Category Archive: Sermons – First Corinthians

Apr 07

Baptism for the Dead: Seeking to Understand 1 Corinthians 15.29

The apostle Peter was right. Sometimes the letters of Paul contain things that are hard to understand. Peter’s warning was to avoid being of the “ignorant and unstable” who twisted these hard to understand writings of Paul to their own destruction (see 2 Peter 3.6). I neither want to be ignorant, unstable, or self destructive …

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Jan 11

Too Old For Milk: Studies in First Corinthians (Introduction)

The following sermon was preached at FBC Benbrook on Sunday night, January 10, 2010. Imagine a church wracked by divisions. Powerful leaders promote themselves against each other, each with his band of loyal followers. One of its members is having an affair with his stepmother, and, instead of disciplining him, many in the church boast …

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