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LAST WEEK
We looked at the topic of faithfulness
We looked at the one thing that is uncompramiseable for the Christian Leader
The one thing we should be known for at work
The one thing that represents one of Christ’s greatest characteristics.
What was it?
FAITHFULNESS
Paul said, “It is required of a steward that he would be found faithful”
Why would Paul bring so much attention to this?
If we haven’t noticed, Paul has been confronting “Divisions” in the church
Things that were dividing the Corinthian Church and hindering the leading of the Holy Spirit
THIS WEEK
We are going to continue in Chapter 4 in a little bit of a difficult text.
A text that needs a bit of unpacking
But a text that is so needed today.
In a culture where people are valued for the crowds they draw.
In a culture where people exalt one leader above another.
Paul wants to challenge our thinking a bit.
He wants to bring us back to reality a bit.
My question to you is:
“Who is the Greatest in the Kingdom?”
“Who is to blame for the celebrity mentality that has changed the course of the church?”
Is it the Christian Celebrity?
Is it the most powerful Evangelist?
Is it the Senior Pastor of the largest Church on the Planet?
YES, LET ME EXPLAIN.
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1 Cor 4:5-
1 Cor 4:6
PAUL IS BIDDING FOR THE ATTENTION OF THE CORINTHIAN CHURCH
DEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS
I AM USING THE EXAMPLE OF APOLLOS AND MYSELF AS AN ILLUSTRATION
APOLLOS AND MYSELF ARE JUST FAITHFUL SERVANTS
NOT TO BE EXALTED BY ANYONE
THERE IS NO NEED TO EXALT ONE OVER THE OTHER
It is not about who baptised you
There is no need to be prideful about whose leadership you are under
For in doing so, we place a higher value on one over another when it is God who is speaking through them to us.
Church, when we receive a word from God, on a Sunday, on your drive to work, during a devotional time, our response should be synonymous
“PRAISE THE LORD”
For everything that is spoken to us, is spoken to us through His Spirit.
As pastors, we are mere messengers of the Chief Messenger
We are just communicating what God has spoken to us
Like I said last week, we are not the protagonist, we are not the hero,
We are just messengers trying to lead you to the hero.
SO WHAT IS MY JOB AS THE SENIOR PASTOR OF THIS COMMUNITY?
My job is to show you that Jesus is enough.
My job is to show you what it looks like to follow Jesus.
My job is to show you what it’s like to trust Jesus.
My job is to show you what faithfulness looks like.
My job is to show you what following Christ in the workplace, at home, at the coffee shop, wherever I go.
My job is to point you to Jesus.
WHY? HE IS MY SENIOR PASTOR.
WHEN WE
Realize that Jesus is our Senior Pastor, we will have the right perspective towards those who are in leadership in the church.
When Jesus is our main source of joy, the approval of Him alone will satisfy us.
When Jesus is seen as the GOAT, Greatest of All Time, He alone becomes our sustenance
Why would I settle for less than His Best?
THE WORST THING WE CAN DO, IS RELY ON SOMETHING OTHER THAN THE GODHEAD FOR OUR SPIRITUAL GROWTH.
WHAT ARE SOME SIGNS OF THIS NOT HAPPENING?
When reading the Bible becomes a foreign practice
When reading the Bible becomes a foreign practice
When the Word of God becomes a suggestion and not the source of life
When what we feel trumps what God’s word says.
When we forsake the gathering of the brethren
When we believe that we can graduate from Christianity and move on with our lives.
Worst of all, all of these things lead to one belief
When we believe we have arrived and have no need of sanctification.
That you have arrived and this was plaguing the Corinthian Church.
WHAT DO I MEAN?
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PAUL BEGINS TO SPEAK FECICIOUSLY
HE BEGINS TO DRAW A CHASM BETWEEN THE ATTITUDES OF THE CORINTHIANS AND THE BIBLICAL PRECEPTS HE WAS TRYING TO INSTILL
HE SAYS:
“YOU CORINTHIANS BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE ALREADY FULL”
“YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE RICH”
“YOU ARE SO COOL, HANGING OUT WITH KINGS, AND REIGNING WITH THEM”
IT’S JUST SO CRAZY TO ME, THAT I’M NOT AS HOLY AS YOU
I WISH WE WERE ABLE TO REIGN WITH YOU.
Think about it,
BUT I THINK GOD HAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT FOR US APOSTLES
JUST A LITTLE DIFFERENT:
Men condemned to death
Men who are being made a spectacle for the Gospel.
Made a public display for both the heavenly and the earthly to observe.
Fools for Christ
Making sense to no one.
Very different than you who are wise
We are weak in the Lord
While you, are just so strong
You sit in high places, distinguished among men
But we are dishonored
Even now, we hunger and thirst, poorly clothed, beaten, and even homeless
Laboring with our own hands
Being reviled by many
Yet we still bless others
Being persecuted
We continue to endure
Being defamed
We continue to encourage everyone
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