Crossroads (Week 12) - Church Discipline (Part 1) - 1 Corinthians 5:1-13

What happens when a person who professes Jesus as their Savior, falls into a willful sin practice? How should the church handle it? Do we pretend we don't know? Do we act like nothing is wrong? Or, does the church have an obligation to deal with the situation? Those are some tough questions. Fortunately, God's word has answers for us.

This week, we're in 1 Corinthians chapter 5 in our "Crossroads" series. The Apostle Paul had received word that a member of the church in Corinth was engaging in a sinful practice and not only was the church not dealing with the man and his sin, they seemed proud of their actions, or lack of action.

As we will hear in today's message from Pastor Clay, the Apostle Paul doesn't sugarcoat it. He confronts the sin and explains to the church why they must confront it as well. We live in a culture that seems to frown on anyone judging anything. But, as we'll see in chapter 5, the church has to judge its own. Now, here's Pastor Clay with today's message.