1 Corinthians is full of thorny and tough texts. In this message, we come to toughest text in our study so far, 1 Corinthians 11:2-16, where Paul addresses headship and head coverings. We can't go around it. We must go through it. So let's seek and strive to carefully understand and apply it together.

SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Corinthians 11:2-16

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The Apostle Paul wraps up his long discussion of Christian freedom with a "drop the mic" helpful summary that provides Biblical guidelines for everything we do in the all the gray area issues of our lives.

📖 SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Corinthians 10:23-24, 31-11:1

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As we make countless decisions around how to spend our time, talents, money and our lives, we most often ask "Is it legal? Does God allow it?" 1 Corinthians 10 teaches that's the wrong question and points us to an altogether different question to ask as we make these decisions.

📖 SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Corinthians 10:14-30

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Paul's warning to the Corinthian church serves as a warning for us to remember the past failures of God's people in order that we guard our own lives and flee from idolatry and stay faithful to Christ.

📖 SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Corinthians 10:1-14

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Paul uses sports analogies to continue his encouragement to the church of Corinth to be Gospel focused.

📖 SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

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How does the Apostle Paul choose to exercise his Christian freedom? By giving up his rights to win as many to Christ as possible.

📖 SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Corinthians 9:16-23

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Why does Paul refuse payment for his church ministry? Should all pastors do the same? Paul teaches us that while we are afforded many rights, we are called to use (or forfeit) everything and anything for the sake of the gospel.

📖 SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Corinthians 9:1-18

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The world looks one way from ground level. But it looks very different when we get up above it. In 1 Corinthians 15:20-28, the Apostle Paul takes us higher and invites us to see the earth-shaking, life-changing, future-shaping impact of Jesus' resurrection.

📖 SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Corinthians 15:17-28

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Just like some of the Christians in Corinth, we are those who fight for our personal rights and freedoms. Paul here in 1 Corinthians 8 teaches that for those who love God, Gospel love trumps and must shape the exercise of our rights freedoms.

📖 SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

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Like the Corinthians, we are a MESSY CHURCH filled with messy people who are living messy lives. We, like them, need clear Biblical instruction on the messy issues around marriage and divorce. 1 Corinthians 7 provides a guide!

📖 SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Corinthians 7:10-16, 39-40

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