Today we continue our study through 1 Corinthians, and we are rounding the final corner, headed towards home. But before Paul concludes his letter written to the troubled church in the ancient Greek city of Corinth, he has a final correction to give, an important correction, in fact, the most important correction. Paul has been answering questions and problems found within the struggling Corinthians church. In chapter 7 he transitions to addressing specific problems by…
I invite you to turn with me in your bibles to 1 Corinthians chapter 14. 1 Corinthians 14. Last week we examined the first half of the chapter and saw some important lessons from Paul about what Christian worship should look like. We saw that the gathered worship of the church is to be intelligible,...
Good evening. Please turn with me in your bibles to 1 Corinthians 14. 1 Corinthians 14. Tonight we make the turn from one of the most beloved and clear passages in all of scripture, chapter 13 on love, to one of the most debated and unclear passages in all of scripture. So, for those of...
I invite you to turn with me in your bibles to Philippians 3. Philippians 3.* I had planned to continue preaching into 1 Corinthians 14, but after prayer I reconsidered. The passing of one of our beloved brothers on Friday morning, a former pastor of our body, is a significant moment for our church. And...
I aim to conclude this portion of Paul’s letter tonight by wrapping up his section on love. We will do well to remember that this portion of scripture is written within the context of a congregation that was fighting over spiritual gifts. They boasted about their gifts of knowledge, prophecy, and tongues. They equated spiritual...
It’s been a while since I have been back in 1 Corinthians. We had been working our way slowly through Paul’s letter, and I stopped to preach a short series on the doctrine of Scripture. Today we will pick up again in 1 Corinthians chapter 13, in perhaps the most famous chapter in scripture. It...
Please turn with me in your bibles to 2 Timothy 3. 2 Timothy 3. We will be looking at verse 17 and, if the Lord wills, conclude our little series of 3 sermons on the word of God, the doctrine of scripture. I’m sure I haven’t exhausted this text, although I may have exhausted some...
Please turn with me in your bibles to 2 Timothy chapter 3. Second timothy chapter 3. Last week we began this short series on the doctrine of scripture by looking into what exactly is entailed by Paul’s first statement in verse 16, that all scripture is God-breathed. We looked at how the bible views itself,...
Good morning. Please turn with me to 2 Timothy chapter 3. Second Timothy chapter 3. I’m pausing our study through First Corinthians for the moment, to turn and examine the doctrine of scripture. We learned last week from 1 Corinthians 13 that Love does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rather love rejoices in the truth....
Jon English Lee
Jon English serves as Pastor of Discipleship for Morningview Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. He has earned a Bachelor’s degree from Auburn University Montgomery, a Masters of Divinity from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a PhD in Systematic and Historical Theology from SBTS. Jon English is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society, a fellow for the Center for Pastor Theologians, and an adjunct professor for Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary.
