Learning to Mourn: Godly Sorrow for the Lost
Lamentations is Jeremiah’s response to God’s judgement of Israel, after Israel has pursued other loves and resisted returning to God. As Jeremiah mourns in Lamentations 1:1-11, we see how we should respond to the sins of our neighbors. Not with judgment, but with real grief over the crushing effect of sin and with real hope. Click “SAVE” for the MP3 download.
The Difficult But Remarkable Source of Our Ability to Comfort Others
Suffering is not an easy topic, but it is an unavoidable part of life. Which also means that people we know will suffer. In 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, Paul teaches us that we can comfort others because God has comforted us in the midst of trials. Click “Save” for the sermon handout and mp3 download.
Why Study 2 Corinthians?
You haven’t met Paul, and he wrote to a church 2000 years and 5500 miles away. But 2 Corinthians 1:1-2 shows why you should absolutely study 2 Corinthians. This sermon was recorded at an outdoor service. You will notice some background noise that escaped the audio filtering. Click “Save” for the sermon handout and mp3 download.
How You WIll Fall
How can David, a Sunday school hero for so many, sin so catastrophically? 2 Samuel 11 explains the path to great sin. Click “Save” for the sermon handout and mp3 download.
Correctly Grasping the Gift of Tongues
In 1 Corinthians 14:6-19, Paul teaches us the role of the gift of tongues (the Spirit enabled ability to speak foreign languages) in the early church and warns the church in Corinth about self-centered abuse of this gift. Brian also challenges our own use of our own gifts, which must be driven by a selfless love for one another.
How to Understand Charismatic Spiritual Gifts in the Early Church
Although this recording was hampered by technical issues, the sermon is intact and worth your time. Spiritual gifts are a controversial and a sensitive topic, because sincere Christians disagree. In this sermon on 1 Corinthians 14:1-5, Alex lays out a clear case from 1 Corinthians and the New Testament for why God used “charismatic” Spiritual Gifts within the early church, but does not typically use them today. At the same time, Paul was writing to people who were self-obsessed and…
Why We Must Love
We’ve talked about how to love in 1 Cor 12:31-13:7, but why must we love? 1 Cor 13:8-13 Click “Save” for the mp3 download.
How to Live the Excellent Way – Part 2
Wouldn’t you want to know if you’re doing it wrong? The truth is, you can do a lot of commendable things in life and the life of the church, and do them wrong. Paul explains how to live The Excellent Way in 1 Cor 12:31-13:7, which we will cover in three weeks.
How to Live the Excellent Way – Part 1
Wouldn’t you want to know if you’re doing it wrong? The truth is, you can do a lot of commendable things in life and the life of the church, and do them wrong. Paul explains how to live The Excellent Way in 1 Cor 12:31-13:7, which we will cover in three weeks.
The Excellent Way
Wouldn’t you want to know if you’re doing it wrong? The truth is, you can do a lot of commendable things in life and the life of the church, and do them wrong. Paul explains how to live The Excellent Way in 1 Cor 12:31-13:7, which we will cover in three weeks.
Give Thanks
What does “giving thanks” do? Why and how should Christians give thanks?