Truth for God's Church

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 12:12-30, Pastor Jon English explains how the church is the body of Christ, and as such, we need to avoid the pitfalls of spiritual gift inferiority and spiritual gift elitism.

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 12:8-11, Pastor Jon English gives a brief discussion of WHAT the spiritual gifts were, and then explains how the miraculous/revelatory spiritual gifts have ceased to be given to the church today (that position is also known as cessationism).

In this ordination sermon from Acts 6:1-7, Pastor Jon English explains the duties, qualifications, and responsibilities of deacons.

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 12:4-7, Pastor Jon English explains 7 observations about the spiritual gifts, as well as 7 dangers that are present for believers.

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 12:1-3, Pastor Jon English explains the danger of false religion, the ministry of the Holy Spirit to confirm prior revelation, and the nature of true spirituality.

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 11:23-32, Pastor Jon English explains Jesus’s institution of the Lord’s Supper, the necessity of examination, and the exhortation to consideration that Paul gives in the text.

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 11:17-22, Pastor Jon English explains Paul’s rebuke of the divisions and partiality in the body, and the sin of despising the church of God which springs from un-charitableness in our hearts.

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 11:4-16, Pastor Jon English attempts to explain what the head coverings are in Paul's letter, why they matter, and how they apply to us today.

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 11:2-3, Pastor Jon English highlights Paul’s arguments related to authority and submission, specifically noting how God is the head of Christ, Christ the head of man, and man the head of woman.

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 10:23-11:1, Pastor Jon English explains Paul’s final summary of the doctrine of Christian liberty, particularly noting the twin dangers of legalism and license. 

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 10:14-22, Pastor Jon English explains Paul’s arguments against idolatry and involvement with the dark spiritual forces.

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 10:13, Pastor Jon English examines 5 Truths that God gives us to battle temptation, as well as 5 lies that Satan uses to tempt.

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 10:11-12, Pastor Jon English examines Paul’s use of the Old Testament for our instruction, and the exhortation to remain watchful at all times, lest we fall.

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 10:8-10, Pastor Jon English examines Paul’s use of the Hebrew fathers as examples. Looking at the stories Paul cites from Numbers 25 and Numbers 21, the sins of Sexual Immorality and Grumbling are examined, as well as Jesus being the one lifted up for the salvation of a nation.

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 10:6-7, Pastor Jon English examines the nature of desires and gives 6 characteristics of idolatry seen in Exodus 32.

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 10:1-5, Pastor Jon English explains Paul’s use of the Exodus story as an illustration of presumptuous sin in a believer, and how Christ is foreshadowed in Exodus 14-17. He also explains how Paul’s reading of the Old Testament should inform our bible reading today.

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 9:24-27, Pastor Jon English explains how Paul serves as our model for running the race well in the Christian life. Self-control, discipline, and determination are necessary for finishing well, and Christ enables us to do it all.

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 9:19-23, Pastor Jon English explains Paul’s disposition (a humble willingness to sacrifice), his inclination (to adapt for the good of others), and his motivation (gospel advance and gospel blessing). He also explains what it means to be “not under the law of God, but the law of Christ.”

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 9:1-18, Pastor Jon English explains Paul’s defense of his own apostleship and his own rights, and then shows how Paul is our example, pointing to Christ, for how to love others by laying down our rights for the good of others and the progress of the gospel.

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 8:4-13, Pastor Jon English explains the folly of idolatry, the call of love, and the dynamics between weaker and stronger brothers & sisters within the church.

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 8:1-3, Pastor Jon English explains how Christians are called to love our brothers and sisters well through the prudent and careful use of our libierties, rather than demanding our own rights.

In this sermon from Malachi 1-2:16, Pastor Jon English explains how God demands true, heart-level worship, and how faithfulness to God’s covenant requires faithfulness to our marriage covenant.

In Part 2 of this sermon from 1 Corinthians 7:25-40, Pastor Jon English explains Paul’s principle of living where God has called us, resumes tracing a biblical theology of singleness throughout redemptive history, and explains how Paul wants all believers (married or not) to live life in light of the end.

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 7:25-40, Pastor Jon English explains Paul’s principle of living where God has called us, and then begins tracing a biblical theology of singleness throughout redemptive history.

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 7:17-24, Pastor Jon English explains Paul’s principle of living where God has called us, and living especially with contentment.