Midtown Church

This passage contains an event where Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, is told of a coming siege by three enemy and allied kingdoms. In response Jehoshaphat calls the nation to assemble, fast and pray. In this message we will look at the prayer of the king, the answer from God, the response of the nation and the outcome of the event. 

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In this kickoff message to a new Summer series we address soul tiredness and depletion. Jesus invites us to come to Him and He will give rest for our souls. The questions this sermon answers is what are those things that tire our souls and how can we find rest and replenishment for them? 

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In this stand alone message we look at one of the most precious passages in the entire Bible. Romans 8 deals with the great promise of the assurance of our salvation in Jesus Christ. And yet, it's a promise misunderstood and often forgotten. In this message we take the time to be reminded that nothing, including us, can separate those in Christ from the love of Christ. 

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In this message we look at the problem taking place in the Corinthian Church: The rich were hoarding their food and getting drunk at their Communion feasts. Paul responds with clarity on the pattern and purpose for Communion and the penalty for carrying on in the same way. He ends with what the plan should be going ahead. 

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In this week's passage we look at the call on men and women in the church and home and how God's timeless principles guide ever changing costumes and practices.

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This week's text ends Paul's three chapter teaching on Christian liberty - how should a Christian live, what choices should they make, when the Bible doesn’t speak specifically to a particular activity? Paul's fivefold answer: choose to build up not tear down, choose freedom over legalism, choose others over ourself, choose God's glory over our own, and choose Jesus above all else. 

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John Calvin once called the human heart an “idol factory.” But if we’ve put our trust in Jesus to forgive us our sins, what’s the problem with chasing a few earthly pleasures for ourselves? In 1 Corinthians 10:14-22 Paul helps us to see that idolatry simply makes no sense for the Christian given the reality of our salvation and in fact it exposes us to very real and powerful spiritual forces. 

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This passage is a warning and calls us to learn from the calamity of the Israelites in their forty-year wilderness journey. God's chosen people then had so many privileges and advantages and yet, Paul writes that God was not pleased with most of them. Christians today have advantages that exceed the people then and yet, we too are in danger of great calamity if we don't learn from their tragic example. 

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Paul often usings sporting analogies when talking about the Christian life. In this passage he compares the Christian life to running a race and boxing an opponent. And what he says is that Christians are to run and fight with self-control, with purpose and with perseverance so as to not be disqualified from receiving the prize. 

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Paul's passion, Paul's mission entrusted to him by God, was to see as many come to saving faith in Jesus as possible. In this passage we consider what this meant practically in Paul's life, what it means to us now and how Jesus is the ultimate example to imitate.

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