May 13, 2016

1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 1

4-9: Sustained to the End

11-13: Christian Celebrities

18: Being Saved

22-25: Wisdom in Weakness

23-25: Christ is Wisdom

30: Origins of Wisdom, When Scripture Makes You Want to Dance

1 Corinthians 2

4-5: My Persuasion or God’s Power?

9: Anticipate Love

10-11: The Role of the Holy Spirit

14: Grateful to God, Spiritually Engaged

1 Corinthians 3

1-3a: Time to Grow Up

6-7: Stay in Process

6-8: Wisdom from Pecan Trees

9: Parenting Together

18-19a: True Wisdom

1 Corinthians 4

1-2: Fruitfulness From Faithfulness

7: The Gift of Life

10: A Fool for Christ’s Sake

11-13: Speak Kindly

14-15: Thankful for Spiritual Parents

15: Who’s Your Father?

15-17: Worthy to Follow

1 Corinthians 5

1-2: Uproot Sin

1 Corinthians 6

4: Christian Mediation

9: Bad List

9-11: A Clear Identity

12b, 20: True Freedom

17: Oneness with God

19: Physical Care Plan

1 Corinthians 7

3: 3 Lessons I Learned Since I Married

3-5: Close Couples Come Together

4: Me For You, You For Me

7: Uniquely Gifted, Brave to Be Me

17: Walk in Contentment, Bloom Where You Are Planted, Live Your Own Life

19: What Counts?

22: Freedom In Christ

29-31: Holding Tomorrow Loosely

32a, 35: Unhindered Devotion

1 Corinthians 8

1-3: Knowledge Motivated by Love, Love Builds Up

4: Your Affections Set Your Direction

6: The Gift of Simplicity

1 Corinthians 9

12b: Financial Constraint To Advance The Gospel

14-15: Space for Grace

22: Teachable Leaders Adapt

24-27: Correct Your Form

25: Disciplined Disciple, Moral Mediocrity, Becoming a Disciplined Follower of Jesus

25-26: Spiritual Training, Self Control To Finish Well

27a: Disciplined Exercise

27: Follow Christ With Your Body

1 Corinthians 10

6: Desire Good

12: Pedestal of Pride, Proud of Grace

13: Temptation and Accountability, Trials and Temptations, He is Enough for Your Longing

24: People Pleasing or Pleasing People?

31: Doubt Your Life Makes a Difference?Do you have a Secret Life?, Unnoticed but Noticed

1 Corinthians 11

1: Good Examples

1: Be an Imitator

11-12: Celebrating Diversity

23-26: Holy CommunionRemember Me

26: Proclaiming Jesus

1 Corinthians 12

1: Spiritual Gifts

1,4,7: Spiritual Gifts 2

4-6: You Have Been Given a Gift

7: Uniquely Gifted, Avoid the Comparison Trap, No Strings Attached, The Common Good

19-20, 27: Your Membership Card

19-21: We Need Each Other

24-26: Care Packages

25: Relational Health

26: We’re All In This Together

26-27: Hurting Spouse, When Someone You Love Is Hurting

27: We Not Me, You Belong Here, Embracing Your Identity in Christ

28: Gift of Administration

31: The Most Excellent Way

1 Corinthians 13

1: Fluent in the Language of Love

1-2: Preaching Motivated by Love

1-3: Truth and Love

3: Motivated by LoveGenerosity Motivated By Love

4a: Raising Daughters

4: Love Shuns Pride, Love Avoids Boasting, Love Kindly, Love Patiently, Love Rejects Envy, Patient LoveLove is not enviousLove Is Not ProudLove is Kind, Long Suffering and Kind

4-5: Love Overcomes Hate

4-7: Leading With Love and Courage Into the New Year

5: Selfless Love, Forgiven By LoveLove Avoids AngerLove is Slow to AngerLove Avoids Rude WordsLove Forgives, Love Keeps No Records Of Wrongs, The Fruit of Love is Forgiveness

6: Love Loves Truth

6-8: Marriage: A Promise to Love

7: Love Always Hopes, Love Always Perseveres, Hopeful Love, Persevering Love, Trusting Love

8: Unfailing Love

11: Man Up!

12: Face to Face, Keep It Real

13: Motivated by Love, The Way of LoveHow to Become the Greatest, His Transforming Love, Why Love? (Part 1 of 3)

1 Corinthians 14

1: Love Is The Highest Goal

12: Strive After God

20: Mature in Christ

26: Build Each Other Up

36: The Bigger Picture

1 Corinthians 15

1-2: The Good News

10: Grace Made Man, Grace Works

17: Necessary to Become a Christian, Foundational to Faith, He is Risen! You’re Forgiven!

20: Firstfruits

22: Alive in Christ

25-26: Death is Destroyed

31: I Die Daily

35-38: Life After Death

36: Life and Death

42-44: A Spiritual Body?

55: The Joy of Death

58: Spiritual Labor, Reward of Faithfulness

1 Corinthians 16

7: Spend Time Together, Spend Some Time

10-11: Nothing to Fear

14: Two Enemies of Love, We’re All Connected, Two Enemies of Love

15-16: Learning to Follow