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I'm about to start a series through the book of 1 Corinthians. I love Pastor Mark Driscoll's title for his series throught the same book: "Christians Gone Wild". If you could title a series of sermons through this book, what would it be?
posted by Brett @ 3:19 PM
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But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ - by grace you have been saved... - Ephesians 2:5
The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit. - John 3:8
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? - Psalm 27:1
And Elisha prayed, "O Lord, open his eyes so he may see." - 2 Kings 6:17
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Brett,
Love the blog. I went through 1 Corinthians with my people last year - a Sunday PM, Wednesday PM study. I loved it.
If I could pick a theme verse for the book it would be 1:10. For a title how about "Come Together." Or, working off the word katartizo (perfectly joined together) - "Spiritual Fit-ness"
Hmm, good question. The title ideally would come directly from the text. With such a vast subject matter from which to choose, how about "To God Be The Glory" from 10:31 "Whatever you do..."
The first 9 verses set the tone for the rest of the letter(s). He tells them they are holy(2) by having called upon Jesus. He tells them they have gifts(4) and are enriched(4). He tells them they have every spiritual gift they need (7) He encourages them they can keep strong through Jesus.(8) He has them see God and realize from whence the invitation came...Jesus.
He sets them up for recovery. The rest of the letter(s) deal with how to recover so as to maintain that which he set forth in the openibng lines.
"Corinth: A Church in Recovery"
I believe this could really open some doors for folks with the "hot" word of recovery while also helping those dedicated souls see the need they have for recovery fromt he culture as well.
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