This morning we are going to take a look at 1 Corinthians 4:14-21. While I was studying these verses this past week I was struck by what Paul wrote in verse 16 when he said, “Therefore I urge you to
Those who follow Jesus should be characterized by humility and gratitude. These two characteristics flow freely from hearts that recognize that Jesus has intervened in our desperate situation. How desperate was our situation? Well, God’s Word tells us that we
I’ve got two questions for you this morning. First of all, “What makes for a successful ministry?” And the second question is this: “What makes for a successful minister?” I’m certain that if we were to send out a questionnaire
We are living in interesting times. We are witnessing the greatest explosion of information that the world has ever known. This exponential increase in the amount of knowledge isn’t just available to academic types, but it is available to you
Anytime you decide to take on a building project it is vitally important to find the right people who are committed to using the right materials and doing the work with skill, intentionality, and excellence. If any of these elements
The folks who called the church in Corinth “home” were mesmerized by the culture in which they lived. As we’ve been working our way through Paul’s letter to the church, we’ve talked about how the pursuit of worldly wisdom was
We are learning some invaluable lessons as we are making our way through Paul’s letter to the church in Corinth. In the opening of Paul’s letter we learned that the 1st church of Corinth was a divided church. Some liked
There are those people who are able to take the twenty-six letters of the alphabet and craft them into words, assemble the words into smooth sounding sentences, add rhythm and rhyme, some emotion and inflection, and take their audience wherever
Connie and I were in Dallas yesterday. I went to speak at the funeral of a friend, a friend who was in my youth group when I was the Youth Pastor at First Christian Church in Plano, Texas. Big George
What is wisdom? What is foolishness? These are important questions that people in every generation have to answer. These two questions are before us today and they were before the people who lived in Corinth in the first century. What
