| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 44 secs | 0 Comments
The Church is a body made up of different parts – everyone is vital and needs to be doing what God has wired them to do. Some parts have greater impact – some gifts are more impactful than others – the “higher” gifts. So Paul gives us one of his gift/ministry lists which do vary […]
| By Andy Moyle | 3 mins 21 secs | 0 Comments
Divide and conquer is a military and political tactic that dates back to before the birth of Christ. It’s a strategy that has been employed by Machiavelli, Julius Caesar, Napoleon… and Satan. You see, we’re easier to pick off as individuals. When we believe the lie that we’re of no use to other Christians, or […]
| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 58 secs | 0 Comments
‘Hats on or off’ is all about authority and being under godly authority. Jesus is the head of the church – he is ultimately in charge. In the family, the husband is head of his household – and that is servant leadership, loving your wife as Christ loved the church. In other words dying to […]
| By Andy Moyle | 5 mins 45 secs | 0 Comments
I used to be part of a running group, which I really enjoyed. I loved the exercise in the open air and the camaraderie amongst the runners. As time went on, there was talk of 10ks and half-marathons and the coach encouraged us to set targets of competing in longer distance events in order to […]
| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 53 secs | 0 Comments
One of our chief aims is to make disciples – that task was what Jesus left ringing in the ears of the 11 apostles when he ascended to sit at God’s right hand. So Paul tells us to get into the world, get our hands dirty and get into the culture in order to reach […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 21 secs | 0 Comments
1 Corinthians is a pretty combative letter from Paul – there’s clearly some issues that have been raised by the church and he is not too impressed with all the sin that is being applauded. From today’s passage we can see Paul is answering some criticism about ministry salaries from the church. John Wesley said […]
| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 22 secs | 0 Comments
Love trumps knowledge! As Christians we love God, who is the source of love. God fills us with His love that overflows to others. When we love others we don’t want them to stumble and sin. That’s the heart behind this passage. If eating a kebab (which is probably halal and therefore sacrificed meat), or […]
| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 30 secs | 0 Comments
With Paul, there’s a thread running through the whole letter, a building argument, and so sometimes splitting it up into portions can make its overall meaning less clear. So why does Paul veer off into circumcision and slavery in the middle of a chapter about sex and marriage? The main point is don’t be pressured […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 40 secs | 0 Comments
New believers in Corinth were getting pretty confused. It’s understandable when the culture was as pleasure seeking and sex-saturated as ours. Some were throwing off moral restraint completely and others entering into celibacy to be more spiritual. So Paul starts today’s reading with a quote from their letter to him – “It is good for […]