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  • The Limitations Of Love

    Contributed by Danny Anderson on Oct 27, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,345 views

    The reality of our lives in Christ is this: we have been set free! We have been set free from our old way of life. We have been set free from the power of sin. We are no longer in bondage to it. And we have been set free to enjoy life and to enjoy it more

    The Limitations of Love Text: I Corinthians 8:1-13 Introduction: The reality of our lives in Christ is this: we have been set free! We have been set free from our old way of life. We have been set free from the power of sin. We are no longer in bondage to it. And we have been set free to enjoy life ...read more

  • Idolatry: Dancing With Myself

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 28, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,771 views

    Also 1cor 10:14-22. How Paul’s discussion of not eating meat sacrificed to idols is very relevant for us today

    Intro Story – The Chauffeur A very well respected Nobel prize-winning physicist was asked to travel the country and lecture on some of his current theories. His sponsors provided a limousine and a chauffeur. Night after night, city after city the physicist gave the exact same lecture. After all the ...read more

  • Stop Being A Spritual Wimp

    Contributed by Rick Balmer on Sep 20, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,077 views

    We need to stop letting the world dictate our Christianity

    1 Corinthians 8:4-6 (KJV) 4 As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one. 5 For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be ...read more

  • Knowledge Puffs Up But Love Builds Up

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 24, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 8,468 views

    We have a lot of knowledge in the Christian church today. Unfortunately, we don’t have enough love.

    "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne tells the story of a young man named Goodman Brown who meets up with the devil one night and takes a walk to a secret meeting only to find that every upstanding person in the community knows the devil by name. Even his saintly wife knows the devil ...read more

  • Raising The Mis-Steak

    Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Oct 14, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,115 views

    Good behavior is in one sense like good manners - we practice it because we love others in the same way that God loved us.

    SERMON NOTES: RAISING THE MIS-STEAK The fifty-cent word: aidiaphoria Why was meat controversial? 1. Knowledge P_uffs_____ up a. Good Manners as a weapon b. Pharisees & other Know-It-Alls 2. Love B_uilds____ up a. Love doesn’t enable sin, it defeats it b. If you love me, _you will keep my ...read more

  • About Life, Love, And Liberty Series

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Jan 24, 2006
    based on 29 ratings
     | 7,271 views

    Principles to guide us in decisions that have no specific biblical mandates

    SERIES: “OVERCOMING OBSTACLES THAT OBSTRUCT OBEDIENCE” TEXT: 1 CORINTHIANS 8:1-13 TITLE: “ABOUT LIFE, LOVE, AND LIBERTY” INTRODUCTION: A. A very well-respected, Nobel prize-winning physicist was asked to travel the country and lecture on some ...read more

  • More Than Conquerors

    Contributed by Eddie Snipes on Aug 4, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,261 views

    As Christians we have the power to walk in victory without fear of the enemy.

    I have had recent discussions concerning spiritual warfare and how it affects the Christian walk. I have previously covered this issue in previous sermons; however, I see the need to address the topic again with more specifics. I recently viewed a tape series from a preacher who claimed to be a ...read more

  • Stumbling Block

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Jan 25, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 4,859 views

    Paul answers one of the most controversial subjects that the Corinthians had asked in their letter. "Is it a sin for Christians to eat meat that has been sacrificed to idols?" The basic principle involved is, "What is the proper Christian attitude toward

    THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: Charles Spurgeon frequently visited Monaco which had been a gambling resort for years. Spurgeon, of course, was not a gambler, but he enjoyed visiting the grounds of the Casino of Monte Carlo and walking through its lavish gardens. Spurgeon thought the gardens were some ...read more

  • Value Judgments Or Judging With Value Series

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Sep 13, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,326 views

    Each judgment we make, though, says far more about us than it does about the issue under judgment. Paul brings this into clarity for the believer, as judgments were being made over the significance of eating meat that had been offered to idols. The resp

    VALUE JUDGMENTS OR JUDGING WITH VALUE 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 INTRODUCTION: The dictionary defines a value judgment as, ¡§an assessment that reveals more about the values of the person making the assessment than about the reality of what is assessed.¡¨ In reality, we all make judgments all the time. ...read more

  • Let Your Conscience Be Your God

    Contributed by Adriel Morgan on Mar 15, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,651 views

    A look at conscience through the eyes of Paul in 1 Corinthians. Its not just an angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other.

    There’s a song in the animated film Pinocchio that speaks a carefree life to our troubled hearts. When you get in trouble and you don’t know right from wrong. Give a little whistle! Give a little whistle! When you meet temptation and the urge is very strong. Give a little whistle! Give a little ...read more

  • Don't Put Yourself Above The Gospel Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Dec 28, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,089 views

    What's permissible for me to do once I believe in Jesus Christ? The answer to that question is actually tied up in how Jesus wants to use you in spreading the gospel. Learn in this lesson how to put His love above your freedom.

    As we begin chapter 8, Paul answers a second question the Corinthians posed. And for that I want to mention two things: 1. I want to go back to what I’ve said throughout this study. As believers in Jesus Christ we are first being transformed into the character of God (Rom 12:1 , 2 ...read more

  • Let's Do Community

    Contributed by Major Gerardo Balmori on Apr 2, 2011
    based on 15 ratings
     | 4,459 views

    We create community when we restrict our freedom for the sake of others

    Mayor Gerardo Balmori The Salvation Army Thesis: We create community when we restrict our freedom for the sake of others. Introduction: "I WANT TO DO WHAT I WANT TO, WHEN I WANT TO, AND I DON'T WANT ANYONE TELLING ME WHAT TO DO!" a. Sound familiar? b. Words of someone (demanding their rights / ...read more

  • Freedom And Responsibility

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jun 30, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,441 views

    Because our actions influence the actions of others, we must learn to balance our freedom with responsibility.

    Title: Freedom and Responsibility Text: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 Truth: Because our actions influence the actions of others, we must learn to balance our freedom with responsibility. Aim: To help them practice responsible freedom toward other Christians. INTRODUCTION Tell about man at a former church ...read more

  • What About What The Bible Doesn't Say

    Contributed by Michael Bolin on Jun 7, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,416 views

    what we eat is irrelevant-- but how our actions affect others in the body is not irrelevant.

    In our scriptures this morning, Paul moves now to a heated Corinthian dispute over an issue of doctrine. Should Christians eat meat from animals that have been offered first to pagan deities, and can they take part in a dinner party the host dedicates to a god or goddess? Doesn’t it seem peculiar, ...read more

  • Selfless Series

    Contributed by Tyler Edwards on May 12, 2010
     | 7,240 views

    The church was designed to be an irresistible community. Yet people are not always drawn to it. How can we change that?

    3. An Irresistible Community: 1 Corinthians March 21, 2010 Selfless There was a mother with two young children. She wanted to raise her kids well by teaching them to serve and to help others so one night she called them both into the kitchen after diner. She said to them: I need one of you to ...read more