In our text this Sunday, we see Paul begin to press hard into the Corinthian church and their misguided judgments of who Paul and his team are and what they are responsible for doing. Paul sets aside his metaphorical language and begins to directly confront the Corinthians, getting clear on what his mission and purpose is.

"Don't be deceived." There are few admonitions more pertinent to our current cultural moment than this one. In this sermon, Mike walks us through Paul's command to the Corinthians to not be deceived but to instead choose the "foolish" path of the way of Jesus. 

One of the things that Paul says upsets God more than anything is when people within the church tear down others in the church with their envious hearts and strife-filled words. This Sunday, we’ll be looking at what it means to collectively be the temple of God–a people building one another up along the long journey of following Jesus.

Continuing to work through Paul’s letter to the Corinthians, this Sunday we are beginning to delve into some of Paul’s expectations for leaders in the church. A primary question we’ll be looking at is how are we continuing to build on the foundation of the gospel?

In a world full of information, only the Spirit can open our eyes to God’s hidden wisdom in the crucified Christ and reshape how we live.

Paul said he decided to know nothing but Jesus Christ and him crucified? What did he mean by this and how does it apply to our modern understanding of preaching and the activity of a local church?

In this sermon we will see how Jesus did not come to satisfy our political preferences or temporal desires; He came on His own terms as the Unexpected King, the Unexpected Lamb, and the Unexpected Savior.