In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 6:1-8, Pastor Jon English explains how believers can be tempted to sue and defraud one another when we forget who we are in Christ, and what our calling is as followers of Christ.

Truth for God's Church

Lawsuits Outlawed

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 5:6-13, pastor Jon English explains how Paul uses the Old Testament picture of Passover to argue for believers to cleanse out the leaven of sin wherever they may find it.

Immorality in the Church- Part 2

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 5:1-5, pastor Jon English explains how tolerated sexual sin will eventually lead to its celebration. Christians are instead to be pure and holy, just as God is holy.

Immorality in the Church- Part 1

In this sermon from Romans 12:3-10, Pastor Jon English explains how the New Testament assumes that church members be Converted, Consecrated, and Connected.

Church Membership 101

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 4:8-21, Pastor Jon English explains how Paul uses Irony to expose the Corinthian believers’ blind spot, how his example is worthy of Imitation, and how he Instructs us toward humility and by his example.

A Church Warned

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 4:6-7, Pastor Jon English explains how Paul’s exhortations to the Corinthians give us a a principle to be learned, a pitfall to be avoided, and a posture to be maintained.

Seeing Yourself Rightly

In this sermon Pastor Jon English explains Paul’s role, Paul’s judge, and Paul’s comfort, and how all of those connect to Christ.

The One True Judge

In this sermon Pastor Jon English explains how self-deception, pride, and boasting in men is inconsistent with the reality of who we are, and especially who we are in Christ, for in Christ we are heirs to all things.

All Things are Yours in Christ

In this sermon 1 Corinthians 1-3, in which Pastor Jon English starts off a series of sermons on personal evangelism, we see that Paul emphasized 4 C’s: the catalyst of evangelism (i.e., the gospel), the content of evangelism, that he exhibited the contentment of an evangelist of God, and that he kept in mind the community of God.

Paul's Vision for Evangelism

In this sermon 1 Corinthians 3:16-17, Pastor Jon English explains how the church is the new temple of God, which means the church is the place of God’s special revealed presence, is holy and pure, is divinely made and ordered, and is only entered through the work of a priest. Furthermore, the new temple is also protected by God himself, and thus we would be warned to not tear it down through sin or impurity.

The New Temple of God

In this sermon 1 Corinthians 3:10-15, Pastor Jon English explains how the church’s one foundation is Jesus Christ, how every believer much choose on what foundation he will build, and how he will build upon that foundation.

Christ, Our Only Foundation

In this short sermon from Leviticus 16, Pastor Jon English explains the connections between Aaron’s work on the Day of the Atonement in the Tabernacle to the Priestly work of Christ on the Cross. Christ is our Mercy Seat of Atonement and our Scapegoat who removes our sins far from us.

Christ, our Mercy Seat and Scapegoat

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 3:5-9, Pastor Jon English explains how disunity in the church can be battled by having a proper view of our human leaders and a proper view of God.

God Gives the Growth

In this sermon Pastor Jon English explains how believers ought to mature in their faith, avoiding the common temptations toward strife and jealousy, and instead pursue the spiritual fruit of peaceableness.

Strife and Jealousy

Sermons, Interviews, and other related audio curated by Jon English Lee.

hubhopper

Truth for God's Church

hubhopper