Category Archives: The Book of 1 Corinthians
What Happens When We Die, and Where are my Loved Ones?
The Afterlife: It’s probably not what you think. Jesus is something of an authority on death, and life. He’s that guy who said that he was going to die, and going to be resurrected, and then it all happened just as he said. For questions about death and life, he is an indispensable source. Unfortunately […]
- February 13, 2016
- / Category 1 Corinthians 15, Afterlife, Audio - Preaching, Cloud of Witnesses, Hebrews 11, Hebrews 12, Judgement, Resurrection
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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How to understand the “Two Natures of Christ”? That’s the wrong question.
The “Two Natures of Christ” The first generation of Christians had no trouble understanding that Jesus was human, and that he was also divine. Arguments only arose subsequently, when the theologians had stopped asking the right questions.
- October 13, 2015
- / Category 1 Corinthians 7, 2 Corinthians 5, Colossians 1, Research, Romans 5
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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Be ye Baptized
Be Baptized Every One Of You Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you, for your children, and for all who are […]
- September 26, 2015
- / Category 1 Corinthians 12, 1 Peter 3, 2 Corinthians 5, Acts 2, Audio - Preaching, Baptism, Believer-Baptism, Body of Christ, Christology, Church, Conversion, Corporate, Kingdom of God, Marketplace Evangelism, Matthew 18, Mission to the Marginalised, Resurrection, Spirit
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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For me, to live is Christ – Philippians 1:21
“To Live is Christ” – a bold claim. Today at church we sang “Let it be Jesus”, a beautiful song of worship (Click here to listen to it) that had me streaming tears. It occurred to me, however, that many of those singing one of the refrains, “For me, to live is Christ”, probably would […]
- November 2, 2014
- / Category 1 Corinthians 12, Martyr, Philippians 1, Philippians 4, Servant Leadership
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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Acts 17 – Paul’s address to the Athenians – That moment when God made foolish the wisdom of the world.
Paul in Athens The Book of Acts tells the story of the early church in Jerusalem, and then follows Paul’s missionary journeys. In chapter 17, Paul addresses the wise, the powerful, and the religious of Athens. What he said there is often misunderstood or misrepresented. This was, however, arguably the moment that Paul would later refer […]
- September 27, 2014
- / Category 1 Corinthians 1, Acts 17, Research, Wisdom
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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A Theology of Community
God invests His Spirit in a Community It is easy to miss the Biblical emphasis on a group as the recipient of God’s promises. We, in the modern Western world, are so used to thinking in individualistic way about everything else that we have been reading the Bible primarily in that dimension for generations, and […]
- March 29, 2014
- / Category 1 Corinthians 12, 1 Corinthians 14, 1 Corinthians 3, Acts 13, Acts 2, Colossians 3, Ephesians 4, Revelation 21
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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Reflections on the Trip of a Lifetime: Day 4 The Oracle of Delphi
The Oracle of Delphi We headed out from Athens, and in a two hour trip we saw an amazing landscape change from cityscape, to countryside, to dramatic mountains.
- January 13, 2014
- / Category 1 Corinthians 1, 1 Corinthians 2, Study Tour 2014
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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Eternity in their Eyes
God has one Story, one Plan I recently found myself explaining to my friends why I am always so passionate and excited about what God is doing around me. It’s because I see eternity in their eyes.
- November 22, 2013
- / Category 1 Corinthians 15, Colossians 1, Ephesians 1, Hebrews 10, Reflection on Ministry, Revelation 21
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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Asking the right questions about what “Son of God” means
What does it mean when Jesus says he is “Son of God”? Jesus claimed to be God’s son. He claimed to be both equal and subservient to God. This mystifies theologians today, because they find it hard to reconcile these two things. It isn’t supposed to be that hard. Let us ask not how Jesus […]
- November 8, 2013
- / Category 1 Corinthians 1, 2 Samuel 7, Apologetics, Ephesians 1, Exodus 4, Galatians 3, John 1, John 17, John 5, Romans 4, Romans 8, Romans 9, Son of God
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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What is Christian “Worship”?
Worshipping in Spirit and in Truth Mike_tn / Foter / CC BY-NC-ND Let’s look at where Christian worship began, what it was like then, and what it meant to the first Christians. Much has happened through subsequent church history, but how much of what we now call “worship” is directly related to what the first Christians […]
- October 7, 2013
- / Category 1 Corinthians 11, Acts 2, Commentary, Ephesians 2, Eucharist, Galatians 3, Passover, Romans 14
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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1 Corinthians 11 – Why Head Coverings for Women? Does it apply today?
1 Corinthians 11:3-12 – The Head Coverings. Must women cover their heads to pray? Must men remove head coverings? That is what this passage says, but does it apply today?
- September 27, 2013
- / Category 1 Corinthians 11, Culture, Genesis 1, Genesis 2, Genesis 4, Head Coverings or Veils, Headship
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
- / 4 Comments.
A journey through Handel’s “Messiah” – George Frederic Handel (1695-1759)
Messiah, G. F. Handel Welcome to my happy place: Handel’s “Messiah”. There is lots I could say about this. I could talk about the art, the theology, the subtle interpretive cues that make this a sort of “Gospel according to Handel”… But I won’t. I’ll just stand aside and put this here for you to […]
- July 30, 2013
- / Category 1 Corinthians 15, Acts 4, Audio - Preaching, Ephesians 4, Haggai 2, Hebrews 1, Isaiah 35, Isaiah 40, Isaiah 50, Isaiah 52, Isaiah 53, Isaiah 60, Isaiah 7, Isaiah 9, Job 19, John 1, Lamentations 1, Luke 2, Malachi 3, Matthew 11, Matthew 21, Matthew 27, Psalm 16, Psalm 19, Psalm 2, Psalm 22, Psalm 24, Psalm 68, Psalm 69, Revelation 11, Revelation 19, Revelation 5, Romans 10, Romans 8, Zechariah 9
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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The Trumpet shall Sound, and the Dead shall be Raised – The Good News of Resurrection, Judgement, and Justice
“Do you hear what I hear?” I recently preached this message about the Resurrection, Justice, and Judgement. It focused closely on “hearing”, so this blog entry is mainly about audio. Blessed are those who have ears to hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches.