1 Corinthians 1:1-9 (New International Version)
Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,

2 To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be his holy people, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ—their Lord and ours:

3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

4 I always thank my God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus. 5 For in him you have been enriched in every way—with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge— 6 God thus confirming our testimony about Christ among you. 7 Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed. 8 He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

I. The grace of thankfulness (v. 1-4)
• Correct

is rooted in correct

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.
• God reserves the right to “

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” with the people He calls us to a church with.
• Grace or “

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” means unmerited favor.
• Christians need to thank God for the people who cause us

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.
• The converse is to complain about the purpose for our call which is

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.
II. The grace of spiritual giftedness (vv. 5-7)
• Spiritual gifts,

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, enrich our spirituality.
• The opposite of spiritual is

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, not physical.
• Charismatic speech

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and

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others in the power of the Holy Spirit.
• The most powerful charismatic speech is the spoken

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.(1:17-18, 22-23, 2:1-5)
• Spiritual Christians

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every gift to be released in their church.
III. The grace of fellowship (vv. 8-9)
• God, by the

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, holds our faith together.
• As we get better spiritually our

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list gets longer.
• Every Christian is called to

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in a local church – ekklesia.
• The

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of the Spirit reflects who we are by the power of Christ’s grace.
• The

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of the Spirit reflect what we do by the power of the Holy Spirit’s grace.
• Our spirit is our “antenna” that connects to God’s “cell signal”, and a

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is God’s “cell tower”.

TAKE OFF
1. GTKY: Share about a time when you chose to maintain a positive attitude in a difficult situation. What was the outcome?

TEXT
1. What thoughts or feelings did you have during this week’s sermon?
2. How often does Paul “thank God” for the church of Corinth (v. 4) and why is he thankful for them? Which spiritual gifts does Paul state they have been “enriched” with (v. 5)?
3. How does it feel knowing that Paul was thankful for the church in Corinth, even though they were causing him a tremendous amount of grief and frustration with the two gifts mentioned in verse five? Why is it easy to complain about situations/people rather than praise God? Discuss how we cannot embody spirituality and complain at the same time.
4. God bestows spiritual gifts based on grace, not maturity, and gifts help us get ready for the day of judgment (v. 7). How do we use our speech and knowledge to get other people ready for the Lord’s return (v. 8)?

TAKE AWAY
How can we be like the apostle Paul this week and make the choice to maintain an attitude of thanksgiving in every situation?