Paul describes the household of Stephanas as having “addicted themselves” to serving the saints. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

While describing how the dead are raised, Paul reveals the mystery that the saints who are alive at the coming of Jesus will be changed in the twinkling of an eye. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Paul gives a strong defense for our future resurrection from the dead, comparing the physical death of our body to being asleep (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

The apostle Paul describes how God’s grace launched him into a life of laboring for the Gospel (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

The apostle Paul insists that a believer not only can but must gain control of their exercise of spiritual gifts in public if they are to benefit others. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Because the Corinthians were speaking in uninterpreted tongues, visitors to their services went away thinking they were crazy. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Paul tells the believers in Corinth that they “have not love” in their exercise of the Holy Spirit’s gifts. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

God gave the church the gift of the Holy Spirit, Who then gives each member a gift or gifts in order to manifest Himself to benefit everyone. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

For behaving like gluttons at the potluck prior to the Lord’s Supper, some of the believers in Corinth were being severely disciplined by God. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Since in Corinth it was considered shameful for a woman to pray or prophesy without a head covering, Paul said, “For if a woman is not covered, let her also be shorn.” (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Paul tells the believers in Corinth that the ends of the ages has come and he urges them to follow him as he follows Jesus (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Paul speaks to the Corinthians about knowing when to waive your rights in the church and the world as you navigate life with the Gospel as your focus (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Believers who continued to attend meals in the pagan temples were encouraging others to join them, thereby becoming stumbling-blocks to their brothers and sisters. (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Paul suggested that the believers remain in whatever marital situation they were called, but what did that mean to those who were engaged? (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Believers in Corinth were to remain married to their nonbelieving spouses and thereby have a sanctifying influence in their homes (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Some of the believers in Corinth were professing abstinence from sex even though they were married (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Instead of justifying sex with prostitutes, Paul tells the believers in Corinth to “flee sexual immorality” (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Paul was upset because believers were suing their brothers in Jesus Christ (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

Paul expresses astonishment at the arrogance of the believers in Corinth for tolerating the sexual immorality of a brother (Pastor Gene Pensiero)

The apostle Paul challenges the believers in Corinth to be like himself (Pastor Gene Pensiero)