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Learning from the examples of Tychicus and Onesimus

What are the four directions we should look to grow in genuine love?

1. Look to Paul's List in 1 Cor 13 for the description of Genuine love:

- Love is Patient

- Love is Kind

- Love does not Envy

- Love does not Boast

- Love is not Arrogant

2. Look Inward for evidence of genuine love

3. Look Around for signs of genuine love

4. Look to Christ for the perfect display of Genuine Love!

How can we learn to grow in grace and love to others?

1) The Corinthians’ lack of love was obvious

2) Paul’s lesson was personalized

3) The importance of God’s love must not be overlooked by us but embraced

"Love is not an option - Love is the only way"

Five life-changing realities of the King’s Resurrection…

1. He dealt with our greatest problem

2. He defeated our greatest enemy

3. He delivers us from fear

4. He deserves all of our worship and

5. He demands that His followers Make Disciples of all Nations.

Paul desired 3 right responses from the church:

1) Know that God is Sovereign over the Church

2) Embrace that Spiritual Gifts are Essential for the Church

3) Value the Supremacy of Christ’s love in the Church

The church thrives, and people’s lives are transformed when believers see the glory of what God has done for us in Christ...

1) Christ has a diverse and unified body. v.12

2) The Holy Spirit places every individual member into this body v.13

3) God delights in arranging every member within this body v.14-26

4) Knowing who we are, as the church, will define and determine how we live. v.27

1. Right Size your Salvation.

2. Remember your Guaranteed Future.

3. Rejoice through your Refining.

4. Re-align your Purpose.

By God’s grace we will embrace these truths and operate in the unmistakable power of the Holy Spirit:

1.The Trinity is Active and Unified in Gifting Believers for Ministry (v.4-6).

2.The Holy Spirit Empowers Every One for Everyone (v.7-10).

3.The Holy Spirit Assigns gifts to believers as HE sees fit (v.11).

The Christlike Shepherd will love the church and lead his people to have and maintain:

1. A Healthy Understanding of Spiritual Gifts (v.1)

2. An Accurate Memory of Emptiness without Christ (v.2)

3. An Ability to Recognize the Authentic Work of the Holy Spirit (v.3)

Where were the Corinthians failing in the communion service and for them,what was the way back? Identifying their error is the first step to restoration..

A Church that is Unhealthy will forget the Lord Jesus and dishonor one another (11:17-22, 27-34)

1. Outright Separation (v.17-19)

2. Blatant Selfishness (v.20-21)

3. Causing Shame (v.22)

4. Covering Up Sin (27-34)

A Church that is Healthy rightly remembers the Lord Jesus and rightly honors one another (11:23-26)