When the Apostle Paul wrote the Corinthian church, he encouraged single people to seriously weigh whether they should marry based on the environment they were living in. Today, Pastor Richie explains some of the contexts behind this: the Church was facing persecution, and to become bound to a spouse at that time could lead to tragedy if a family member was persecuted. While our situation today may be different, it’s still wise to heed this suggestion to consider our environment before marrying.

In his message today, Pastor Richie reminds us to live as God has called us, rather than rushing to what we think is best. For example, new believer doesn’t have to uproot their entire life once they are saved. On the contrary, God wants us to remain where He has called us, and this often involves staying in our current job and location. And the beauty of this is that people in your life can see the way Jesus has changed you, contrasting how you lived before you met Christ with after your conversion.

By God's design, marriage is the most intimate of all human relationships. But when one of the two falls from grace in some way, they often get divorced. Why would a Christian imagine God desiring them to separate from their spouse? Many Christians believe that being in union with an unbeliever would make them unclean in God's eyes. Well Today Pastor Richie will be reading through the Book of 1st Corinthians, where Paul instructs Christians who are married to unbelievers to do the opposite.

As the church has taught through the centuries, God created marriage as a loyal partnership between one man and one woman. It is one of God's greatest gifts to mankind, an image of God's love. But the bible also says being single is good. If that's true, then how should Christians think about marriage? Is it better to be married or not? Today Pastor Richie will be reading through the Book of 1st Corinthians, where Paul provides clear and sometimes surprising answers to these questions.

God's word is filled with the truth of who you are, who He is, and His power. And if you meditate on His word you can use it to fight negative thoughts. Today Pastor Richie will be reading through the Book of 1st Corinthians, where you will learn how to take every thought captive. It's simple, but not easy. It takes dedication and self-awareness. It requires repentance from sin and faith in God, but it may be the most rewarding gift you ever give yourself. A truly free spirit, that can live for The Lord!

Many times Christians hesitate to make the right choices because they try to please the Lord without offending the world. As you contemplate the decisions you make in your life each day whether to make this choice or that. But if you choose Christ, you will have always made the correct choice. Well Today Pastor Richie will be reading through the Book of 1st Corinthians, where you will see that God does not set us free so that we can do whatever we want, but so that we can do whatever God wants.

Going to see a movie with 3D glasses is a different experience. But it wouldn’t be quite the same without those glasses. They enhance and make things come to life in a way that without, things fall a bit flat. Now think about God’s Spirit working in you like those 3D glasses. All of a sudden, you start to see things differently. You start to act and react in ways that clearly aren’t your own doing. Today, Pastor Richie expresses the need for God’s Spirit within you to override what you want to do.

Being on the fence isn’t a good place to be. You’ll surely fall to one side or the other. So as you think about this analogy today, think of the fence as the place where you are “playing it safe” – saying you want to follow God, but still doing whatever it is you think is right or good for you. This is dangerous, and it’s something that’s spoken strongly about in the Bible. Today, Pastor Richie teaches through a challenging chapter in the Bible about holding to God’s standards, and cutting out sin in the church.

You’ve heard plenty these days about a virus being contagious and spreading uncontrollably. But most people don’t think of sin having the same effect. Sin is something that, if left unchecked, just spreads and gets worse…like a virus! Today, Pastor Richie expresses the need for churches to remove that sin in order to keep the rest of the church healthy and unharmed. If that sin festers within the church, then it’s only going to grow and become even more problematic. Protecting against sin is good.

You’ve heard plenty these days about a virus being contagious and spreading uncontrollably. But most people don’t think of sin having the same effect. Sin is something that, if left unchecked, just spreads and gets worse…like a virus! Today, Pastor Richie expresses the need for churches to remove that sin in order to keep the rest of the church healthy and unharmed. If that sin festers within the church, then it’s only going to grow and become even more problematic. Protecting against sin is good.