Made perfect in love

On Sunday, January 31 we considered the continued thoughts of Paul to the church in Corinth found in I Corinthians 13. Often referred to as the “love chapter” we misunderstand Paul’s intentions for this letter to the church in Corinth. We have this concept that love...

We here at JUMC are a body of Christ

One of the best known Biblical texts is found in I Corinthians 12:12-31, where Paul equates the church to the human body. Paul points out that just like the human body the body of Christ, the church, is made up of many parts and that all parts are needed and vital to...

Grow in our knowledge of God

Did you know that when you read the book of I Corinthians that you are reading someone else’s mail? The Apostle Paul wrote letters to churches that he helped get started. These epistles are letters of encouragement, education and often correction. In the case of the...