1 Corinthians | “‘All Things Are Lawful For Me,’ But Not All Things Are Helpful…”
Article from the East Main Messenger, dated 8/17/2025. “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything. 1 Corinthians 6:12 The ESV presents “All things are lawful for me” in quotes because it is thought by some that Paul was […]
1 Corinthians | What Happens When You Repent and Become a Christian
Article from the East Main Messenger, dated 8/10/2025. Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom […]
1 Corinthians | Taking A Fellow Christian to Court Over Trivialities
Article from the East Main Messenger, dated 8/3/2025. When one of you has a grievance against another, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the saints? 1 Corinthians 6:1 Paul now turns his attention to another problem within the Corinthian church. Apparently, the saints there were taking each other to court […]
1 Corinthians | “Purge The Evil Person From Among You”
Article from the East Main Messenger, dated 7/27/2025. I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people – not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. But now I am […]
1 Corinthians | “Cleanse Out The Old Leaven”
Article from the East Main Messenger, dated 7/20/2025. Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. Let us therefore celebrate the festival, not with the old leaven, the leaven of malice and evil, but with the unleavened bread […]
1 Corinthians | Two Reasons For Church Discipline
Article from the East Main Messenger, dated 7/13/2025. You are to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord. Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? 1 Corinthians 5:5-6 […]
1 Corinthians | “Deliver This Man To Satan”
Article from the East Main Messenger, dated 7/6/2025. It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, for a man has his father’s wife. And you are arrogant! Ought you not rather to mourn? Let him who has done this be removed […]
1 Corinthians | The Easy Way…Or The Hard Way?
Article from the East Main Messenger, dated 6/29/2025. What do you wish? 1 Corinthians 4:21a As Paul begins to segue into addressing another problem within Corinth, he now communicates why he has just spoken to them so scathingly (1 Cor. 4:7-13). He writes, “I do not write these things to make you ashamed, but to […]
East Main’s 2025 VBS: A Journey Through Paul’s Example
The halls of East Main were once again filled with the joyous sounds of learning and fellowship as Vacation Bible School commenced from June 8th to 11th, 2025. This year’s theme, “Paul, An Example to Follow,” guided participants through the transformative life of the Apostle Paul, drawing invaluable lessons for Christian living. Attendance throughout the […]
God’s Hand at Work | Encouraging News from Penonomé, Panama
On May 31st, eleven members of our East Main family embarked on a journey to Panama, returning safely home on June 7th. Their time there was remarkably productive for the kingdom. During their dedicated efforts, they conducted 61 Bible studies, witnessed two precious souls baptized into Christ, and rejoiced in the restoration of two individuals. […]