Cross-shaped leadership, cross-shaped culture March 2, 2025 David Starling Obedience, Suffering, Sacrifice, Leadership, Servant, Wisdom of the Cross, Christ-like culture 1 Corinthians 1 Corinthians 4:1-21 Why care about leadership? The Corinthians and their leaders Boasting (v 6-7, 18) Judging (v 3-5) What are leaders? Servants (v 1-5) Slaves and fools (v 8-13) Examples to imitate (v 14-21)
The Wisdom of God and the Message we Speak February 16, 2025 David Starling Salvation, Wisdom, Revealed, Foolishness, Wisdom of the Cross 1 Corinthians 1 Corinthians 1:18-2:16 Alexamenos worships his God The Wisdom of God (1:18-31) Foolishness…and power (1:18) God and the ‘Wise’ (1:19-25; cf. Isaiah 29:10-20) God and the ‘Foolish’ (1:26-31) Therefore we speak…(2:1-16) …not with human wisdom (2:1-5) …but with the wisdom revealed by the Spirit (2:6-16) Alexamenos fidelis