“Paul, in the letter to the Corinthians wrote, ‘God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise.’ Paul is speaking to the Church in Corinth this morning, trying to convey to the people exactly how it is a multitude of different people can actually be unified. How do people come to be believers? Many people came from strong Christian families that made no provision for children who preferred to sleep in on Sunday mornings…” — Listen here, or download the MP3!
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Checks and Balances in the Christian Life
"Well, the last few Sundays we have been moving through Paul’s letter to the Galatian churches, and we continue today in that letter. Joyfully, we come to the portion to which the writer has been leading us toward. There are many, many rich passages and phrases in this particular portion of scripture that we have heard today, but especially this one where Paul writes to the Galatians, ‘Live by the Spirit, but do not gratify the desires of the flesh, for the Spirit and the flesh are opposed to each other to prevent you from doing what you want…’" — Listen here, or download the MP3!