In I Corinthians Chapter 8, the apostle Paul addresses a conflict within the church around believers’ freedom to eat food that had been sacrificed to idols. While on the surface the Corinthian church seemed to have knowledge about spiritual truths, the apostle Paul contrasted their argument with the outworking of love. In this passage we see principles that show us how the Gospel is meant to shape how we view knowledge, how we view our brothers and sisters in Christ, and ultimately how we go about exercising the freedoms that we have.

In 1 Corinthians 7, Paul gives gritty, practical guidance to believers in every life stage — married, widowed, single, or in spiritually mixed marriages. Gareth unpacks God’s design for marriage, His grace for broken situations, and His call to live fully in the season He’s assigned us. Whatever our circumstances, we are urged to embrace undivided devotion to Jesus, letting the gospel shape every part of our lives as a response to His love.

In this sermon, titled Singleness, a Gift from God, Johannes unpacks 1 Corinthians 7:6–9 and 25–38, continuing our journey through the book of 1 Corinthians. Building on last week’s message about marriage, this week’s focus shifts to the equally valuable and often misunderstood gift of singleness. Johannes speaks honestly about his own journey, the cultural pressures surrounding romantic love, and what Scripture reveals about living a fulfilled, undivided life devoted to God. Whether you're single or married, this message is a call to see singleness not as a second-best, but as a God-given opportunity for thriving, purpose, and deep devotion.

In this week’s message, Gareth unpacks 1 Corinthians 7:1–5, showing how God’s design for sex and marriage is both beautiful and deeply practical. In a world full of confusion and distortion, Scripture calls us to flee sexual immorality and embrace God’s good gift of sex within marriage. With clarity and compassion, Gareth explores creation, fall, redemption, and restoration—helping both marrieds and singles develop a biblical, God-glorifying view of sex and the body.

In a world that tells us, “You are your own,” the apostle Paul writes something radically countercultural: “You are not your own—you were bought at a price.”

In this message from 1 Corinthians 6:12–20, we explore what it means to belong—body and soul—to Jesus Christ. As Paul responds to troubling behavior in the Corinthian church, he doesn’t just offer moral correction—he unveils a beautiful, eternal truth: our bodies matter to God.

This sermon unpacks Paul’s piercing question—“Do you not know?”—and reveals four foundational truths:

1. What you do with your body matters

2. Your body is united to Christ

3. Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit

4. You are not your own

Far from being a list of restrictions, this is a glorious invitation to freedom, holiness, and hope. Whether you’re wrestling with sexual sin, cultural confusion, or identity questions—this text offers clarity and compassion through the gospel.

Paul addresses the issue within the Corinthian church of believers taking "trivial cases" to be judged by individuals outside of the church. His overall focus is that this approach is not unifying for the church and then he goes on to list a few other reasons as to why believers should be dealing with these "trivial cases" within the church.

Those include:

1. Because Saints will one day judge the world and angels.

2. Because Saints have a higher position and wisdom than unbelieving judges.

3. Because Saints are brothers.

4. Even if you win, you lose.

Paul then wraps up this passage with such an encouraging passage for all people.....saying that at one time we were sinners.....lost. But now we are washed....sanctified.....and justified.

This sermon explores how the gospel shapes the church's response to sin within its community. Drawing from 1 Corinthians 5, it highlights a shocking case of sexual immorality in the Corinthian church and their arrogant, ungodly response to it. The sermon emphasizes that sin is not a private matter and affects the entire church body. It outlines a biblical approach to dealing with unrepentant sin, stressing the importance of grief, removal from fellowship for the sake of the individual's spirit, and maintaining the purity and witness of the church. The message distinguishes between disassociating from worldly sinners and holding believers accountable, ultimately aiming for restoration and holiness within the church family.

Join us as Scott Landman teaches this morning from 1 Corinthians 4.

Join us as Gareth Bowley teaches in 1 Corinthians 3 this morning.

Spiritual Wisdom - 1 Corinthians 2:6-16. In this passage, the apostle Paul continues his call for unity in the church by showing that true wisdom is found in the message of the cross. In this sermon, Johannes unpacks the difference between human and Godly wisdom, exploring both the natural and spiritual aspects of how we understand truth. He reminds us that as mature believers, we are called to reflect unity grounded in God’s wisdom—a wisdom that can only be revealed by the Holy Spirit.