Gateway Church - Sermon Podcast

In 1 Corinthians 6, Paul calls believers to handle their disputes with humility, patience, and grace, reminding them that they are not just individuals with personal rights, but members of Christ’s body, called to reflect His character. Rather than taking each other to court before unbelievers, Paul urges them to seek resolution within the family of believers. He challenges their mindset of self-interest and retaliation, pointing instead to the example of Christ, who calls His followers to lay down their lives and to a radically different way of living countercultural to the world.

In 1 Corinthians 5 Paul calls the Corinthian church to remember their identity as God's holy people. He rebukes them not just for tolerating serious sexual sin within their community, but for being proud of their tolerance. Paul urges them to remove the unrepentant sinner to protect the church’s holiness, using the image of yeast spreading through dough. Just as God rescued Israel from Egypt, Christ, our Passover Lamb, has rescued us—so we are called to live in sincerity and truth, not in sin. Holiness matters, but so does grace, repentance, and heart-level devotion to Jesus.

John gives a heartfelt and precious message on Father's Day as he opens up the verses in 1 Corinthians 4:14-21 to share with us how the church is God's family and why fathers are important. 

Pippa continues our series on 1 Corinthians; looking at how the church in Corinth's view of leaders had become worldly and how Paul tries to address the issue of disunity among them.