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1st Corinthians – Wayne Barber – I Cor. 13:12-13 – His Love That Will Not Let us Go – Audio

By: Dr. Wayne Barber; ©1998 This chapter has been so phenomenal in how it’s focused upon the one way in which you can know a person is surrendered to Christ—that is the love that God’s Spirit produces in their life. This love is a love that will not let us go. That’s what I want…

1st Corinthians – Wayne Barber – I Cor. 13:8-12 – Love That Never Fails – Audio

By: Dr. Wayne Barber; ©1998 We’ve been talking about the absolute proof of a surrendered life. Of course, that proof is the love that God produces in us. But I’m going to change gears just a little bit and entitle the message, “Love that Never Fails.” We find that phrase in verse 8.. Read Article…

1st Corinthians – Wayne Barber – I Cor. 13:6-7 – When Love is Present – Audio

By: Dr. Wayne Barber; ©1998 You know, folks, there’s no mistake that chapter 13 follows chapter 12 and comes before chapter 14. There’s no mistake. What I’m talking about in this passage or this portion of Paul’s letter is injected there for a very, very good reason. What’s going on in Corinth had no love…

1st Corinthians – Wayne Barber – I Cor. 13:4-5 – Nine Characteristics of Love – Audio

By: Dr. Wayne Barber; ©1998 If you seek after the Giver, you’ll take care of the gifts. They’ll all point back to Him. That’s his whole point. Corinth is an upside down, fleshly minded, immature church, and he’s trying to show them the better way. Attach yourself to Christ; surrender to Him. Be the vessel…

1st Corinthians – Wayne Barber – I Cor. 13:1-3 – The Absolute Proof of a Surrendered Life – Part 2 – Audio

By: Dr. Wayne Barber; ©1998 What is it? First Corinthians 13 focuses on it. It’s love, but not this humanistic, fluffy kind of love. It’s God’s love actually produced in and through us by the means of His Holy Spirit who now lives in us.. Read Article 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 – The Absolute Proof of…

1st Corinthians – Wayne Barber – I Cor. 12:31 and 1 Peter 2:1 – The Absolute Proof of a Surrendered Life – Part 1 – Audio

By: Dr. Wayne Barber; ©1998 You’ve heard the saying, “If it acts like a duck and quacks like a duck and looks like a duck, it must be a duck.” That’s a good way of determining a duck. But in the context of what we’re studying in 1 Corinthians, particularly chapters 12 and 13, the…

1st Corinthians – Wayne Barber – I Cor. 12:24-31 – All for One, One for All – Part 3 – Audio

By: Dr. Wayne Barber; ©1998 It’s really precious to realize that no gift is ever real unless it’s received. If we’re going to receive the gift that God has given us in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ, then we are receiving daily His life. We’re receiving daily His peace. We’re receiving daily the…

1st Corinthians – Wayne Barber – I Cor. 12:18-23 – All for One, One for All – Part 2 – Audio

By: Dr. Wayne Barber; ©1998 The church of Corinth was in a spiritual mess. As a result of that, they didn’t have a concept. They didn’t have a clue about the body of Christ and how it worked. They were coveting each other’s gifts..   Read Article 1 Corinthians 12:12-17 – All for One, One…

1st Corinthians – Wayne Barber – I Cor. 12:12-17 – All for One, One for All – Audio

By: Dr. Wayne Barber; ©1998 How many times have you heard the statement that you and I are free in Jesus Christ? How many times have you heard me balance it by saying freedom is not the right to do as you please; freedom is the power to do as you should? If we’re ever…

1st Corinthians – Wayne Barber – I Cor. 12:9-10 – Just Who is in Charge – Audio

By: Dr. Wayne Barber; ©1998 Have you ever noticed how an immature child will test you to see who is in charge? They’ll do what they can to see what they can get away with. Finally, you just have to yank that leash to get them straight. Well, in a very similar way the church…