Walking By Faith

In 1 Corinthians 4, Paul builds on his teaching on church unity from the first three chapters. Paul addresses the Church's boasting, envy, and strife. This lesson tackles the important questions of what Paul meant when he says not to judge and what he meant when he says imitate me. This lesson calls us to serve the Lord in humility and without comparing ourselves to others.

In 1 Corinthians 3, Paul uses four examples form daily life to instruct his listeners on church unity, peacemaking, Jesus Christ as the only foundation of the Church, how we will be judged (and rewarded) by God as to how we build the Church, honoring God by how we care for our bodies, and the importance of the Holy Spirit.

In his letter to the Corinthians, Paul has a significant challenge: addressing a long list of problems in a church he deeply loves. This must have been a difficult letter to write! In this lesson, we see how Paul lays the groundwork to prepare the church to receive more specific instruction, which he will provide later in his letter. Here Paul tackles several foundational principles for Christians of any age: our allegiance to Christ above any man, the power of the cross, and the distinction between the wisdom of man and the wisdom of the world.  This lesson is recorded in two parts. 

PDF Outline for Parts 1 and 2

In his letter to the Corinthians, Paul has a significant challenge: addressing a long list of problems in a church he deeply loves. This must have been a difficult letter to write! In this lesson, we see how Paul lays the groundwork to prepare the church to receive more specific instruction, which he will provide later in his letter. Here Paul tackles several foundational principles for Christians of any age: our allegiance to Christ above any man, the power of the cross, and the distinction between the wisdom of man and the wisdom of the world.  This lesson is recorded in two parts. 

PDF Outline for Parts 1 and 2

We start our study with an explanation of the value of good expository teaching and an introduction to the book of Corinthians. This lesson calls us to consider whether we share Jesus' (and Paul's) vision for Christian unity and challenges us to root out any trace of sectarianism in our hearts.