United in Work

1 Corinthians 3:5–9 ESV

5 What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each. 6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. 7 So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. 8 He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his wages according to his labor. 9 For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s field, God’s building.

The Tasks Are Assigned By God.

1 Corinthians 3:5 ESV

5 What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each.

The Glory Belongs to Only One.

1 Corinthians 3:6–7 ESV

6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. 7 So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.

The Reward of the Worker Will Come Later.

1 Corinthians 3:8 ESV

8 He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his wages according to his labor.

1 Corinthians 3:9 ESV

9 For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s field, God’s building.