Our society places such a high value on sexual intimacy that it misplaces the value of every other aspect of relationships. 1 Corinthians 6 is like Law and Order meets Sex in the City, and Pastors Andrew McCourt, Caleb Kaltenbach, and Mark Clark sit down to talk about what it meant for the church in Corinth to change their ways and how we can too. Sexuality is an identity issue nowadays, and they break down the cost of sexual immorality in every facet, especially when it comes to sex outside of marriage.
Have we made marriage an idol? Marriage and sex isn't everything, but it is a gift from God. How can we take this teaching from Paul and apply it to our lives - as married people, as singles, as members of LGBTQ, as believers? Tune in to find out.
S3E6 - The Cost of Sexual Immorality
October 27, 2021 • Andrew McCourt, Caleb Kaltenbach, Mark Clark • 1 Corinthians 6
S3E14 - The Gift of Tongues
March 2, 2022 • Curt Harlow, Dena Davidson • 1 Corinthians 14
We often get weirded out by the conversation of the gift of speaking in tongues or prophecy, so we decided to dig in a little deeper and see why Paul felt it was so important to discuss and how it's relevant for our lives and faith today. The point of 1 Corinthians 14 is to discuss when to come together as a church because your whole life is not about what is best for you - it's about what's best for building up the church. How do we do things that benefit the whole church? We are called to eagerly desire spiritual gifts - to strengthen, encourage, and comfort our brothers and sisters in Christ. Let’s lean into the awkward conversation about these gifts here to talk about what the text actually says and how we can live in light of this truth.
S3E13 - The Way of Love
February 23, 2022 • Curt Harlow, Kevin A Thompson • 1 Corinthians 13
The LOVE chapter, as we like to call it - 1 Corinthians 13 talks about some very specific ways to live out the way of love. Why does Paul find this such an important moment to capture this content in his letter to the church in Corinth? The church was facing major divisions, and this was his response to show them how to respond with a worshipful way of love. This is SO important to get right! Paul is tackling the importance of using our spiritual gifts to live out love - without love, our gifts are meaningless. Dive into this text deeper with Pastors Curt & Kevin!
S3E12 - Deploy Your Spiritual Gifts
February 16, 2022 • Andrew McCourt, Mark Clark • 1 Corinthians 12
Taking a look at 1 Corinthians 12, Pastors Mark and Andrew sit down to discuss the importance of understanding and developing our spiritual gifts. What are they? How do we use them? Why does Paul think it's so important to dedicate such a huge part of his letter to talking about gifts? Ultimately, we are called to use our gifts to edify and build up the church - so where do you begin? Tune into this episode of The Bible Study to better understand how to discern, develop, and deploy your spiritual gifts as God designed!