Why "St. Cuthbert's Island"?

Saint Cuthbert was a Celtic monk who lived in the 7th century.
He received visitors at his monastery in Northumbria and was even appointed a bishop, but he yearned for the life of an ascetic. While living at the monastery on the island of Lindisfarne, he sought to spend time with the Lord whenever possible. Early on, he practiced solitude on a small island that was linked to Lindisfarne by a land bridge when the tide was low. This tiny island, known as Saint Cuthbert’s Island, was a training ground of sorts—a place to grow in faith and in love for God.

I chose to name my blog after this island for two reasons:
1) I hope that it will be a place where I can spend time alone with God, growing in my love for Him.
2) Perhaps, when the tide is low, others may find their way to this tiny island
and, by God’s grace, be blessed by what they find there.

Sunday, July 15, 2007

1 Corinthians 14

From Ben Witherington's 1 Corinthians class:
  • Pursue love. If you’re not intentional about it, it’s not gonna happen.
  • Here Paul is talking about actions—not good intentions or warm feelings. Love is commanded.
  • Teach on love.
  • Love is appreciating someone, not regarding their deficiencies as higher than their assets.
  • Jesus never called you to be a Lone Ranger for Him.
  • We need to understand love. If a church only has a few gifts, but it has a lot of love, it stands a lot better chance. What counts is whether we love each other, whether we can relate to one another in Christ.
  • 1 Cor. 14:2--For anyone who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God. Tongues, by definition here, is prayer language.
  • Worship is corporate. It’s when we all get caught up in the love, wonder, and praise of God together. If all the preaching is needs based, there’s a problem. Most of worship is God-directed.
  • Worship should be a place where insiders can be convicted, and outsiders can be converted.
  • (concerning 14:26) Imagine coming to a church where everybody has something to say…You’re not getting out of there in an hour!
  • You don’t impress people into the kingdom of God.
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