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Kyle Kauffman 6/28/26 Kyle Kauffman 6/28/26

The Gift and Necessity of the Local Church

Kyle Kauffman

What do you think of when you think of the church? It’s likely that many of us think of Sunday Mornings because that’s what we associate church with. And while the gathering of the church is incredibly important, it can also be dangerous if we only start to view church as an event that we attend. It’s common in our own day to view church as good, but not necessary; as nice, but not essential; as a place I go rather than a people I belong to. Part of what we might need in the 21st century is to recover a biblical vision of the church that tends to focus more on the church being a people I belong to then an event that I attend. In 1 Corinthians 12 Paul is making this case in responding to the Corinthian tendency to elevate certain spiritual gifts in a way that dismisses the need for everyone who belongs to the church. Paul makes the case that the church is essential for us because everyone in the church is essential for the spiritual good and health of others. He recognizes that the health and well-being of every member of the church depends on the love, care, and service of others in the church. This passage serves to remind us of how good and necessary the church.

1 Corinthians 12

Kyle Kauffman 6/21/26 Kyle Kauffman 6/21/26

The Sweetest Meal on Earth

Kyle Kauffman

For the past two thousand years churches everywhere have regularly celebrated communion. It is a wonderful gift that Jesus gave to us where we remember the love Jesus has for us and the hope we have in Him. Yet in the midst of regularly celebrating this sacrament we can easily forget, overlook, or become numb to the glory of what we are remembering and celebrating. 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 reminds us of both the gravity and goodness of what we are celebrating in communion. It calls us to ask if there are ways we may be celebrating communion (or gathering as a church) that are out of step with the gospel. It invites us to be clear on what we are doing as we take communion. And it calls us to see that the sweetness of what we celebrate in communion is only truly savored when we also know and understand the seriousness of our sin and the holiness of God. This passage can give us fresh understanding, clarity, and serious joy in what we do every time we eat and drink this meal together as a church.

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Brandon Fisher 6/14/26 Brandon Fisher 6/14/26

Gender and the Glory of God

Brandon Fisher

What does it mean to be male and female? Are there other genders besides these two? Where do we look to determine what gender a person is? There may be no greater hot-button topic in our day then gender. Strong feelings and opinions can quickly devolve into arguments, misunderstandings, and name-calling. We need God’s Word to cut through the noise to be able to understand not only his design for gender, but also the goodness and beauty of his design. We face challenges not only in how we speak to and defend the truth of God’s Word in relation to gender, but also in how we seek to personally live out what it means to be male and female in the midst of our homes, churches, and culture. While the specific situation Paul was addressing in 1 Corinthians 11 may not still apply in our day, the biblical grounding and principles for what he is saying speak directly into this challenging area in our day to help us live as male or female for the glory of God and the good of the world.

1 Corinthians 11:2-16

Dr. James Hoffmeier 6/7/26 Dr. James Hoffmeier 6/7/26

God's Never-Ending Love for His People

Jim Hoffmeier

God loves his people and wants to be in a close relationship with them but he expects pure worship and undivided devotion to Him. These twin themes are the focus of Malachi chapter 1. Malachi was God’s prophet to the returned Judean exiles in Jerusalem and Judah after the seventy years in Babylon. This community had many challenges getting reestablished in their promised land. While some of God’s promises had been fulfilled, others had not. Consequently, the Jews were apparently wondering if God really loved them. Their discouragement resulted in problems in the religious and social life of the community. Into this situation, God spoke through Malachi–the last prophetic voice in the Old Testament–to address these issues and to assure the people of God’s love and faithfulness and to underscore what he expected of them.

Malachi 1

Kyle Kauffman 5/31/26 Kyle Kauffman 5/31/26

Worship is Life

Kyle Kauffman

Worship is not optional. It is something every human being is engaged in on a regular basis whether we realize it or not. Worship is in some sense hard-wired into what it means to be human. The main question we must ask in our lives is not “Will I worship?” but “What will I worship?” And our daily decisions and actions in this life are giving an answer to that question over and over again. Idolatry was not just a temptation for the Corinthian believers living among all sorts of temples dedicated to other gods. It’s a constant temptation to American believers living in a world that seeks to direct our attention and desires to anything other than God. As a result, worship is not just something we do on Sundays, but it is something we are engaged in 24/7 throughout our weeks. It involves all of life and it affects all of life. 1 Corinthians 10 is meant to help us see and experience what it means to find life as we worship God in all of life.

1 Corinthians 10:14-11:1

Kyle Kauffman 5/24/26 Kyle Kauffman 5/24/26

Make It to the Finish Line!

Kyle Kauffman

When you are running a race there is need for perseverance and endurance in order to make it to the finish line. The same thing is true of the Christian life. In the end of 1 Corinthians 9 Paul compares the Christian life to being like running a race. And as we discover, it is not a race that everyone makes it to the finish line in. We see this both in examples from the Bible and in personal examples we can think of from our own lives. The scriptures teach that perseverance in the Christian life in both faith and pursuing holiness are necessary for salvation. The Bible is full of warnings that we are meant to take seriously if want to make it to the end. And the Bible is full of promises that are meant to help us make it to the end. We see both of these in the beginning of 1 Corinthians 10. And ultimately, we are reminded that the outcome of the race depends not finally on our efforts but on God’s faithfulness. He is the one who enables us to persevere as we take seriously the call to persevere.

1 Corinthians 9:24-10:13

Kyle Kauffman 5/17/26 Kyle Kauffman 5/17/26

Sacrificial Love for the Sake of the Church and the World

Kyle Kauffman

The Christian life involves sacrifice. It involves being willing to lay down our rights, give up our freedom, and make sacrifices that can prove costly, difficult, uncomfortable, and painful. This can be at odds with a world that tells us to hold onto our rights and freedoms at all costs. We can easily make an idol of our rights and freedoms and forget that rights and freedoms in this world are given to us so that we might use them to glorify God by loving others and advancing the gospel. In 1 Corinthians 8 and 9, Paul is calling the Corinthians to lay down their freedom in order to love one another and he is showing how he lays down his rights in order to advance the gospel. As we consider these chapters we are invited into living a life that reflects our Savior. We are called to consider what sacrifices God might want us to make. And we discover that the gospel gives us the power to make those sacrifices.

1 Corinthians 8:1-9:23

Keith Rohrer 5/10/26 Keith Rohrer 5/10/26

Without Faith it is Impossible to Please God

Keith Rohrer

Ask 20 people what they think God is looking for in them, and you’d probably hear at least 10 different answers. Things like faithful church attendance, not getting angry, staying married to your spouse, refusing to steal even small things, volunteering at church or places like The Factory Ministries. None of those things are bad—all good actually. But what He’s really looking for is, “Do you have faith?” It’s not just important, the Bible insists it’s impossible to please God without it. During Jesus’ ministry, He only saw “great faith” in two people. Neither was a disciple, neither was a Jew. On Sunday, we’ll look at one of them and try to figure out what Jesus saw in her. And why was He originally so harsh with her?

Matthew 15:21-28

Kyle Kauffman 5/3/26 Kyle Kauffman 5/3/26

Marriage and Divorce

Kyle Kauffman

One of the most painful realities in our world is that of broken marriages. Sin runs so deep that it effects every single relationship we have. And because marriage is often the closest human relationship we have, the pain and hurt that sin can cause in marriage can be worse than anywhere else. We know from scripture that God intends and desires for marriage to be a lifelong covenant. This should correct any thinking or impulse in us that may see divorce as a light or small thing and encourage us to love our spouses even during the most difficult seasons of marriage. Yet we also must recognize that divorce is a painfully personal reality for some in the church. And the area of divorce and remarriage is not something all Christians will agree on. This should lead us to approach talking about divorce with grace, humility, and compassion as we explore when and where God may allow for divorce. Above all we need to remember that it is God’s grace alone that sustains any of us in marriage. And God, by his grace, can heal and repair the greatest wounds that may come from marriage or divorce.

1 Corinthians 7:10-16, 39-40

Kyle Kauffman 4/26/26 Kyle Kauffman 4/26/26

Marriage and Singleness

Kyle Kauffman

We live in a world that can simultaneously make too much or too little of marriage. On the one hand we can see marriage as the supreme goal in life. We can think everyone should aspire to be married and that there is nothing greater than marriage. We either intentionally or unintentionally make marriage the most important thing in this life and by doing so leave those who are unmarried feeling insignificant or like second-class citizens. On the other hand, we can see marriage as unimportant or as a threat to our freedom and joy in this life. Our culture can so easily view marriage as “just a piece of paper.” Paul does neither of these things. He sees both marriage and singleness as being good gifts by God. He sees both being intentionally given by God according to God’s calling in our life. And he sees both providing opportunities to reflect and enjoy God in unique ways. In the end Paul shows us that marriage, and singleness, and every other calling in this life are ultimately means to carry out the supreme goal in this life: living to enjoy and glorify God above all else.

1 Corinthians 7:1-9, 17-38