Introduction Paul has been writing to this church in Corinth, a church which he founded when he went to Corinth and preached God's word in the power of God's Spirit; and people in Corinth heard and believed and a little church was formed. However, since Paul left Corinth, various problems arose in the church and … Continue reading 1 Cor. 06(12–20) →

Introduction Paul has been writing to the church in Corinth; and so far he's addressed two problems which he had heard about in the church. The first was to do with the divisions among them: instead of loving and serving one another, they were quarrelling with one another and they had divided into different groups … Continue reading 1 Cor. 06(01–11) →

Introduction On Sunday afternoons I've been leading a communicants class for some people who want to become full communicant members of the church. And in the first lesson we spent our time thinking about the church. And in the course of the class, I taught them about the four attributes of the church and the … Continue reading 1 Cor. 05 →

Introduction I began last week by mentioning how thorough the Apostle Paul was when writing to the church in Corinth about this problem of divisions in the church. He began to deal with this problem back in verse 10 of chapter 1; and, here we are now, in chapter 4, and he still hasn't finished … Continue reading 1 Cor. 04(06–21) →

Introduction I think we've all met two very different kinds of people. From time to time we meet people who strike us as being very slap-dash and careless and who pay very little attention to detail. Maybe it's someone we've worked with and their work always needed to be double-checked and there was always something … Continue reading 1 Cor. 03(18)–04(05) →

Introduction You'll remember, I'm sure, that Paul is addressing the problem of divisions in the church in Corinth. The people were quarrelling with one another; and they were disagreeing with one another; and they were exalting themselves over one another instead of loving and serving one another, which is how we're meant to treat one … Continue reading 1 Cor. 03(16–17) →

Introduction For a while now, Paul has been writing about preachers and preaching. True preachers will not rely on excellence of speech and all the eloquence and clever techniques which the sophists used in those days to impress the people. And true preachers will not come as philosophers, relying on human wisdom and the latest … Continue reading 1 Cor. 03(01–15) →

Introduction Paul has been addressing the first of many problems in the church in Corinth; and it's the problem of divisions in the church. He had heard disturbing reports that the congregation had divided itself into different groups or parties of cliques, with one group boasting that they follow Paul; another group boasting that they … Continue reading 1 Cor. 02(06–16) →

Introduction We come again this evening to another passage where Paul is writing about preachers and preaching. And you'll perhaps recall that the reason he's writing to the church in Corinth about preachers and preaching is because he was addressing one of many problems which existed in that congregation. You see, Paul was concerned about … Continue reading 1 Cor. 02(01–05) →

Introduction You'll perhaps remember from last week that, beginning in verse 10 of chapter 1, Paul is addressing the first of many problems in the church in Corinth. And it's the problem of the many divisions which existed among them. It seems the church was divided into different groups or parties or cliques with one … Continue reading 1 Cor. 01(18–31) →