"…that God may open a door (Col. 4:3)"
1 Corinthians (Page 2)
Taking a cue from Curly in the movie City Slickers, Mike preaches about simplifying life down to the single most important thing – God.
In 1 Corinthians 7, the people of the church in Corinth have apparently asked Paul a number of questions regarding relationship, which he undertakes to answer. Marriage. Divorce. Remaining single. These are all topics of concern, given the persecution of Christians in the first century.
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, “But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you…” The willingness of the Corinthian Christians to pursue lawsuits against fellow Christians illustrates that people will naturally pursue what they feel they deserve, even against fellow Christians. But what does that say to the world around us?
In this lesson, Mike unpacks the principles present in 1 Corinthians 5 and the reasons that Christians should obey God’s commands and hold themselves to a higher standard of moral conduct.
In this lesson, Mike explores the idea of living as a servant of Christ, an “under-rower in the kingdom.”
Throughout the next several months, the Wednesday night Adult Bible Class will be studying from the book of 1Corinthians. During this same time, Mike Baskett, the minister at OpenDoor, will also be preaching from 1 Corinthians. In this lesson, Mike preaches from 1 Corinthians 1:1-9. Christians are sanctified in Christ Jesus (verse 2), and called…