
“For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.”
—1 Corinthians 2:2
What are you
What does the
- Financial things
- Information
- Projects
- Relationships
- The Chiefs
- The weather
What is Alive in Christ
1 Corinthians 2:2
Paul is essentially saying, I
“If the devil can get a congregation and its shepherds excited about anything except Jesus, then the devil wins.” —-1517.org
This verse reminds, convicts and restates the
The city of Corinth had plenty to be
- Financial status
- Information
- Entertainment
- Sex
- Spiritual things
With all these excitements, Paul says:
“I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.” —1 Corinthians 2:2
He is not settling for
He does not choose to ignore the
Paul made a deliberate, intentional
than anything else.
“Decided” most often translated as Judge or judgment.
Paul compares every competing issue to
He asks, he judges:
Which one is more
Jesus Is Exciting!
“And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption” —1 Corinthians 1:30
“But Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God to those people God has called—Jews and Greeks.” —1 Corinthians 1:24
“For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” —1 Corinthians 1:18
“I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus” —1 Corinthians 1:4
“To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus…” —1 Corinthians 1:2
“But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.” —1 Corinthians 6:11
“For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures” —1 Corinthians 15:3-4
“Christ had no sin. But God made him become sin. God did this for us so that in Christ we could become right with God.” —2 Corinthians 5:21
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Questions For Discussion
1 If other people watched you for a week, what would they say you are most excited about?
2 What is a practical way you can be most excited about Jesus?
3 Is there a verse from above that stands out?