by Pastor Bumble | Nov 16, 2022 | 1corinthians
Today’s reading is a fun one. Over the years, it has been popular to use spiritual gift inventories and questionnaires to help believers discover their spiritual gifts. The major problem with these tools is that they’re an abstraction; we can take those tests...
by MrsJAllen | Nov 15, 2022 | 1corinthians
Think about the last time you needed someone’s help. Maybe you couldn’t reach the top shelf at a grocery store or you asked some friends to help you move. Even though it’s hard for us to admit, we all need help sometimes. The same goes for the church—we need each...
by MrsJAllen | Nov 14, 2022 | 1corinthians
First Corinthians can feel like a beat-down. Paul isn’t happy with how the church is acting, and the past 11 chapters have all been about what they need to fix. The Corinthians were selfish, which caused lots of problems. Paul’s main point is that Christians should...
by Pastor Bumble | Nov 11, 2022 | 1corinthians
Selfishness can poison the church. We’ve already seen how it damaged the church in Corinth outside of their corporate worship. But this week we also realized how their selfishness ruined their worship time together. We can fall into the same trap as the Corinthians....
by MrsJAllen | Nov 10, 2022 | 1corinthians
Have you ever experienced the feeling when everyone in the room is on the same page? Maybe it was a meeting at work when every team member got on board with a new project. Or maybe it was the thrill of a concert when the entire audience sang along. Or even when...
by MrsJAllen | Nov 9, 2022 | 1corinthians
The church is diverse. People who follow Jesus come from all kinds of upbringings, social classes, ethnicities, countries, and cultures. The local church is also diverse—everyone comes from a different neighborhood, career, or income bracket. Our differences shouldn’t...
