2012.05.27 - Dave Witt - Soma: 1 Corinthians
Desire Spiritual Gifts, or, Tongues, Prophecy, and Other Gifts That Can Freak Us Out
1 Corinthians 14:1-25, Romans 12
Speaking in tongues to God? Prophetically speaking to each other? Eagerly desire these gifts?!
Help! Dave Witt! Make sense of the text!
Dave looks at the charismatic gifts of the spirit, specifically speaking in tongues and prophecy, and how to God uses them to build up His church, and break the boxes we tend to put Him in.
Music led by Alex Drumm - starts 55 minutes in.
2012.05.20 - Kevin Makins - Soma: 1 Corinthians
Something That Is Already Ours In Christ
1 Corinthians 13, 1 John 4
In 2006 a study was done to see what non-believers thought of Christians.
91% said that Christian’s were “anti-homosexual”. This was the predominant association in most of their minds. Other associations included “judgmental”, “hypocritical”, and “insensitive to others”.
The climax of 1 Corinthians also points to the engine of the entire Christian faith: love. Have we missed our primary calling?
Music led by Joel Cumby - starts 47 minutes in.
2012.05.13 - Kevin Makins - Soma: 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 12:12-26, 1 Samuel 17
The body (soma) has been a constant theme through Paul’s letter, but in chapter 12 he brings it into the forefront, working the metaphor to show how all the parts of the body are dependant on one another, and how the smallest things affect the biggest.
Music led by Jeff Wynands and Joel Cumby - starts 46 minutes in.
2012.05.07 - Kevin Makins - Soma: 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 12:1-11
Kevin’s back from Uganda, and he brought with him a whole bunch of stories about how the Spirit works, and the gifts that have been so freely given to us!
Music led by Joel Cumby - starts 50 minutes in.
2012.04.29 - Leanne Friesen - Soma: 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 11:17-34
We revisit the table for a third time and final time, as Leanne reflects on what it means to “join the story”, and how the table tells us about God’s relentless love for us.
Music led by Andrew Huang - starts 36 minutes in.
Special music by Derek Zanetti (Homeless Gospel Choir)
2012.04.22 - Jared Both - Soma: 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 11:17-34
This week we revisit the breaking of the bread with a focus on what it means to lose your privilege to gain a full table.
Music led by Alex Drumm - starts 47 minutes in.
2012.04.15 - Kevin Makins - Soma: 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 11:17-34, Matthew 22, Galatians 3
This week: traditions, prejudice, Communion, and Paul gets pissed.
Music led by Joel Cumby - starts 44 minutes in.
2012.04.08 - Kevin Makins - Soma: 1 Corinthians
Easter 2012 - Resurrection in Corinth
1 Corinthians 15:12-28, 58
For our Easter celebration we jump ahead a little bit in 1 Corinthians to chapter 15, where Paul explains why the resurrection changes EVERYTHING!
Music led by Joel Cumby and the Resurrection Band - starts 35 minutes in.
2012.04.01 - Bill Webb - Soma: 1 Corinthians
Head Coverings, or, The Head of Every Woman is Man?
1 Corinthians 11:2-16
Paul reminds the Corinthian church that the head of every woman is man, that women should wear a head covering, and that for men to have long hair is a disgrace.
No… this isn’t an April Fools joke.
But there’s always more to the story. Digging into the text we begin to see how Paul’s teachings, which seem so backwards and regressive to us, were actually incredibly relevant and empowering in their time and place.
So how do we honour texts like these? Dr. William Webb, author of “Slaves, Women, and Homosexuals” and “Corporal Punishment in the Bible” walks us through these texts, and explains how they can help us understand the heart of God and worship today.
Music led by Alex Drumm, and a whack of other people - starts 1 hour and 12 minutes in.
Note: due to technical problems, the audio is a little weak until about half and hour into the sermon, where it improves.
2012.03.25 - Kevin Makins - Soma: 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 10:23-11:1
As Paul closes out a section of his letter he ties together a bunch of the themes that we have covered so far, and captures the spirit of the movement in one simple phrase.
Music led by a whole gang of people - starts 49 minutes in.
