1 Corinthians | We’re All The Same In God’s Eyes
Article from the East Main Messenger, dated 6/15/2025. For who sees anything different in you? What do you have that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it? Already you have all you want! Already you have become rich! Without us you have […]
1 Corinthians | Do Not Go Beyond What Is Written
Article from the East Main Messenger, dated 6/8/2025. …that you may learn by us not to go beyond what is written… 1 Corinthians 4:6 Contextually, Paul has been explaining to the Corinthians why they were sinning by revering the ones such as himself, Apollos, and Peter who had taught and baptized them over the Christ […]
1 Corinthians | Let God Put Me On A Pedestal Before You Do!!
Article from the East Main Messenger, dated 6/1/2025. Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from God. 1 Corinthians 4:5 After appealing to the […]
1 Corinthians | Servants, Stewards, and Mysteries
Article from the East Main Messenger, dated 5/25/2025. This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful. 1 Corinthians 4:1-2 Chapter 4 of 1 Corinthians opens with Paul telling the church at Corinth: “This is […]
1 Corinthians | Boasting in Men
Article from the East Main Messenger, dated 5/18/2025. If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. If anyone’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire. Do you not know that you are God’s temple and […]
1 Corinthians | Do Not Destroy God’s Temple!
Article from the East Main Messenger, dated 5/11/2025. If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. If anyone’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire. Do you not know that you are God’s temple and […]
1 Corinthians | Building on the Foundation
Article from the East Main Messenger, dated 5/4/2025. Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw – each one’s work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has […]
Finding Victory: A Review of the 2025 Gospel Meeting with Chuck Mullins
The air in Murfreesboro was thick with anticipation as believers gathered for the 2025 gospel meeting, eager to hear the insightful words of speaker Chuck Mullins. Over the course of six compelling lessons, Mullins guided attendees through the crucial topic of “overcoming temptation,” offering practical wisdom rooted deeply in scripture. His engaging style and unwavering […]
A Legacy of Love and Learning: East Main Celebrates Wayne Lankford’s Retirement
For 28 years, the gentle cadence of Wayne Lankford’s voice has echoed through the halls of East Main church of Christ, a comforting and guiding presence in the lives of countless individuals. Now, as he steps into a well-deserved retirement, the congregation reflects with deep gratitude and affection on the profound impact of his dedicated […]
1 Corinthians | The Church’s One Foundation
Article from the East Main Messenger, dated 4/20/2025. For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 3:11 The Corinthians were giving undue loyalty and adulation to the preachers who had taught and converted them (1 Cor. 1:10-13). Thus, the Lord through Paul (cf. 1 […]