...What Is Love? I. 1 corinthians 13: 4-7 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. II. Who wrote corinthians, and why? Paul wrote the book of love.1 Corinthians illuminates the early church's efforts to define itself, not only in terms of doctrine, but also allegiance to spiritual leaders such as Peter, Paul, Apollos and Jesus.[2] A significant portion of the preceding chapter (1 Corinthians 12:1-10) focuses on the issue of spiritual gifts, and there appear to have been interpersonal conflicts based upon the possession of such gifts, including speaking in tongues or prophecy.[3] Paul tells his audience that they may have all the gifts of the Holy Spirit, but unless they first have love, these gifts mean nothing. A. Paul wrote it sometime from A.D. 49-57 A.D. B. significant portion pertaining to gifts C. the corinthians were occupied with the gifts 1.there was conflict. III. Faith can move mountains but without love its nothing. IV. our definition of the verses 4-8 V. "The greatest of these are love." a. def of faith 1.the worlds definition; confidence or trust in a person or thing: biblical definition; hebrews 11:1 b. definition of hope; the worlds definition; A feeling of expectation...
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...1 Corinthians 7 V. 17-24, 29-35 My journey towards Ashley… It has been said, “Man is incomplete until he marries. After that, he is finished.” Unfortunately, this attitude is not only pervasive in culture; it is prevalent in the church. Many will impatiently rush toward marriage assuming all is lost if single past the age of 22 and once married, talk about marriage as if it were medieval torture. All of this stems from what happened before the marriage even began! Looking back at the girlfriends and the dates, and the time and energy I spent on romantic relationships, I realize how meaningful and unwise it was, and I wish I could do it all again. Running across monkey bars Some things aren’t necessarily sinful but are certainly unwise! So what is wise… 1 Corinthians 7:17-24 Don’t Get Married Until… (not facebook married) 1 – You are serving where God has placed you (Gen 2:15) – The first thing Adam was doing… The first step you have to take is to understand your spiritual identity before dating Jesus designed marriage. Jesus says that marriage is a big deal. Hebrews 13:4 says, “Marriage should be honored by all.” You honoring your marriage starts right now. Have you ever thought about that? What you do today has huge implications for your future marriage and relationship with your spouse. Whether single or married, our relationships will be better when we are totally focused on Jesus. I love seeing young people fall in love and get married. I want...
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...How deep are your Roots in Christ Love. Introduction Be rooted, grounded and established in the word of God is our theme for the church. Since the beginning of the year, as a church we have taken time to understand what it means to be rooted, grounded and enlightened in the word of God. The women ministry/Joy fellowship have also derived their theme for their celebration week to go deeper into the theme and take time to examine ourselves how deep are our roots in Christ Love based on Ephesians 3: 17. Paul was praying for the church of Ephesus, that Christ may dwell in their hearts and that they may be rooted in Christ Love. He also prayed for them further, (Vs 18-19) that they may be able to comprehend the depth, the width of Christ love which passes knowledge, and after they comprehend this love they will be filled with fullness of God. As we endeavor to be rooted, grounded and enlightened by the word of God, one of the roots that we ought to develop and let it grow deeper is the root of love. What does it mean to be rooted in Christ Love? To be rooted in Christ Love means that we are established in the Love of Christ. Christ Love make us complete, the foundation of Christianity is based on what Christ did for us on the cross. Unless we have a clear picture of depth, width, length, and height of the kind of Love that Christ had for mankind then we can never understand what love is. After we have comprehended Christ love for mankind, then we can be able to apply...
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...When God first gave this lesson I was thinking on the suffering that one endures while sharing the gospel. How Christ suffered for the gospel and on the cross but I was led to read Philippians 1. Which Paul becomes the epitome of superman that carries the letter (S) on his chest, which stands for suffering. But as a dug deeper there was a undercurrent that was their this man was willing to suffer to spread the gospel because he understood the depth of love. What sacrifices have you made that you may have the right to talk about love Levites I have really been on this issue for awhile and it bothers me, how this action is missing within the church. Through our songs are we are lifting up this action, however is it shown through out how we live? Are we just living just to use our gift? How much have we given in this action? How much do we love this is the action. Where is the love??? If love abounds over everything and we understand how love is strong why aren’t we loving? The affectedness’ of your ministry is determined on the level of love you employ. Foundation scripture Mark. Jesus says> (Love though Neighbor as yourself) Mark 12:31 As a culture we are influenced to think about the gifts how to become a better singer, Dancer, rapper, usher, pastor, teacher, writer and so on. But when it comes to learning love we run. We ask God, “PLEASE give me a (A) or God I need a raise or whatever, but ask me for my will. We understand his will through love and loving people. Lets look...
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...teaching. They are the primary doctrines of the Christian faith, and they reflect the heart of the teaching of Grace to You. John MacArthur ------------------------------------------------- The Holy Scriptures We teach that the Bible is God's written revelation to man, and thus the sixty six books of the Bible given to us by the Holy Spirit constitute the plenary (inspired equally in all parts) Word of God (1 Corinthians 2:7-14; 2 Peter 1:20-21). We teach that the Word of God is an objective, propositional revelation (1 Thessalonians 2:13; 1 Corinthians 2:13), verbally inspired in every word (2 Timothy 3:16), absolutely inerrant in the original documents, infallible, and God-breathed. We teach the literal, grammatical-historical interpretation of Scripture which affirms the belief that the opening chapters of Genesis present creation in six literal days (Genesis 1:31; Exodus 31:17). We teach that the Bible constitutes the only infallible rule of faith and practice (Matthew 5:18; 24:35; John 10:35; 16:12-13;17:17; 1 Corinthians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; Hebrews 4:12; 2 Peter 1:20-21). We...
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...controversial and discussed subject in the Holy Bible would be the subject of spiritual gifts. Spiritual gifts are “gifts of God enabling the Christians to perform his or her…services in church” (Elwell, 2001, pg.1135). Spiritual gifts are given by God to help complete His work here on earth and also glorify His name. When we are chosen to by God to receive these spiritual gifts, He expects us to use those gifts in fulfilling His commission, building up the churches, and giving back to Him. That “gifts are given for the common good, that the church may receive edification” (1 Corinthians 14:5, New King James Version) Town defines a spiritual gift as the evident and manifest work of the Holy Spirit through the Christian (2001, pg. 313). He explains that, “spiritual gifts are not given merely for personal enjoyment or even primarily for an individual’s own spiritual growth” (2001, pg. 311). In the book of 1 Corinthians 12: 8 – 11 (New King James Version), it easily explains that there are nine spiritual gifts; the message of wisdom, faith by the Holy Spirit, healing by the Holy Spirit, miraculous powers, distinguishing spirits, prophecy, message of knowledge by means of the Holy Spirit, speaking in tongues and the explanation of tongues. These all are works of the Holy Spirit and God gave them to each just as He determines as Paul stated. These are special gifts given by God without even asking for them. God gave them to us according to the will of the Holy Spirit. Depending on the...
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...| Day | Old Testament | New Testament | 1 | Genesis 1–5; Job 1–6 | Matthew 1–3 | 2 | Genesis 6–10; Job 7–12 | Matthew 4–6 | 3 | Genesis 11–15; Job 13–18 | Matthew 7–9 | 4 | Genesis 16–20; Job 19–24 | Matthew 10–12 | 5 | Genesis 21–25; Job 25–30 | Matthew 13–15 | 6 | Genesis 26–30; Job 31–36 | Matthew 16–18 | 7 | Genesis 31–35; Job 37–42 | Matthew 19–21 | 8 | Genesis 36–40; Psalms 1–6 | Matthew 22–24 | 9 | Genesis 41–45; Psalms 7–12 | Matthew 25–26 | 10 | Genesis 46–50; Psalms 13–18 | Matthew 27–28 | 11 | Exodus 1–5; Psalms 19–24 | Mark 1–3 | 12 | Exodus 6–10; Psalms 25–30 | Mark 4–6 | 13 | Exodus 11–15; Psalms 31–36 | Mark 7–9 | 14 | Exodus 16–20; Psalms 37–42 | Mark 10–12 | 15 | Exodus 21–25; Psalms 43–48 | Mark 13–14 | 16 | Exodus 26–30; Psalms 49–54 | Mark 15–16 | 17 | Exodus 31–35; Psalms 55–60 | Luke 1–3 | 18 | Exodus 36–40; Psalms 61–66 | Luke 4–6 | 19 | Leviticus 1–5; Psalms 67–72 | Luke 7–9 | 20 | Leviticus 6–10; Psalms 73–78 | Luke 10–12 | 21 | Leviticus 11–15; Psalms 79–84 | Luke 13–15 | 22 | Leviticus 16–19; Psalms 85–90 | Luke 16–18 | 23 | Leviticus 20–23; Psalms 91–96 | Luke 19–21 | 24 | Leviticus 24–27; Psalms 97–102 | Luke 22–24 | 25 | Numbers 1–5; Psalms 103–108 | John 1–3 | 26 | Numbers 6–10; Psalms 109–114 | John 4–6 | 27 | Numbers 11–15; Psalms 115–120 | John 7–9 | 28 | Numbers 16–19; Psalms 121–126 | John 10–12 | 29 | Numbers 20–23; Psalms 127–132 | John 13–15 | 30 | Numbers 24–27; Psalms 133–138 |...
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...different types of service, each person receiving one or more gifts, with purposes including: to give God glory through service, to accomplish His will, and to edify believers. The baptism of the Holy Spirit and His indwelling is directly related to salvation. When a person accepts Jesus as his or her Savior, the Spirit indwells the new believer immediately, not in a subsequent experience. This indwelling places the believer in the Body of Christ. Salvation is not a two-step process, but is instead a change in a person’s relationship with God. Biblical definitions of speaking in tongues are: a gift of the Spirit in 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 that may have two functions: In the book of Acts, it is an “initiation” gift given to affirm entrance to the Church Body. It may also be a spiritual gift given by God to individuals to display the gift in church service (1 Corinthians 12-14 or Romans 12). Speaking in tongues is not a necessary sign for baptism of the Holy Spirit. Biblically speaking, Jesus and the disciples did not speak in tongues in the Gospels. I consider someone who accepts Jesus while on his deathbed. This person does not need to speak in tongues before passing...
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... Dates 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10 Day 11 Day 12 Day 13 Day 14 Day 15 Day 16 Day 17 Day 18 Day 19 Day 20 Day 21 Day 22 Day 23 Day 24 Day 25 Day 26 Day 27 Day 28 Day 29 Day 30 Day 31 Day 32 Day 33 Day 34 Day 35 Day 36 Day 37 Day 38 Day 39 Day 40 Day 41 Day 42 Day 43 Day 44 Day 45 Day 46 Day 47 Day 48 Day 49 6-Jan 7-Jan 8-Jan 9-Jan 10-Jan 11-Jan 12-Jan 13-Jan 14-Jan 15-Jan 16-Jan 17-Jan 18-Jan 19-Jan 20-Jan 21-Jan 22-Jan 23-Jan 24-Jan 25-Jan 26-Jan 27-Jan 28-Jan 29-Jan 30-Jan 31-Jan 1-Feb 2-Feb 3-Feb 4-Feb 5-Feb 6-Feb 7-Feb 8-Feb 9-Feb 10-Feb 11-Feb 12-Feb 13-Feb 14-Feb 15-Feb 16-Feb 17-Feb 18-Feb 19-Feb 20-Feb 21-Feb 22-Feb 23-Feb 24-Feb 25-Feb 26-Feb 27-Feb 28-Feb Weeks Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 SCHAUMBURG COMMUNITY CHURCH THROUGH THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Passages 1st Passage 2nd Passage (Old Testament) (New Testament) Genesis 1:1-2:25 Luke 5:27-39 Genesis 3-5 Luke 6:1-26 Genesis 6:1-7:24 Luke 6:27-49 Genesis 8-10 Luke 7:1-17 Genesis 11 Luke 7:18-5 Genesis 12 Luke 8:1-25 Genesis 13:1-14:24 Luke 8:26-56 Genesis 15 Luke 9:1-27 Genesis 16 Luke 9:28-62 Genesis 17 Luke 10:1-20 Genesis 18 Luke 10:21-42 Genesis 19 Luke 11:1-28 Genesis 20 Luke 11:29-54 Genesis 21 Luke 12:1-31 Genesis 22 Luke 12:32-59 Genesis 23 Luke 13:1-17 Genesis 24 Luke 13:18-35 Genesis...
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...as spoken in 1 Corinthians 12-14. Would be cool to work through these three chapters verse for verse, but time will not allow this. Before I am even going to touch on the gifts of the Spirit, I do think its important that we look at the context of the book. Why did Paul find it necessary to discuss these gifts with this specific church. So important context pointers (which we read about in Acts and 1 and 2 Corinthians): * It was rebuild by Julius Caesar in 44 BC, after being a waste for about 100 years. * It had a lot of economic advantages, because of where the city was build. (BETWEEN TWO TRADING ROOTS; one land route and one sea route; NOT NECESSARY RICH GROUND; also had unlimited supply of water). Strategic place for a city – the wealth attracted people from all over. * Also known as a place where free slaves came to live, after they received their freedom, and many of them worked their way up into society. Roman soldiers also settled their – less Gentiles, Jews also immigrated to that place. * Temple of Aphrodite (goddess of love) was a famous temple in the city – had over 1000 cult temple prostitutes. * Greeks had a famous proverb in that time, namely, “to act like a corinthian” – referred to the moral decay in the city. * The situation in Corinth have been viewed as a hopeless situation – you do not want to go there as a minister of the word. * Purpose of writing: 1 Corinthians 5:9-13. It is clear that the way of Corinthians infiltrated the...
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... I found it fitting to dive into the topic that is currently being debated at his home church. In Acts 2:1-4, Paul recounts Pentecost as the ultimate outpouring of the Holy Spirit to all believers, indwelling and granting them with spiritual gifts. Ephesians 4:11-12 explains that these Spirit-given abilities are not primarily bestowed for personal enjoyment or personal growth, but for Christian service and the edification of the body of Christ. Because every believer has the Holy Spirit in them from salvation (Romans 8:9), it is implied that spiritual gifts are also deposited at conversion, but may be developed at a later time. Though believers may have multiple spiritual gifts, it is guaranteed that every Christian has at least one (1 Corinthians 12:4, 31). One should not confuse spiritual gifts with the fruit of the Spirit. While both are sourced from the Holy Spirit and are results of spiritual baptism, their purposes differ. Elmer Towns describes the relationship perfectly, “A spiritual gift is an ability to be used in service, whereas spiritual fruit relates to a Christian’s character” (317). A spiritually mature believer, who pursues after a godly life, will exhibit spiritual fruit. While both are works that the Spirit expresses through mankind, it is important to remember that the love of God is the ultimate motivator for each (1 Corinthians 13:1-13). One spiritual gift is the ability to speak in tongues. It is...
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...chapter—1 Corinthians 13—is aptly known as the love chapter since it gives us a beautiful description of what godly love is like! The rest of this letter from the apostle Paul shows that some Corinthian church members sought certain spiritual gifts with a wrong motive—to gain superior status. In 1 Corinthians:12:31 (NIV), Paul said, "And now I will show you the most excellent way"—the right motive and approach for exercising all spiritual gifts—the way of love. In 1 Corinthians:13:1-3, Paul mentions several impressive gifts. No matter which gift we have, if we are lacking love, then in God's sight we are nothing! Without love, the gift is tarnished, the results are ineffectual and God is displeased. Verse 3 shows that even self-sacrificing, charitable works can be done with motives other than true love. Verses 4 through 7 tell us some of the characteristics of true love: Love is not selfish or self-centered. It is kind, humble, forgiving, courteous, not easily angered, respectful, trusting, positive and hopeful. It also gives us spiritual resilience and patience so that it willingly "endures all things" to obey and serve God. Envy and competition create division, as was the case in the Corinthian church. Love is the great unifier. Verse 11 points out that emotional and spiritual maturity is best summed up by love. We may tend to rank faith and hope alongside love, "but the greatest of these is love" (verse 13). As the New Living Translation says in 1 Corinthians:14:1...
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...1. Know the things that Jews were looking for at the time of Jesus. Messiah/ Davids King Prophet like Moses New Exodus Coming of Elijah God to come to his temple God to pour out his spirit over all flesh All Nations to worship on God’s holy mountain God’s kingdom to fill the whole earth 2. Know the differences between the beliefs and practices of the people groups of Jesus’ day A. Sadducees Believed in the 1st 5 books of the OT Did not believe that God still preformed miracles or that man would rise from the dead Were influential because they had control of the Jewish temple Disbanded after the temple was destroyed B. Pharisees 1. Believed whole OT was authoritative 2. OT Law to changing circumstances of everday life 3. Believed God still preformed miracles C. Essenes 1. 4000 people 2. withdrew from society (communal living) 3. Thought Pharisies and sadducess were corrupt so they did not offer sacrifices at the temple 4. Helped to preserve scruipture by copying it. 3. Know the difference different approaches to Bible translations covered in Class (For example- Formal Equivalent, Functional Equivalent, etc.). Formal Equivalent- (literal)- keeping orginal words, word order, and grammar. The problem is different word order can make sentecnes awakward and slightly change...
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...(feromenoi) by the Spirit of God. 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21 B. Infallibility (Inerrancy) - The Scriptures, being inspired, are incapable of error. 2 Peter 1:21; Hebrews 6:18 C. Complete (Plenary) - The canon of the Scriptures (66 Books - the 39 of the Old Testament and 27 of the New Testament) was completed with the writing of the Book of the Revelation and there will be no further Scripture (written) revelation from God. Revelation 22:18 D. Preservation - God has promised to preserve His Word, and the Scriptures that we have today are the Words of God. Psalm 119:89; Matthew 24:35; 1 Peter 1:23 E. Authority - The Bible is the sole authority for faith and practice for the Believer. 2 Timothy 3:16; James 1:21-22; 1 Samuel 15:22 F. Translations - While not inspired, as are the autographs, a translation based upon, and accurate to the preserved copies of the autographs (those of the Hebrew Masoretic Text of the Old Testament and the Textus Receptus of the New Testament) is the Word of God and is, with consideration being given to typographical error, Infallible, Plenary, and Authoritative. II. The Godhead (Theology Proper) A. The Trinity - The Bible declares one God eternally existing in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These three are co-equal in power and glory and have the same attributes and perfections. Genesis 1:26; Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19-20; 1 John 5:7 B. God the Father 1. His Person - God the Father is personal and sovereign...
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...2014 New Testament Bible Dictionary Project: 1 Corinthians- First Corinthians is Pauline Epistle which is a letter from Paul and is considered a pastoral letter written to a local church from a missionary pastor, whom is speaking to the children that are spiritually straying and Paul speaking of the matters of division in the church at Corinth in which he spoke on moral issues that is in the church such as litigation among believers and sexually immorality with prostitutes and incest. 1 Corinthians deal with challeges of Christians that are living in a hostile culture. The main personalities of 1 Corinthians are Apostle Paul and Timothy. Paul is known as the author of writing First Corinthians at the end of his third journey to the city of Ephesus in which the date was AD 56. The main theme of 1 Corinthians is love (which the Greek means agape). The major events include speaking to the church of Corinth. 1 Corinthians addresses the issues moral problems in the church and Chrisians taking their neighbors to civil courts and sexuality immority of prostitues in which he told the believers that their bodies is a temple of the Holy Spirit and that we are to serve and glorify God with our bodies. 1 Corinthians main verse in “ Now these three main remain; faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love”(Corinthians 13:13). Peter ( The Apostle)- Peter who name was Simon was borned in Bethsaida in Galilee in the year of 1 B.C. and was the son of a fishman name Joah and...
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