As I was growing up my dad was a strong man. As a fireman, he worked out with weights and he also spent a good deal of his life at the French Riviera Spa ( a local gym in the 70-80s). He told me a story one time when he was working out at the gym and a guy near him torn his bicep muscle working out.…

Review: His thankfulness is because of God’s work through Christ in his church. Therefore, in our time today, we are going to look at a few ways Paul is thankful for the work of Christ in the church. He writes in v 4, 4 I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given…

Paul begins his letter by introducing himself as a good letter writer would. His letter would be read to the church group that was addressed in the letter but it was also circulated to other churches as well. Imagine a association of churches publishing articles of doctrinal importance from the associational…

An Introduction to the Letter Our study today is the first in our expositional study of the book of 1 Corinthians. As a matter of study, it is important to always look back at the letter itself and gain and understanding of the scope of the book, its purposes, it audience, etc. To accomplish this task,…

Review of last sermon: I. Deceptive Intrusion We looked at the way in which Peter and all the NT writers, most importantly, Jesus himself identifies the deceptive qualities of False prophets and teachers. They are called wolves…in sheep clothing or as we laid out last time, they are psuedo-didaskos (teachers…

You have heard the term pseudo used in our English language. Pseudonym is a fictitious name that authors use to disguise themselves when they write. Psuedo scientist is referred to when a person refers to himself/herself as a scientist when in fact they are not. Pseudoscorpion is an arachnid with pincers…

Intro: I read a story this week of a family who were involved in a tragic car accident taking the lives of 3 adults and 4 children in 2008 as they traveled from Dallas to Mexico. The Associated Press reported, “A sport utility vehicle carrying eight people from Texas plunged off an unfinished bridge…

Intro: Piltdown Man Have you ever heard the story of the Piltdown man. In 1912, workers were digging at a location in Piltdown England, near Sussex, when they discovered some bone fragments that were strangely human. They turned those bones over to a local scientist named Charles Dawson. Dawson soon…