A message from the series “My Organic Spiritual Life.” This is the fifth episode of our six-part series, “A Vision of a Church Alive in Christ.” This episode is entitled “You Are the Temple of God.” As we follow Paul’s words to the Corinthians about the vision God gave him for a Church with the life of Jesus at its core, we now come to the “What” of our identity in the church. As I said previously, the church was struggling with its identity in the first century, and it’s struggling with its identity today. 1 Corinthians 3:16-17.
A message from the series “My Organic Spiritual Life.” In this episode, we’ll move from our individual spiritual strengthening to the spiritual strengthening of the Church. By the end of this episode, I think you’ll see the church’s foundation, doctrines, rituals, and sacraments in a completely different light. We’ll look at 1 Corinthians 3:10-15 and see what Paul had to say to the Corinthians about the spiritual construction of the Church.
A message from the series “My Organic Spiritual Life.” This is the third episode of our six-part series, “A Vision of a Church Alive in Christ.” In the last episode, “Assessing Who we are in Christ,” we answered two questions; 1) Who are we actually as believers in Christ? And 2) Who are we supposed to be as believers in Christ? In that episode, we discussed assessing our current spiritual growth as believers. In this episode, we will discuss how we can strengthen our spiritual relationship with Christ and with others.
A message from the series “My Organic Spiritual Life.” In this episode, we will answer two important questions for us and the church today; 1) Who are we actually as believers in Christ? And 2) Who are we supposed to be as believers in Christ? To answer these two questions, we will read Paul’s assessment of the Corinthian believers in 1 Corinthians 3:1-4.
A message from the series “My Organic Spiritual Life.” This episode is an introduction to understanding the vision God gave the Apostle Paul for the Church. We will see in this series what the church looks like when the Living Christ is at its center.
A message from the series “My Organic Spiritual Life.” In this episode, we’ll answer three questions about How God rewards selfless generosity; 1) Is generosity selfless if a repayment or reward is anticipated? 2) Is generosity selfless if it’s repaid or rewarded unexpectedly? and 3) How does God reward selfless generosity? We” answer these questions from the resurrection of Tabita in Acts 9:36-42.
A message from the series “My Organic Spiritual Life.” In this episode entitled “Compassion and the Raising Lazarus,” we’ll see that when compassion flows out of humility, it can help put lives back together that have been crushed by life’s greatest hardship; death.
A message from the series “My Organic Spiritual Life.” In this episode, we’re going to look at three things that define greatness in the kingdom of heaven. In the last episode about the Parable of the lowest seat at the wedding, we talked about three concepts that Jesus spoke of that changed the world; Compassion, humility, and selfless generosity. We’re going to dig deeper into these concepts, and first, we’ll look at humility from Mark 9:33-37.
A message from the series “My Organic Spiritual Life.” The concepts Jesus presents here are revolutionary and shocking to those hearing him and seeing his actions. Just like we’re shocked today by the changing mindset we see and hear around us, those listening to Jesus had a similar reaction to his groundbreaking ideas. In this episode, we’re going to see three things that Jesus said and did that would change the world forever.
A message from the series “My Organic Spiritual Life.” This week we’re continuing with the series we’ve been doing on the Parables of Jesus. The parable for this episode is *The Unjust Judge and the Widow. Many have misinterpreted this parable by thinking Jesus told the disciples to plead with God incessantly until he gave them what you’re praying for. But in this episode, you’re going to see what Jesus was really teaching the disciples with this parable.