1992

Jensen speaks on boasting from 1 Corinthians 1:18-2:5. He looks at the trap of putting our faith in the things that we boast in. Jensen examines the gifts that the early church boasted in, and how Paul argues against these. He looks at what the first century people were looking for, and how Paul was different. Jensen explores how crucifixion was perceived, and thus the significance of Jesus being crucified as the strongest attack on the world's perception of power.

Jensen expounds 1 Corinthians 7:1-9. He speaks on how the world perceives sex. He then looks at the context of the passage and the question being raised by the Corinthians. 1. Aesthetic morality - sex is important in marriage 2. Sex with whoever we like 3. Christian morality 4. Sex in marriage - what the passage does and doesn't say Sermon given at St Matthias church