Reframing Leadership in Light of God’s Judgement February 23, 2025 David Starling Idolatry, Belonging to Christ, Co-workers in Christ, Servanthood, Wisdom 1 Corinthians 1 Corinthians 3:1-23 Polls, Popularity and Power Leadership in Corinth (3:1-4) Reframing leaders (3:5-9) Reframing leadership (3:10-17) Careful work (3:10-15) Sacred work (3:16-17) Final warnings and reminders Boasting and wisdom Boasting and belonging
The Wisdom of God and the Message we Speak February 16, 2025 David Starling Wisdom, Revealed, Foolishness, Wisdom of the Cross, Salvation 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
Gospel-shaped Church, Gospel-shaped Ministry February 9, 2025 David Starling God's Kingdom, Grace, God's Gift, Sanctification, Community 1 Corinthians 1 Corinthians 1 Something Old, Something New Gospel-shaped Church (1:1-17) A holy community (1:1-3) A located community (1:2a) A catholic community (1:2b) A graced community (1:4-9) A unified community (1:10-17) Gospel-shaped Ministry (1:17-31)
A Season for Everything February 2, 2025 Matt Kennedy Gift from God, Humanity, Purpose, meaning Ecclesiastes Ecclesiastes 3:1-14 Ecclesiastes (broadly) Ecclesiastes 3 Nuance Application God’s eternal purposes revealed in Christ