The Unforced Rhythms Of Grace. Matthew 11.25-29

We pause our series on 1 Corinthians to look at some passages from the gospels. Here Jesus invites us to come to him and live by what Eugene Peterson calls ‘the unforced rhythms of grace’.

EP 105 | Cross-Shaped Love. 1 Corinthians 13.1-7

We continue with a further reflection on these famous verses. The characteristics of Christian love are shown supremely by Jesus on the cross as he gives himself for you and me.

EP 104 | Jesus Love. 1 Corinthians 13.1-7

The qualities of love in these verses are beautiful. To see them in action, we need only look at Jesus’ love for his disciples.

EP 103 | You Can't Hurry Love. 1 Corinthians 12.31 – 13.7.

The first quality of love Paul mentions is patience and later in our reading he talks about perseverance. By definition, you can’t hurry (Christian) love.

EP 102 | One Spirit, Many Gifts. 1 Corinthians 12.1-11

Unity and diversity are not mutually exclusive. In fact the more people in a local church use their diverse gifts in the service of God and one another, the more united they are likely to be.

Doing What Is Best. 1 Corinthians 10.23 – 11.1

Sometimes when we are weighing up a possible course of action we might ask, ‘What is permissible?’ But Paul wants us to ask a different question, namely, ‘What is best?’

Shout For Joy To The Lord! Psalm 100

We are to be people of praise! This Psalm points the way. In honour of the 100th podcast in this series, this episode also features a song from Ed and Sophie Borrett to help us give praise to God. we may be disciples in challenging times, but God gives us great joy as we follow Jesus.

The Imperfect Church, 1 Corinthians 10.14-25

We sometimes idealise the New Testament church. This can leave us depressed, as our own churches don’t live up to our ideal. But they had problems, just like us. be encouraged!

An Example And A Warning. 1 Corinthians 10.1-13

This passage gives us some keys to help us open up some of the most difficult passages of the Bible and apply them to our lives.

Strict Training, 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Disciples are called to go into strict training, not as an end in itself, but to win the prize God holds out for us. Are we willing to hit the spiritual gym in order to gain our heavenly reward?