The Corinthian church was a mess. They were tolerating sexual immorality, they were suing each other, they were getting drunk on communion, some were teaching that there is no bodily resurrection and they were using the spiritual gifts God has given them to make them feel superior to others. It was church filled with conflict and compromise. And yet Paul calls them “Holy” and declares that Jesus will sustain them until the end, guiltless on the day of Christ Jesus. How can Paul talk like this to a people that were so sinful? Why did he feel like this was the best way to address them? In this sermon we will seek to answer these and other questions.
Sinners and Saints: an Introduction
I Corinthians 1:1-9
September 10, 2022 • Tim Cain • 1 Corinthians 1:1–9
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Death, Grief, and Resurrection Hope
April 20, 2024 • Tim Cain • 1 Corinthians 15:20–28
How do we deal with the tension between the reality of death and the promises of resurrection? What does it look like to grieve in hope? How can facing death give us a greater appreciation for the resurrection? How does distancing ourselves from death end up distancing ourselves from the depths of God’s love for us? How does Jesus show us what it looks like to cling to the promises of God without denying the reality of death?
Living in Dependence upon the Resurrection
April 13, 2024 • Tim Cain • 1 Corinthians 15:12–19
Paul tells the Corinthians that if we have put our hope in Christ for this life only then we are above all the most to be pitied. Why does he say that? In this message we will consider what it was about Paul’s life that would lead him to make this statement and we will consider what it would look like for us to imitate him in this even as he was imitating his precious Savior. We will also rejoice that Christ has indeed risen again from the dead proving that there is nothing to pity about a child of God.
Remembering What Really Matters
April 6, 2024 • Tim Cain • 1 Corinthians 15:1–11
Have you ever forgotten something that turned out to be pretty important? In this passage Paul comes to remind the Corinthians about what really matters. Here we find an amazing summary of the Gospel as well as a reminder that God’s grace isn’t just for good people but it extends to even the worst of sinners.