What do we mean when we talk about heaven? What happens when we die? 1 Corinthians 15 has the longest section in all of scripture discussing this topic. Dive in and discover what does the Bible talk about when it uses words for heaven and unpack with us Paul's words on life after death. Also, during the message we take communion reflecting on the resurrection of Jesus and how it provides the basis for our hope.

Paul addresses, in some confusing language, the issue of women speaking within the church. His words seem to contradict his own actions and accolades of women serving in the church in other cities. What do we make of this? Is there some cultural or linguistic context that we are needing to understand Paul's words to church leaders and women? Pastor Steve unpacks some of the best theories on this topic.

What is love; a great line from a famous song, but its answer is not always so clear. The Bible declares that God is love. When we follow the way of love, it is the pathway to living in God and God living in you. The amazing thing about life with God is that God's character flows through us.

The church in Corinth had an issue with elevating members over one another based on their gifts and abilities. They ranked one another in status. Yet, the Apostle Paul sets out to correct this fallacy showing that in the Kingdom of God there are no such distinctions, but that the body works together, honoring each part and their role.

The Apostle Paul instructs the church in Corinth about God's gifts for the church. In these passages there are 5 Truths that are important take aways for us in the Church today. How do we discover them? How do we use them? How do we expect them? Who are they relevant for?

Being humiliated at the table can be an embarrassing experience. Turns out this was happening regularly around the most important table of all; the communion table. The problem, the wealthy members of the church had inadvertently made the communion table look like Roman hospitality rather than Jesus' counter-cultural crucifixion.

What did Paul mean when he gave rules for head coverings and hair length in the church?

Safety is not a godly virtue. There is wisdom in finding and securing safety; however, when we value it more than our pursuit of God and holiness, then we've fashioned it into an idol. The stories of Job and Esther, respectively, along with many other biblical heroes challenge our value of safety.

King Herod's paranoia and thirst for power led him to be characterized in the Christmas story as a mad-king. But how do mad-kings come to be. We dive into geo-political history of the ancient near east to unpack who Herod was. It is there that we find a nugget of truth regarding our anxieties today.