Sermons on Holy Kiss
1 Corinthians 16:5-24
Parting Shots SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: I preached my first message as pastor of this church (First Free in St. Louis) a year ago today (November 10, 1985). We began our study of 1 Corinthians that morning by looking at the founding of the church at Corinth, as recorded in Acts 18. Today we come to the last passage, verses 5-24 of chapter 16. If some who have been with us just the past few months wonder what happened to chapter 15…
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…