The Main Idea of the Sermon is: Unresolved disputes between brothers and sisters in a local church must be handled within the church for the sake of the gospel.

The Main Idea of the Sermon is: Church discipline must be practiced biblically, prayerfully, humbly, and lovingly with the goal of repentance and restoration.

The Main Idea of the Sermon is: Overlooking and allowing open sin in the lives of members of a local church births from arrogance not love.

The Main Idea of the Sermon is: God glorifying, cheerful giving flows from hearts that trust God's faithfulness.

The Main Idea of the Sermon is: Spiritual leaders and the congregation of believers must reject arrogance and humbly recognize that they are servants of Christ and stewards of the mystery of God.

The Main Idea of the Sermon is: As brothers and sisters in Christ, we must refrain from immature behavior in the local church and pursue the building of the church as God's fellow workers.

The Main Idea of the sermon is: We proclaim the crucified Christ so that a person's faith will not rest on our ingenuity but on the power of God.

The Main Idea of the sermon is: We proclaim the crucified Christ so that a person's faith will not rest on our ingenuity but on the power of God.

The Main Idea of the sermon is: Friends of Jesus are characterized by love, obedience, mission, and prayer.

The Main Idea of the sermon is: Motivated by the fear of the Lord, the love of Christ, and the responsibility as Christ’s ambassadors, followers of Jesus live lives consumed with the ministry of reconciliation.