Book: 1 Corinthians

In this message, we begin a “sub-series” on the Christian sex ethic. What is sexual immorality? How do we glorify God in our bodies? It’s a thousand piece jig-saw puzzle we’ll start assembling. Brian Dainsberg, Lead Pastor, looks at 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 and the question: How do we glorify God with our bodies in a…

“I think we are too ready today to see vindication or vengeance through adversary proceedings, rather than peace through mediation… Good Christians, just as they are slow to anger, should be slow to sue.” – Antonin Scalia This is a good summary of the apostle Paul’s teaching in 1 Corinthians 6. Join us as we…

When you were born again, you were made part of the family of God; an adopted son or daughter. You now have the great privilege and calling to bear the family resemblance; to be like your heavenly Father. So how do we help each other with this? Join us as we think about three ways…

“I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.” —Alexander the Great “No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it.” —Andrew Carnegie “Leadership is…

From childhood to adulthood, we’re meant to grow out of some things and grow into other things. The same is true of the Christian life. We’ll consider marks of “spiritual adulthood.” Do you have them? Brian Dainsberg, Lead Pastor, looks at 1 Corinthians 3 and four marks of “spiritual adulthood”: 1) Selfless contentment 2) Modest…

If a church chooses to be a plain, simple, vanilla church that doesn’t use trendy or attractive means to get people in the doors, like giving away two new cars each Sunday, how will they ever reach people? Join us to find out how it is the church has never had a problem reaching people.…

What if Alliance Bible Church started giving away a brand new car to someone in attendance at each worship service every Sunday? 104 cars given away each year. What would happen? What do you think about that method? Good idea? Bad idea? Controversial idea? Join us as we ponder “means and ends.” Brian Dainsberg, Lead…

Does our church have a “fan club” problem? If so, they need to be disbanded. Jesus said, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand” (Matthew 12:25). Fan clubs don’t promote unity. But unity is necessary for longevity, strength, and effectiveness. Join us as we…

If you had to address a church struggling with division, sexual immorality, church members suing each other, misunderstanding surrounding divorce and remarriage, and numerous other problems, where would you start? Join us as we start a new series on First Corinthians entitled: The Book About Everything. Brian Dainsberg, Lead Pastor, looks at 1 Corinthians 1:1-9…