HEADING BACK TO CORINTH This Summer, we'll be spending time in 2 Corinthians ... which is a complicated book. Complicated in the sense that some relationships can only be summed us as "it's complicated". While we'll be in 2 Cor 1:1-11 this Sunday, to get a grasp on the nature of their relationship, it's probably best to look at Acts 18-20 first. So here we go, first to Acts 18 then to 2 Corinthians 1 ... ACTS 18:1-5 1 After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. 2 And he

A LIFE LIVED WITH PURPOSE As we wrap up 1 Corinthians 15, Paul reminds us why the Christian life is NOT lived "in vain" (see 1 Cor 15:58). By verse 58, Paul will have used this little phrase 5 times! And if we're honest, this will be a reminder we'll need the rest of our lives. So let's dive into the conclusion of Paul's treatise on the resurrection, as we study 1 Cor 15:50-58. 1 CORINTHIANS 15:50 50 I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdo

How does this ... actually work? It seems like Zombies have (hopefully) had their run in pop culture. For a little while, it seemed like they were everywhere in movies and tv shows. And sadly, this has set the limitations on our imagination of what it would look like to "come back to life." But God's plans for His people - and for what Resurrection really looks like - are far more glorious that some zombie flick. So this week, we're in 1 Cor 15:35-49. 1 CORINTHIANS 15:3

WITHOUT George Bailey You've seen It's a Wonderful Life , right? (spoilers ahead) - Beloved hometown good guy, George Bailey, hits hard times and wishes he'd never been born. In granting his wish, George's guardian angel shows him how (without George's life and impact) Bedford Falls would have deteriorated into ruin and chaos. In the same way, this next long section of 1 Corinthians 15 shows us what our lives would be like without any possibility of a resurrection. This we