First Church of Christ

About First Church of Christ

First Church of Christ presents weekly worship messages. Get into the Word of God with biblical messages to apply to our every day lives.

Publisher

Nancy Nelson

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 May 2021

Latest episode

29 Oct 2021

Latest episodes

22 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Oct 2021

   The Journey Deep: From Selfish Interest to Edification

   For a number of decades there has been a lot of discussion concerning topics of the supernatural like healing, speaking in tongues, and prophesying. It can create a lot of confusion. Recently I heard about a church that has time set aside in its worship services for people to come and to be prayed for. On one occasion recently a gentleman came forward and happened to end up with the pastor who asked him what he desired prayer for. The man replied, “I need prayer for my hearing,” and before he knew it the pastor had his hand on the man’s ears and was boldly praying for his hearing. At the end of the prayer and with the worship music playing in the background the pastor asked the man, “How’s your hearing?” to which the man replied, “I don’t know, it’s not until next Wednesday at the courthouse.” Confusion over these topics isn’t just limited to churches in our culture; there was confusion in the First Century as well. And as we continue our study of the book of 1 Corinthians in our “Journey to Deep,” in this 14th chapter we will encounter some true frustration from the Apostle Paul. If you haven’t already done so, turn in your Bibles to 1 Corinthians 14.

2. 

   15 Oct 2021

   The Journey Deep: From Sitting to Serving

   We continue our series, “The Journey to Deep,” today as we walk through Paul’s letter to the church at Corinth. This week we are going to dig into chapter 12 of 1 Corinthians, so grab your Bible or electronic device and turn to chapter 12. The opening verse of this passage in 1 Corinthians chapter 12 actually puts us on a pathway which leads us to this “Journey to Deep.” Look at 1 Corinthians 12:1: “Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant.” Paul is trying to put this church on solid footing and point them in the right direction, so in this section he announces how each of them have been spiritually gifted by God and how they need to be using their God-given gift in order to build up the body of Christ, which is what we refer to as the church. Paul wants to make it very clear that the church understands the importance of moving from sitting to service.

3. 

   1 Oct 2021

   The Journey Deep: From Legalism to Liberty

   A couple of weeks ago I was flipping through the television channels one evening and I happened upon a program that was giving the viewers a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how a live taping of a Hollywood television shows takes place. It’s a process that takes about four hours, and they shoot numerous takes of numerous scenes. All the while the studio audience has to laugh hard as if it is the first time they’ve ever heard the lines. But one of the things I learned about the process is that the hardest working person on the set is not one of the actors or characters. The success of the taping is in the hands of the Warm-up Comic, a standup comic, who for hours must entertain the audience, keeping the crowd alert and laughing. One of the best in the business is a comedian named Ron Pearson. One of Ron’s talents is balancing things, so during the taping of the show he would balance a glass on his chin, then some time later he would balance a microphone, then sometime later, in between scenes, he would balance a small stool on his chin. But toward the end of the taping, he had the stage crew hand him a 12-foot industrial ladder and, standing right in front of the studio audience, he somehow lifted it, placed it on his chin, balanced it in the air while simultaneously juggling bowling pins. In all of my years of watching entertainers I have never seen such an incredible display of balancing skills. Well, today we’re going to find out just how important balance is in the Christian life. In fact, some of these subjects are pretty heavy and weighty. We’re in the third lesson of a study of the book of First Corinthians and today, again, we are going to try and cover the themes found in three chapters: 1 Corinthians 8, 9, and 10. The apostle Paul is going to challenge the church in Corinth to do a better job of balancing things. I’ve divided it into four balancing acts. So, get your note page out and get ready as we dive in, take some notes and fill in some blanks on this Journey to Deep.

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