Remember the game Jenga?

It comes in this long, rectangular box, and it’s really just a pile of wooden pieces which fit together to form a tower.  The object of the game is to take turns pulling out a piece at a time without knocking the tower over, then balancing that piece on top of the tower.  The last person to successfully move a piece without the tower falling wins.  It’s a tricky game.  The tower can withstand the loss of certain pieces, but moving others virtually guarantees a mess.

The Jenga tower is a helpful symbol for our faith.  It gets built up with a strong foundation, and then pieces start to move.  Over time, some vital pieces can be removed, ignored, misunderstood, or overshadowed by circumstances.  It seems like everything is stable... until it isn't.  Faith can fall apart.

The Corinthian church had been given a strong foundation of faith, but for many, the pieces were starting to fall apart.  Paul's letter to the church is intended to help them make progress in keeping their faith strong.  This week, as we continue our preaching series on First Corinthians called A Better Way, we'll discover how Paul encourages the church to examine their foundation of their faith in order to make progress in living like Jesus.  He wants to help them put the pieces of their faith back together again.  Maybe you need to put some pieces back together, or maybe you simply need to ensure that your foundation of faith is secure.  Either way, I hope you can join us for this important discussion.