Calvary Chapel Birmingham

Birmingham, AL

Topics: Corinth

1 Corinthians 12A

August 28, 2015

Join Pastor shawn and the gang at Calvary Chapel Birmingham as they study the Bible verse by verse and chapter by chapter. Today we continue our study in 1 Corinthians 12 with instruction from Paul on Spiritual Gifts, their proper use, and discernment. The goal of our study is this: We want to gain a deeper understanding of the gifts of the Spirit, their purpose, and their use.

1 Corinthians 9

July 31, 2015

Join Pastor shawn and the gang at Calvary Chapel Birmingham as they study the Bible verse by verse and chapter by chapter. Today we continue our study in 1 Corinthians with chapter 9 as Paul moves from meat from sacrifices to idols to his manner of Apostleship in order to illustrate that while Christian liberties do exist, the Christian’s highest aim is love. In his writing about his Apostleship, we find that Paul was very passionate about his calling. So today in chapter 9, we’re going to explore having the Lord as our PASSION; what Paul says that looks like and what it entails. Our goal for this morning is to solidify our understanding of what a life passionately lived for Jesus looks like.

1 Corinthians 8

July 19, 2015

Today we continue our study in 1 Corinthians with chapter 8 and Paul answering the Corinthian Christian’s question about eating meat from sacrifices to idols. The goal of our study is to become sensitive to how our exercise of Christian liberty may impact other believers. By exercising our freedoms, are we edifying or are we causing confusion for weaker believers?

1 Corinthians 3:1-17 – The Long Game

July 18, 2015

Today we continue our study in 1 Corinthians with the first part of chapter 3. Our chapter will talk about spiritual infancy and maturity, carnality, and the sure foundation of Jesus Christ. The goal of our study this morning is to discover what it is that Paul says has resulted in carnality in the church and what that means to us as a body and individually.

1 Corinthians 2

July 18, 2015

Today we continue our study in 1 Corinthians with chapter 2. The gospel, as it was given to us by God and taught in scripture, is a unifying force, bringing together Christians to the Body of Christ. That is the main issue that Paul raises in this letter … Christian unity working through love. When we compromise scripture, we foster disunity. The goal of today’s study is to recognize why it’s important for the church to maintain Biblical integrity.

1 Corinthians 1:18-31 – A Foolish Message

July 17, 2015

In our study, we move from the introductions and greetings to the body of the letter. It is here that Paul is going to start really addressing those things that are bringing division in that church in Corinth. Many of those problems Paul addresses remain problems in the church of today. As we continue our study and look at many different principles, keep in mind the bottom line. The bottom line is that keeping the gospel central is absolutely important to Christian unity. We’ll recognize that trying to live the Christian life by your own smarts gets us into trouble, and has resulted in many of those things counter to scripture that can be found in the church. We’ll speak about Eisogesis and Exegesis and narcissism and what Paul means by the “foolishness” of the message.

1 Corinthians 1:1-17 – A Problem Church

July 17, 2015

Today we begin our study in 1 Corinthians, a letter in which Paul confronts a young church with many problems. The Corinthian church had class problems, arguments over style, infighting lawsuits, and unconfronted immorality. The church at Corinth was full of problems, and its into this situation that the Apostle Paul wrote this letter. But, if we are to be honest, the church in Corinth doesn’t sound too far off from what we see going on in many churches today. But it’s not just the corporate church … worldliness finds it’s way into individual Christians, too. And so, this letter has direct application for today’s Christian in today’s world and for today’s church.