Sermons on Friendship

Sermons on Friendship

1 Corinthians 16:10-24

Marks of a Community of Contagious Christians SCRIPTURE: 1 Corinthians 16:10-24 Introduction:  After an 18-month journey, we have arrived at the final section of the NT book of 1 Corinthians, where we find the Apostle Paul offering (as he almost always does at the end of his letters) personal encouragement to some real people he knew on a first name basis.  We too readily forget that 1 Corinthians is primarily a letter, and only secondarily a theological treatise.  Paul is writing to his…

Colossians 4:7-18

The Friendship Factor SCRIPTURE: Colossians 4:7-18 SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction:  We have been involved for the past three months in a study of the NT book of Colossians.  I entitled the series, “Christ is the Answer,” because no book in the Bible focuses as much attention on the person and work of Jesus Christ as this book.  To review briefly, it tells us that Jesus is the image of the invisible God, the first-born over all creation.  By Him all things were created…