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The last time we met, Paul offered up a direct challenge to every believer; he said, to “be imitators of me (him).” When Paul said this, there wasn’t any self-pride involved on his part whatsoever. Paul was able to make this statement because he had an extraordinary track record in his service to God, as […]
Last week we were introduced into just what it means to be a trustworthy servant of God. By uncovering the Greek definition of the word servant, we found the root meaning to be that of an under-oarsman. In ancient times, large ships were man powered by oarsmen, a station in life seen as lower than […]
Last week we learned that we have the ability to become “master builders” for God, and every one of us should make the effort to be like Paul and the apostles. Let’s not make the mistake of thinking that only pastors, teachers, and church leaders are the ones who lay the foundations of Christ’s church. […]
In our last message we talked about how nobody knows the mind of God except God Himself; God transcends our understanding completely. However, God does reveal His priorities, desires, and plans to us, and the main way He accomplishes this is through His Spirit. We can also be certain that one of God’s desires for […]
Paul opened chapter 2 by saying he didn’t come into Corinth with any slick talk, he didn’t come with any “superiority of speech or of wisdom.” Paul was a straight shooter, he was genuine. Paul was the complete opposite of those who would come into town with their own personal agenda, looking to make money […]
In chapter 1, we got a pretty good picture as to what Paul was facing by writing to the Corinthian church. Paul had received destressing news from Chole’s people, that things were amiss among the Corinthian believers. Paul found that there were divisions or factions developing within the church, and that this was the result […]
The last time we met we talked about factions taking place within the Corinthian church. This had gotten the attention of Chloe’s people, and they reacted in the responsible way by reporting what was going on to Paul. In our study of this, it brought up the subject of “unity.” We know from John 17 […]
We’re done with Paul’s formal introduction in his letter to the Corinthian believers. At this point, he’s set the foundation with them by reminding them of who they are in Christ. This was necessary to do because the church as a whole had gone astray, heading in the wrong direction. Hebrews 2:1: “For this reason […]
As we were introduced to the letter to the Corinthian church, Paul established his spiritual authority with them, so that moving forward, the Corinthian believers would know what they hear from Paul will be coming from a firm biblical foundation. We left off last week being shown that God “enriches” His children with what they […]
As we begin to do a deep dive into the book of 1 Corinthians, it will help us more if we understand the environment in which the Corinthian people found themselves. Paul visited Corinth on his second missionary journey, after he had met with some seeming failure in the “cultured” Athens. While he was Corinth, […]