1 Corinthians 1:10-11
Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, that there be no divisions among you, and that you be united with the same understanding and the same conviction. For it has been reported to me about you, my brothers and sisters, by members of Chloe’s people, that there is rivalry among you.
Greek : parakaleō = “To exhort, encourage”
John 14:15-17
[Jesus said,] “If you love me, you will keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever. He is the Spirit of truth.”
Greek : Paraklētos = “Counselor”
// The Holy Spirit is the foundation of
.
> 4 Actions That Create and Keep Unity:
1) A unified
1 Corinthians 1:10
…that all of you agree in what you say…
2) No
1 Corinthians 1:10
…that there be no divisions among you…
1 Corinthians 1:12
What I am saying is this: One of you says, “I belong to Paul,” or “I belong to Apollos,” or “I belong to Cephas,” or “I belong to Christ.”
Acts 18:24
Now a Jew named Apollos, a native Alexandrian, an eloquent man who was competent in the use of the Scriptures…
1 Corinthians 1:13-17
Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in Paul’s name? I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, so that no one can say you were baptized in my name. I did, in fact, baptize the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I don’t recall if I baptized anyone else. For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel—not with eloquent wisdom, so that the cross of Christ will not be emptied of its effect.
// We must keep the main things the main things:
a) Proclaiming the
of God
b) Loving,
, and Going
c) Making
who make disciples
3) A united
1 Corinthians 1:10
…that you be united with the same understanding…
//
the Word is more important than knowing what
says about the Word.
4) A united
1 Corinthians 1:10
…that you be united with…the same conviction.
Greek : gnome = “mind, thought, thoughts concerning what ought to be done”
1 Corinthians 1:17
For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel—not with eloquent wisdom, so that the cross of Christ will not be emptied of its effect.
Luke 9:23-24
Then Jesus said to them all, “If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will save it.”
Isaac Watts (1707) :
When I survey the wondrous cross
On which the Prince of glory died,
My richest gain I count but loss,
And pour contempt on all my pride.
Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,
Save in the death of Christ my God!
All the vain things that charm me most,
I sacrifice them to His blood.
See from His head, His hands, His feet,
Sorrow and love flow mingled down!
Did e’er such love and sorrow meet,
Or thorns compose so rich a crown?
Were the whole realm of nature mine,
That were a present far too small;
Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life, my all.
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