Ryan Heathco 1 Corinthians 1-2

1 Corinthians 16:13-14
13Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong. 14And do everything with love.

Big Idea:
Stand strong in the

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Reveal Answer

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Conflicts for Churches
1. Religious

2. Moral

Reveal Answer

1 Corinthians 1:12-13, 17
12Some of you are saying, “I am a follower of Paul.” Others are saying, “I follow Apollos,” or “I follow Peter,” or “I follow only Christ.” 13Has Christ been divided into factions? Was I, Paul, crucified for you? Were any of you baptized in the name of Paul? Of course not! 17For Christ didn’t send me to baptize, but to preach the Good News—and not with clever speech, for fear that the cross of Christ would lose its power.

1 Corinthians 2:2

2For I decided that while I was with you I would forget everything except Jesus Christ, the one who was crucified.

1 Corinthians 1:18
18The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God.

The Logic of the Cross
Shame /

Fool /

Weak /

1 Corinthians 1:28
28God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important.

We are called to unity not

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Take Away
Make less of me, make more of Jesus.