Slavery in the Bible?  And the Armor of God.

LSB 849 - Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness

· Words: Rusty Edwards © 1987 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

· Music is public domain

· Church/Singer – Living Savior Lutheran Church, Asheville, NC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7HJL38qaos

One of the great marriage texts in Scripture.

LSB 849 - Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness

· Words: Rusty Edwards © 1987 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

· Music is public domain

· Church/Singer – Living Savior Lutheran Church, Asheville, NC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7HJL38qaos

Paul encourages us to walk in a manner worthy of our calling as the body of Christ.

LSB 849 - Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness

· Words: Rusty Edwards © 1987 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

· Music is public domain

· Church/Singer – Living Savior Lutheran Church, Asheville, NC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7HJL38qaos

The Gospel of Jesus is made known to all peoples.

LSB 849 - Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness

· Words: Rusty Edwards © 1987 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

· Music is public domain

· Church/Singer – Living Savior Lutheran Church, Asheville, NC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7HJL38qaos

Paul shares that our salvation is a gift, and that Christ's cross tears down all earthly divisions, making us all into His one body.

· Words: Rusty Edwards © 1987 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

· Music is public domain

· Church/Singer – Living Savior Lutheran Church, Asheville, NC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7HJL38qaos

Paul introduces his letter on how we are united under the headship of Christ, written to the Church in Ephesus.

LSB 849 - Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness

· Words: Rusty Edwards © 1987 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

· Music is public domain

· Church/Singer – Living Savior Lutheran Church, Asheville, NC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7HJL38qaos

Paul closes out the letter by instructing the Corinthians to examine themselves to see if they have faith or not, and reminding them that he plans to visit again.

LSB 540 - Christ, the Word of God Incarnate

· Text - © 2001 Steven P. Mueller

· Tune – public domain

· Setting – Margaret W. Mealy

· Church/Singer – St. Paul Lutheran Church, Austin, TX - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkX95RMKg24

Who exactly got caught up to the third heaven, and what is that anyway?  Actually, the point of the chapter is that our strength comes not from ourselves, but from Christ and Him crucified.

LSB 540 - Christ, the Word of God Incarnate

· Text - © 2001 Steven P. Mueller

· Tune – public domain

· Setting – Margaret W. Mealy

· Church/Singer – St. Paul Lutheran Church, Austin, TX - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkX95RMKg24

Paul employs sarcasm and mockery as he opposes the super-apostles, agents of the devil.

LSB 540 - Christ, the Word of God Incarnate

· Text - © 2001 Steven P. Mueller

· Tune – public domain

· Setting – Margaret W. Mealy

· Church/Singer – St. Paul Lutheran Church, Austin, TX - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkX95RMKg24

Paul seeks to strengthen the faith of the Corinthians against the false teachers in their midst.

LSB 540 - Christ, the Word of God Incarnate

· Text - © 2001 Steven P. Mueller

· Tune – public domain

· Setting – Margaret W. Mealy

· Church/Singer – St. Paul Lutheran Church, Austin, TX - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkX95RMKg24