“Unity” - 1 Corinthians 1:4-10 — April 14, 2024
April 14, 2024

*1 Corinthians 1:4-10 - I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, 5 that in every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledge— 6 even as the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you— 7 so that you are not lacking in any gift, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 8 who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
10 I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment.*

Why Be Thankful
  Grace of God
      In Christ Jesus
      In

Way
           In All
           In All
      Confirmed the Testimony About Christ
      Not In Any Gift
           The word for gift “always refers to special abilities provided by the Holy Spirit to Christians as a blessing for the Christian community.” (Baker)
  The of Our Lord Jesus Christ
      Sustains Us to the
Ephesians 1:14 - who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
           Guiltless In the Day of Our Lord Jesus Christ

God’s Faithfulness
  Enables


      With His Son, Jesus Christ Our Lord
      With Other

The Appeal
  By the Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ
  All


  No
      Schisms
           Tears In Material (Vincent)
  Same and
      The added phrase the same conviction refers to the shared conviction about the centrality and importance of the gospel message—Christ crucified (v. 17; 1:18–3:4). In Paul’s mind, this central conviction was the key to church unity. (Tomlinson)