Grace Church of the Bay Area

Why do we as humans study the past-- To learn from previous mistakes of those who came before us so that we might not take the same missteps of history. This two part series from 1 Corinthians 10 serves the same purpose- to show us the mistakes of God's people, Israel, in the past for the the purpose of warning us, God's people today, the Church. Listen in as Pastor Roger details five Parallel Pri...

Continuing our series on Ministerial Rights, Pastor Roger resumes preaching on -Christian Liberty-, specifically talking about what we as Christians are to do in order to win an audience for Christ. The example we are to follow is that of the athlete - we are to do whatever it takes -of course without sinning-. Listen in as we hear the five qualities of victorious Christian living. See omnystudio....

Continuing our series on Ministerial Rights, Pastor Roger resumes preaching on -Christian Liberty-, specifically talking about what we as Christians are to do in order to win an audience for Christ. The example we are to follow is that of the athlete - we are to do whatever it takes -of course without sinning-. Listen in as we hear the five qualities of victorious Christian living. See omnystudio....

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Over the last few chapters in this series, we saw the command to forgo your own Christian liberties -that is any gray area that the bible does not specifically forbid us doing- in order to love your fellow Christian. We will see Paul extend this same principal as he describes his biblical right, that is God-given right, to ministerial pay. Paul is willing to sacrifice a salary from his work in min...

There is an unfortunate tradition in the Christian church, especially in America, that pastors should be paid poorly and even further, that they should be paid just under enough. They often rely on extended family members to assist with basic needs just to make ends meet. Some even have themselves and their families forgo purchasing essential nutrient-rich food or cram a five-person family into a...

Listen in as Pastor Roger bring the series on gray areas and Christian liberty to a close with powerful but practical helps. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last week we heard Part Two of our four part series- Limiting Liberty. Today we discuss Part Three- The Right Choice as we continue our study of 1 Corinthians. Listen in as we learn how God asks us to handle the liberties or freedoms we are given in this earthly life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Continuing our series of Limiting Liberty as we explore 1 Corinthians, this week we hear Pastor Roger preach on Part Two- The Foundational Contrast. Here, Paul describes the difference between our God, the one true God, and false idols- -1- the true God is singular and -2- the true God is supreme. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Every time a month has a fifth Sunday, Pastor Roger pauses the current series we are discussing to answer questions submitted by the members of Grace Church of the Bay Area. Listen in as we learn and grow as a church body. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The phrase -it is not fair- is not something that we need to learn - it is an idea that is engrained in us as human beings. And, this idea of -fairness- comes from our innate impulse to compare ourselves to others. Matthew 20- 1-16 addresses how we should biblically look at -fairness- --listen in as guest preacher, Pastor Alton To, teaches us about God's glorious grace. See omnystudio.com/listener...

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As each New Year beings, we often hear the phrase -carpe diem- which means seize the day. But as Christians, we are called not to seize the day but to live in light of what the future holds- to live in light of our eternal life, the life that Christ's sacrifice allows to have and which He freely gives to us. Listen in as Pastor Roger preaches 1 Corinthians 7 29-31, detailing the mantra we should h...

Paul's inspired preference for Christians is to remain single. In today's sermon, we are given 5 explanations for Paul's preference. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In the church, singleness is often half jokingly referred to as the -gift-. While its origin is biblical, coming from this week's passage -1 Corinthians 7-7-9-, its stigma is not. Join us as we hear Pastor Roger explain three clarifications regarding the gift of singleness. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.