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Thoughts Can you remember one of the reasons the book was written? Is it in defence of Paul and the apostles authority? This morning here are some thoughts to consider as we look at our section. Paul has been addressing, making a defense to his critics. There has been various things he had already addressed…

Excellent! Paul speaks of an excellent way (1Cor12:31); We have looked at what that way is, and what that way looks like, in other words described it. Tonight may we continue to see how the excellent way was placed right here addressing the unity problem in the Corinthian church. Paul desired the church…

Acts Chapter 4 then ends with another one of these passages. They had all things in common, we’ll read a little bit of this Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common.…

Scriptures for Gifts Romans 12 Gifts given by God the Father I Corinthians 12 - 14 Paul's discussionon Gifts Given by the Hosy Spirit Ephesians 4 Gifts given by Jesus to the Church Major Points Beware of crazy Gifts or Crazy people with Gifts True Purpose I Corinthians 14:12, 14:26 First sign of crazy…

Introduction Those interested in building healthy relationships must be willing to show the kind of kindness that goes beyond what is normally expected. This means that being cordial is not being generous with your kindness. Sitting in the same sanctuary is not being generous with your kindness. Sacrifice…

MOVING FORWARD Quantum Physics Around the beginning of the 20th century theoretical physicists began to re-examine the basic building blocks of life. Without going into too much detail (which I don’t understand anyway) these men and women began to find new ways to describe the smallest of particles that…

INTRODUCTION: Review : WHY?… TODAY: The Church of God Opening Scripture: 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God that is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia: 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord…

Most people remember INCEPTION the mind-bending dream-within-a-dream film about corporate espionage. It tells the story of a thief called Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) who extracts corporate secrets using dream-sharing technology and the science of planting an idea in someone’s mind. Cobb says in the…

An introduction.

Introduction Resurrection Chapter 15 is devoted entirely to doctrine The resurrection was the focal point of every other truth Christ taught. The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is central to the New Testament and foundational for the theology of the Church. These events have been acknowledged…

When the strong are weak

Introduction Welcome back to Knoxville Community Church and what a joy it has been for me as I have remembered last weeks message this week. We were made for partnership. It is a blessing from God. I have had a difficult especially start to my week. There were moments in the beginning of the week that…

2 Corinthians 12:7–10 (NKJV) 7 And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure. 8 Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from…

1 After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias, and he revealed himself in this way. 2 Simon Peter, Thomas (called the Twin), Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together. 3 Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.”…

Introduction to Spiritual gifts series focussing on 1 Corinthians 12:4-8. Gifts including the manifestation of the spirit for the common good, and the rest of the gifts mentioned in 1 Corintians 12:1-11.

Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, and making music to the Lord in your hearts. And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. singing…

Whose voice do you listen to? Jæja Guð… One of my ministry friends an older gentelman shared a story when he was in bible school decades ago in USA and up in the north were it snows and gets cold. Icelandic cold God had called him to go to a bible school and he got blessed with a free rent in a tiny…

This week in our series entitled "The Bible Doesn't Say That" we turn to a phrase that, while it does actually appear in the Bible, is far too often taken out of context. So what phrase are we talking about? It's the phrase, "Do not judge." I'm sure you've seen the sentiment lately. Lots of people will…

Introduction Grandfather Around Thanksgiving my maternal grandfather went to be with the Lord. He was 85 years old, and would be 86 today actually. He was a great man, but by no means extrordinary concerning the ways the world deems extrordinary. He was born and raised and lived in the same community…

Frustration On Thursday, I had a frustrating day in the ministry. I was working with a couple of young boys at Tending The Vine. Both of these young men have been making silly decisions, and I have spent the bulk of my time trying to encourage them away from foolishness. As I worked with them in my office,…

I’m excited for us to continue our series tonight, called Salt and Light. This is our 3rd week as we talk about how Christians should live in this culture. There is a white board over there with topics and questions you’ve written, and each week we’re tacking a couple of them. The first week, we talked…

Intro: Good morning Fellowship Espanol, we are glad you are here with us this morning and if you are joining us online we want to welcome you as well. We have been in this series entitled Following Jesus. We started off the series looking at the invitation of Jesus to Follow Me, which involves a willingness…

In the Old Testament, the Sabbath, a day set aside for rest and worship of the Lord, was on the seventh day, Saturday. In the New Testament, the day of rest and worship moved to the first day of the week, Sunday ( ). Why? The Christians must have believed God had done something quite monumental to warrant…

Pray. Fuel seem’s to be the necessary evil in the age of the automobile. Its a planned, somewhat cumbersome stop, and depending on the day it might feel like down right disrupting! In that you got places you want to go, but you cant get there without fuel, and if not planned well, it might make you late,…