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“Only belief in the gospel can free us from the intoxication of the world! We will only abandon worldly attractions by the beauty of Christ! And the beauty of Christ is that He came to die to free us from our bondage to sin and to save us from the wrath of God against it!”

1 Corinthians 15:1-11 – Of First Importance in the Church

September 24, 2023

Garrett West

Book of 1 Corinthians

“When we come to faith, we proclaim the gospel: ‘I can do nothing. Jesus has done everything for me.’ And so we proclaim every day of our lives AFTER we are saved: ‘I can do nothing. Jesus does everything through me.'”

1 Corinthians 14:26-40 – Harmony Within the Church

September 17, 2023

Garrett West

Book of 1 Corinthians

“We shouldn’t be surprised when life gets chaotic if, at the same time, we are not conforming to God’s character and nature. In fact, it’s the grace of God that life works that way. If it wasn’t for the chaos, we would never wake up to the reality that something is deeply wrong. We would never come to see our sin as inherently sinful. We would never cast ourselves upon the mercy of God for salvation from sin.”

1 Corinthians 14:13-25 – They’ll Believe It When They See It

September 10, 2023

Garrett West

Book of 1 Corinthians

“When we function properly as a church, not only will the world HEAR [the gospel] in our gatherings, but they’ll SEE it being lived out in our midst.”

1 Corinthians 14:1-12 – God is Building His Church

September 3, 2023

Garrett West

Book of 1 Corinthians

“The church is not some sort of attraction. The build an attraction, we must focus inwardly. Rather, the church is more like an amplifier. We exist to amplify the gospel and spread the gospel. The gospel isn’t, ‘Look how close to God I am by what I do.’ The gospel is, “Look how close God has come to us, despite what we’ve done!'”

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 – Love Is as Love Does (Part 3)

August 27, 2023

Garrett West

Book of 1 Corinthians

“The only reason we can have hope in ANYTHING is because our eternal hope in Christ GROUNDS it.”

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 – Love Is as Love Does (Part 2)

August 20, 2023

Garrett West

Book of 1 Corinthians

“The antidote to our lovelessness is the love of Christ for us.”

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 – Love Is as Love Does (Part 1)

August 13, 2023

Garrett West

Book of 1 Corinthians

“There is no room for boasting in God’s kingdom, because boasting implies that we have actually done something significant… Even our ‘good works,’ when not done in the name of Christ, condemn us, because, in effect, they say, ‘I don’t need God to be good!'”

1 Corinthians 13:1-13 – Love: The Christian’s Fuel

August 6, 2023

Garrett West

Book of 1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians

Assurance of Salvation

“We won’t get everything right, but if we’re going to get something right, it had better be love, because if we don’t get that right, we won’t get ANYTHING right.”