A Pulpit in Need of Repair, Part 3
by Joey Carroll Corinth Missionary Baptist Church

Over the last two weeks, we have considered how the Apostle Paul sought to repair a wayward pulpit at Corinth. The content of preaching should always be centered around Jesus Christ and Him crucified. The method of preaching should be defined by one word – proclamation. A simple and clear method that does not seek to entertain, but rather instruct and exhort. This week, let’s consider how Paul instructs the heart of the preacher.

A Pulpit in Need of Repair, Part 2

by Joey Carroll Corinth Missionary Baptist Church

Last week I wrote that Jesus Christ and Him crucified should be the content of every sermon. If you are a Christian, certainly you agree “…for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among mankind by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12, NASB).

A Pulpit in Need of Repair, Part 2

by Joey Carroll Corinth Missionary Baptist Church

Last week I wrote that Jesus Christ and Him crucified should be the content of every sermon. If you are a Christian, certainly you agree “…for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among mankind by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12, NASB).

A Pulpit in Need of Repair

by Joey Carroll Corinth Missionary Baptist Church

If you read last week, I made the case that the first century culture surrounding the church at Corinth was mesmerized by the way men spoke. Philosophy had taken off, and the rhetorical skills of men were advancing. Unfortunately, it seems as though some men carried this new style into the pulpit. Paul uses a couple of different phrases to describe what was going on… “cleverness of speech” (1:17, NASB) and “superiority of speech” (2:1, NASB). And so Paul seeks to restore the pulpit at Corinth to a faithful way of handling the Word of God.

How much should culture influence the church?

by Joey Carroll Corinth Missionary Baptist Church

We live in a world that is constantly changing, and those changes seem to leave nothing untouched. But a reasonable person should ask the question, “How much should the church be changing? How much influence should an ever-changing culture have on the church?”