I Corinthians
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Series on I Corinthians VIII Material Concerns C Greetings, Text: 16:19-24 Title: Love in Action Introduction The closing words of Paul in his first letter to the Corinthians are simple, straight-forward, and yet reveal the Apostle’s heart. I remember in seminary, John Murray was one of my professors. One of the outstanding theologians of his…
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Series on I Corinthians VIII Material Concerns B Growing, Text: 16:5-18 Title: The Cost of Service Introduction In this concluding postscript to his letter the apostle Paul is encouraging growth and maturity. These are not simply scattered comments. Through these words we get a clearer picture of this servant of the Lord and his objectives.…
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Series on I Corinthians VIII Material Concerns A Giving, Text: 16:1-4 Title: Giving God’s Way Introduction Now that the apostle Paul has finished dealing with the many doctrinal questions that troubled the Corinthian church, as in all his letters Paul cannot end without giving some closing exhortations. There have been questions about loyalty to teachers,…
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Series on I Corinthians VII Manner of the Resurrection D Exhortation of the Resurrection, Text: 15:50-58 Title: Always Abounding Introduction In Romans 5:20, the apostle Paul sums up our salvation with these words, Where sin increased, grace increased all the more. in other words the grace of God through Jesus Christ is greater than all…
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Series on I Corinthians VII Manner of the Resurrection C Explanation of the Resurrection, Text:15:35-49 Title: What Kind of Body? Introduction In I Corinthians 15 Paul has established the resurrection of Christ as of unparalleled importance, and reminds us that the resurrection of our bodies is so tied to Christ’s resurrection that to deny one…
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Series on I Corinthians VII Manner of the Resurrection B Expectation of the Resurrection, Text: 15:12-34 Title: In My Flesh I Will See God Introduction As we have seen, the concern of this chapter is our bodily resurrection as believers. In Corinth they misunderstood the nature and significance of Christ’s resurrection. Paul began by reminding…
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Series on I Corinthians VII Manner of the Resurrection A Establishment of the Resurrection, Text: 15:1-11 Title: The Rock of Our Faith Introduction At Chapter 15 a new theme is introduced: the resurrection. The question that had risen in the Corinthian church had to do with their own resurrection. What ultimately happens to those who…
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Series on I Corinthians VI Meeting in Worship G Agenda in Worship. Text: 14:26-40 Title: Orderly Worship Introduction In our last study of the first part of I Corinthians 14 we discovered that Paul was laying down rules for worship. The need for such rules came from the abuses which were occurring in the Corinthian…
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Series on I Corinthians VI Meeting for Worship F Aim in Worship Text:14:1-25 Title: In Understanding, Grow up Introduction Last week i reminded you that the Christians at Corinth had the peculiar Greek view that was expressed by their Philosopher, Plato, “No one in possession of his understanding reaches divine exaltation.” So they gloried in…
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Series on I Corinthians VI Meeting for Worship E Attitude in Worship, Text: 12:31b-13:13 Title: The Survival of Love Introduction Here we are at one of the best known and most beautiful passages of the Bible. Unbelievers are often startled at this powerful poetic portrayal of love and yet do not understand why Paul introduces…
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Series on I Corinthians VI Meeting for Worship D Assignment in Worship, Text: 12:12-31a Title: The Care of the Body Introduction In the first part of I Corinthians 12, Paul has set before us the goal of our gifts and service and work, the common good of the body of Christ. Now he unfolds the…
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Series on I Corinthians VI Meeting for Worship C Ability in Worship, Text: 12:1-11 Title: The Common Good Introduction As Paul continues his teaching on worship in I Corinthians 11-14, he now focuses on spiritual gifts in the body of Christ. The church of the twentieth century has often erred either by ignoring the gifts…
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Series on I Corinthians VI Meeting for Worship B Abuses in Worship, Text: 11:17-34 Title: The Communion of the Body Introduction Last week we celebrated our quarterly communion service. it is timely that we can look at what Paul says about the Lord’s supper in 1 Corinthians. To us the communion service is a solemn…
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Series on I Corinthians VI Meeting for Worship A Authority in Worship, Text: 11:2-16 Title: Piety, Patriarchy and Parity Introduction Here in I Corinthians 11, to the end of chapter 14, Paul talks about worship. As if that were not a hot enough topic because everybody has opinions about it, he begins with a controversial…
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Series on I Corinthians V Meat Sacrificed to Idols F The Importance of the Example, Text: 10:23-11:1 Title: The City of Love Introduction For three whole chapters Paul has been dealing with a situation that is foreign to us, the dispute in the Corinthian church over the eating of meat that had been used in…
