Sermons on Community

The gospel and the shape of Christian relationships

1 Corinthians 16

  • Why letters?
  • The gospel and the shape of Christian relationships
    • Giving (v1-4, 23) and the grace of Christ
    • Partnership (v5-9, 12) in the gospel of Christ
    • Recognition (v10-11, 15-16) for those who do the work of the Lord
    • Urgency (v13-14, 22) and the return of Christ
    • Love (v19-24) for the Lord, and for each other
  • The shape of our relationships

Church, Love and Edification

1 Corinthians 14

  • A meeting without a manual
  • Three determining factors
    • The purpose we meet for (v1, 26)
    • The God that we worship (v33a)
    • The Scriptures God has given us (v33b-38)
  • A case study: Tongues and Prophecy in Corinth
    • The differences between them (v1-5)
    • The value of intelligibility…
      • …for the sake of each other (v6-19)
      • …for the sake of the visiting unbeliever (v20-25)
    • Ordering tongues and prophecy (v26-40)
  • Applying the case study

“You are not your own” Six reminders about sin, holiness, and being the people of God

1 Corinthians 5-6

  • A scandal in suburbia
  • Two scandals in Corinth
    • A man and his step-father (5:1-13)
    • Predatory lawsuits (6:1-11)
  • “Do you not know” Six things the Corinthians had forgotten
    • “Don’t you know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough?” (5:6)
    • “Do you not know that the Lord’s people will judge the world?” (6:2, cf. v3)
    • “Do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God?” (6:9)
    • “Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ himself?” (6:15)
    • “Do you not know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body?” (6:16)
    • “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit?” (6:19)
  • You are not your own