This message concludes our series A People in a Place with a look at two meaningful features from 2 Corinthians 2, verse 14: the triumph that is ours because of Christ’s victory on the Cross, and the “fragrance” we Christians offer others as we live a transformed life among our neighbors. Both qualities are an […]

This week’s message begins with 1 Corinthians 15:1-4. In these verses, the Apostle Paul is expressing the core tenets of the Gospel, and reminding his readers of its foundation in the resurrection of Jesus. Paul was writing this letter to people who had asked important questions about the resurrection of Jesus, as they were struggling […]

This week, we continue our study in the book of Corinthians. We looks at several passages that have a counterintuitive message. Paul points out to the church in Corinth that Jesus’ crucifixion, a moment of scandal and extreme weakness in the eyes of the world, is our greatest strength and the core of the Gospel. […]

In 1 Corinthians 12, Paul is speaking to a group of people who worshipped idols before becoming Christians. In contrast to their old, mute idols, Paul dwells on the Holy Spirit who interacts with us. To set the scene, we hear about how Jesus taught His disciples not to be afraid and to anticipate the […]

We see rhythms of shalom set forth in a letter from Jeremiah to the Israelites living in exile in Babylon. To the average Israelite, Babylon was considered to be the nexus of evil, completely counter to their moral and religious code. However, God gave them a new blueprint for how to “do life” in the […]

In the passage for this message, Paul constructs an argument from the Corinthians lived experience that shows how what we call communion points to everything else. He confronts them, explaining that the way the go about sharing the Lord’s Table is doing more harm than good. He then goes on to cite examples from their […]

In 1 Corinthians 8 and Romans 15 Paul addresses a problem that can easily seem obscure to us today: whether or not people should eat meat that was sacrificed to idols. Though this exact situation may not be something that we face today, Pastor Brad shows how this passage can teach us a lot about […]

Dani Cole, Senior Church Advisor for World Vision in the Pacific Northwest, shared with us how a family crisis brought a dramatic change in her life. She met Jesus in the midst of the trial, and deeply identified with the story of the Samaritan Woman at the Well in John 4. Dani also shared with […]

The people of Corinth loved litigation loved taking one another to court over almost anything. So did the Corinthian Christians, a fact that caught Paul’s attention. He argued that they should be a different kind of people with a Kingdom perspective. He believed they could and should resolve their differences among themselves, and the fact […]

Something terrible was happening within the Corinthian church. There was some sort of sexual misconduct happening that even those outside the church would have seen as immoral. However, the Corinthians were tolerating this behavior, much to Paul’s chagrin. As we examine this passage, we learn that the issue is less the sin of the individual […]