Embodied Spirituality_Part 1

Building Temples

March 12, 2023 • Pastor Paul Smith • 1 Corinthians 3:16–23

The Apostle Paul expands on his building theme in our passage talking about building temples where we glean that we should care about the Temple we build, God's people make the Temple sacred, and it's all God's.

Growing Up Is Hard To Do

March 5, 2023 • Pastor Paul Smith • 1 Corinthians 3:10–15

In our passage today we will consider what our works tell us about the maturity of our faith showing that our work is by grace, our work is tested, and how our work can survive.

Growing Up Spiritually

February 26, 2023 • Pastor Paul Smith • 1 Corinthians 3:1–9

The apostle Paul confronts the Corinthian church about their spiritual maturity teaching them that birth is not the goal, maturity assumes responsibility, and the purpose of growth.

Kinds of Spirituality

February 19, 2023 • Pastor Paul Smith • 1 Corinthians 2:6–16

The Apostle Paul continues his letter to the Corinthians further explaining spiritual wisdom and how it is obtained. Today we will look at the nature of spiritual wisdom, the Source of spiritual wisdom, and the mediums of spiritual wisdom.

Boasting

February 12, 2023 • Pastor Tiffany Ankeny • 1 Corinthians 1:26–31, 1 Corinthians 2:1–5

Boasting isn't always a bad thing, what matters is what you are boasting in. In our passage today, we look at boasting in self, boasting in Christ, and boasting in the power of the gospel.

Kinds of Wisdom

February 5, 2023 • Pastor Paul Smith • 1 Corinthians 1:18–25

The Corinthian church was influenced by Greek, Roman, and Jewish culture. The Apostle Paul discusses the kinds of wisdom in light of Jesus and the gospel.

Unity

January 22, 2023 • Pastor Paul Smith • 1 Corinthians 1:10–17

The Apostle Paul addresses division in the Corinthians church where we learn that spiritual Christians prioritize unity, defend unity, and are in love with the Source of unity.

Charismatic

January 15, 2023 • Pastor Paul Smith • 1 Corinthians 1:1–9

Charis is the Greek word for grace. Today we look at three different graces that should be present in our spirituality: grace of thankfulness, grace of spiritual giftedness, and grace of fellowship.

Called

January 1, 2023 • Pastor Paul Smith • 1 Corinthians 1:1–3

We begin our study of First Corinthians looking at how we are called to do something, belong to something, and be something.

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First Corinthians Chapters 1-3