Grace Bible Church, of Seabrook, MD Sermons

I Corinthians 12.31-13.13

1. Start from Our One Foundation (12.12-13; 27-30)
2. Direct Your Passions Accordingly (12.31) (see also 14.1)
3. Examine Your Motives, not Your Doings (13.1-3)
4. Define Success Correctly (13.4-8, especially 8b)
5. Practice Humility by Accepting Uncertainty (13.9-12)
6. Emulate God’s Heart (13.13)

In the Church we still gravitate to the “gifted person.”  We should notice the faithful, hopeful, loving one.

1 Corinthians 12.1-13

1. Gain Self Understanding (1 Cor. 2.14-3.3)
2. Develop Your Spiritual Walk in Community (12.1-13)
   1. Maintain Basic Discernment (Who is your brother or sister?) (1-3)
   2. Focus on the Giver, not the Gift (4-6)
   3. Seek the Good of Others, not Yourself (7-10)
   4. Emphasize Unity (11-13)
3. Application

1 Corinthians 12.1-13

1. Gain Self Understanding (1 Cor. 2.14-3.3)
2. Develop Your Spiritual Walk in Community (12.1-13)
   1. Maintain Basic Discernment (Who is your brother or sister?) (1-3)
   2. Focus on the Giver, not the Gift (4-6)
   3. Seek the Good of Others, not Yourself (7-10)
   4. Emphasize Unity (11-13)
3. Application

1 Corinthians 11.1-16

"I become all things to all men, so that I might win some"

1. Affirm the Symbol of Male Headship
2. Promote Equality within God’s Symbolic Design
   1. Dispel Some Christian Myths
   2. Reject Chauvinism
   3. Gain a Proper View of Authority
3. Embrace Cultural Practices When They Support God’s Design
4. Trust the Holy Spirit to Work through Believers within Cultures

1 Corinthians 11.1-16

"I become all things to all men, so that I might win some"

1. Affirm the Symbol of Male Headship
2. Promote Equality within God’s Symbolic Design
   1. Dispel Some Christian Myths
   2. Reject Chauvinism
   3. Gain a Proper View of Authority
3. Embrace Cultural Practices When They Support God’s Design
4. Trust the Holy Spirit to Work through Believers within Cultures

John 4.1-26

1 Corinthians 8-10

1. Stop Making Temporary (or False) Forms/Customs Permanent (8.1-8)
2. Develop Sensitivity (To the Less Sensitive) (8.9-13)
3. Adopt Other People’s Forms/Customs. Don’t Make Them Adopt Yours (9.19-27)

John 4.1-26

1 Corinthians 8-10

1. Stop Making Temporary (or False) Forms/Customs Permanent (8.1-8)
2. Develop Sensitivity (To the Less Sensitive) (8.9-13)
3. Adopt Other People’s Forms/Customs. Don’t Make Them Adopt Yours (9.19-27)

1 Corinthians 9.19-27

1. Stop Making Temporary (or False) Forms/Customs Permanent (8.1-8)
2. Develop Sensitivity (To the Less Sensitive) (8.9-13)
3. Adopt Other People’s Forms/Customs. Don’t Make Them Adopt Yours (9.19-27)

1 Corinthians 9.19-27

1. Stop Making Temporary (or False) Forms/Customs Permanent (8.1-8)
2. Develop Sensitivity (To the Less Sensitive) (8.9-13)
3. Adopt Other People’s Forms/Customs. Don’t Make Them Adopt Yours (9.19-27)

1 Corinthians 10.18-33

1. Contemplate How We Know What We Know (8.1-2a)
2. Analyze the Trinity of Knowing (8.1-3)

Symbolism, Logic, and Persuasion properly related facilitate an experiential encounter with meaning/truth.

Our Symbolism is rooted in OUR experiences and OUR theories.  We must show more openness and humility if we want to grow.

3.  Reflect on Conscience & Consciousness (ch. 8-10)
4.  Exhibit Functional Humility (ch. 8-10)

1. Stop Making the Temporary (or False) Permanent. (8.1-8)
2. Show Respect to Appropriate Forms Even If They Are Localized or Temporary (11.3-16)
3. Adopt Other People’s Forms.  Don’t Make Them Adopt Yours (9.19-27)
4. Stop Judging Other People Just Because They Make You Uncomfortable (10.25-30) (To the More Sensitive/Symbolic)
5. Develop Sensitivity (8.9-13) (To the Less Sensitive)