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Why was Paul so concerned about the way the Corinthians shared communion? Greg, Rich, and Scott talk through 1 Corinthians 11:17–34, the meal behind the passage, and what it looks like to make room for one another at the table. This is the conversation behind the Sunday message at Corner Church in Minneapolis. Join us at https://corner.church.

We start with trophies and somehow end up talking about prayer, self-promotion, and what to say when someone compliments your work. In 1 Corinthians 10:14–11:1, Paul brings the conversation back to two questions. What are we doing for the glory of God? Whose good are we seeking? This is the conversation behind the Sunday message at Corner Church in Minneapolis. https://corner.church

Some things feel fine simply because we’re used to them. But what happens when the habits, assumptions, and conversations we let slide start to catch up with us? Greg, Rachel, Rich, and Scott talk about cultural assumptions, habits that catch up with us, and avoiding hard conversations to keep the peace. A conversation on 1 Corinthians 10 and keeping Christ central. What’s one thing you want to st...

Life moves fast. What helps us slow down and be present with God and the people around us? The Corner Church team reflects on our “Since We Are Together” retreat theme: worship, confession and forgiveness, communion, and the shared work of building community. We talk about experiencing a moment instead of managing every part of it, reaching out instead of waiting to be noticed, and a memorable cam...

What deserves our focus? In 1 Corinthians 9, Paul describes athletes training for a crown that will not last. We wrestle with the desire to look impressive, the difference between intention and focus, and what it means to run toward a life shaped by Jesus. This is the conversation behind our Week 10 message—from celery crowns and ultramarathon sweatshirts to habits, recognition, and faith as a tra...

What happens when being right matters more than caring for the person next to us? In 1 Corinthians 8:1–13, Paul connects knowledge, freedom, and love—and asks us to consider how our choices affect others. In this episode, we share the conversations behind the message: food offered to idols, the pull to defend our rights, and what it means to let love shape how we use our freedom. Join the Corner C...

What if following Jesus begins right where you are? In the conversation behind our Week 8 message, we explore 1 Corinthians 7 and the invitation to keep Christ central in our relationships, responsibilities, and uncomfortable circumstances. From the restored man in Mark 5 to everyday moments of opening our homes, showing up, and caring for neighbors, we wrestle with faithfulness, comfort, and the...

What happens when we hold too tightly to our rights and desires? In Week 7 through 1 Corinthians, the Corner Church team explores 1 Corinthians 6, Acts 16, personal freedom, healthy boundaries, and the peace that comes from keeping Christ central.

How do we face serious wrong without giving up on people? Starting in 1 Corinthians 5, we wrestle with grace, accountability, healthy boundaries, and the slow work of restored relationships. The conversation asks what it looks like to keep Christ at the center while becoming a community where truth can be spoken, harm is taken seriously, and change remains possible.

Who comes to mind when you think of a good neighbor? After Corner Church's United Service, we share stories of the neighbors who shaped us and ask what it means to be placed well among the people already around us. We talk about Ephesians 2:10, the small and often unseen ways Jesus noticed people, and how simple connections can become belonging. Notice someone near you, and take one small step...

What if visible success is the wrong scoreboard for faithfulness? In this conversation around 1 Corinthians 4, we wrestle with the difference between knowing the right things and actually being transformed, Paul’s sarcasm toward a church convinced it had arrived, and the temptation to treat blessing, recognition, or comfort as proof that we are close to God. Jesus and Paul point us toward another...

What if spiritual maturity is less about how much we know—and more about what is growing between us? In this episode, we share the conversations behind “Built to Last” in 1 Corinthians 3. We talk about Corinth as a crossroads, the dark side of excellence, Jesus washing the feet of disciples still arguing about greatness, and the difference between the instrument and the source. Paul planted. Apoll...

What happens when faith becomes one more thing you feel responsible to manage? In this conversation, we explore the exhausting belief that everything is up to us: other people's choices, the outcome of every situation, whether we can hold the future together, and whether we can make ourselves change. Paul's words in 1 Corinthians 2 offer another way. Faith does not rest on impressive leade...

The pressure to prove ourselves and how the cross changes the scorecard Why do we feel so much pressure to appear successful, capable, or worthy? In this conversation surrounding 1 Corinthians 1:18–31, we explore where that pressure comes from, how it shapes our relationships, and what changes when our worth is grounded in the cross instead of other people’s approval.

Division, pride, and personality conflicts are often symptoms of something deeper. As we begin 1 Corinthians, Paul brings us back to the question underneath them all: Who is at the center? The way through the noise is the cross, where grace replaces superiority and Christ brings divided people together.

In 2 Kings 24–25, Jerusalem falls, the temple burns, and Judah goes into exile. The story looks over—but 2 Kings ends with Jehoiachin leaving prison and taking a seat at another king’s table. In this episode, we share the conversations behind the message and wrestle with resilience, persistence, Joseph’s story, James’s call to joy in trials, and the thin thread of hope God has not allowed to be de...

In 2 Kings 21-23, Josiah discovers what Judah had lost: the Word of God, their covenant identity, and the memory of God’s rescue. The coming exile is not undone, but God gives his people something to carry into it. This message explores the foundations that do not keep life from being shaken, but keep us facing God when it is.

Hezekiah was faithful, experienced God’s deliverance, and still had places in his life that needed to grow. In this episode, we share the conversations behind the message and explore how awareness, humility, and dependence on God keep adjusting our trajectory toward Christ.

Israel didn't collapse overnight. For more than two centuries, God patiently warned His people as they slowly shifted their trust from Him to politics, wealth, military alliances, cultural trends, and false gods that promised security but delivered nothing. By the time Assyria conquered Israel, the real tragedy had already happened—their hearts had been investing in things that were never capa...

Fear doesn't just make us anxious—it quietly reshapes what feels safe, trustworthy, and worth following. Fear rarely announces itself by saying, "Make a bad decision." Instead, it slowly changes what looks like the right decision. This week we explore the story of King Ahaz in 2 Kings 13–16 and Isaiah 7, discovering how one terrified king looked for help in all the wrong places. Alon...

How what we choose to remember shapes our faith, our relationships, and the direction of our lives. Everyone remembers something. The real question is whether we're remembering the right things. In this episode, we explore the story of King Joash—a man who began with extraordinary faithfulness but slowly drifted after forgetting the people, promises, and faithfulness that had shaped his life....

Jehu's story is one of the most dramatic and unsettling narratives in Scripture. Anointed by God to confront corruption and bring judgment on the house of Ahab, Jehu acts with decisive courage—but his story doesn't end the way we might expect. In this episode, we explore the violent events of 2 Kings 9–10, wrestle with difficult questions about divine judgment, and examine the tension betw...

Fear and trust show up in every major moment of life. A difficult diagnosis. A career change. A financial setback. A step of faith into the unknown. The question isn't whether you'll feel fear—it's what voice you'll listen to when fear and trust are speaking at the same time. In this episode, we explore three remarkable stories from 2 Kings 6–8: a borrowed ax that floats, an invisi...

In 2 Kings 5, a powerful military commander is helpless, an unnamed servant girl becomes the voice of hope, a foreign enemy discovers faith, and an insider misses what God is doing right in front of him. This story is packed with irony, challenging our assumptions about who understands God, who receives grace, and how transformation happens. Join us as we explore Naaman, Gehazi, and the surprising...

In a world that rewards distraction, being seen has become rare — and precious. In this episode, we sit with the quieter stories of 2 Kings, where the narrative shifts from kings and prophets to ordinary people with ordinary needs, and ask what it means to actually show up for someone. We dig into: Why presence is the foundation of empathy, and what gets in the way of it How recognition validates...