Acts - The Unstoppable Church - 1 Corinthians 1-4

Homiletics                                             Study – Acts & Letter of Apostles

Lesson     21                                                     Passage: 1 Corinthians 1-4

Content (List of Topics or Events)

Christians united in mind and thought – God’s Wisdom  (1 Corinthians 1-2) a. Greetings to sanctified in Christ (1:1-3) b. Christ enriches with speech and knowledge 1:4-9) c. Paul urges for no division and agreement with one another (1:10-17) d. God’s wisdom is wiser than human (1:18-31) e. Faith does not rest in human wisdom but God’s power (2:1-4) f. God reveals Himself to us through His Spirit (2:5-10) g. We know the thoughts of God through His Spirit (2:11-16)

Christians live by the Spirit – God’s dwelling (1 Corinthians 3) a. Live by the Spirit – Co-workers in God’s service we are God’s field and building (3:1-9) b. Our foundation is Jesus Christ (3:10-15) c. We are God’s temple and God’s Spirit dwells in our midst (3:16-17) d. Wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight – All things are ours in Christ. (3:18-23)

Christians prove yourself in faith – Wise in Christ (1 Corinthians 4) a. As servants we are entrusted the mysteries of God  (4:1-4) b. Don’t go beyond what is written (4:6-7) c. You already have what you want and have become rich (4:8-13) e. Christ has become your father in the Gospel (4:14-17) f. The Kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power  (4:18-20)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Christians united in mind and thought – God’s Wisdom	1 Corinthians 1-2
Christians live by the Spirit – God’s dwelling	1 Corinthians 3
Christians prove yourself in faith – Wise in Christ	1 Corinthians 4

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words

Paul reminds of God’s wisdom, Spirit living proving ourselves faithful

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATLT faithful living is reliance on God’s wisdom, guided by the Spirit so that we move beyond human wisdom to knowing the mind of God.

Specific Application Questions

1	What human thinking is distracting you in your faith walk?  What needs to change to know God’s wisdom more fully?
2	How do you recognize that you are God’s dwelling? How are you building your life on the foundation of Christ and what is your legacy?
3	Is it just words or is it dependence on God’s power… What needs to change to be true to His word in all things?

Principles to Remember

1	God’s wisdom is greater than man’s wisdom.
2	We are God’s temple
3	God knows the motives of our heart

Characteristic of God

Source of Wisdom

Theme

As Christians God’s will is that we should be united in mind and thought; God knows our heart.

God’s Word  - What’s happening?

God’s Heart – What does God care about?

Today’s World – How does this connect to what is happening in my world today?