Rooted in the
Gospel of Jesus.

In 1 Corinthians 6, Paul continues to challenge the sexually immoral practices of the church in Corinth. The sexual drenched culture of Corinth assumed sex outside of marriage and with prostitutes (The Temple of Aphrodite was the center of the city). But Paul calls them to understand sex, the body, and their humans identity on the basis of who God is and what he has done. He invites them, and us, to look back at God’s design for sex and the body in Genesis 1-2, he looks ahead to the Resurrection and the restoration of all things–the “telos” of humanity (including sex and the body), and he grounds it all in the good new of Jesus Christ crucified and risen for us. This gives us the basis for our own anthropology: who are we, why are we here, and what is God’s original intent and ultimate telos for sex, the body, relationships and what it means to be human.

In his sermon, Logan explores 1 Corinthians 5 to address the problem of hypocrisy and the essential call for the church to pursue holiness. By examining why we must “purge the leaven” of sin, this message highlights how living a life set apart for God preserves our witness and leads to true spiritual freedom and joy.

In his sermon, Logan challenges us that while we often place our value in worldly things like status and power, the Bible calls us to find our worth in the “foolishness” and power of the cross. This enables us to move beyond division and pride, instead reflecting God’s character through a life of steadfast love, justice, and righteousness.

In his sermon, Dean explores how pride and division challenged the early church in Corinth, but emphasizes how believers should find their true identity and unity in being called and redeemed by God rather than in their own worldly status or internal conflicts.