PAUL SADLER | JANUARY 12, 2025
Christians can get sidetracked by preferences and personalities. When we do, the church becomes divided and ineffective. This message looks at how to pursue unity based on the cross.
1 Corinthians 1:10-17
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God’s Word is our source of truth. Jesus called Himself “the Truth.” The Holy Spirit guides us into truth. And Christians are called to stand for the truth. But we can start to think that getting the right answer is the point. In fact, the old adage is true: a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. This message looks at the wrong way to be right and how to avoid it.
Romans 14:13-23 // [outline]
Most of us have a natural tendency to think that we’re right. Sprinkle in some Bible verses and now we feel as if we have divine confirmation that we are right. That can be dangerous. The Bible teaches that there are many areas where we should agree to disagree. This message looks at how to know when to do that and how we should respond when we do.
Romans 14:1-12 // [outline]
The moment you understand how you can make a contribution is the point when the church goes from being a seminar to a family. This message looks at why investing yourself in serving is a critical part of God’s plan for your life.
1 Corinthians 12:14-27 // [outline]
In a world full of violence, injustice, sickness, and death, it can be easy to fall into feelings of hopelessness. Recognizing this, the Apostle John in Revelation 7 described a vision of hope that comforted the persecuted early church and should still comfort us today.
Revelation 7:9-17 // [outline]
Through the internet and the ease of international travel, we’re closer to one another than we’ve ever been. And yet, at the same time, we’re experiencing more and more division. It’s ironic that one of humanity’s greatest accomplishments, the Great Wall of China, is a barrier designed to separate people. And whether in politics, religion, morality or race, we see growing tensions more than we do the reduction of them. This message looks at what God is doing to heal our divisions. And in so doing, it digs into a passage that teaches us about the role of apostles and prophets in God’s plan for the world.
Ephesians 2:18-22 // [outline]