1 Corinthians: A Loving Church – 3: The Power of the Cross – 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 – Jodie McNeill – 29-30 October 2022
Taking grace for granted
The glorious light of the ___________
Not by _____, but by faith
The _____ of the cross
Paul’s main purpose was to ______
Paul chose to avoid ______ speech
Clever speech robs the cross of its _____
The cross was ________
The cross of Christ seemed so ______
The cross is the only way to be ________
Do you _______ it?
We long for the day when Jesus will ______
It’s ______ to reject the cross of Christ
Human wisdom preaches a message that _____
Our preaching of the cross is _____________
Christ is the power and the wisdom of ___
The cross will seem stupid and _________
Grace is _____________
The power of the cross
1 Corinthians: A Loving Church – 2: Unity In Christ – 1 Corinthians 1:10-17 – Jodie McNeill • 22-23 October 2022
Disunity is Death
Paul wants them to live in _______
We must be _______ in the name of Jesus
The _____ matters
We pursue _____, even if it causes _________
Our divisions can be _________-based
We are to be ______ and united
They divided into different ________
They divided according to their ______
Their ___________ shaped their behaviour
Christ is ______, so we should be, too
Church is all about _____
There’s a valid reason to ______ a Christian leader
The most important thing is to ______ the Good News
Paul chose to avoid ______ speech
The _______ shapes the method
Our united church is a ____ from God
Equal and _________
Some issues do need to ______ a church
The truth about Jesus matters more than _____
Pray for wisdom and ____
1 Corinthians: A Loving Church – 1: The Gift of Grace – 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 – Jodie McNeill • 15-16 October 2022
Amazing Grace
Grace really is ____
Grace brings special _____ to the church
The church in Corinth was _______
A ______ church
Paul was a _______ person in the church
Sosthenes is his ______
There’s ultimately only ___ church
‘Holy’ means being set apart and _________
Our holiness comes from ______
He prays for more _____ and _____
Paul begins by ________ God for them
Jesus gives us what we ____ to live and serve
The Corinthians were attracted to _______ things
They appear to be very _____
By receiving these gifts, they get _________
We ____
When Jesus returns we’ll be _________
We should long for the day when Jesus will ______
Jesus will never leave us _____
We need God’s grace to help us ____