NAVIGATING CAFETERIA CULTURE
1 Corinthians 1.1-9
1 Corinthians: Unified By The Crucified – Part 1 of 11
WE’RE ENCOURAGED TO CHANGE BY CLEARLY SEEING …
OUR IDENTITY: Who God Has Called Us To Be
v. 1a “Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle …” (esv)
v. 2a “To the church of God … called to be saints …” (esv)
v. 2b “… sanctified in Christ … with all those who … call upon the name of our Lord Jesus …” (esv)
Galatians 5.22–23 “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control …”(esv)
THE BOUNTY OF Gifts God Has Given To Us
v. 5 “… in every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledge …” (esv)
v. 7 “… you are not lacking in any gift …” (esv)
v. 4 “I always thank God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus.” (niv)
OUR DESTINY: Who Is Awaiting Us At The End
vv. 7–8 “… you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed. He will keep you strong to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord ...” (niv)
v. 9 “God … has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus …” (niv)
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