John A. Huffman, Jr, Author at Preaching.com

The Rights And Duties Of The Christian Leader

Thirteenth in a series 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 For though I am free with respect to all, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I might win more of them. (1 Corinthians 9:19) First Corinthians 8:1 through 11:1 deals primarily with the theme of Christian freedom. Last week we dealt with the

Why Even Talk About Food Offered To Idols

John A. Huffman, Jr

Twelfth in a series 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 Therefore, if food is a cause of their falling, I will never eat meat, so that I may not cause one of them to fall. (1 Corinthians 8:13) Back in 1986, Dr. Howard Hendricks of the Dallas Theological Seminary addressed the Congress on Biblical Expositi

Frank Talk About Marriage, Sex, Singleness, and Divorce

John A. Huffman, Jr

Eleventh in a series1 Corinthians 7:17-40 For whoever was called in the Lord as a slave is a freed person belonging to the Lord, just as whoever was free when called is a slave of Christ. You were bought with a price; do not become slaves of human masters. In whatever condition you were called,

Sexual Immorality – Or, Beyond Body Parts And Nerve Endings

John A. Huffman, Jr

Ninth in a series 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 Shun fornication! Every sin that a person commits is outside the body; but the fornicator sins against the body itself. Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own? Fo

Lawsuits Among Believers

John A. Huffman, Jr

For God's sake, your sake and the witness of the church, don't be dragging every petty concern, every squabble before the civil courts.

Handling Your Children And Handling Your Parents

John A. Huffman, Jr

The eye that mocks a father and scorns to obey a mother will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley and eaten by the vultures. (Proverbs 30:17) Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. "Honor your father and mother" - this is the first commandment with a promise: "so t

Immorality In The Church

John A. Huffman, Jr

We don't want to spend all our time judging others, so we pretend we don't see what we see. ... In fact, we tear down the signs that say, "Danger. Do not swim. Waters are polluted."

Action Principles For Servant Leadership

John A. Huffman, Jr

1 Corinthians 4:1-21 Think of us in this way, as servants of Christ and stewards of God's mysteries. (1 Corinthians 4:1) Let me be blunt as we continue in our study of Paul's letter to the church at Corinth. There are some Christians who are "too big for their own spiritual britches." To

How To Heal Divisions In The Church

John A. Huffman, Jr

Fifth in a series1 Corinthians 2:12-13 So let no one boast about human leaders. For all things are yours, whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future - all belong to you, and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God. Over lunch, several

Superficial vs. Spiritual Wisdom

John A. Huffman, Jr

1 Corinthians 2:12-13 Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit that is from God, so that we may understand the gifts bestowed on us by God. And we speak of these things in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual things to those w