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Studies in the First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians

God's Wisdom to a Dysfunctional Church

Sermon Notes

Spiritual Gifts Chart (rf. ch.s 12-14)

Historical Context:

    Acts 18:18-28 - Context: Team Players

    Acts 19:1-10 - Context: The Expanding Circles

The Essential Character of Christ's Church

    1 Corinthians 1:1-9 - Called to Be Saints

    1 Corinthians 1:10-17 - Are Separate Denominations Sinful?

    1 Corinthians 1:18-31 - What Must Christians Demand

    1 Corinthians 2:1-16 - The Necessity of the Holy Spirit

    1 Corinthians 3:1-23 - The Holiness of God's Temple

    1 Corinthians 4:1-21 - Moron!

The Issue of Sexual Immorality Within the Church

    1 Corinthians 5:1-2 - The Arrogance of Sexual Freedom

    1 Corinthians 5:2b-8 - When Discipline is Mercy

    1 Corinthians 5:9-13 - Maintaining the Difference

    1 Corinthians 6:1-11 - Righteousness vs. the Law

    Matthew 18:15 - Practicing Righteousness

    1 Corinthians 6:9-20 - You Are Not Your Own

On Christian Marriage

    Genesis 2:4-17 - Christian Marriage: A Husband's Relationship with his God

    Genesis 2:18-25 - Christian Marriage: A Husband's Relationship to his Wife

    1 Peter 3:1-7 - By Design: The Weaker Vessel

    Ephesians 5:25-33 - "Be the Man"

    1 Corinthians 7:1-7 - What's He Really Saying?

    1 Corinthians 7:1-9 - BodyMates

    Matthew 19:1-9 - Hardness of Heart

    Matthew 5:31-37 - Grounds for Christian Divorce

    1 Corinthians 7:10-16 - Christian Separation and Divorce

    1 Corinthians 7:14c - Family Holiness

    1 Corinthians 7:17-24 - The Focus of the Christian Life

    1 Corinthians 7:25-35 - Balancing Gifts and Priorities

    1 Corinthians 7:36-40 - Last Thoughts on Marriage

Regarding Issues of Christian Liberty

    1 Corinthians 8:1-13 - Christian Peer Pressure

    1 Corinthians 9:1-12a - A Worthy Spiritual Hire

    1 Corinthians 9:1-18 - An Unblemished Reputation

    1 Corinthians 9:19-26 - The Personal Roadblock

    1 Corinthians 10:1-4 - A Spiritual Unity

    1 Corinthians 10:5-13 - The Way of Escape

    1 Corinthians 10:14-22 - Participants with Christ

    1 Corinthians 10:23-11:1 Christian Peer Pressure, cont.

Regarding Issues of Christian Worship

    1 Corinthians 11:1-3 - The Biblical Principal of Headship

    1 Corinthians 11:2-16 - The Glory of Man and Woman

    1 Corinthians 11:17-34 - A Proper Meal

    1 Corinthians 12:1-3 - Informing the Uninformed

    1 Corinthians 12:4-13 - For the Common Good (not recorded)

    1 Corinthians 12:11-26 - The Body

    1 Corinthians 12:27-31a - The Higher Gifts

    1 Corinthians 12:31b-13:3 - The Priority of Love

    1 Corinthians 13:4-8a - The Character of Love

    1 Corinthians 13:8-13 - The Nature of Love (not recorded)

     1 Corinthians 14:1-5 - The Value of Prophecy

     Acts 2:1-4 - Signs of the Spirit

     Acts 2:5-21 - A Voice of Praise

    1 Corinthians 14:6-19 - What Are You Saying?

    1 Corinthians 14:20-40 - Decently and In Order

     Acts 3:1-10a - Apostolic Signs and Wonders

The Truth, Power, Glory, Hope and Promise of the Resurrection

     1 Corinthians 15:1-11 - Mere Resurrection

     1 Corinthians 15:12-19 - What Difference Does It Really Make?

     1 Corinthians 15:20-28 - The Fulfillment of the Redemption Promise

     1 Corinthians 15:29-34 - Living Out Our Faith

     1 Corinthians 15:35-44 - The Glories of the Resurrection

     1 Corinthians 15:45-49 - Bearing the Image of the Man of God

          the Rev. Kenneth G. Smith, RPCNA

     1 Corinthians 15:50-58 - A Mystery Revealed!  (not recorded)

          Pastor Andrew Gretzinger

     1 Corinthians 16:1-4 - The Tithe Extended

     1 Corinthians 16:5-24 - The Reality of the Body of Christ