This weekend at VXV, we tackle one of the most difficult and controversial chapters in the New Testament, 1st Corinthians Chapter 14. Just what is it that the Word of God says about speaking in tongues, is this gift valid for the Church today? What is a prayer language and does the Bible support such [...]
Often called the most profound and poetic chapter in the New Testament, 1st Corinthians 13, the Love Chapter as many call it, is not merely some sentimental sonnet on human emotion, but rather it is giving us a very visceral description of God Himself, and Paul is using this description of Agape love as a [...]
In part 3 of our 5 part series on the Spiritual Gifts, Paul brings it all into perspective here in the latter part of Chapter 12. Diversity is the wisdom of God, and it is that which brings forth life in a healthy Church. God has created and designed each of us very differently, in [...]
Join us for a riveting and informative study that cuts through all the garbage and controversy in the Church today concerning the Spiritual Gifts. In part 2 of a 5 part series on the Charismata, we look at the specific Spiritual Gifts listed here in our study of 1st Corinthians, and we learn that God [...]
Join us as we launch a 5 part series on the Charismata; the Spiritual Gifts, from 1st Corinthinas Chapters 12 through 14. This is a series you absolutely do not want to miss, as the Word of God speaks as only the Word of God can, on an incredibly rich and important topic critical to [...]
If you want to save yourself a lot of grief in your Christian life, be sure to examine yourself on a regular basis; be sure to judge yourself, so that God doesn't have to step in and do that for you! God will get your attention from time to time if you're not asking Him [...]
We've got a theological mine field in 1st Corinthians 11, and yet the toughest passages in Scripture are usually those that bring forth the greatest profitability. Join us as Paul lays out God's design and order for the Christian home, and challenges a Corinthian Church that suffers from a real lack of order. Tremendous insight [...]
In wrapping up his council and discussion concerning Christian liberty - the Apostle Paul gives us 3 biblical principles in helping us to get along with people that don't quite see things the way we do. Healthy fellowship cultivates unity, while unhealthy fellowship within the Church can produce strife and division. Paul teaches us that [...]
Paul gives us an incredible history lesson, exhorting us to learn from the sins that derailed God's people in the past, and offers comfort and hope that God will never tempt us without providing a way of escape. What is so stunning about this lesson, is we're able to see how the Old Testament points [...]
