Wayside Bible Chapel

In this passage Paul confronts his detractors and those who side with them. He reminds us that if we are going to boast about anything, it should be about our Lord. Man gives out awards and praises people, but the only commendation that really counts is that which comes from God.

Paul was going to deal with the false teachers when he goes to Corinth. He gave them a warning. He does not fight like they are fighting, with slander and demeaning appearances. He fights with divine weapons that bring down strongholds and arguments against the knowledge of God. He is pleading with the meekness and gentleness of Christ, but he is coming with bold authority to take every thought ca...

In this passage, Paul describes the benefits of being a generous giver. It includes promises from God and the Old Testament Scripture that backs the promise!

In this weeks passage we learn about the character of several godly men and why they were chosen. It give us practical instructions as to how churches should handle finances. We can also see the importance of men working together as a team.

What does the daily supply of manna have to do with giving to meet the needs of others? Apostle Paul quotes a verse regarding manna to teach us about God's heart and how the miracle takes place today.

There are two kinds of grief. Worldly grief leads to death and godly grief to repentance and life. The passage also expresses Paul's joy in the restoration of his relationship with the Corinthian believers. Joy can be contagious.

Paul challenged the Corinthians to live holy lives because of the promises he had quoted in the previous verses. Then he told of the God who comforts the downcast and had lifted his spirit by the coming of Titus. Not only did Titus' report encourage him, but the comfort Titus had received from the Corinthians receptivity spilled over to comfort Paul too.

The Bible has an emphasis on separation. All throughout the Torah certain things were not allowed to be mixed. Apostle Paul uses a passage from Leviticus to tell us the deeper meaning behind the passage warning us not to be unequally yoked to unbelievers. It is especially applicable to those who teach a different path to God, but is also applicable to joining with anything that is worldly. Holines...

The Apostle Paul describes the heart of his team in an effort to help the Corinthians see who was telling them the truth. He was bearing his heart and asking them to open their heart to him.

In this sermon Pastor Paul describes the issues pastors deal with, what enables them to best serve their congregations, and have longevity in one location. The text deals with the difficulties that Paul and his team endured, but also gives us a perspective on the suffering that is common to all of us.

God sent Jesus into the world to heal the breach between us and God that our sin had caused. God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself. Now He asks us to be His ambassadors to the world to invite them to be reconciled to Him. It is a high and holy privilege to work together with God!

The sermon looks at two very important verses. The first reminds believers that we should consider anyone after the flesh. In other words, we need to see others from God's perspective regardless of where they are in their journey. The next verse tells us why. We are new creations. The old may raise its ugly head from the grave, but God has begun His work of transforming all things by starting in t...

Paul told the Corinthians that sometimes he is out of his senses, beside himself, and at other times in his right mind for their sake. What in the world does that mean? The next verse tells us that it is the love of Christ that controls/constrains him. How does his experience relate to our lives in Christ?

This year's Christmas message looks at one phrase from Gabriel's announcement to Mary: "He will be great!" What is greatness in the eyes of an archangel? Because he was a messenger of God, the expression comes from God. How great is great in the eyes of God? We will count the ways!

We have these amazing bodies to use for the glory of God, and yet they grow old and wear out. But in this passage, Paul tells us that we have a home in the heavens not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. We have so much to look forward to! But we must also realize that we will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ to give an account with how we used these temporal dwellings.

In our passage for this sermon, Paul expresses his conviction based on a psalm that spoke to his heart and encouraged his faith. It gave him the assurance that we will all rise together to meet the Lord. Even though the outer man is wasting away, our inner man is being renewed day by day. As we age we can be continually renewed and reconstructed spiritually to be increasingly effective for God's k...

Even though our soul is beset with great sorrow, we can trust God to revive us according to His faithfulness when we turn from our ways and trust in His ways as He empowers us with grace to run the race.

Paul tells us we have the treasure of the life of Christ in clay post, referring to our fragile, weak bodies. God uses us as weak as we are to show that the power comes from Him. This keeps us from pride and reveals how much we should depend on Him. If we will fully surrender, the life of Jesus will be seen in our mortal bodies.

This sermon is Paul's defense of his ministry and a challenge to pastors and all who minister in any way to be people of integrity. The final verse in this passage tells us: 6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. What a great reason for us to give thanks this Thanksgiving se...

There is a veil over the eyes of mankind that can only be lifted by the Spirit of God when they turn to Christ. In our day the veil is being lifted in ways never before seen in history. I can only assume that means the times of the Gentiles are coming to an end and the return of the Lord is nearing. The passage we are looking at ends with an incredible truth. As we behold the glory of the Lord we...

Seeking the full counsel of God is extremely important as a Christian today to help us make informed biblical decisions in every arena of our lives. The Word is the source and a life giving spring of truth that keeps our hearts in check with God's wonderful will for our lives.

The message this week is an illustration of Jesus' radical statement, "Without me, you can do nothing." You will see examples of the inadequacies of man and the sufficiency of God. The message also touches on the supremacy of the new covenant over the old one based on good works.

The believer in Jesus who is walking in the Spirit carries what Paul called the aroma of Christ. We spread the fragrance of the knowledge of Him. It is a metaphor for our words and actions being Christlike, having the fruits of the Spirit as opposed to the works of the flesh. People see a difference in us. They are either drawn or repelled, as it is a fragrance of life to those who are being saved...

Paul tells us in this passage that his heart is for restoration and unity, even with those who have ridiculed him. He wants to see the repentant man restored, forgiven, and loved. Otherwise, the enemy will gain a victory over him by making him feel he will never be accepted. Condemnation will destroy his ability to be fruitful for the Lord. But there is also the warning from personal experience of...

In this passage, Paul was defending the reason he changed his travel plans, as his detractors claimed he vacillated and was not honest with them. Paul points to his testimony with them, the honesty and sincerity he showed in the past, and how the grace of God through him was manifest among them. He boasted in what God was doing in them and they boasted in what God was doing through him. All glory...