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1 Corinthians 6:20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. What did Paul mean when he said “you were bought at a price”? It means that for the Christian our bodies no longer belong to us but to the Lord because He purchased us with His blood. Revelation 5:9 And…

In Paul’s first letter to the church in Corinth, he offers a lot of tough but encouraging words of instruction regarding how Christians are to live life. Within these few chapters, he defines the very nature of God (chapter 13), he reflects on Israel’s history (chapter 10), and he addresses some cancerous disunity in the…

1 Corinthians 5:12-13 What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside? 13 God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked person from among you.” These verses speak of an unrepentant person who lives in sin as if it is acceptable behavior. Following Christ’s guidelines in…

In our Sunday morning adult Bible Study we have been engaged in an in-depth look at the book of Isaiah. We have finally made it to Isaiah 53. In the time of Jesus, Hebrews interpreted the suffering servant of Isaiah 53 to be Israel as a whole. This is notably true of the Targum of…

This Sunday we begin a short series on “Keeping the Body Holy”. How can we maintain church purity in a polluted culture? 1 Peter 1:14-16 As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. 15 But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in…

John 8:32 (NASB) and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” Jesus Himself is the truth that sets us free (John 8:36). He is the source of truth, the perfect standard of what is right. He frees us from continued slavery to sin, from self-deception, and from the deception of…

Romans 5:1 says that we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Part of realizing this peace comes from recognizing who God is, that He is sovereign, that He is in control, and that He has set everything in order and given us “the ways that work”. In the late 1950’s the American…

Father’s Day is tomorrow so it seems appropriate to preach about a loving but firm father who allowed his rebellious son to leave but was ready and waiting to forgive once the rebellious son came to his senses and returned home. The Parable of the Prodigal Son, found in Luke 15:11-32 is the third of…

Psalm 34:14 and 1 Peter 3:11 both say the exact same thing: seek peace and pursue it. As children of God we must seek peace and pursue it. In last week’s lesson we looked at 5 tactics we can deploy to pursue peace: deal with conflict biblically, take the initiative, practice restraint, prepare for a…

In Mark 12:28 Jesus was approached by one of the teachers of the law who asked Him the following question: “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” Mark 12:29-31 records Jesus’ answer: “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 Love the…