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ANNOUNCEMENTS
LAST WEEK
We began our study of the first letter to the Corinthians
We learned about the origins of this city
We learned about the cultural and spiritual atmosphere of this city
We quickly learned about some of the things that were hindering the Church in Corinth.
Paul spent little time confronting the Corinthians on their exaltation of certain individuals and certain practices
We are going to finish the first chapter.
Paul had confronted the corinthians on their exaltation of certain individuals.
They had forgotten what they had in common and began to focus on their differences.
They had forgotten what they had in common and began to focus on their differences.
Paul finishes verse 17 by restating what he was called to do
He didn’t come to baptize people, but to preach the gospel, not in wisdom of words, but in a way that values the Cross above everything else.
THIS WEEK
Paul will continue that thought and speak to the under rated power of the Cross
Question:
But for those who are perishing,
If there was one thing you could biblically glory in, what would it be?
Is it wise for us to glory and boast inn the things we accomplish?
If there was one thing you could boast about, what would it be?
Is it our careers?
Is it our marriages?
Is it our finances?
Is it your position in the church?
What would you glory in?
PRAY
1 COr 1:18-
Friends, as we represent Jesus to this lost and dying world
We must keep one thing in mind
“To those who are perishing, the message of the cross is foolishness”
To those who don’t know the Lord
The Work of the Cross is foolishness
It is worthless
It doesn’t make sense
It isn’t an investment worth buying into
Think about it:
To the Roman, Greek, and the Jew the Cross and the Message of the Cross didn’t make sense
The Cross and the Message of the Cross didn’t make sense
In the Roman Mindset, one would ask themselves this:
Why would God humiliate himself?
Ceasar would never do such a thing
Why would God allow himself to be beaten beyond recognition?
Why would he come to this world in such a humble costume?
Our king is arrayed in earthly glory
Within the Greek mindset, one would ask themselves this:
If He was truly God, why did He die?
He was supposed to be immortal.
Our gods are eternal.
If He was truly God, why didn’t he fight back?
He was supposed to be all powerful.
Our gods, though they can be crippled, they never die.
Within the Jewish mindset, one would have told themselves:
Our Messiah would have set up the Kingdom right
Our Messiah would have put Rome in its Place
Our Messiah wouldn’t have taken on the shame of the cross
Cursed is the one who hangs on the tree
What Jesus did on the cross as both Savior and King has an effect on those who hear the story, but it has the greatest effect on those that embrace it.
Those who hear it are blown away and a bit perplexed
While those who embrace it, are humbled that anyone would do this on their behalf.
People with great degrees, who have created life changing products, don’t know what to do with the story of Jesus because their is none like it.
People with great degrees, who have created life changing products, don’t know what to do with the story of Jesus because there is none like it.
They say great things about Jesus
But the call to come and die is too much for their reputation.
HOWEVER, THERE ARE THOSE PEOPLE
THE PEOPLE OF GOD, WHO HAVE CHOSEN HUMILITY, WHO HAVE CHOSEN SELFLESSNESS
THESE PEOPLE ARE A SPECIAL PEOPLE
CHURCH, WE ARE SUCH A UNIQUE GROUP OF PEOPLE
"No one can read the Gospels without feeling the actual presence of Jesus.
His personality pulsates in every word.
No myth is filled with such life."
Albert Einstein
A PEOPLE GROUP WHO HAVE FOUND THEIR VALUE IN WHAT OTHERS CALL “FOOLISH”
FOR US, WHO ARE BEING SAVED, THE MESSAGE OF THE CROSS IS THE POWER OF GOD PENETRATING OUR VERY SOULS.
This power though seen as foolish, puts to shame the wisdom of the wise.
It brings to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
PAUL CONTINUES . . .
PAUL BEGINS TO CALL OUT ON THOSE WHO ARE SO-CALLED WISE
HE CALLS OUT THE SCRIBES WHO SHOULD KNOW BETTER
THOSE WHO LIVE TO ARGUE WITH PEOPLE OF FAITH
HE SAYS: “HAS GOD NOT MADE FOOLISH THE WISDOM OF THE WORLD?”
Has God not flipped the script on the cultural norm?
Has God not blown our minds concerning our value?
Has God not deepened the meaning of love?
In regards to Wisdom
In regards to Wisdom
In regards to Power
In regards to Love
In regards to Glory
THE WORLD HAS BEEN STRIPPED OF IT’S THRONE BY THE POWER OF THE CROSS
God has relegated the wisdom of this world to the minor leagues
It is no longer a major player on this planet when it comes to Wisdom, Power, Love, and Glory.
Why?
God knew that the wisdom of this world was not populating Heaven
God created man with the ability to make decisions on his own
This gift created a unique relationship
A relationship that wasn’t forced
A relationship unlike any other
God knew that in giving us free will, creativity, curiosity, and a brain fueled by desire
That this gift may go south
Man was willing to trade his relationship with God for the knowledge of Good and Evil
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