Fun fact: 42% of Jesus' stories were about money, stewardship, and giving. Why so much? How we handle money is critical to our discipleship and it also poses great challenges to our discipleship. Paul picks up the mantle to provide us with the mechanics and motive for giving.

Two points of emphases for Christian giving...
1) The mechanics of giving
2) The motive for giving

Text: 1 Corinthians 16:1-4

The afterlife: will there be one? If so, what will it be like? The Christian teaching on this topic is beyond our wildest dreams. But sadly, so many people misunderstand what eternal life will be like. Bottom line: it's going to be amazing!

Jesus' resurrection isn’t just a celebration of a past resurrection. It's a celebration of a future coming resurrection. Your resurrection. Your bodily resurrection.

1) What it will be like
2) Who makes it happen
3) How it changes your attitude towards death

Text: 1 Corinthians 15:35-58

What is it that actually occurred on the cross? What did it accomplish? And is there any connection with this and Jesus' commandments? We will see the distinction and importance between God's gospel and his law!

1) Jesus is our advocate
2) Jesus is our propitiation
3) Jesus is our example

Text: 1 John 2:1-6

The mortality rate among human beings is 100%. Nobody gets out of life alive. So what happens after that? There is a way to face your death with hope and confidence, but it requires getting serious about Jesus. Join us as we come face to face with the astonishing truth of life after death.

1) The necessity of Christ's resurrection
2) The certainty of the believer's resurrection
3) The kind of life called for by the resurrection

Text: 1 Corinthians 15:12-34

In order for news to be "good news", it has to have some personal impact on us. Hearing that Australia beat India in the Cricket World Cup Finals isn't news that's likely to exhilarate too many of us. Hearing your debts have been paid or getting a clean bill of health is a different story. So where does Jesus' death and resurrection fit into that spectrum? Is it generic good news? Or is it personal good news?

The gospel...
1) Christ's death
2) Christ's resurrection
3) The difference it makes

Text: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Why do we go to church? What's the point? Many Christians don't have an answer. God wants us to and he has a goal in mind. Join us to gain a better understanding of why we gather.

1) Tongues
2) Prophecy
3) The heart of the matter

Text: 1 Corinthians 14:1-40

What does confession have to do with the Christian life? Are Christians supposed to confess their sins anyway? Aren't we already forgiven? We will look at an often overlooked aspect of our sanctification and see its implications for the church today.

1) The fruit of darkness
2) The fruit of light

Text: 1 John 1:5-10

"Love" dominates the music scene. From the Beatles "All You Need is Love" to The Backstreet Boys "As Long As You Love Me" to Justin Bieber's tune of the same title, we're preoccupied with love. But popular culture has a knack for distortion. We'll regroup by looking at arguably the most famous chapter in all of Christian Scripture.

Love...
1) The nature of it
2) The indispensability of it
3) The permanence of it

Text: 1 Corinthians 12:31b-13:13