Proper Worship
Our freedom in Christ must be used to glorify God and benefit others.
Pastor Phil Christiansen
Part of The Corinthians—Part 1
April 27, 2025

1 Corinthians 11:2-16

Some Encouragement (v 2)
The Corinthians are practicing the

.

Lots of Heads (v3)
We are all under

of someone else.

A husband’s authority over his wife

the value of his wife.
We are equals before the Lord with different roles.

Husbands, you’re

.
You must stay close to Jesus.

Proper Worship (v 4-6)
Don’t

between men and women.

Men did not wear head coverings because they were under the authority of Christ.

Covering her head communicated that she was

and of her husband.

Paul

with a wife praying or prophesying in the worship gathering.

Our freedom in Christ must be used to

—not confuse people and distract them from Jesus.

From Creation (v 7-10)
A wife

her husband, but she over him.
She’s the one who supplies strength in an area that is lacking.

A wife is under her husband’s authority, and she shows it by

.

We Need Each Other (v 11-12)
Men and women

.
God is calling husbands and wives to mutuality.

About Hair (v 13-15)

dictates that a woman worship with her head .

her womanliness glorifies God.

Application…
1) Use your freedom in Christ to

and .
Your freedom is not a license to be self-indulgent.

2) Be a

you’re in.

3) Women are

of the church.

4) Men need to behave like men and women need to behave like women.