1 Corinthians 11:17-22 (New International Version)
17 In the following directives I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good. 18 In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and to some extent I believe it. 19 No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God’s approval. 20 So then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat, 21 for when you are eating, some of you go ahead with your own private suppers. As a result, one person remains hungry and another gets drunk. 22 Don’t you have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God by humiliating those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? Certainly not in this matter!
I. Community as a weapon (vv. 17-19)
• Church community done right is edifying by having a culture of
• The church service is to be a
• Church services do more harm than good when they become
• Synergistic community takes increasing
• There is no greater sin than if we become the cause of lost
• Satan tricks people into rejecting God’s love by having been rejected by God’s
II. Community for consumption (vv. 20-22)
• Spiritual activities are emptied of their power and meaning by
• Communion is the
• Each person is an
• Your most effective ministry will come out of your
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