Just added, a new message preached by Dr J Stewart Gillespie from Mark chapter 10:
Mark chp 10 vs 17 to 27 – Great Expectations – JS Gillespie – 27052018
Preaching God's Grace, in God's Son, from God's Word, by God's Spirit
Just added, a new message preached by Dr J Stewart Gillespie from Mark chapter 10:
Mark chp 10 vs 17 to 27 – Great Expectations – JS Gillespie – 27052018
Just added, a new message preached by J Stewart Gillespie, from 2 Corinthians chapter 10 verses 7 to 18:
2 Corinthians chp 10 vs 7 to 18 – The Work of God – Failure and Fervour – JS Gillespie – 22052018
Just added to our series on 2 Corinthians, a new message preached from 2 Corinthians chapter 10 verses 5 to 7:
2 Corinthians chp 10 vs 5 to 7 – When Man lost his Mind – JS Gillespie – 08052018
Just added, a new message preached by Dr J Stewart Gillespie, in our series in 2 Corinthians:
2 Corinthians chp 10 vs 5 – There is a Why that we Think – JS Gillespie – 01052018
Just added, a new message preached by Dr J Stewart Gillespie, in our series on 2 Corinthians:
2 Corinthians chp 10 vs 1 to 5 – The Weapons of our Warfare – JS Gillespie – 24042018
Mp3 recordings of messages preached from our series on 2 Corinthians chapters 10 to 13
2 Corinthians chp 10 vs 1 to 5 – The Weapons of our Warfare – JS Gillespie – 24042018
2 Corinthians chp 10 vs 1 to 6 – The Battle for the Mind – JS Gillespie – 04022018
2 Corinthians chp 10 vs 5 – There is a Why that we Think – JS Gillepsie – 01052018
2 Corinthians chp 10 vs 5 to 7 – When Man lost his Mind – JS Gillespie – 08052018
2 Corinthians chp 10 – Paul on Paul an Autobiography of Walk War and Work – 13052018 – JS Gillespie
2 Corinthians chp 10 vs 7 to 18 – The Work of God – Failure and Fervour – JS Gillespie – 22052018
2 Corinthians chp 12 vs 1 to 2 – Jesus – Captivated by the Glory – JS Gillespie – 12062018
2 Corinthians chp 12 – Superapostles and the all Sufficient Christ – JS Gillespie – 10062018
2 Corinthians chp 12 vs 9 – Give me Grace for Every Trial – JS Gillespie – 19062018
2 Corinthians Chp 12 – When We Forget Where Our Strength Truly Lies – JS Gillespie – 20062018
2 Corinthians Chp 12 – Gods Grace Sovereign And Sufficient – JS Gillespie – 13012018
2 Corinthians chp 12 – Transforming Grace – JS Gillespie – 15012018
2 Corinthians 12 – Rejoicing in Disappointment -JS Gillespie – 20052018
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Just added, a new message preached by Dr J Stewart Gillespie:
John chp 10 vs 1 to 11 – Being Really Sure of the Way to Heaven – JS Gillespie – 27112016
A new message preached from John chapter 10, by Dr J Stewart Gillespie:
John Chp 10 vs 1 to 11 – When you hear the Shepherd Call – JS Gillespie – 20112016
Impossible Lives – Unspeakable Sins :
Each evenings message brought by J Stewart Gillespie, at the October 2015 Family Week at Faskally House Pitlochry:
1 Corinthians chp 5 – Unspeakable Sins – J Stewart Gillespie – 12102015.mp3
1 Corinthians chp 10 vs 1 to 6 – Unbelievable Provision – J Stewart Gillespie – 13102015.mp3
1 Corinthians chp 10 vs 6 to 16 – Inexcusable Failure – J Stewart Gillespie – 14102015.mp3
1 Corinthians chp 10 vs 23 to 33 – Impossible Decisions – J Stewart Gillespie – 15102015.mp3
Just added – a new message preached by J Stewart Gillespie, at Bridgend Gospel Hall, New Cumnock, from 1 Corinthians chapter 10 verse 23:
1 Corinthians chp 10 vs 23 – Gathering Together and Building Up – J Stewart Gillespie – 25083015
Outline notes available from this message:
1 Corinthians chapter 10 approaches this issue of freedom and guidance in the decisions we make by asking 4 key questions in the exercise of freedom:
“all things are lawful” – Christian behaviour is not founded on the principle of law
Restricting Christian behaviour cannot be done on the basis of law
That Christian behaviour is not constrained by law is not to say that Christian behaviour is not constrained!
‘expediency‘ : sumpheo: ‘sun’ – together and ‘pheo’ – to bring – to bring it together
‘edification‘ : oikodomeo: to build, construct
You might think, well that is all very well, Christian behaviour not dictated by law, but surely in reality there are rules, surely it makes sense, surely its easier if there is a kind of agreed code of conduct:
Lets just stick to some basic laws!
The greatest building projects in the Word of God have been accomplished, not by law but by Grace:
A second word is used here:
‘expediency‘ : sumpheo: ‘sun’ – together and ‘pheo’ – to bring – to bring it together
I was asked a very good question; ‘what’s the difference between ‘expedient’ and ‘edify’?’
that whilst:
The order is significant
The distinction is real
They are distinct but complementary
We can discern them going hand in hand right the way through the Word of God:
First the gathering together and then
The building up
David brought together all that was needed for the temple (1 Chron 22:14)
Solomon would build the temple from that provision (1 Chron 22:6ff)
The Israelites would bring all the raw materials for the tabernacle (Exodus 25:1ff; 35:29)
Bezaleel would then build it (Exodus 35:30ff)
A little lad would bring of his 5 loaves and 2 fishes
The great miracle of feeding would be performed by the Lord
in this miracle there was in a sense a double gathering together and building up:
John 6:13 “they gathered them together and filled 12 bushels with the fragments of 5 barley loaves…”
and a second building up:
12 baskets – one for each disciple (Luke 9:17)
Whilst it goes beyond the context of 1 Corinthians chp 10; in the Christian life, individually, personally, we can see this pattern being worked out:
First – you gather together
Then – you build up
If we are going to build up we must first gather together
On a personal / individual way if we are going to build up one another, if we are going to build up the church, if we are going to preach the gospel, teach the younger ones, do a work for the Lord, there must first be a gathering together!
If there is no gathering together in time, prayer, study, then there will be no building up.
1 Corinthians 10:23 does not really have personal preparation as the context, although we can see this as a pattern and as an application.
The context in 1 Corinthians chp 10 was that of friction in the church, the bringing together then of verse 23 has an eye on that which would bring together the body of Christ (cf chp 1, 3 &12) rather than that which would cause schism and friction!
Their behaviour was splitting and fissuring the people of God apart (chps 1,3,8,10).
Here is a practical and sobering thought for these Corinthians:
personal vertical growth
is founded upon
collective horizontal growth
we first:
gather together
and then we
build up
In despising one another with schism (chp 3) and trampling over one anothers conscience (chp 8 + 10) and envying one another (1 Co 12)
In causing all of that schism and disruption we destroy the very best environment for our own spiritual growth and prosperity.
We are part of the body of Christ; “and wither one member suffer all the members suffer with it.” (1 Co 12:26).
In despising one another, they destroy their own spiritual growth.