Truth Encounter: 1 Corinthians
74 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 6 years ago -What can God do with a church that has incest, prostitution, and infighting when they think they are the most spiritually powerful group of their generation. From speaking in tongues to the supreme charisma of love, these messages will enable you and your church to discover Christ’s priorities for local church life.
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Permanence Of Marriage Bond-Part 1 (1 Cor 7:10-16)
January 23, 2017 01:24 - 10.7 MBDivorce. It has become the norm in our culture. A young couple starts out with high intentions, but for most the high temperature passion begins to wear off and after two, five, ten years, a couple mutually decides to go their separate ways. In most states this is a relatively easy legal procedure. What does God think about this “easy divorce” situation? In your town you can go from church to church and sooner or later you will find a pastor who will agree with your particular view about divo...
God's Design For Passion Release (1 Cor 7:1-9)
January 16, 2017 02:21 - 17.4 MBIt is in the top ten of most talked about subjects on any given day in the United States of America. Just form the letters of this tiny English word on your lips and immediately ears begin to search and seek for the next juicy morsel. You hear about it constantly just about anywhere communication takes place, but you rarely hear about it in a church building between the hours of 11:00 and 12:00. Today’s discussion brings us to 1 Corinthians 7:1-9 and the subject on the Apostle Paul’s mind is ...
Commitment To Sexual Purity-Part 2 (1 Cor 6:12-20)
January 09, 2017 00:57 - 12.1 MBOn a popular television series the main character cynically takes a jab at the celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday by saying, “Who wants to celebrate the coming to this continent of a group of people who were kicked out of England because they were against dancing and any other form of human pleasure?” The underlying message is that if you believe in the Pilgrims’ Jesus, you can kiss fun and good times good bye. It is the popular caricature of the pious Christian but does New Testament Ch...
Commitment To Sexual Purity-Part 1 (1 Cor 6:12-20)
January 01, 2017 05:10 - 11.5 MBThe evil one has decimated the testimony of so-called followers of Christ by strongly divorcing what we say with our lips about our beliefs from what we practice in our lives. If you do read the New Testament you will discover that this problem of sexual sin was never a problem for the Lord of the Church, but his followers from the first century to the present have wrestled with this temptation just like everyone else. Paul tells the truth about it and gives us the right information to overco...
Believer versus Believer-Part 2 (1 Corinthians 6:1-11)
December 05, 2016 00:57 - 11.6 MBTheir joint business venture has grown and become prosperous, but now a serious misunderstanding threatens not only their business, but their relationship as brothers in Christ. During the annual outside audit, $10,000 has turned up missing. Dick, one of the partners, just married off his third daughter, and John, the other partner, knows that the wedding and reception cost a bundle. An early morning discussion about this turned into a bitter argument. How should Dick and John settle their di...
Believer versus Believer-Part 1(1 Corinthians 6:1-11)
November 28, 2016 00:46 - 12 MBWe are supposed to be glowing in joy and love because God gave the precious gift of His Son to us. But maybe today you find yourself feeling more like a Scrooge because all this euphoria about the worship doesn’t eliminate the fact that you have been cheated and swindled by one of these so called “born againers.” If you have ever felt wronged by someone in the church you need to spend the next few minutes and listen to a story about Charlie Christian.
Hardened Unrepentant Sin-Part 2 (1 Corinthians 5)
November 21, 2016 03:40 - 12 MBYou regularly attended worship every Sunday for years, but now you find yourself just sleeping in on Sunday morning. You used to read your Bible daily, but now it is on the second shelf of your night stand gathering dust. You used to enjoy Christian radio, but now the rugged voice of the country western stars singing about the pleasure of just one moment of passionate love dominates your car radio. Before it’s too late, please listen. You might hear a forgotten voice calling you back home.
Hardened Unrepentant Sin-Part 1 (1 Corinthians 5)
November 14, 2016 02:13 - 11.4 MBA pastor discovers that two of his key elders have been wife swapping. A longtime members was just picked up on a charge of sexual abuse . A nationally known preacher has to resign his ministry because of the charge of embezzlement. There is hardly any headline that could shock God’s people and tragically desiring to be merciful and compassionate we have become complacent and passive when it comes to dealing with the malignancy of evil. How did the first century church maintain both compassio...
The Kings Now Error-Part 2 (1 Cor 4:6-21)
November 07, 2016 01:47 - 11.5 MBIs it wrong to go out and eat a big prime rib on your anniversary when there are millions starving in the world right now? If you are starving or facing severe physical suffering is this evidence that God is punishing you because you don’t have enough faith in him? These are the kinds of questions we are addressing with our study leader, Dave Wyrtzen, as we examine the fourth chapter of First Corinthians together.
The Kings Now Error-Part 1 (1 Cor 4:6-21)
October 31, 2016 00:03 - 11.3 MBWhen Jesus was here on earth the lame, the deaf, the blind, and the deformed simply came to his feet as he sat on a hill overlooking Galilee and they were instantly healed. He said in John that when he ascended to heaven that we would do even greater works than these. Doesn’t this mean that if we have enough faith all of our diseases will be healed, all of our financial needs will be met, all of our problems will end?
The Authoritative Power (1 Cor 4:1-6)
October 24, 2016 01:37 - 17.9 MBThink about who has the power over your life. Who do you want to look like or be like? What celebrity do you worship? Evidently there were super stars in the first century- even religious celebrities. The Apostle Paul warns us against those high flyers, their influence, and the way we respond reveals what’s inside.
Cure For Church Demolition-Part IV (1 Corinthians 3:10-22)
October 17, 2016 01:11 - 12 MBRemember the old children’s rhyme “ring around the rosy pocket full of posies, ashes, ashes, we all fall down?” A building can be elegant in its design, stunning in its appearance, and colossal in its dimensions, but the whole thing will fall down if it’s not built on a solid foundation of the right materials. What is the right foundation for a church? What kind of materials should it be built of? These are the kinds of questions the Apostle Paul answers in First Corinthians chapter three.
Cure For Church Demolition-Part II (1 Corinthians 3:1-9)
October 02, 2016 13:13 - 11.9 MBOne minute a leader is worshiped as the king and the next minute they are cursed as a thief. Why have so many of our leaders in both our court houses and our church houses fallen off their pedestals and disgraced their offices? Could it be that it has something to do with our loud applause followed by such angry booing? Our subject today takes us into the heart of the pressure and the problem of church leadership in America today.
Cure For Church Demolition-Part I (1 Corinthians 3:1-9)
September 26, 2016 02:00 - 11.8 MBHave you ever been in a large city and watched a gigantic crane swing a wrecking ball against a building? The demolition of a structure can be incredible. When the target is an old condemned building, no problem. But when a wrecking ball swings against our homes or churches, it’s another story.
God's Mystery- Part II (1 Corinthians 2:6-16)
September 19, 2016 00:55 - 12.3 MBI look in the mirror and my father is staring back at me. Where did the years go? If you are under thirty you probably haven’t started creaking and squeaking when you walk, but perhaps even some of you in your early twenties have already noticed a lot of hair in your comb that should still be on top of your head. We try to powder it, massage it, work it out, but no matter how hard we try we cannot stop the relentless onslaught of time against our bodies. Is your time running out?
God’s Mystery-Part I (1 Corinthians 2:6-16)
September 12, 2016 01:00 - 11.8 MBMystery stories grab our attention and the ratings in movies and on TV. Authors make millions weaving their tales of the cunning sleuth with his or hers uncanny problem solving abilities. Who would you guess is the greatest mystery writer of all time? This author has written a riddle no one could solve unless he gave them the key.
Not Many Wise, Powerful, Or Rich-Part II (1 Corinthians 1:26-2:5)
September 05, 2016 02:08When our kids score high on their SATs, we are proud parents. When our son or daughter scores the winning point that brings victory against the crosstown rivals, our chest swells. We all know the smell of evil self-centered pride, and every one of you parents know the sweetness of a true appreciation for the gifts God has given to your children, but this is not the purest pride. Who should you boast about before others? Who deserves your cheers, your admiration, your devotion? Who should be y...
Not Many Wise, Powerful, Or Rich-Part I (1 Corinthians 1:26-2:5)
August 29, 2016 01:27 - 11.5 MBHave you ever taken a look around your church, those who come to worship and adore the Son of God? Compare this group with the beautiful people who come in their limousines to attend the Emmy Awards, or the powerful execs taking a break on the golf courses of Palm Springs or the slopes of Taos. Who would you guess is going to have the lasting influence on this planet? When you look at human resources the cause of Christ seems to be in shaky hands.
The Fool On The Hill-Part II (1 Cor 1:18-34)
August 22, 2016 00:41 - 10.4 MBHas anyone ever said to you, “Well if God would write His message in a legible hand for me in the sky or if He would come down here and speak to me audibly, then I would believe in Him. Until He shows me His credentials I remain an agnostic.” How do you deal with someone like that? Why doesn’t God deliver His Word to us in a lightning bolt? In this conclusion to "The Fool On The Hill," we want to encourage you to honestly face questions like these.
The Fool On The Hill-Part I (1 Cor 1:18-34)
August 15, 2016 02:50 - 11.9 MBAs a believer in the sacredness of the Old Rugged Cross, I become outraged when it is mocked and at this offense to my Lord. My anger makes me want to get back at those who malign His crucifixion. What’s going on in our modern society that mocks Jesus’ sacrifice for sin as the insane belief of a weak old man? Dave Wyrtzen challenges you to think about what the Romans and Greeks thought about the cross of Jesus Christ in the first century.
Disunity Of Faith (1 Cor 1:10-17)
August 08, 2016 02:47 - 12 MBChristianity is one of the most divided religions in the world. Different denominations, different leaders, divisions between races, divisions over styles of leadership--name a splinter group and Christianity has it. Why is there all this division? Is all this diversity wrong? Is it God’s will for there to be one human head for his church on earth? Is there a difference between diversity and disunity? Listen…
Thanksgiving In A Nutshell-Part 2 (1 Cor 1:4-9)
July 31, 2016 06:52 - 11 MBWhy do strong committed followers of Jesus Christ sometimes face the agony of long term disease, the hammer blow of a fatal accident, or the dread of job loss? If we possess everything in Christ, why do so many who love Him live in poverty around the world? Paul wrote a letter to a group of believers who believed they were already ruling with Christ in the heavenlies. The Apostle Paul was one man who had actually visited heaven and returned and he also knew what it meant to suffer in the caus...
Thanksgiving In A Nutshell-Part 1 (1 Cor 1:4-9)
July 24, 2016 21:00 - 11.4 MBThis fall will bring a major holiday of the year that turkeys everywhere dread but that most of us celebrate with joy--thanksgiving. Pilgrims, Indians, the foundational principles of our country--God, family, church, community, freedom; the delicious food --warm pumpkin pie, sweet potatoes, homemade rolls--it gives all of us a chance to express gratitude for the bountiful physical blessings. It should also be a time for us to discover and to remember our rich spiritual heritage and God's gifts.
Purity In A Cesspool-Part 2 (1 Cor 1:1-5)
July 17, 2016 22:10 - 11.5 MBThe Apostle Paul is writing to a group of believers living in a society just like ours. Homosexuality and heterosexual immorality were praised as legitimate life styles. Incest tore the lives of children apart. Entertainment was built on skin and blood. Paul planted a church in the midst of this cesspool and he is writing this letter to help them make an impact for Christ in this secular city.