“Called to be Saints”, Prairie Bible Message, January 2nd, 2022
Series: 1 Corinthians
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:1-17
An Introduction to 1 and 2 Corinthians
The Corinthian Church
- Paul stayed for 18 months
- Paul’s lengthiest correspondence among NT churches (29 chapters)
- Understood to be Paul’s most personal correspondence among NT churches (2 Corinthians)
- Primarily Gentile converts (non-Jewish)
The Corinthian Culture Valued…
- Status
- Self-Promotion
- Persuasive public speech
- Powerful personalities
The Corinthian Culture Devalued…
The Church of Jesus Christ is…
- Called to be Holy (v. 1-3).
- Called to be Gifted (v. 4-9).
- Called to be United (v. 10-17).
Simple. Authentic. Jesus.
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