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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 3/29/26 Kyle Kauffman 3/29/26

Problem-Solving in the Church

Kyle Kauffman

We are going to have problems in the church. Hopefully that’s not a surprise to any of us. This is part of what it means to be a church full of sinful people. We are going to offend, wrong, disappoint, and hurt each other at times. Sometimes in small ways and sometimes in big ways. And part of what we are called to is to work through those problems together with one another. Some in the church at Corinth seem to have developed a bad practice in solving their problems: just take the issue to court. We may not have this issue in our own church, but we still have ways that we deal with our problems in unhealthy ways or ways that just reflect the world outside the church. It’s important for us to see how who we are in Christ should work its way out in how we deal with our problems. We are new people in Christ which involves cutting ties with the old ways we may have been marked by.

1 Corinthians 6:1-11

Brandon Fisher 3/22/26 Brandon Fisher 3/22/26

Counter-Cultural Love

Brandon Fisher

It’s hard for us to see how terms like judgment and discipline can go hand in hand with love and grace. Part of that is because we our own understanding of love is so easily shaped by the culture that we are a part of. God calls the church to live with a counter-cultural love that is willing to confront and discipline when needed those within our ranks who are living in unrepentant sin. We find in Corinth that the church was tolerated and even celebrating the sin of one of its members, rather than calling this man to repentance. While we may look at this situation and shake our heads over what was taking place, we should also recognize we still live in a world that is prone to tolerate or celebrate sin. The church is called to live differently by loving one another enough to confront and discipline sin when needed. This may not always feel like the most loving thing to do, but it reflects the love of Jesus who gave his life to save us from sin and make us holy.

1 Corinthians 5:1-13

Kyle Kauffman 3/15/26 Kyle Kauffman 3/15/26

A Cross-Shaped Life

Kyle Kauffman

One of the main problems in the church at Corinth seems to be that they were more shaped by the values and priorities of the culture they lived in then they were by the cross that they confessed to believe in. This is an ever-present danger for the individual Christian and the church as a whole. We can so easily adopt the values and priorities of the culture and simply adopt Christianity to those. But following Jesus is meant to radically change our values and priorities. We see this in the case of Paul and what he says to the Corinthians in chapter 4. He shows us what a cross-shaped life looks like and pushes us to think about where our lives may be more in line with the culture than with the cross. We are challenged to see that following Jesus is not just about adding something to our lives, it’s about a complete reorientation of our lives around the cross.

1 Corinthians 4:8-21

Kyle Kauffman 3/8/26 Kyle Kauffman 3/8/26

The Problem of Self

Kyle Kauffman

One of the most universal problems that people face in every culture and in every age is the problem of self. We may be prone to have to high a view of ourselves or too low a view of ourselves, but either way we are prone to think and focus on ourselves way too much. This was a problem in Corinth, and it remains a problem in our own day. So often we try to solve the problem of self by focusing more on ourselves with self-esteem, self-help, and self-care. This never cuts to the root of the issue and deals with the pride that is the source of all the problems with self. While we long to be free of the problem of self, none of our human solutions end up working. Only the gospel is able to liberate us from ourselves so that we can live a life of self-forgetfulness. This is what then frees us to joyfully live to glorify God and love others rather than being so focused on ourselves. This is what Paul found in Christ and this is what he invites us to find as well.

1 Corinthians 3:18-4:7

Kyle Kauffman 3/1/26 Kyle Kauffman 3/1/26

Growing Up in Christ

Kyle Kauffman

Many of the best gifts we receive in this life also come with responsibilities and challenges. Whether it is friendship, a job, marriage, children, owning a home, or any other gift, we can see how the gifts we are given also bring responsibilities and challenges in our lives. The same is true of ministry in the church. While Paul is mainly referring to himself and Apollos in 1 Corinthians 3:1-17, what he says here applies to every Christian. We are all called to minister to one another in the church. We have been given specific gifts, abilities, and interests that God wants us to use to love and serve one another. This ministry is both a gift and challenge for many reasons. And 1 Corinthians 3 is a great source of encouragement to us as we seek to do the work of ministry God has called us to.

1 Corinthians 3:1-17

Joel Wood 1/26/25 Joel Wood 1/26/25

Turn and Fight

Joel Wood

There is a danger that we would treat confession as an end in and of itself. This is especially true in our time that prizes “authenticity” above all else. We want to be authentic and honest about our sin, but that is not the end goal for us. Rather, our goal and desire is to grow to be more like Christ and to be authentic in who we are as God’s sons and daughters. This means we are meant to fight against sin and pursue holiness. Confession is part of this war, but we must realize it is only one part of it. Confession should never replace fighting sin in our lives. Rather, it should be the starting point from which we continue to fight sin in our lives. This means that when we confess our sins to other people, we are inviting them into the fight with us and seeking allies in our war against sin.

Romans 7; Romans 8:1-13; Matthew 5:27-30

Kyle Kauffman 5/19/24 Kyle Kauffman 5/19/24

A Better Life

Kyle Kauffman

What does a life well-lived look like? That’s a question we all ask in some way. We know we only have one life to live and so we don’t want to waste our lives. In the midst of all the challenges, pressures, and temptations it can become easy to coast, drift, or just fail to consider the direction of our lives. Hebrews 13 puts before our eyes a vision of what a life well-lived looks like. The author of Hebrews has spent 12 chapters laying out what make Jesus better than anything or anyone else in this life. Based on all of this he concludes in Hebrews 13 by telling us a life well-lived is a life that seeks to please God by following Jesus. The author shows us in practical detail what this life looks like while reminding us that this life is only possible through God’s grace.

Hebrews 13:1-25

Brandon Fisher 5/12/24 Brandon Fisher 5/12/24

A Better Race

Brandon Fisher

Think of a time where you ran a race in your life (or where you set out to do something else that was challenging). Why did you run that race? What did you experience during the race? What kept you going when things got difficulty? What was it like to get to the finish line? The Christian Life can be compared to a race that we run through this life and this world. The race is not easy, but it is worth it. This is what the author of Hebrews is teaching us in Hebrews 12:1-29. He’s like a coach who is on the side cheering us on and yelling, “Keep going!” Endurance in the Christian race can be challenging for all sorts of reasons, but in the end, we will find that if we keep going it will all be worth it.

Hebrews 12:1-29