described statically. As we look at how Paul described love to the Church of Corinth, we are reminded that love is absolutely necessary, personally characterized, eternally permanent, and entirely supreme. Love is the root of all healthy behavior, and we, as Christians, must be connected to the Vine, Jesus, at all times. We must abide in Him. Listen to this sermon from 1 Corinthians 13 in the fourteenth part of our In The Word - 1 Corinthians series.

In 1 Corinthians 12, the Corinthians were more concerned pursuing a spiritual gift rather than the spiritual giver, God. Paul Reminds the Corinthians that they are all part of the same team but they are pursuing the wrong thing. It is adamant that every member of the body walks in the spiritual gift that God has given each member. That is the only way the church will thrive. It's all the same Holy Spirit that fills us. When we're fully surrendered, the Holy Spirit wants to manifest Himself in and through us erupting Himself in our lives. We must be totally surrendered and willing to take the lid off to let God work in us and through us. Listen to this sermon from 1 Corinthians 12 in the thirteenth part of our In The Word - 1 Corinthians series.

In 1 Corinthians 11, Paul reminds the Corinthians that it's about the church being unified with God and others. The purpose of us being together as the church is to honor and recognize the idea of being unified. The church can't have unity if there is not unity with God. If you're not in unity with God, then there cannot be unity with one another. When the church is one one mind, one accord, and one mission, the church will grow. Listen to this sermon from 1 Corinthians 11 in the twelfth part of our In The Word - 1 Corinthians series.

On Father's Day, we look at 1 Corinthians 11 as we continue our In The Word series. In 1 Corinthians 11, Paul writes to the Corinthians to examine their circle of influence. He calls them to be imitators of himself because he is imitating Christ. As a follower of Christ, you have a circle of influence. You are impacting people whether you know it or not. You are influencing people that God has placed around you. As believers, we have to be the loudest voice in our circle of influence because we are called to be imitators of Christ. Listen to this sermon from 1 Corinthians 11 in the eleventh part of our In The Word - 1 Corinthians series.

In 1 Corinthians 10, Paul discusses with the Corinthians about the battle there is between the balance of freedom and responsibility as a Christian. As Christians, we have all been given freedom through salvation. However, with that freedom, we have a responsibility. As Christians, we cannot abuse our freedom and forget our responsibility. Our responsibility as Christian is to grow the church and to prompt the growth of other believers. We must ask ourselves: Do our lives push someone else closer to the Church? Are our lives stumbling blocks or a building blocks? Listen to this sermon about from 1 Corinthians 10 in the tenth part of our In The Word - 1 Corinthians series.

In 1 Corinthians 9, Paul expresses to the Corinthians how he gave up His own freedom and liberty to reach both the Jews and teh Gentiles where they were. Paul had no selfish motive. The only reason that Paul was becoming all things to all people was he wanted to see people saved. He was getting back to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Our duty as Christ followers is to become all things to all people because it's all about Jesus, not a political party, beliefs, race, or anything else. As Christ followers, we are to become all things to all people because Christ died for all. Listen to this sermon about from 1 Corinthians 9 in the ninth part of our In The Word - 1 Corinthians series.

As our country faces protests and riots against racism all across our nation, we are heavy hearted. It's time for the Church to take its place at the forefront and lead. We must love one another. When you love God, you love one another. In 1 Corinthians 8, Paul is pointing the Corinthians to Jesus. He's telling them that knowledge puffs up but love builds up. What is the work of love? Listen to this sermon about from 1 Corinthians 8 in the eighth part of our In The Word - 1 Corinthians series.

In 1 Corinthians 7, Paul gives the Corinthians marriage advice. Paul isn't against marriage but reminds that there are challenges in marriages. Marriage is going to be hard enough; the last thing it needs is more difficulties. Your relationship with God has to trump everything else including your relationship with your spouse. We must be focused vertically on Him. Our focus in marriage has to be on the Lord. We can fix our relationships and marriages by fixing our eyes on Christ. Push your spouse to pursue a relationship with Christ. Are you creating distraction in your spouse's pursuit of the Lord? Listen to this sermon about from 1 Corinthians 7 in the seventh part of our In The Word - 1 Corinthians series.

In 1 Corinthians, 6, Paul reminds the Corinthians that just because you are saved and a Christian does not mean you can live any way that you want. Before your faith in Christ, you willingly walked in sin and were owned by those things. However, through Christ, sin no longer has authority over you. As Christians, we are declared righteous in Jesus. As followers of Christ, we are washed, sanctified, and justified because Jesus was crucified and laid down His life for us. We cannot let our flesh rule our lives. Because of our new life in Christ, we are ruled by Christ who has washed, sanctified, and justified us. Be reminded that we are no longer slaves to sin through Christ. In Christ, we are washed, sanctified, and justified. Listen to this sermon about from 1 Corinthians 6 in the sixth part of our In The Word - 1 Corinthians series.

On this Mother's Day, Pastor Brian invites his wife, Chelsea, along with Pastor Jared and Pastor Brandon and their wives, Kaylan and Abigail, respectively, to have a round table talk about the journey of motherhood. While there are great rewards and challenges of being a mother, motherhood is ultimately servanthood. Though the journey of motherhood may not be easy, our mothers are often the ones that are the glue holding our families together. Listen to this table talk about the journey of motherhood from Mother's Day at CMC.