Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: Jesus is the true King but is He what you’re looking for? Depends on what you were expecting:

1. God to meet your expectations or deliver on His? (vv. 28-35)

2. God to be who He is or who I want Him to be? (vv. 36-39)

3. God to take sin lightly or treat sinners compassionately? (vv. 40-44)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: We are told to fear God and then told to fear not- which one is it?

1. Fear not what can only bring an end to this life (v. 4)

2. Fear Him who has authority over your eternity (vv. 5-7a) 

3. Fear not for Jesus will save His own (vv. 7b-9) 

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Four perks of singleness to leverage for God's glory and kingdom:
  
1. Less troubles in the time before Christ’s return (vv. 25-28)

2. Less focus on the things of this world (vv. 29-31)

3. More undivided devotion to God (vv. 32-35) 

4. More flexibility in life (vv. 36-40)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: The beauty of being a Christian is that you can and ought to live for Christ wherever it is that He’s placed you.  

1. Whatever life God’s assigned you, walk out your faith there (vv. 17-19) 

2. Wherever God finds you when he saves you, stay with God there (vv. 20-24)

Preacher: Chris Ritter

Big Idea: To stay or not to stay? God has the answer.

1. To stay or not to stay-- Round 1: to the unmarried and widows (vv. 8-9)

Answer: Seek marriage if you burn with passion for sexual intimacy.

2. To stay or not to stay-- Round 2: to Christian marriages (vv. 10-11)

Answer: Stay married to your Christian spouse.

3. To stay or not to stay-- Round 3: to Christians married to unbelievers

Answer: It depends:

a. Is the unbelieving spouse willing to stay married to you? Then stay.

b. Are they unwilling? Let them go but you do not initiate.

3 Crucial Truths from 1 Corinthians to Remember:

1. Remember the power of the Cross (1 Cor. 1:18-31)

2. Trust the wisdom of God’s Word (1 Cor. 2:6-16)

3. Rejoice in the powerful name of Jesus (1 Cor. 6:11)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: Whatever gift you find yourself with in Christ, celebrate singleness with

celibacy and marriage with sex.

1. The right context for sex: marital monogamy (vv. 1-2)-

Dangers of sexual sin when single:

2. The right commitment to sex: mutuality (vv. 3-4)-

3. The right concession from sex: a short stint (vv. 5-6)-

3 Reasons married couples deprive one another today:

a. Leverage

b. Punishment

c. Disconnect

4 Keys to abstinence in marriage:

a. Should be agreed upon

b. Should be limited

c. Should be prayerful

d. Should resume

4. The right attitude about sex and celibacy: gifts from God (v. 7)

a. Gift of celibacy

b. Gift of sex in marriage

c. How do I know what gift I have?

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: God in Christ purchased us, body and soul, to free us to glorify God in our bodies by fleeing from sexual immorality. In other words, Christians are freed to flee!

1. Detach your view of freedom in Christ from the culture (vv. 12-14)

2. Develop your view of union with Christ from the Scripture (vv. 15-17)

3. Determine your response to Gospel freedom is fleeing (vv. 18-20)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: The Gospel changes the way we judge grievances in the church.

1. Don’t be naive: future Gospel realities are the foundation for proper grievance resolution (vv. 1-8)

2. Don’t be deceived: present persisting in sin threatens your future inheritance (vv. 9-11)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: The Gospel of Jesus beckons us to deal with (unrepentant) sin Biblically.

1. Why? To preserve our blood bought purity (vv. 6-8)

a. A Gospel issue

b. Your Gospel identity

b. A Gospel imperative

2. Who? To purge the brother in unrepentant sin (vv. 9-13)

a. Who Paul meant

b. Who Paul didn't mean

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: It is the local church’s responsibility to deal with (unrepentant) sin

Biblically.

1. Take sin seriously- A righteous response (vv. 1-2a)

The wrong response: 

1. Minimize

2. Rationalize

3. Fraternize

The right response:

2. Treat sin properly- a righteous removal (vv. 2b-5)

1. The basis

2. The method

3. The purpose