October 11th, 2026
Pastor Chad McDonald
Paul has established two very foundational truths in 1 Corinthians 1-2. First, you do not become a Christian because you have a high IQ, a great intellect, brilliant oratory skills or because of your moral excellence. You are a Christian because God, through the power of the Holy Spirit, opened your eyes to the beauty of the message of the cross of Christ. Earthly human wisdom did not lead you to salvation. Second, we do, however, have wisdom. We have a divine wisdom, not from men, but revealed by God through the Spirit in God’s Word so that we might know the unknowable things of God.
The question then becomes, “Who can understand these things?” As we preach the divine things of God through the Word and the power of the Holy Spirit, who understands? What makes the difference between the person who hears the Word of God and is bored out of their mind and another person who hears the same truth and can’t get enough? The same divine and eternal truth is precious to one and boring to another. What makes the difference?
I pray that you will make plans to join us this weekend as we walk through 1 Corinthians 2:14-3:9. These are important truths that we must grasp as we seek to know God in His Word and share His Word with a lost world.
4 Oct 2026
Wisdom Revealed | 1 Corinthians 2:6-13
October 4th, 2026
Pastor Chad McDonald
There is no other book like the Bible. I have read a few other books more than once. I have a couple of books that I have read three times, but I read the Bible every day. I can’t get enough of it. It never gets old. The Bible isn’t just a book or a historical narrative. The Bible reveals God, and it is the foundation of God’s people.
As we gather this weekend, our purpose is not to elicit some kind of emotional response, experience a mystic encounter or provide a motivational speech. We all come as God’s people from different places and backgrounds to gather around the living Word of God as the standard of truth by which we align our lives.
In the opening chapter of 1 Corinthians, Paul argued that our salvation is not a product of human wisdom or reason. However, as Paul will now explain, we are not a wisdom-less people. We do have truth. There is a document that we hold to and a teaching upon which we rest our lives. We are not a product of human wisdom, but we are not without wisdom. We have the Word of God.
I pray that you will join us this weekend as we corporately worship the Lord through song and the study of His Word.
27 Sept 2026
The Root Problem | 1 Corinthians 1:26 – 2:5
September 27th, 2026
Pastor Chad McDonald
The creativity of man is impressive. Just think of the technological advances over the last 30 years. Technology has shifted from slow, wired, dial-up connections and bulky desktop machines to an era of pocket-sized supercomputers and instantaneous global cloud-based communication. That’s just technology. Think of the scientific and medical advances. We have produced so much and made so many advances. It’s funny how impressed we can become with ourselves.
The one area where we have not progressed in is human behavior. We have not progressed in morality. We can control so much, but we cannot control human behavior. Even the wisest, most wealthy and most intelligent find themselves demented, despaired and degraded in their own behavior.
That is why the focus and heart of Paul’s preaching is Christ coming to deal with the root problem. The root problem of man is the sinfulness of the human heart, and no amount of scientific, technological or philosophical advances can touch this root problem. The only reality that can touch that problem is Christ and Him crucified.
We must always be clear on this: only the gospel has the power to change the human heart. Only the gospel has the power to change a sick world and society. Christ and Him crucified is the message that God has empowered us by His Spirit to proclaim and bear witness to in this fallen world.
As we continue our study in 1 Corinthians, this will again be the focus of Paul’s instruction. Read ahead if you have the chance. Our text will be 1 Corinthians 1:26 – 2:5. Don’t miss worship this weekend. Make plans and begin to prepare your heart for corporate worship. It’s going to be a great weekend of worship
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