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Didn’t See THAT Coming

So it is written: "The first man Adam became a living being;"the last Adam, a life-giving spirit. (1 Corinthians 15:45). Welcome to this new week in our Hungry for a Savior series. This series is "parking" in just one chapter of the Bible, 1 Corinthians 15, settling into a different section week by week. This week we're focusing on verses 35 - 45. One of the goals of thi...

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But Wait! There’s More!

If all we get out of Christ is a little inspiration for a few short years, we're a pretty sorry lot.But the truth is that Christ has been raised up, the first in a long legacy of thosewho are going to leave the cemeteries (1 Corinthians 15:19,20 MSG). I don't fancy myself an innovator. I definitely lean toward "if it ain't broke, don't fix it," but I'm grateful for everyo...

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Good Friday Wasn’t Good Enough??

But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him (1 Corinthians 15:20-23 NIV). Have y...

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Eternal Life with Jesus

For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive (1 Corinthians 15:21-22). In these weeks leading up to Easter, also known as Resurrection Sunday, we have been taking a "deep dive" into Paul's passionate plea to the Corinthian church to understand Jesus's death, burial, an...

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Which Way?

For as in Adam all die, so in Christ shall all be made alive (1 Corinthians 15:22). "In Adam, all die." Welcome to Week 2 of our Hungry for a Savior series: What a way to start a Monday, a new week! But maybe a good and needed way? Paul does not simply mean that our bodies eventually run out of gas and down we go. If only that were the worst of it! In fact, our physical...

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A Message that Slays and Stays

Friends, let me go over the Message with you one final timethis Message that I proclaimed and that you made your own; this Message on which you took your stand and by which your life has been saved. (I'm assuming, now, that your belief was the real thing and not a passing fancy, that you're in this for good and holding fast.)1 Corinthians 15:1, 2 MSG My teenagers like to ...

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Saving a Seat for YOU

[T]hat he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared ...

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An Awakened Hunger

For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are...

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Focus on the Essentials, Not the Peripherals

Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to youfor what I received I passed on to you as of first importance.(1 Corinthians 15:1,3) When I got married, my mother (who, in fairness, only had a simple ceremony in her mother's home) took charge. When I wanted lemon filling in the cake, my mother insisted it wasn't traditional. Pecan pies (Scott's favorite...

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Bet Your Life?

1 Corinthians 15:1-8 Saved by the bell! A stitch in time saves nine! A penny saved Saved at the last moment, in the nick of time! Amazing grace, that saved a wretch like me! This week we begin the second half of our Hungry series. First, we have looked at what it means to be Hungry for God; now, in these weeks leading up to Easter, we'll look at Hungry for a Savior. We'...

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