Bible, theology, culture, etc.
https://youtu.be/DBDTj76dRBw In Angela Duckworth’s book, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, the professor of psychology and MacArthur Fellow argues that hard work and doggedness, in contrast with raw talent, plays a vastly more important role in being successful in life. We tend to assume that successful people are born with innate abilities that average people lack—which … Continue reading A Servant to All (1 Cor 9:19-27)
https://youtu.be/wJn6TLY0n14 True maturity is revealed in the presence of immaturity. If dad sees his child beginning to throw a temper tantrum because she is losing the board game, he condescends to her level, explains how the board game works, reminds her of what good sportsmanship looks like, and encourages her. He probably will hold himself … Continue reading A Model of Maturity (1 Cor 9:1-23)
https://youtu.be/ZO5gJKpMmCE 1 Now concerning food offered to idols: we know that “all of us possess knowledge.” This “knowledge” puffs up, but love builds up. 2 If anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know. 3 But if anyone loves God, he is known by God. 4 Therefore, … Continue reading Love Builds Up (1 Cor 8:1-13)
https://youtu.be/ArhvgrFFeJw Paige Benton, in an article titled, “Singled Out by God for Good,” opens with this: “Had I any vague premonition of my present plight when I was six, I would have demanded that Stephen Herbison (incontestably the catch of the second grade) put his marriage proposal into writing and have it notarized. I do … Continue reading Singleness and Marriage (1 Cor 7:32-40)
https://youtu.be/eUjtxlAd5hs What is the secret to being happy? If you are unhappy, the problem is either (1) your circumstances or (2) you. We have a lot of ground to cover today, so I’ll cut to the chase: Paul doesn’t think the problem with our lack of contentment is our circumstances. 10 To the married I … Continue reading Live as You Were Called (1 Cor 7:10-24)
https://youtu.be/DudDkmQybjk The Bible is God’s inspired, infallible, and inerrant word. “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work,” (2 Tim 3:16-17). One test of whether or not we believe that … Continue reading Sex, Marriage, and Singleness (1 Cor 7:1-9)
https://youtu.be/8Voll-QTS5g How many times a day do you blink? 100? 500? A thousand? You blink 14,000 times a day, so much that your eyes are shut for 23 minutes every day. Yet, you don’t even think about it, even though if you stopped blinking you would irreparably damage your eyeball in short order. Our body … Continue reading God, the Body, and Sex (1 Cor 6:12-20)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5kQ3X-TwjE&list=PLozY2MQXfssrW9AY-qSKNSTrPvIMHZkVs&index=11&t=5s When one of you has a grievance against another, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the saints? 2 Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases? 3 Do … Continue reading Why Not Rather Suffer Wrong? (1 Cor 6:1-8)
1 Corinthians 11:2-16 is complex for many reasons. One of the most bedeviling difficulties for interpreters is discerning what Paul precisely means by “covering” in this section. Generally, there are two possible interpretations, each with serious merit. I will be preaching a sermon on this passage soon, but have found a number of complex issues … Continue reading What Is the “Head Covering” of 1 Cor 11?
https://youtu.be/Q6Eoq_zYNlE Vincent Van Gogh, the renown Dutch painter, was one of the most prolific artists of all time. In only a short nine years of painting, Vincent created 860 oil paintings and 1,240 sketches, watercolors, and prints over his life, on top of his 900 letters he wrote. He averaged nearly a hundred paintings a … Continue reading Humble Confidence (1 Cor 3:18-4:5)
Marc Sims 