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 Matthew 6, Jesus talks about priorities. “No one can serve two masters,” he says. “You cannot serve both God and ‘treasure.'” During the Thanksgiving holiday, thoughts turn to family and fellowship, and the blessings in our lives we are grateful for. It’s the time of year we consider our priorities, our “treasure.”
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…
The church at Corinth, as Mike says, was “ill-behaved, struggling, and unhealthy.” Clearly, they needed a lot of instruction and a lot of encouragement.