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NEED A RECAP?

1 CORINTHIANS

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Outline

• II. The Factions: Splits in the Saints, 10-17—

Criticism How to Deal with Cliques—Peril of the Church: A Divided Christ

• A. Charge: Exhortation on Direction, 10-11

Don’t make convictions into contentions

• 1. Plea for Unity, 10
• 2. Presence of Division, 11
• B. Challenge: Report of Divisions, 12-17

Don’t turn personalities into politics

• 1. Perversion of Ministry, 12-13
• 2. Priority of Message, 14-17

Chapter one continued at a glance (v10-17)

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How to Deal with Cliques Peril of the Church: A Divided Christ THE FACTIONS: SPLITS IN THE SAINTS, 10-17—CRITICISM

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beware!

If our growth in godliness gets stunted, our ministry to the community gets stopped.

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1Co 1:10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of

• ur Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same

thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

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Point

1

• Don’t make

convictions into contentions

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Thesis

3

Keys to Being an Effective Team

• 1. Everybody agrees on what

needs to be said

• 2. Everyone exhibits

the same attitude

• 3. Everyone displays

the same discernment

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1Co 1:11 For it hath been declared unto me of you, my

brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

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1Co 1:12 Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am

• f Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of

Christ.

1Co 1:13 Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you?

• r were ye baptized in the name of Paul?
• 1. Loyalists

4 Factions Forming

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1Co 1:12 Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am

• f Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of

Christ.

1Co 1:13 Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you?

• r were ye baptized in the name of Paul?

4 Factions Forming

• 2. Exhibitionists

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1Co 1:12 Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am

• f Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of

Christ.

1Co 1:13 Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you?

• r were ye baptized in the name of Paul?

4 Factions Forming

• 3. Traditionalists

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1Co 1:12 Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am

• f Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of

Christ.

1Co 1:13 Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you?

• r were ye baptized in the name of Paul?

4 Factions Forming

• 4. Individualists

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1Co 1:12 Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am

• f Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of

Christ.

1Co 1:13 Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you?

• r were ye baptized in the name of Paul?

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3 Causes for Cliques

• A. They over-emphasized the

diversity in Christ

• B. They over-emphasized the

significance of the human leader

• C. They over-emphasized the

meaning of symbols

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1Co 1:14 I thank God that I baptized none of you, but

Crispus and Gaius;

1Co 1:15 Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine

• wn name.

1Co 1:16 And I baptized also the household of

Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.

1Co 1:17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach

the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross

• f Christ should be made of none effect.

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1Co 1:14 I thank God that I baptized none of you, but

Crispus and Gaius;

1Co 1:15 Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine

• wn name.

1Co 1:16 And I baptized also the household of

Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.

1Co 1:17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach

the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the

cross of Christ should be made of none effect.

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Point

2

Only faith in the finished work of Christ will set us free; everything else has no permanent effect.

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Outline

• III. The Factor: Sense & Nonsense, 18-31—Clarification
• A. Sense That Is Nonsense, 18-25
• 1. Preaching, 18-20

The world cannot meet our deepest needs

• a. With foolishness, 18
• b. With philosophy, 19-20
• 2. Potency, 21-25
• a. The world cannot lead us to our highest goals,

21-22 1) Rescue, 21 2) Reaction, 22

• b. The world cannot heal our greatest ills, 23-25

1) Result, 23-24 2) Reason, 25

• B. Nonsense That Makes Sense, 26-31
• 1. Principles God Chose to Employ, 26-28
• a. Contradicted human reason, 26
• b. Confounded human resources, 27-28
• 2. People God Chose to Use, 29-31
• a. Those rejected by others, 29
• b. Those right with him, 30

Chapter one continued at a glance (v18-31)

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1Co 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that

perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

1Co 1:19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the

wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

1Co 1:20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where

is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

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Thesis

Definition

• The cross means the breaking of

the outward man; the cross restricts self-life by mortification; the cross splits-open the human shell so the Spirit of Christ can come out.

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1Co 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that

perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

1Co 1:19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the

wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

1Co 1:20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where

is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

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Thesis

2 Ways to Gather Knowledge

• 1. The believing approach of

the scribe

• 2. The skeptical approach of

the disputer or debater

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1Co 1:21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by

wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

1Co 1:22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks

seek after wisdom:

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1Co 1:23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a

stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;

1Co 1:24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and

Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

1Co 1:25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than

men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

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Thesis

Vital Applications

• 1. If you want insight from the word of

God, you have to live a crucified life

• 2. This church on its knees will

accomplish more than any business action plan or government program

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1Co 1:26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not

many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:

1Co 1:27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the

world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

1Co 1:28 And base things of the world, and things which

are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:

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1Co 1:29 That no flesh should glory in his presence. 1Co 1:30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is

made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

1Co 1:31 That, according as it is written, He that glorieth,

let him glory in the Lord.

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Thesis

God Give US!

• A. A true perception of reality (right-

wise-ness to transform our morals)

• B. A true evaluation of the mission

(holiness to transform our motives)

• C. A balance of truth and love

(redemption to unfetter our bondage)

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Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us Wisdom…

• 1. Righteousness replaces ungodliness —true

perception of reality

• 2. Sanctification replaces purposeless-ness—

true evaluation of the mission

• 3. Redemption replaces slavery—a balance
• f truth and love

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1Co 1:31 That, according as it is written, He that glorieth,

let him glory in the Lord.

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Week 2: Favoring Earthly Wisdom

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Outline

• I. FAVORING EARTHLY WISDOM, 1-5
• A. The Method: Declaration, 1
• B. The Message: Determination, 2-3
• 1. No Compromise, 2
• 2. No Capitulation, 3
• C. The Motive: Demonstration, 4-5
• 1. Messenger Anointed, 4
• 2. Message Authenticated, 5

Chapter two (v1-5)

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1Co 2:1 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not

with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.

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1Co 2:2 For I determined not to know any thing among

you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

1Co 2:3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear,

and in much trembling.

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Thesis

3

A Trinity of Methodology

• 1. Approach in weakness
• 2. Approach in fear
• 3. Approach with much

trembling

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1Co 2:4 And my speech and my preaching was not with

enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

1Co 2:5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom

• f men, but in the power of God.

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Point

1

The city will only be convicted through God's truth, and only be converted by God's power.

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• Many city-dwellers

have responded to an emotional appeal to recite a prayer, and have never really received the gospel.

Point

2

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1Co 2:4 And my speech and my preaching was not with

enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

1Co 2:5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom

• f men, but in the power of God.

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Point

3

• The answer is always a

replacement process, replacing the works of the flesh with the fruit of the Spirit.

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Thesis Definition

• Real witnessing occurs

when ordinary people share what the cross has done in their lives.

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DRAWING-DOWN THE APPLICATION

• Be fearful of yourself, but put God’s

word into practice

• Be weak in yourself, but function for

Christ

• Be trembling at the task, but not too

fainthearted to complete the mission

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