Watch or listen to sermons preached from the pulpit at Fairview Baptist Church.
The Way of Christ
Finishing the exhortation to be united and stop the divisions in the church at Corinth, Paul admonishes them to live in accordance with the way of Christ. This is how he lives and this is life consistent with following a crucified Messiah.
Stewards of the Mysteries of God
Divisions in Corinth caused by elevating certain teachers and tearing down others are addressed in the passage. The topic of proper judgment is dealt with. The key to proper judgment is humility, and the key to humility is recognizing the grace of God in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Becoming Fools
What does it mean to become a fool? This sermon seeks to demonstrate that we must ascribe and live by God’s wisdom even if we are regarded as fools in the world’s eyes.
Careful Building
One must be careful how they labor in service of Christ’s church. The foundation of the gospel has been laid and those who continue to build the church must be faithful to the gospel in all things. To those who labor well, commendation from God is received, to those who do not labor well, they are in danger of losing this reward. And to those who destroy the church, God will destroy them.
Spiritual Immaturity
Why could Paul only address the Corinthians as spiritually immature? They were acting like the world when it came to the matter of treating servants of Christ in the church. This is an important passage as the doctrine of a “carnal Christian” was born out of this text but such an idea is actually foreign to the text.
The Natural and Spiritual Person
The word of God contrasts the natural person with the spiritual person (the person with the Spirit of God). The contrast could not be any more dramatic. The Scriptures put the natural man in a shocking light! It is a marvel that God is gracious to make the natural person alive to treasure the gospel of Jesus Christ. This is a call not to treasure the world’s wisdom or standards; there is not even a comparison when seen in the…
Spiritual Wisdom
In this text, the scriptures explain that God’s wisdom in the gospel is true wisdom. It is eternal and unchanging, while secret and hidden, it has been revealed through the Spirit so that we might see the glories of God in Christ Jesus. This is written so that we would not desire the world’s wisdom but rather fix our hearts on God’s wisdom in Christ. It is also written so that we would not boast in our own wisdom since…
The Father Who Leads
A father provides, protects, and leads. This passage looks at an example of leadership and what that means for fathers today.
The Preacher of the Cross
What does it mean to know nothing except Jesus Christ and him crucified?
Human Wisdom Destroyed
The gospel may seem like foolishness according to human standards, but God has chosen the foolishness of the cross to destroy the wisdom of the wise.
Unity in the Cross
In this text, Paul begins to address divisions in the church at Corinth. We learn the nature of unity and the basis of unity from this text. As Christians we must keep the main thing the main thing. It is the gospel that will unity and keep us moving forward together. Consider the following: 1. I think everyone would agree that unity is a good thing. Do you contribute to unity in the church? Do you see that minimizing truth…
Always Thankful
This passage reminds us to be thankful for salvation and grace have been lavished upon us in Christ. Our salvation is secure because of the faithfulness of our God. It’s surprising how ungratefulness exposes pride and selfishness. The Corinthian church boasted about their abilities yet we as creatures can only boast in our Creator. As we look at 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 we see that God deserves thanks. Thanks for saving us, thanks for gifting us, thanks for keeping us until…