Read the Bible passage Service Outline Order, Order! When you gather… (v26) Three Corinthian disorders: Tongues (v. 27-28) Prophecy (v. 29-33) Men & women (v. 34-36) Re-ordered by the Lord (v. 37-40) The promise of a rightly-ordered body today
Read the Bible passage Service Outline Order, Order! When you gather… (v26) Three Corinthian disorders: Tongues (v. 27-28) Prophecy (v. 29-33) Men & women (v. 34-36) Re-ordered by the Lord (v. 37-40) The promise of a rightly-ordered body today
Read the Bible passage Service Outline Why do you church!? Being a body-builder: Run after love, seek God’s enabling (v. 1) Body-building in Corinth: A case-study of tongues and prophecy What are they? Their impact on the body (v. 2-19) Their impact on those outside (v. 20-25) Body-building today
Read the Bible passage Service Outline “We are one, but we are many”? Christ’s body: United in one Spirit (12-14) Dividing the body: “You don’t need me” (15-20) Dividing the body: “I don’t need you” (21-26) Building the body: eagerly desire the greater gifts (27-31a) Building the body: follow the most excellent way (31b) “Now…
Read the Bible passage Service Outline A Spiritual church? Holy Spirituality: All about Jesus (v. 1-3) Holy Spirituality: All of God’s grace (v. 4-6) Holy Spirituality: Diverse gifts, united purpose (v. 7-11) A Holy Spirit church
Read the Bible passage Service Outline Family meals The Corinthians’ family meal: Despising the church of God (v. 17-22) The Lord’s family meal: Remembering Christ crucified (v. 23-26) The travesty: Re-crucifying their Lord! (v. 27-31) The remedy: Receiving their Lord’s discipline (v. 32-36) Discerning the body today
Read the Bible passage Service Outline A difficult passage? God’s good design in creation: A noble calling (Gen 1:28) A beautiful partnership (Gen 1:27; 2:23-25) God’s good design in his church: A noble calling (1 Cor 10:31-11:1) A beautiful partnership (1 Cor 11:2-16) Embracing God’s good design; displaying God’s wonderful gospel
Read the Bible passage Service Outline Lost!? Surprisingly lost (15:11-19) Surprisingly found (15:17-24) Surprisingly angry (15:25-30) Unsurprisingly glad (15:31-32) Coming home to the prodigal Father
Read the Bible passage Service Outline Spot the difference? Jesus’ equality revolution: Equally precious to God Equally fallen before God Equally invited by God The test of equality: Love for your enemy The ground is level at the foot of the cross
Read the Bible passage Service Outline ‘How’s the water boys?’ The air we breathe: Compassion for the weak The air of the ancients: Discarding the weak The Jesus revolution: Compassion incarnate (Luke 7:11-17) Jesus sees… and feels… and acts… Jesus’ compassion for you
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