Soma: 1 Corinthians - Head Coverings, or, The Head of Every Woman is Man?

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2012.04.01 - Bill Webb - Soma: 1 Corinthians

Head Coverings, or, The Head of Every Woman is Man?

1 Corinthians 11:2-16

Paul reminds the Corinthian church that the head of every woman is man, that women should wear a head covering, and that for men to have long hair is a disgrace.

No… this isn’t an April Fools joke.

But there’s always more to the story. Digging into the text we begin to see how Paul’s teachings, which seem so backwards and regressive to us, were actually incredibly relevant and empowering in their time and place.

So how do we honour texts like these? Dr. William Webb, author of “Slaves, Women, and Homosexuals” and “Corporal Punishment in the Bible” walks us through these texts, and explains how they can help us understand the heart of God and worship today.

Music led by Alex Drumm, and a whack of other people - starts 1 hour and 12 minutes in.

Note: due to technical problems, the audio is a little weak until about half and hour into the sermon, where it improves.

Soma: 1 Corinthians - Whatever You Do

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2012.03.25 - Kevin Makins - Soma: 1 Corinthians

Whatever You Do

1 Corinthians 10:23-11:1

As Paul closes out a section of his letter he ties together a bunch of the themes that we have covered so far, and captures the spirit of the movement in one simple phrase. 

Music led by a whole gang of people - starts 49 minutes in.

Soma: 1 Corinthians - Corporate Demons

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2012.03.18 - Kevin Makins - Soma: 1 Corinthians

Corporate Demons

1 Corinthians 10:14-22, Ephesians 6, Revelation 2

This has quickly become one of the most debated and controversial topics we’ve ever had as a church! 

Paul makes a connection between Corinth’s idols, and demons, which leads us to ask “what are the demons today?” and “how should we engage with the powers?”

There are no simple answers, but it is a conversation we all need to have, and one that will require us to take action! 

Additionally, because of all the conversation this sermon started, we’ve added a B-Sides BonusCast to the end of the episode, with some further reflections.

This should be fun…

Music led by Tim Selles and Jeff Wynands - starts 51 minutes in.

B-Sides BonusCast starts 61 minutes in.

Soma: 1 Corinthians - Missing the Point of Judgment

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2012.03.11 - Brian Craig - Soma: 1 Corinthians

Missing the Point of Judgment

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Brian Craig, Leadership Development Guru for CBOQ and all around great guy, looks at what we should do when we get stalled in the wilderness, and helps us on our lenten journey; moving us from lament to trust.

Music led by Joel Cumby - starts 52 minutes in.

Soma: 1 Corinthians - Winning & Boasting (as strange as that sounds)

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2012.03.04 - Kevin Makins - Soma: 1 Corinthians

Winning & Boasting (as strange as that sounds)

1 Corinthians 9, Philippians 2

Sort of a weird chapter this week. Paul starts off by getting all defensive about how pastors should get paid, and goes off on a sort of tangent about vineyards and soldiers and oxen…

And then he flips everything on it’s head and it all makes sense.

A sermon about rights, privileges, freedom, and just how much it costs to really be a Jesus disciple.