What if Alliance Bible Church started giving away a brand new car to someone in attendance at each worship service every Sunday? 104 cars given away each year. What would happen? What do you think about that method? Good idea? Bad idea? Controversial idea? Join us as we ponder "means and ends."
Application:
1) The gospel will be treated with contempt
2) The gospel will have broad appeal
3) We win people to what we win them with
Text: 1 Corinthians 1:18-2:5
Red skin. Horns. Pitchfork. What comes to mind? Most likely you thought of the devil. But is this how he is described in the Bible? And how exactly does he operate? Why would God even create him in the first place? Join us as we look at another facet of the glorious gospel!
1) The dawn of Satan
2) The domain of Satan
3) The defeat of Satan
Text: Genesis 3:15, Hebrews 2:14, 1 John 3:8
In a book dedicated to promoting the holiness of God's people, did you ever think one of the topics Paul would bring up is "marital intimacy?" Even this part of our lives needs to be done God's way. Join us as we continue our "sub-series" on the Christian sex ethic.
The Christian sex ethic is...
1) Anti-ascetic
2) Anti-hedonistic
3) Mutually self-giving
Text: 1 Corinthians 7:1-7
In this message, we begin a "sub-series" on the Christian sex ethic. What is sexual immorality? How do we glorify God in our bodies? It's a thousand piece jig-saw puzzle we'll start assembling.
How do we glorify God with our bodies in a sexually disordered world?
1) Question the prevailing winds
2) Know your enemy
3) Give your body an upgrade
Text: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20
"I think we are too ready today to see vindication or vengeance through adversary proceedings, rather than peace through mediation... Good Christians, just as they are slow to anger, should be slow to sue." - Antonin Scalia
This is a good summary of the apostle Paul's teaching in 1 Corinthians 6. Join us as we resume our series, "The Book About Everything."
Three important principles for the church to faithfully live out when it comes to settling personal grievances:
1) Keep it in-house
2) Reenact the gospel
3) Value the church's witness
Text: 1 Corinthians 6:1-11
Scripture tells us we should be true worshipers. What can we do to move toward becoming the kind of true worshipers that God seeks? Join us as we consider what it means to be an authentic worshiper.
1) What is worship?
2) What is the kind of worshiper God seeks?
3) How do we become the kind of worshiper God seeks?
Text: John 4:23-24
There's nothing distinctly Christian about loving people who love you. Christian love is exceptional: it demonstrates love for enemies. Join us as we contemplate one of the most challenging teachings of Jesus to faithfully live out.
Christian love...
1) The exceptional nature of it
2) The motivations for it
Text: Luke 6:27-36
"And they lived happily ever after."
Why do so many fairy tales and children's stories end this way? God put that desire in us. We long for "happily ever after." We hope it's true. Someone is going to get an ending like that. Who? Join us to find out.
Four blessings and four woes that together they function to:
1) Comfort the disturbed
2) Disturb the comfortable
3) Forecast the great reversal
Text: Luke 6:12-26
What do you think will give you contentment? What will provide you the satisfaction you long for? The answer to that could be a lengthy list. But most, if not all, items on that list will disappoint in the end. We settle too easily for secondary things. So what won't disappoint? Join us and find out.
Sabbath ("rest"):
1) How to miss it
2) Tastes of it
3) How to get it in full
Text: Luke 6:1-11
Some people have the perception that Christians are spoilsports. Perhaps we are. But people never said that about Jesus. If anything, they accused him of having too much fun. Is that the Jesus you know? Join us and come meet Jesus.
1) The atmosphere he encourages
2) The challenge he issues
3) The difficulties he foresees
Text: Luke 5:33-39
When it comes to football, there is one key factor that distinguishes every player from a fan. While both might wear jerseys, know plays, love the team, watch films, recite stats, and more, only one of them steps onto the field and plays the game. It is a distinguishing quality. For a genuine Christian, there is also a distinguishing quality, and should be a major theme in the character of our church. Join us for the final message of the Major Themes series as we take a look at this key factor.
1) The law of love.
2) The ability to love.
3) The need for love.
Text: John 13:31-35
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