Living for the Glory of God
Speaker: Tim Theule
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1
Date: 5.17.26
Paul includes his long discussion of idol food, which is really a discussion of Christian freedom, with more helpful guidelines for navigating all the gray areas of our lives.
Does It Build Up?
Speaker: Tim Theule
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:14-30
Date: 5.10.26
As we make countless decisions around how to spend our time, energy, resources, and our lives, we often ask "Is it legal?” Or “Does God allow it?” Or “Am I free here?” 1 Corinthians 10 points us to an altogether different principle to help us make these decisions.
Take Heed Lest You Fall
Speaker: Darren Nelson
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:1-14
Date: 5.3.26
Paul's warning to the Corinthian church serves as a warning for us to remember the past failures of God's people in order that we guard our own lives and flee from idolatry and stay faithful to Christ.
Running to Win
Speaker: Ben Ernstrom
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Date: 4.26.26
Paul uses sports analogies to continue his encouragement to the church of Corinth to be Gospel-focused.
Giving Up to Win
Speaker: Miles Nelson
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:19-23
Date: 4.19.26
How does the Apostle Paul choose to exercise his Christian freedom? By giving up his rights to win as many to Christ as possible.
Trading Wordly Rights for Spiritual Rewards
Speaker: Nick Shorts
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:1-18
Date: 4.12.26
Why does Paul refuse payment for his church ministry? Should all pastors do the same? Paul teaches us that while we afforded many rights, we are called to use (or forfeit) everything and anything for the sake of the gospel.
By A Man Has Come the
Resurrection of the Dead
Speaker: Tim Theule
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:20-28
Date: 4.5.26
The world looks one way at ground level. But it looks really different when we get up above it. In 1 Corinthians 15:20-28, the Apostle Paul takes us higher and invites us to see the earth-shaking, life-changing, future-shaping impact of Jesus' resurrection.
Love Builds Up
Speaker: Tim Theule
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8
Date: 3.29.26
Just like some of the Christians in Corinth, we are those who fight for our personal rights and freedoms. Paul here in 1 Corinthians 8 teaches that for those who love God, Gospel love trumps and must shape the exercise of our rights freedoms.
Concerning Divorce and Remarriage
Speaker: Tim Theule
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:10-16, 39-40
Date: 3.22.26
Just like in Corinth, marriage in our world and marriages in our church are messy. Paul, in 1 Corinthians 7, writes to help them and us move forward in faith and obedience from where we are by providing clear and much-needed teaching concerning divorce and remarriage.
The Opportunity of Singleness
Speaker: Nick Shorts
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7
Date: 3.8.26
Why does Paul celebrate singleness? Why does he call it a gift when many see it as a curse? Paul elevates the singles in the church by pulling back our focus to see that devotion to God matters more than any relationship status.
God’s Good gift of marriage
Speaker: Tim Theule
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7
Date: 3.1.26
After the warnings and instructions about the seriousness of sexual immorality, Paul now speaks of the delights and duties of marriage.
Living and Loving in the Mess
Speaker: Tim Theule
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5 & 6
Date: 2.22.26
Today, we step back from the tough details of 1 Corinthians 5 & 6 to provide some pastoral reflections, clarification, encouragement, and application from these chapters for our church family living and loving in the mess.
You are Not Your Own
Speaker: Tim Theule
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20
Date: 2.15.26
Paul is back to addressing the sin of sexual immorality in the MESSY CHURCH of Corinth. He, first, confronts the lies we embrace. Second, he applies the Gospel we say we believe.
Why Not Rather Be Wronged?
Speaker: Tim Theule
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:1-11
Date: 2.8.26
The Christians in the Corinthian church are suing one another in civil courts! It’s another area where they aren’t living or applying the Gospel together. Here we see how Paul challenges them with the Gospel to live differently.
The Seriousness of Sexual Immorality in the Church
Speaker: Tim Theule
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5
Date: 2.1.26
In 1 Corinthians 5, Paul begins to confront and correct some MESSY sin in the Corinthian church. Last week, we saw the seriousness of sexual immorality in our own lives. This week, we see the seriousness of sexual immorality in the church.
The Seriousness of Sexual Immorality in Our Lives
Speaker: Tim Theule
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5
Date: 1.25.26
In 1 Corinthians 5, Paul begins to confront and correct some MESSY sexual sin in the Corinthian church. As we dive into this vulnerable subject, the place to start is to explain what “sexual immorality” is and why it’s so serious in the sight of God.
Fools For Christ’s Sake
Speaker: Darren Nelson
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:8-21
Date: 1.18.26
In one last effort to call the Corinthian church to humble unity centered on the Gospel, Paul exposes their love of worldly honor as completely at odds with the way of Jesus. He then calls them to imitate his example for the sake of their unity together.
Gospel Leaders
Speaker: Tim Theule
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:1-7
Date: 1.11.26
The crisis of leadership is REAL! All around us, we see selfish leaders, abusive leaders, and immoral leaders. Leaders in God’s kingdom and church are to be different. What do Gospel-shaped, Gospel-centered leaders look like? Paul shows us in 1 Corinthians 4.
We Are God’s Temple!
Speaker: Tim Theule
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:16-23
Date: 11.23.25
What we believe the local church is will determine how we engage with the local church. Paul continues his fight to unite God’s messy church by serving up a FEEDBACK BURGER to help us understand the glorious grandeur of the local church.
Humbling Reminders about the Church and Its Leaders
Speaker: Tim Theule
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:4-15
Date: 11.16.25
As we continue our MESSY CHURCH study of First Corinthians, we come to a bunch of helpful and humbling reminders for a church family and for church leaders as Paul continues to dismantle the factions and unite the church around the Gospel.
Developmentally Arrested
Speaker: Tim Theule
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:6-3:4
Date: 11.9.25
God’s design and desire for his people is spiritual growth and maturity. We learn here that the Corinthian Christians aren’t growing up. They are still spiritual babies. This is true for some of us, too. Paul here reminds us that God has given us all we need to grow as he challenges us to GROW UP!
Nothing but Jesus Christ and Him Crucified
Speaker: Darren Nelson
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-5
Date: 11.2.25
Paul reminds the Corinthians, and us, to forsake worldly wisdom and rest our faith solely on the power of the good news of Jesus Christ.
God’s Pleasure in Saving Through the Preaching of the Cross
Speaker: Tim Theule
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
Date: 10.26.25
We kick things off today by tackling three questions that arose after last week’s message, and then we return to 1 Corinthians 1 to see why God is pleased to save through the preaching of the cross.
The Word of the Cross
Speaker: Tim Theule
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:17-25
Date: 10.19.25
Four years after coming to faith in Jesus and coming together as a church, the Corinthians are now looking for MORE beyond the Gospel. Paul argues WHY the Gospel must be our unity, our center, and our focus as God’s people, the church.
No Divisions Among You
Speaker: Tim Theule
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:10-17
Date: 10.12.25
Paul loves the Messy Church at Corinth because God loves the Messy Church at Corinth. It's because Paul loves the church that he won't leave them in their mess, but leads them forward to become all that God has declared them to be. And it doesn't take him long to jump write into one of the core issues plaguing the church. The church is divided.
Fall Kick Off 2025
God’s Messy, Mysterious Church
Speaker: Tim Theule
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9
Date: 10.5.25
Today we begin a study of First Corinthians. The Corinthian church was a MESSY CHURCH, full of divisions, problems, sin, and false teaching. Grace Central Coast is also a messy church! The Apostle Paul writes this letter because he loves and is committed to God’s messy church. In these opening verses he teaches us why we can love God’s messy church too.