8.20.08 'Our Attitude About Freedom' talk.
1 Cor 8 - The Christian life is about freedom. But what about when
freedom leads to being self-absorbed? How can a free life help others
experience freedom?
8.13.08 'Marriage, Sex & Divorce' talk.
Based on 1 Cor. 7:1-16 Mike shares the key to great sex in marriage and
discusses the
difficult question of divorce.
8.13.08 'The Case of Lawsuits' talk.
1 Cor. 6:1-11
Paul warns the Corinthians about making allowances for behavior that
didn't fit with God's new creation. This is a word for us today as
well.
7.24.08 'Tough Love in Community Life'.
Mike continues our teaching through 1 Corinthians with Paul's direction
on healthy community through tough love when necessary. + Our friend
Rachael shares about God healing her from Stage 4 Lymphoma.
7.19.08 'The
Church: Community of the Spirit'.
A look at the nature of the local church as God's temple, his place of
the Spirit and the implications for us as a community today.
7.03.08 'Love:
What the Spiritual Life Looks Like'.
Our friend Lance Pittluck (pastor of Vineyard Anaheim) shares on 1 Cor
13: real love being worked out in community with other people.
6.23.08 'The
Cross' talk.
The reality of Jesus' death on a cross has power beyond our common
philosophical constructs for life with God.
6.20.08 'The Corinthian Error (& Kingdom of God)'
The kingdom framework of "the already and the not yet" and how the
Corinthians misunderstanding of this led to all sorts of problems. Mike
also reports in about his experience in the revival meetings in
Lakeland Florida.
5.20.08 'Money & Giving' series of talks.
Giving is one of those topics that are like vegetables to kids:
important to the health of a church community, but not always our
favorites. In this series, Mike shares about why regularly giving is a
good thing to do & tackles some of the questions folks have.
8.01.08