God is the head of Christ, Christ the head of man, and husband the head of wife. Christ has already run his race. For the joy set before him, he endured the cross, despising the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. And when wives honor their husbands as their head, and husbands honor Christ as their head… And we run our race as if it weren’t about me, but about honoring the one who is the head of me…We ultimately lift up a banner that brings honor and glory to our God, whom we all reflect and represent.

To God be all glory.

1 Corinthians 11:1 | 1 Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.

Look more like Jesus

Be more like Jesus. And the best way to do that…

Is to be with Jesus more

Because when you’re with Him more…

You stop asking: “What can I do?”And you start asking:

“What would Jesus do with His freedom?”

“How can I do the same?”

But the better question is:

Should you? Because

● Does it benefit me?

● Does it build others up?

And ultimately: in whatever you do…

● Does it bring glory to God?

The goal of your life is not to figure out how much you can get away with…

It’s to live in a way that brings God glory

Builds others up

And draws you closer to Him

Those are all the things you could do

And I pray…

Those are the things you will do!

The crucifixion of Christ was so extraordinary that it led the Roman centurion…this military officer…to CONFESS…that Jesus was the Son of God… Responding in AWE…acknowledgment… Church…what is YOUR RESPONSE…to what Jesus has done for us on the cross? HOW WILL YOU CHOOSE TO RESPOND…THIS GOOD FRIDAY?

Romans 6:5 |“For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.” Our future expectation changes our present experience. What do you need to press through? If you’ve struggled with loneliness, or struggling in relationships, press on, because ultimately YOU WILL RISE. If you feel imprisoned by your hurt or anger toward another person, press on, YOU WILL RISE. To a place where there is no more tears, no more grief, no more pain! If you’re suffering from Chronic illness, and maybe one day even terminal illness, press on, because in Christ, YOU WILL RISE. It will not end in death… YOU WILL RISE.

Friends, because of the hope of being resurrected in the future, you can press on in the present. Literally nothing will hold you down. Jesus is our HOPE! And when we trust in his authority, and have hope for the future, it changes everything in the present!

So the question “Are we stronger than He?”…is like what we would say, “Never pick a fight with someone twice your size”, “Never steal from someone you can’t outrun”, “Never bring a knife to a gunfight”…and that’s exactly what we do when we as believers, hold on to idols in our lives. And Paul says, you don’t want to do that…there’s consequences…and if you don’t believe me, go ask the Israelites still buried in the wilderness. Take it serious!

Believers, we have God-given freedom and liberty…and if you want, and it doesn’t make someone stumble…go enjoy them…but ALSO if you do, the warning is clear: “let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall”.

We live in a deeply divided world where politics, culture, and conflict have fueled growing hostility—even to the point that violence no longer shocks us, but while the world keeps promising unity, it has nothing lasting to unify around; as believers, we are called to be different because we are one body with one Savior and one allegiance, and our unity is meant to stand in stark contrast to the world. In 1 Corinthians, Paul confronts many serious sins in the church, yet the very first issue he addresses is disunity, highlighting how foundational unity is to the witness of the gospel. Even Jesus’ final prayer before the cross was that His followers would be one, reflecting the unity of the Trinity itself, so that the world would know He is real and be drawn to His love. When the church lacks unity and love, we make Christ invisible to a world desperate to see Him; but when we live united, our love becomes the evidence that the gospel has truly transformed us.

Are you willing to become all things to all people? It’s the willingness to put all things aside to meet people where they are. It’s when you discover the thing that distracts and hinders people from hearing, and you decide to make the adjustments just so that they can clearly hear. What will that look like for you this week? Or in your career? Or with your life?

We were all weak when we first came to Jesus. Dead in our trespasses, paralyzed by our sin. When we see those with weaker consciences around us, we more than anyone should be able to identify with their weakness. And we can then see them like Jesus did on the cross - people worth dying for.

Because it’s not about our rights when we’re with the weak. Christian community chooses to love right, not love rights.

This whole chapter is about loving those who are weak among us and those who are different from us. The way we strengthen our weaker brothers and sisters is by following Jesus’ example in becoming weak and dying for their sake. And just like Jesus’ death led to new life, dying to our rights can lead to a new life for others around us.

The goal of Christian community is simply put in my favorite Bible verse, 1 John 4:19: “We love because he first loved us.”

When any of us live inward-focused, chasing contentment through what we can gain in this world, we can get trapped in the feeling of not having enough. And when you feel you don’t have enough, enough will never be enough. But contentment is not in what we get in this world, it’s found in what we give. When the focus isn’t on you, but on serving God and serving people, you’ll find incredible joy and satisfaction in what Christ said: it truly is more blessed to give than to receive. Live like Christ, for Christ, to gain Christ, and you will be truly content.

We live in a deeply divided world where politics, culture, and conflict have fueled growing hostility—even to the point that violence no longer shocks us, but while the world keeps promising unity, it has nothing lasting to unify around; as believers, we are called to be different because we are one body with one Savior and one allegiance, and our unity is meant to stand in stark contrast to the world. In 1 Corinthians, Paul confronts many serious sins in the church, yet the very first issue he addresses is disunity, highlighting how foundational unity is to the witness of the gospel. Even Jesus’ final prayer before the cross was that His followers would be one, reflecting the unity of the Trinity itself, so that the world would know He is real and be drawn to His love. When the church lacks unity and love, we make Christ invisible to a world desperate to see Him; but when we live united, our love becomes the evidence that the gospel has truly transformed us.