Sermons on 1 Corinthians 8:5: showing 1-15 of 88

Doing Community

Contributed by Roddy Chestnut on Oct 18, 2000

Thesis: We create community when we restrict our freedom for the sake of others.

Thesis: We create community when we restrict our freedom for the sake of others. Intro.: 1. "I WANT TO DO WHAT I WANT TO, WHEN I WANT TO, AND I DON'T WANT ANYONE TELLING ME WHAT TO DO!" a. Sound familiar? b. Words of someone (demanding their rights / expressing their personal freedom). c. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Who Is Right?

Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000

Introductory Consideration 1.

Introductory Consideration 1. Imagine that we had a big blackboard before us. I write a heading on the board "things that are always wrong for us as Christians to do" and I ask you to tell me what I can write down. What are some of the things that you would put on the list? Then I write the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8:1-5

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Shoud I Help My Brother Or Sister

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jun 1, 2001

This sermon deals with what happens when our Christian Liberty leads another person into temptation.

Should I Help My Brother Or My Sister GNLCC 5/20/2001 2 Sam. 11:1-5 1 Corin. 8:1-13 Suppose you had invited someone over to your home. Let’s suppose there was a skunk outside and something scared it so that it gave off it’s scent. The smell begins to enter the home. You immediately ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13, Romans 14:1-22

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Words On Paper Series

Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Jul 7, 2001

How can you bring material from being just words on paper to being words of life lived from your heart?

“Words on Paper” July 7, 2001 What if you were a new Christian in the church in Corinth, having come into Christianity after a lifetime of worshipping all the many gods and goddesses around you in that ancient city? What if you were someone who had been diligent about that worship and who had ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8:4-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

No Tripping Allowed

Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 25, 2000

About spiritually tripping another person, or as Paul says, being a stumbling block to another Christian.

Though one of the objectives of football is to knock the other guy down, tripping is not allowed. If the Packers' Ross Verba is blocking the Vikings' John Randle, trying to prevent him from sacking Brett Favre, he is not allowed to stick out his leg and trip him. If he does, and the referee sees ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Sacrificing Our Rights

Contributed by Gary Regazzoli on Jan 10, 2003

We may have our rights, but our freedom to exercise them are governed by their impact on a weak brother

1 Cor 8:1-13 – Sacrificing our Rights Ministry Breakup Party  Here’s the scenario – true story  Our ministry network had a breakup lunch at the Gulls Restaurant last month  At the luncheon are Baptists, Pentecostals, Uniting Church, and Church of Christ ministers  I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Denomination: Christian Church

Freedom And Sensitivity To Others Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Jul 7, 2003

Make sure whatever you do leads to either you or others being built up because knowledge puffs up but love builds up.

I’d like you all to come to a Barbecue. You won’t all fit at our place, so I’ve booked the Apollonia Temple Plaza. The evening will begin with the usual festivities. First there’ll be the slaughtering of the bull as an offering to the gods. If you’d like, you can join the procession beneath the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13, 1 Corinthians 8:1

Denomination: Anglican

Liberty Or Legalism?

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jul 31, 2003

How free should you be as a Christian - especially when dealing with younger, less mature believers. Paul addresses a difficult subject as freedom and legalism are compared. The answers may surprise you.

For an audio copy of this message, go to: www.LivingWatersWeb.com. I love steak. I really do. Whenever we go out it’s what I feel like most of the time. For a time I became a little reluctant to eat my favorite meat after doing a series of stories as a reporter on ecoli. You remember that, don’t ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

What We Believe: God (Part 2) Series

Contributed by Dana Chau on Apr 29, 2003

Discover what difference the one true God who is victorious makes in our lives

Three Sundays ago, we looked at the fact that God is self-existent. In other words, God is the first cause of all there is. The Bible tells us that in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. God existed before there was anything. God’s self-existence also means that He did fine ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8:4-6

Denomination: *other

Liberty Or Legalism?

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jun 10, 2003

How free should you be as a Christian - especially when dealing with younger, less mature believers. Paul addresses a difficult subject as freedom and legalism are compared. The answers may surprise you.

I love steak. I really do. Whenever we go out it’s what I feel like most of the time. For a time I became a little reluctant to eat my favorite meat after doing a series of stories as a reporter on ecoli. You remember that, don’t you? The little bacteria killed several people in Oregon and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

But I Love Steak! Series

Contributed by Paul Decker on Jun 13, 2004

We are to be known first for our love.

BUT I LOVE STEAK! I Corinthians 8:1-13 S: Love and freedom C: Love is a larger priority over freedom Th: Live the Difference Pr: WE ARE TO BE KNOWN FIRST BY OUR LOVE. ?: Why? KW: Issues TS: We will find in our study of I Corinthians 8:1-13, two issues that need the application of love. The ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Radical Spirituality: The Mark Of Faith

Contributed by Vance Elzinga on Sep 11, 2002

What are the marks of true spirituality?

2000220a - 1Corinthians 8.1-13 - Radical Spirituality, the Mark of Faith Opening First Corinthians addresses the subject of true spirituality. Big debate about whether or not it was all right for a Christian to eat certain types of meat. Very Polytheistic (God of love, war, travel..) Pagan temples ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Kind Of Conviction We Need

Contributed by Howard Parnell on Sep 26, 2002

There is a great need, in this world, for Christians with biblical convictions.

THE KIND OF CONVICTION WE NEED I Cor. 8:1-13 (vs.13) INTRO. The apostle Paul had two great desires in life; (1) To live his life wholly for the Lord and thus bring honor and glory to his God, (2) to help others. This is the essence of the Christian religion. Paul wept over others. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Lordy Lordy Look Who's Lordy

Contributed by Troy Borst on Apr 22, 2004

If Jesus is Lord of my life, what does that mean? People want Jesus as their Savior, they want to be rescued from sin’s eternal consequences, but part of the package is receiving Him as Lord of our lives.

LORDY LORDY LOOK WHO’S LORDY ACTS 2:36-41, 1 CORINTHIANS 8:4-6 INTRODUCTION... Our Daily Bread, July 31 1992 [sharing an article] In 1991 a Gallup poll showed that 78 percent of Americans expect to go to heaven when they die. However, many of them hardly ever pray, read the Bible, or attend ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:36-41, 1 Corinthians 8:4-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Limitations Of Love

Contributed by Danny Anderson on Oct 27, 2006

The reality of our lives in Christ is this: we have been set free! We have been set free from our old way of life. We have been set free from the power of sin. We are no longer in bondage to it. And we have been set free to enjoy life and to enjoy it more

The Limitations of Love Text: I Corinthians 8:1-13 Introduction: The reality of our lives in Christ is this: we have been set free! We have been set free from our old way of life. We have been set free from the power of sin. We are no longer in bondage to it. And we have been set free to enjoy life ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Denomination: Baptist