Bible Study

Sermon I Corinthians 15:1-11 Small Deaths and Little Resurrections By Dr. Heather Entrekin We had a great example of the upside down, scary, confusing way of the world last week. It involved a “guerrilla advertising” company in Boston, with “guerrilla” as in soldiers who harass and undermine the enemy rather than big hairy primates who … Continue reading “1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Small Deaths and Little Resurrections (Entrekin) – Bible study”

Sermon 1 Corinthians 15:3-20 The Future Is Forever By Dr. Gilbert W. Bowen “First and foremost, I handed on to you the tradition I had received: that Christ died for our sins, that he was buried; that he was raised to life on the third day, and that he appeared to Peter, and afterwards to … Continue reading “1 Corinthians 15:3-20 My Future is Forever (Bowen) – Bible study”

Sermon 1 Corinthians 15:12-19 Baptized into Easter By Dr. Jeffrey K. London Do you remember the Etch-A-Sketch? You had the two knobs and you could magically draw on the screen. And whenever you made a mistake all you had to do was shake the thing up, turn it upside-down and wa la clean slate you … Continue reading “1 Corinthians 15:12-20 Baptized into Easter (London) – Bible study”

Sermon 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 Does the Resurrection Make a Difference? By Mickey Anders On Thursday night during our Maundy Thursday service, I shared with the congregation a moving story by Buzz Aldrin about his first experience upon landing on the moon in July, 1969. When the lunar model settled on the moon, Aldrin asked Houston … Continue reading “1 Corinthians 15:19-26 Does the Resurrection Make a Difference (Anders) – Bible study”

Sermon I Corinthians 15:51-58 What Happens When I Die? By Richard Niell Donovan Christopher Buckley considered himself to be an agnostic, but was brought up short by his five-year-old daughter, Caitlin, who started asking big questions at a young age. That is what children do, isn’t it. They ask big questions. One day, out of … Continue reading “1 Corinthians 15:51-58 What Happens When I Die? (Donovan) – Bible study”

Sermon 2 Corinthians 1:18-20 Say Yes! By Dr. Jeffrey K. London A few weeks ago I came across a prophetic passage in the 23rd chapter of the Book of Revelation that made me think we might not need a stewardship campaign this year. The passage read, “When the small furry animals from the city of … Continue reading “2 Corinthians 1:18-20 Say Yes! (London) – Bible study”

Sermon Mark 2:1-12 Always Yes By Dr. Randy L. Hyde The honeymoon is over. Youve heard that expression before, havent you? Im sure it applies to other areas of life, not to mention marriage, of course, but its a common term in my profession, let me tell you. Every pastor dreads when that fated day … Continue reading “2 Corinthians 1:18-22; Mark 2:1-12 Always Yes (Hyde) – Bible study”

Sermon 2 Corinthians 3:12 – 4:6 20/20 Vision By Dr. Keith Wagner Have you every felt close to God? Or, have you ever experienced the glory of God and been unable to talk about it? Or, perhaps you have had moments when you felt very uplifted but didn’t realize that you were in God’s presence. … Continue reading “2 Corinthians 3:12 – 4:6 20/20 Vision (Wagner) – Bible study”

Sermon 2 Corinthians 4:7-12 Down But Never Out By Dr. Gilbert W. Bowen The great Albert Schweitzer once commented that the world is mysteriously full of suffering. What do you think of when you hear the word? What comes to mind? I suspect these days we think first of the horrors of war or the … Continue reading “2 Corinthians 4:7-12 Down But Never Out (Bowen) – Bible study”

Sermon 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 Life by the Invisible By Dr. Gilbert W. Bowen We live not by what can be seen but by what cannot be seen, writes the Apostle Paul. But I seem to live most days far more preoccupied with what I can see than what I cannot. And so do those who … Continue reading “2 Corinthians 4:16-18 Life by the Invisible (Bowen) – Bible study”