Bible Study

Sermon 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 Olympic Challenge By The Rev. Dr. James D. Kegel GRACE TO YOU AND PEACE FROM GOD OUR FATHER AND THE LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST, AMEN. Four years ago this week I was in Eugene being interviewed by your call committee to be your pastor. We came out in mid-February; I … Continue reading “1 Corinthians 9:24-27 Olympic Challenge (Kegel) – Bible study”

Sermon 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 Spiritual Aerobics By Dr. Gilbert W. Bowen A friend left a new book on my desk recently. Jesus in Beijing, an account of the growth of Christianity in modern China, by David Aikman, former Beijing Bureau Chief for Time magazine. It begins this way. The eighteen American tourists visiting China weren’t … Continue reading “1 Corinthians 9:24-27 Spiritual Aerobics (Bowen) – Bible study”

Sermon 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 Temptation Island By Dr. Mickey Anders Were you tempted to watch the recent reality TV show “Temptation Island?” One magazine described the show this way: “The fabulously tacky Fox network has come up with the most fabulously tacky reality TV show of them all: ‘Temptation Island.’ Four hapless couples romp with … Continue reading “1 Corinthians 10:1-13 Temptation Island (Anders) – Bible study”

Sermon 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 Our Gifts: Tools or Trophies By Richard Niell Donovan In the passage that I just read, Paul was dealing with a problem. He was writing to the little church at Corintha church which he had establisheda church that he lovedbut a church that had problems. So Paul wrote, giving them guidanceto … Continue reading “1 Corinthians 12:12-31 Our Gifts: Tools or Trophies (Donovan) – Bible study”

Sermon 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 Where Everyone Counts By Dr. Keith Wagner Earlier in the week we were having technical problems with our printers. Since we use these on a daily basis it can be very frustrating when they don’t work right. After several hours of getting nowhere we finally did what we should have done … Continue reading “1 Corinthians 12:12-32 Where Everyone Counts (Wagner) – Bible study”

Sermon 1 Corinthians 13 That Without Which Nothing! By Richard Niell Donovan Everyone knows the thirteenth chapter of First Corinthiansthe great “Love Chapter” of the Bible. Who hasn’t heard that famous last verse: “But now faith, hope, and love remainthese three. The greatest of these is love” (13:13). But very few people know the twelfth … Continue reading “1 Corinthians 13 That Without Which — Nothing! (Donovan) – Bible study”

Sermon 1 Corinthians 13 Love By The Rev. Alex Stevenson A preacher once heard about another preacher who gained notoriety by preaching the world’s longest sermon. He felt led to preach some kind of notable sermon too and get in the record books. But he didn’t want to bore people with a long sermon. So … Continue reading “1 Corinthians 13 Love (Stevenson) – Bible study”

Sermon 1 Corinthians 13 The Greatest Gift By The Rev. Dr. David E. Leininger Familiar words. We hear them at weddings all the time. Love, love, love. They follow Paul’s discussion of spiritual gifts in the previous chapter and are the answer to any question you might have as to which of the gifts Paul … Continue reading “1 Corinthians 13 The Greatest Gift (Leininger) – Bible study”

Sermon 1 Corinthians 13 The Take and Give of Love By Richard Niell Donovan Several years ago, an old friend of mine was divorced. He had been in training as a counselor, and changed a great deal in the process. When his wife didn’t make a corresponding change, he found himself a girlfriend, and got … Continue reading “1 Corinthians 13 The Take and Give of Love (Donovan) – Bible study”

Sermon I Corinthians 15 Empty Tomb Full of Life By Dr. Gilbert W. Bowen If Christ was not raised, your faith has nothing in it. What would have been the point of my suffering at Ephesus? If it is for this life only that Christ has given us hope, we are of all people most … Continue reading “1 Corinthians 15 Empty Tomb––Full Life (Bowen) – Bible study”