Sermons on 1 Corinthians

Sermons on 1 Corinthians

How the World Will Know

How the World Will Know 1 Corinthians 14:24-25; John 13:31-35 Sunday, May 22, 2022 at the First Congregational Church of Marshalltown, Iowa   Introduction              Josh McDowell, before his conversion to Christianity, once asked a group of Christian students the central point of the Christian story and learned that it was the Resurrection of Jesus.  If he could prove that to be false, he could discredit everything about Christianity.  He carefully researched and published the results but failed in his…

The House of God

The House of GodJanuary 3, 2022 at The First Congregational Church of Marshalltown, Iowa1 Chronicles 17:3-10; 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 • IntroductionI once saw an advertisement for a gym membership that included the words, “the body is a temple.” Did the ad writers know what that phrase meant? I don’t know, but it is, like many catchy phrases, taken from Scripture and touches upon destiny, community, and the influence we have on one another. And it all started with a question…

Beyond Our Understanding

Isaiah 64:4 1st Sunday of Advent Introduction:  The once and future king Today marks the first day of the Season of Advent, recalling the events preceding the birth of Jesus of Nazareth.  It has an ancient history and marks a wondrous theological truth; that in His birth Jesus, the eternal Son of God who is Creator of all things is Himself now part of Creation.  He has joined the human race, and when He resurrected and ascended to heaven, He…