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Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to Growing Healthy Church Communities! Today, we’re studying 1 Corinthians 13, one of the most well-known passages in the Bible. Often referred to as the “Love Chapter,” this passage is not just about romantic love—it’s about the kind of love that should define the church community.

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to Growing Healthy Church Communities! Today, we’re considering 1 Corinthians 14, where Paul gives clear guidance on spiritual gifts, particularly prophecy and speaking in tongues, and how they should be used to build up the church. His teaching is incredibly relevant to us today as we seek to create healthy, Spirit-filled, and orderly church communities that reflect...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to Growing Healthy Church Communities! Today, we’re exploring 1 Corinthians 12, where Paul teaches about spiritual gifts and the importance of unity in the body of Christ. This passage is foundational for understanding how a church can thrive when every member embraces their God-given role.

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to Growing Healthy Church Communities! In today’s episode, we’re considering 1 Corinthians 11:17-34, where Paul addresses the Corinthian church’s misuse of the Lord’s Supper. This passage speaks directly to the importance of unity, reverence, and care for one another in the church community, and it has powerful implications for how we can build a safe and healthy chur...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to Growing Healthy Church Communities! In this episode, we’re looking at 1 Corinthians 8, where Paul addresses the issue of eating food sacrificed to idols. At first glance, this might seem like an outdated topic with little relevance to us today. However, when we understand the cultural context of the Corinthian church and Paul’s deeper message, we’ll see that this p...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to Growing Healthy Church Communities! Today, we’re discussing 1 Corinthians 11:2-16, a passage that has sparked a lot of controversy and debate over the years. Paul addresses head coverings, authority, and gender roles within the church, and while this passage may seem culturally distant to us today, it carries timeless principles about order, unity, and worship that...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to Growing Healthy Church Communities. Today, we’re studying a passage from 1 Corinthians 6:12–20, where the Apostle Paul addresses a critical issue in the Corinthian church: the misuse of Christian freedom and the need for purity in both body and spirit.

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to Growing Healthy Church Communities! I’m Pastor Chris Lovell, and today, we’re investigating a passage from 1 Corinthians 6:1–11. In this scripture, the Apostle Paul addresses the issue of believers taking their disputes before secular courts instead of resolving them within the church community.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode the discussion centers on 1 Corinthians 5:1–5, where the Apostle Paul confronts the Corinthian church about a grievous sin in their midst and their inappropriate response to it.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we’re delving into a profound passage from 1 Corinthians 4:8–13, where the Apostle Paul continues to challenge the Corinthian church—and us—to embrace humility and sacrificial leadership.

Send us Fan Mail As we continue in 1 Corinthians 7:17–28, Paul broadens the discussion to a powerful principle: remaining faithful to Christ in whatever situation we were in when He called us. This teaching was essential for the Corinthian church, and it is just as relevant for believers and church communities today.

Send us Fan Mail Paul continues  by addressing marriage, singleness, and sexual purity within Christian relationships. He shifts from warning against sexual immorality to outlining a healthy framework for relationships that aligns with God’s design.

Send us Fan Mail Paul takes us deeper by discussing the foundation of the church and the materials we use to build upon it. 

Send us Fan Mail Our focus today is on 1 Corinthians 2:6-12, a profound message about the wisdom of God and how it shapes the life of the church

Send us Fan Mail The Corinthian church struggled with jealousy, quarrels, and factionalism. Some followed Paul, others Apollos, and in doing so, they lost sight of what really mattered—growing in Christ. The same issues plague many churches today. Whether it’s personal preferences over worship styles, leadership conflicts, or theological disputes, division weakens the body of Christ.

Send us Fan Mail Paul shifts the focus to the role of church leaders and how we should regard them—not as celebrities, power figures, or personal preferences, but as servants of Christ who are entrusted with His mysteries.

Send us Fan Mail This is Episode 2 in our series, and in this episode we’ll dive into a passage that reminds us of the very heart of our faith. It’s a call to focus on what matters most: Jesus Christ and Him crucified.

Send us Fan Mail Growing Healthy Church Communities is a Pod Cast series based on Apostle  Paul's letters to the Corinthians . In this I unpack Paul's insights into growing healthy churches.

Send us Fan Mail Part three and the final in this series of studies on Jude's Epistle. Focusing on the importance of accountability of prophets , pastors and teachers as the lead God's people.

Send us Fan Mail in this episode we consider the importance of safe leaders being accountable to authority and how dangerous unsafe leaders due to their unwillingness to submit to oversight.

Send us Fan Mail This is part one of a study  on Jude's Epistle. In this study we focuses on safe church churches safe leaders. Jude’s letter is a call to vigilance, emphasizing the importance of maintaining doctrinal purity and moral integrity within the church. It is a brief yet potent letter in the New Testament, traditionally attributed to Jude, the brother of James and Jesus. Addressed t...

Send us Fan Mail In the context of safe churches, safe leaders hold a profound responsibility to teach in ways that protect the spiritual and emotional well-being of all believers. The following biblical principles highlight why creating a safe teaching environment is essential for nurturing a church community where people feel secure, supported, and valued.

Send us Fan Mail This podcast series explores the characteristics that make churches and leaders "safe" . In this episode I discuss what it means to feel safe in a church setting.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I describe the need for safe churches and safe leaders.

Send us Fan Mail Jesus declared, “So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed” (John 8:36). Apostle Paul echoed this freedom, saying, “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery” (Galatians 5:1).