UBC Beavercreek — Sermons

A STUMIN takeover for Palm Sunday. Rob Slouffman, Director of Student Ministries, leads the service with our students and brings the message from Mark 11.

Lead Pastor Jason Wing continues the 1st Corinthians series through chapter 6:1-11, on how a maturing church handles disputes.

In this part 2 edition of UBC Sermon Discussions pastor Jason Wing answers questions from his sermon out of 1 Corinthians 5:1-13

The main idea for the sermon was: A maturing church will sometimes need to remove its members for God’s redemptive purposes.

Questions discussed in this episode:

Q. What is church discipline?

Q. At UBC, do you have to be a member in order to be brought under discipline?

Q. How do we handle it if the friend in a habitual lifestyle sin goes to another church? Do we cut off friendship with them?

Q. How do I relate with a believing family member who is unrepentant in their sin/under church discipline? I’m thinking of thing like when I see them in future family gatherings or things like that?

Q. You talked about “confronting.” In the sermon, you also mentioned that Is church discipline handled sensitively, privately?  What does the process usually look like?

Q. So, we practice discipline in the manner described in Matthew chapter 18. It seem like this passage is not talking about someone who falls temporarily, but living a lifestyle. How do you know when to confront in love?

Q. I understand that the purpose for church discipline is for the repentance, reconciliation, and spiritual growth of the individual being disciplined. Let’s assume someone is listening who has been removed from UBC (or from another church), but they are interested in being reconciled and restored. Can you go into detail of what that would look like and how the church would come alongside the individual in this process?

Q. In your closing prayer you mentioned something to the effect of “trusting that uncomfortable parts of scripture like this are good for us.” How do we find that balance of not being a stereotypical “hellfire and damnation Baptist church” and something like a prosperity gospel seeker-friendly church?

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In this edition of UBC Sermon Discussions pastor Jason Wing answers questions from his sermon out of 1 Corinthians 5:1-13

The main idea for the sermon was: A maturing church will sometimes need to remove its members for God’s redemptive purposes.

Questions discussed in this episode:

Q. In chapter 5 verse 9, Paul says “I wrote to you in my first letter…” I can’t help but wonder what happened to Paul’s first letter to the church in Corinth. Was it never published or where did it fall out of canon?

Q. In chapter 5, verse 2, Paul’s recommendation was to remove the sexually immoral man from the church. That’s the last step in the process of church discipline as we read it in Matthew 18. However, consider these things: 

Paul wasn’t present with the disciples when Jesus spoke the words of Matthew 18. 

Plus, Paul didn’t have the Gospel of Matthew to go back to. 

Yet still Paul goes straight to removing this man  from the body. 

Because of these things, should we be seeing a difference between Matt 18 and 1 Corinthians 5? Or do you believe the individual that Paul referred to had already gone through the first couple steps of Matt 18 style which was why Paul was furious that the church body was ok with this happening?

Q. For those of us who have been a part of the church body forever, it seems only sexual sins are addressed within the church. I’m not sure why this is.  There are all sorts of other sins committed in the church -  fathers who abdicate their role as spiritual leaders, wives who tear others down (including their husbands), greed, pride, selfishness, anger, etc. Is sexual sin the only sin that would cause someone to come under church discipline or should other sins be addressed also?

Q. If I am struggling with sexual sin (or otherwise), how does confession work in Protestant churches versus Catholicism?

Q. Sunday’s sermon discussed the error of churches that affirm sexual sin that the scriptures clearly prohibit- labeling these churches as "LGBTQ friendly." I was confused by this language- knowing that UBC believes Christians should love sinners and welcome them to the cross. My question is this: what can UBC do to be welcoming to people who identify with the LGBTQ community while not affirming sin?

Q. Does UBC offer any resources to members at the church who wrestle with same sex attraction and desire? As someone who interacts frequently with members of this community- I just want to help these people feel welcomed and to help them know Jesus.

Q. I’ve noticed that when the topic of sexual sin/pornography comes up in sermons, it’s usually spoken about as a struggle men face. Though women are sometimes mentioned, the focus tends to be more on men, with specific resources provided for them. As a woman who has personally struggled in this area, I’ve sometimes wondered if there might be value in addressing more directly that women can struggle with this as well. Do you think there could be opportunities in the future to acknowledge that more explicitly? And what resources are provided for women, whether single or married, who are struggling with sexual sin at UBC?

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Lead Pastor Jason Wing continues the 1st Corinthians Sermon Series in chapter 5.

Lead Pastor Jason Wing continues the 1st Corinthians Sermon Series in chapter 4.