A Self-Denying Gospel Love (1 Corinthians 8:1-13)
A Sincere and Pure Devotion (1 Corinthians 7:25-40)
Key idea: A life centered on Messiah means a life of sincere and pure devotion to Messiah. A life of sincere and pure devotion consists of two characteristics: 1. A sincere and pure devotion enables us to have a unique involvement with the world (vv. 25-31) We have a unique perspective on relationships (vv. 25-28) […]
Not Our Own (1 Corinthians 6:12-20)
Key idea: A people centered on Messiah are a people who belong to God. 1. Belonging to God means that our freedom is not our own (v. 12) 2. Belonging to God means that our bodies are not our own (vv. 13-19) 3. Belonging to God means that we are not our own (v. 20)
Remember Who You Are (1 Corinthians 6:1-11)
Key idea: Living in the way of Messiah is to remember your unique status borne out of a gospel-formed identity 1. Don’t forget your unique status (vv. 1-8) 2. Don’t forget your identity (vv. 9-11)
When Sin Looks Normal (1 Corinthians 5:1-13)
Key idea: A family centered on Messiah are to live counterculturally by holding family members accountable to the way of Jesus and by living in the way of Jesus ourselves. 1. Holding family members accountable to the way of Jesus (vv. 1-8) 2. Living in the way of Jesus ourselves (vv. 9-13) Small group […]
WWJD? (1 Corinthians 4:6-21)
Key idea: A people centered on Messiah embrace the way of Messiah and imitate models of Messiah 1. Embracing the way of Messiah (vv. 6-13) Embracing the way of Messiah means we don’t go beyond the way (vv. 6-7) Embracing the way of Messiah means we must count the cost of the way (vv. 8-13) […]
An Audience of One (1 Corinthians 4:1-5)
Key idea: A people centered on Messiah are a people of integrity. 1. A people of integrity are marked by their fidelity to one audience (vv. 1-5) a. We look to no one, not even ourselves (vv. 3-4) b. We are not God (v. 5) c. We follow Jesus
Our Only Comfort In Life and Death (1 Corinthians 3:18-23)
Key idea: People centered on the Messiah must know the cause of spiritual myopia and the cure for spiritual myopia. 1. The cause of spiritual myopia (vv. 18-20) Self-deception believes that the problem is out there, not within (v. 18a) Self-deception thinks that they are something when they are nothing (v. 18b) Self-deception only looks […]
Messiah, the Cornerstone (1 Corinthians 3:5-17)
Key idea: A people centered on Messiah remember what the church must not be charmed by and what the church must be founded on. 1. The church must not be charmed by status (vv. 5-9a) 2. The church must be founded on the Messiah (vv. 9b-17) 3 dangers that will destroy the church a. Bad […]
The Mind of Messiah (Part 2) (1 Corinthians 2:14-3:4)
Key idea: Having the mind of Messiah means that the path of maturity must be patterned after the cross Having the mind of Messiah means that the path of maturity must be patterned after the cross (2:14-16) Three implications of a cruciform maturity Our maturity must be open to correction and examination (3:1-2) Our maturity […]
