Podcasts about undivided devotion

Today's chapter in Corinthians is an answer to specific situations there.  However, it contains many principles which apply to believers in all ages. Paul is responding to “matters about which you wrote” [1 Cor.7 v.1] and it is like hearing one side of a conversation.   Corinth was a very immoral city and the idolatry and fleshly living that surrounded the believers created many problems: they had been involved in this until they committed themselves to the way of life in Christ. They are encouraged to be faithful in their marriages, to avoid divorce and to be content with their situation in life, even if they are still slaves. (v.20,21)  “I want you to be free from anxieties,” he writes, “to promote good order and to secure your undivided devotion to the Lord.”  [v.35]. Maintaining marriage relationships, says Paul, is very important; he stresses that, “because of temptations to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband  … do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control” [v.2,5]  This reference to a Satan is to human tempters, just as, at one stage Peter was a Satan to Jesus (Mark 8 v.33) when his spiritual vision had still not developed; he was not taking in what Jesus was saying, his mind was locked into his own perceptions; similarly, many of the converts in Corinth would have contact with individuals whose attitude was very ungodly and could tempt them – and so it is with us today – and it is increasing – so our reading and reflection on God's word needs to increase.  Some ‘Christians' in our days see Paul as being against marriage, even a woman hater! This is most inaccurate; he writes, “I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has his own gift from God, one of one kind one of another … it is better to marry than to be aflame with passion.” [v.7,9]  There were problems because some who had accepted Christ were married to unbelieving partners. The believer should not seek a divorce, the believer should hope to influence the unbeliever to believe, “but if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so.” [v.15] Paul sensed that Corinth was facing an imminent crisis (v.31), just as we sense that this world is heading into a big crisis situation; for that reason there are many points in this chapter which have special relevance to today and the need for our “undivided devotion to the Lord.” 

What are unique blessings of singleness? How does the gift of singleness aid Christians to be fully devoted to the Lord and to be eagerly longing for the imminent return of Christ? How can Christians evaluate what might be distracting them from giving their full devotion to the Lord and to the things of the kingdom?Three way to think about singleness:1. Singleness and the Freedom to Choose2. Singleness and the End of the World3. Singleness and Undivided Devotion

What are unique blessings of singleness? How does the gift of singleness aid Christians to be fully devoted to the Lord and to be eagerly longing for the imminent return of Christ? How can Christians evaluate what might be distracting them from giving their full devotion to the Lord and to the things of the kingdom?Three way to think about singleness:1. Singleness and the Freedom to Choose2. Singleness and the End of the World3. Singleness and Undivided Devotion

We see Paul's response to a question about those engaged to be married. Should they go through with it, considering his teaching that singleness provides an opportunity to serve Christ undivided? Both are permitted, Paul insists, and you do well in either case. Listen to Pastor David's sermon on 1 Corinthians 7:25-40 for more.

TEACHING SLIDES • SERMON REFLECTIONS

God supplies us with contentment in Christ so that whether we are single or married, we can live lives of undivided devotion to Him as we wait for His return.

God supplies us with contentment in Christ so that whether we are single or married, we can live lives of undivided devotion to Him as we wait for His return.

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We live in a world filled with endless distractions.  What does it look like to live with an undivided devotion to the Lord? Taught by Jose Zayas

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:25-40 Sermon Series: 1 Corinthians #14 Sermon Discussion Guide: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FQgV7-wy0j42HuMks3U4Fdtr193RJ_Oq/view?usp=drive_link Sermon Notes: https://churchlinkfeeds.blob.core.windows.net/notes/43173/note-204575.html Sermon Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxKA_-ZNmT4

Wednesday April 24, 2024 Review. The good man out of his good treasure brings forth good (Luk 6:45).... for full notes: https://www.cgtruth.org/index.php?proc=msg&sf=vw&tid=2988

In this week's message observes the power of Pride, the overinflated sense of self that is placed above God. We are all caught in the conflict of longing to be known and loved. So how do we journey in true humility?

This week, we focus on the transformation from Envy to Encouragement. Envy causes exhaustion as we seek to prove ourselves. Reducing who we are as we aim to look like others and causes distrust in God's goodness. It creates us to be tight fisted, self-sufficient & small minded. How do we overcome this?

Our life experiences that include anger are generally not good memories. We have all seen the destruction that anger causes and, truth be told, we have been the cause of some of it. So how do we let the light in, allowing the Spirit to bring about His fruits in us?

Slothfulness is the most deceptive & destructive vice to our spiritual walk. Slothfulness is more than just laziness. It is failure to do what needs to be done when it needs to be done. How does this impact our spiritual walk and how do we overcome it?

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This week, we focus on the transformation from Greed to Generosity. We want to understand God's perspective on money, since it can be a prominent expression of greed. Enjoy this message as we lean into the kingdom mindset of generosity.

Join us as we let the light in on our disordered desires. To make room for more of God & continue to become vessels of love to those around. For resource to walk these messages out with others go to www.pointviewchurch.com/letthelightin

We know there is a war on the mind by the lies we believe, but it does not explain why we fall so easily to these twisted truths. Here is the reason. All lies find root in disordered desires. In this intro message we lay out the root issue & journey for realignment so we can grow into people of love.

In this talk, Andy unpacks 1 John 5:21, "dear children, keep yourself from idols."Martin Luther once said every sin has idolatry at its core, and therefore idolatry is the main thing we need to address, if we are to be fully devoted to Jesus. We explore how to spot idols, how to expose them, and how to dethrone them. 

Introduction : If you have your Bibles let me invite you to open with me to the book of 1 Corinthians. We will begin reading together in verse 25 and we will read to verse 40 In just a moment. The Bible is can be very practical. Perhaps sometimes, more practical than we would like it to be. It tells…

PETE KELLEY, Lead Pastor / Third Sunday after Epiphany / 1 Corinthians 7.29-31

PETE KELLEY, Lead Pastor / Third Sunday after Epiphany / 1 Corinthians 7.29-31

Series: A More Excellent Way Title: Undivided Devotion Passage: 1 Corinthians 7:7-40 Preached by Pastor Mason Ballard Resurrection Church 11.13.2023 #ResurrectionChurch #Charleston #WestVirginia

In this episode of Pray the Word on 1 Corinthians 7:35, David Platt encourages singles to embrace their calling to portray the gospel.

Do you have an undivided heart? Pastor Steve Andres continued our series, NEW GROUND, this weekend with a message about holiness.Joshua 5:13,15When Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?” “Neither,” the commander of the Lord's army replied. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.Joshua faced an impossible situation, and God appeared in order to help him, but first Joshua needed to acknowledge the holiness of God. Why?1) God's holiness is GOOD NEWS.For many people, the word "holy" means morally rigid or even proud and judgmental. God's holiness is UNDILUTED PERFECTION, which means he is unchanging in his love, justice, mercy, and beauty. That's good news!2) God's holiness is the GOAL.In the Old Testament, something was holy if it was reserved for God's use only. Holiness in our lives looks like UNDIVIDED DEVOTION to God.Psalm 86:11Give me an undivided heart to fear your name.God's design is for our devotion to him to be the soil in which all other commitments grow.3) God's holiness is a GIFT.Jesus was already morally perfect, but holiness is more than that. As he faced the cross he prayed for his followers:John 17:19For their sake I make myself holy, that they too may be truly holy.Jesus was undivided in his devotion to God's plan to save, all so that you and I could receive forgiveness and the freedom to live holy lives!

Church can be both beautiful and messy at the same time. Much of the mess came into the church through the surrounding culture and the incredible diversity. The believers misunderstood what it meant to be free in Christ. There were divisions, squabbles, leadership crises, arrogance, and little love! This all threatened to destroy the beautiful church Paul had planted. In his letter, Paul confronts these divisions with the truth of the gospel in the hope of producing beauty out of a mess! In this series, we will find many parallels to our own culture and will find that God's word is incredibly relevant to our modern world.

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Matt White pm - Narwee Baptist Church

What does it look like to grow as a Christian? Learning to remain where you are, and remember where you're going. 

Jesus is consistently clear that sold-out UNDIVIDED DEVOTION IS ESSENTIAL, not optional.Join One Missoula Church Online for our weekly service, or if you're in Missoula, join us live and in person on Sundays at 9:15AM and 11AM at 1714 South Reserve Street.Search the iOS App Store or Android Play Store for "One Missoula Church"- Sermon notes/bulletin for the video above- Download previous messages for viewing at your convenienceWant to get connected? Fill out our Connection Card!Would you like to help reach Missoula? Support the Mission!

This phrase occurs in our Corinthians chapter (7) today. It is a chapter that is not as clear in meaning in some sections as we would like, but it becomes clearer as we take a contextual view of the flow of Paul's reasoning. As we have read in the preceding chapters the large ecclesia at Corinth is in a real spiritual mess. The members were largely from a pagan background, the Jews had “opposed and reviled him” [Acts 18 v.6] when Paul preached in their synagogue at Corinth. One point Paul had stressed in writing to the ecclesia (ch. 5 & 6) was about the extensive immorality they were failing to deal with and the fact that members were even going to law against one another. Given the rapidly increasing immoral atmosphere in which we live, the principles revealed in this chapter apply just as much to us today. Paul states in today's chapter, “I say this for your own benefit, not to lay any restraint upon you, but to promote good order and to secure your undivided devotion to the Lord.” [v.35] In v. 31 he had written, “for the present form of this world is passing away”. That is surely also true of our world. Actually it was nearly 200 years before the city was totally wrecked by the barbarians. The city had a 1700 year history of greatness, but the ecclesia there failed to continue and make any mark on history. The only way for an individual to survive was to have “undivided devotion to the Lord”. Did you note in yesterday's chapter (6) that Paul gave a list of those who will not have a place in God's kingdom. Notice he does not just list those who practice what we would call the worst forms of behaviour, but he says the kingdom will not include “thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers” …. And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified … “ [v.10,11] Sanctified means counted as holy, may we never cease to be so counted. The ever more evil world of Corinth was destroying the believers devotion to their Lord. Recall how the previous chapter concluded – before he made these points! He told them, “do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit within you … you are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.” A lesson few had learnt! Are we failing to learn this today? Some claiming to be Christians today make much in their imagination of possessing the Holy Spirit; but, the Scriptures show it is really the other way round, the Holy Spirit possesses us, but we only realize that, if we give the Lord our “undivided devotion.” --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christadelphians-talk/message

On this episode of Weekend Debrief, Dave and Wes discuss questions regarding having children, responsibilities faced by single and widowed people, God's sovereignty, and Biblical inerrancy. They also share about this month's missions partner, Village Missions! Send comments or questions to (971) 301-2414. Monthly Missions Moment: Village Missions: Preach the Word, Love the People

by Pat Froelich

1 Corinthians 7:25-40 Ben Wright 11/6/22Cedar Pointe Baptist Churchwww.cedarpointechurch.org

Jeremy McMorris 11-6-22

There is no end to the ways we can be distracted by the anxieties and issues, the schedules and relationships in our life and for all the good we can do in anything that calls for our attention - it is our capital 'c' CALLING in Christ that must come first - when that happens all else is in line. From Lesson Three in the "Corinthians: Love and Light" Dwelling Richly Bible study. Get the lesson and more information at www.jennifergrichmond.com

Pete Hughes kicks off a new teaching series by suggesting that God wants to do something new in us as we open up the windows and let the light in.

Part 12 | Kingdom Living for Every Relationship Status | 1 Corinthians 7:25-40

Part 12 | Kingdom Living for Every Relationship Status | 1 Corinthians 7:25-40

Wherever you are right now, God is with you and He wants your attention and devotion. It's so easy to put all the focus on our relationship status, our current situations, our responsibilities - but what if instead of making those things our priority and figuring out how God can work in them, we make God our priority and figure out how our relationship status can be a tool for undivided devotion to Him. Your identity is in Christ alone.