1 Corinthians 11 & Matthew 5
On the 8th Anniversary of CCV, Johnny Kurcina looks at Paul & Jesus’ vision for the people of God and applies it Christ Church Vienna and its identity and calling as a church community.
Paul addresses the issue of meat sacrificed to idols and calls on the “strong” of conscience to constrain their rights and freedoms out of loving concern for the “weak” in the church. Christians are to willingly give up what is theirs for the sake of others and the gospel.
In 1 Corinthians 7, Paul addresses singles and married people, calling them to faithfulness to their current station in life and devotion and service to the Lord. The way he elevates singleness challenges the modern church’s emphasis on nuclear families and calls us to find ways to cultivate deeper friendships and extended family community in our church.
1 Corinthians 6:12-20
Sex is an issue that the church has handled poorly, and many have been hurt. But sex is an issue about which Christianity is clear. So how do we decide what is good and right and true with regards to our sexuality? Paul calls the church in Corinth to turn from sexual immorality–which he grounds in Creation design, the Incarnation’s elevation of the body, and the already but not yet Kingdom of God that is our calling and destiny.
The Corinthian church has broken into factions–seeking honor and status by their associations and exclusions. Paul admonishes them for thinking humanly and following the culture to achieve status, rather than letting the cross of Christ be the source of their worth and the foundation for their community.
Paul writes to a church in Corinth who is a relational mess. He calls them to the gospel in order to re-orient their relational unity.
In the coming years, Christ Church Vienna is being called to cultivate deeper and wider Community–friendships with one another based on the gospel.
1 Corinthians
Sexuality
– Genesis 2:8-15 & 1 Corinthians 6:12-20
– Johnny Kurcina
– June 21, 2015
– Sermon Series | Questioning Christianity
Culture
1 Corinthians 2:1-16
Johnny Kurcina
May 31, 2015
Sermon Series | Questioning Christianity
Eternity & Relational Ends
1 Corinthians 15
Johnny Kurcina
October 26, 2014
Sermon Series | Extended Family
Love & Relational Purpose
1 Corinthians 13
Corky Eddins
October 19, 2014
Sermon Series | Extended Family
Unity & Relational Diversity
1 Corinthians 12:12-27
Sam Ferguson
October 12, 2014
Sermon Series | Extended Family
Sacrifice & Relational Concern
1 Corinthians 8 & 10
Johnny Kurcina
October 5, 2014
Sermon Series | Extended Family
Singleness & Relational Breadth
1 Corinthians 7
Johnny Kurcina
September 28, 2014
Sermon Series | Extended Family
Intimacy & Relational Depth
1 Corinthians 6
Johnny Kurcina
September 21, 2014
Sermon Series | Extended Family