1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians challenges believers to examine every area of life through the lens of the Gospel. Specifically, Paul addresses divisions among believers, food, sexual integrity, worship gatherings, and the resurrection.
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Overview
NIV Bible 1 Corinthians Introduction
The book of Acts describes how Paul brought the royal news about Jesus the Messiah to Macedonia (northern Greece), but then had to flee to Achaia (southern Greece) for his own safety. He visited the city of Corinth there, a wealthy and cosmopolitan commercial center. Many people became believers, so he stayed for a year and a half to teach them.
After he left, the Corinthians wrote to Paul (in a letter we no longer have) with some key questions. The Corinthians had adopted the common Greek idea that physical things are bad, so they wanted to free the human spirit from the body. This affected the way they saw such things as marriage, attendance at ceremonial meals for pagan gods, and even the resurrection of Jesus. In the letter we know as 1 Corinthians Paul addresses all of these concerns, as well as questions about worship.
Paul writes that this world in its present form is passing away,but the Corinthians can give themselves fully to the work of the Lord since their labor in the Lord is not in vain. The coming resurrection of the dead, and the new world that will accompany it, will show the value of all their current efforts. Paul’s practical advice for how to consistently embody the new life of God’s kingdom during a particular scene in the biblical drama gives us great insight as we seek to take up our roles today.
2009 1 Corinthians Series (Sundays)
When Wisdom Seems Foolish 1 Cor 1-3 | 09/27/2009 Study Guide |
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Church Discipline 1 Cor 4-5 | 10/04/2009 Study Guide |
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Lessons on Lawsuits 1 Cor 6 | 10/18/2009 Study Guide |
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Singleness, Marriage, Sex, and Divorce 1 Cor 7 | 10/25/2009 Study Guide |
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When Temptation Comes 1 Cor 8-10 | 11/01/2009 Study Guide |
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Communion 1 Cor 11 | 11/08/2009 Study Guide |
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Defining Spiritual Gifts 1 Cor 12 | 11/15/2009 Study Guide |
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Guidelines for Spiritual Gifts 1 Cor 13-14 | 11/22/2009 Study Guide |
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Extreme Makeover: A Glorified Body 1 Cor 15-16 | 11/29/2009 Study Guide |
When Wisdom Seems Foolish | 1 Cor 1-3 | 09/27/2009 | Study Guide | |
Church Discipline | 1 Cor 4-5 | 10/04/2009 | Study Guide | |
Lessons on Lawsuits | 1 Cor 6 | 10/18/2009 | Study Guide | |
Singleness, Marriage, Sex, and Divorce | 1 Cor 7 | 10/25/2009 | Study Guide | |
When Temptation Comes | 1 Cor 8-10 | 11/01/2009 | Study Guide | |
Communion | 1 Cor 11 | 11/08/2009 | Study Guide | |
Defining Spiritual Gifts | 1 Cor 12 | 11/15/2009 | Study Guide | |
Guidelines for Spiritual Gifts | 1 Cor 13-14 | 11/22/2009 | Study Guide | |
Extreme Makeover: A Glorified Body | 1 Cor 15-16 | 11/29/2009 | Study Guide |
2016-2017 1 Corinthians Series (Mid Week)
Teaching 1 Cor 1 | 10/19/2016 | |
Teaching 1 Cor 2-3 | 10/26/2016 | |
Teaching 1 Cor 4-5 | 11/02/2016 | |
Teaching 1 Cor 6 | 11/09/2016 | |
Teaching 1 Cor 7:1-16 | 11/30/2016 | |
Teaching 1 Cor 7:17-40 | 12/07/2016 | |
Teaching 1 Cor 8-9 | 12/14/2016 | |
Teaching 1 Cor 10 | 01/04/2017 | |
Teaching 1 Cor 11 | 01/11/2017 | |
Communion 1 Cor 11:17-34 | 01/18/2017 | |
Teaching 1 Cor 12:1-11 | 01/25/2017 | |
Gifts of the Spirit - Part 1/4 1 Cor 12:1-11 | 02/08/2017 | |
Gifts of the Spirit - Part 2/4 1 Cor 12:1-11 | 02/15/2017 | |
Gifts of the Spirit - Part 3/4 1 Cor 12:1-11 | 02/22/2017 | |
Gifts of the Spirit - Part 4/4 1 Cor 12:12-13:13 | 03/01/2017 | |
Teaching 1 Cor 13-14:5 | 03/08/2017 | |
Teaching 1 Cor 14:6-40 | 03/15/2017 | |
Teaching 1 Cor 15:1-34 | 03/22/2017 | |
Teaching 1 Cor 15:35-16:24 | 03/29/2017 |
Teaching | 1 Cor 1 | 10/19/2016 | |
Teaching | 1 Cor 2-3 | 10/26/2016 | |
Teaching | 1 Cor 4-5 | 11/02/2016 | |
Teaching | 1 Cor 6 | 11/09/2016 | |
Teaching | 1 Cor 7:1-16 | 11/30/2016 | |
Teaching | 1 Cor 7:17-40 | 12/07/2016 | |
Teaching | 1 Cor 8-9 | 12/14/2016 | |
Teaching | 1 Cor 10 | 01/04/2017 | |
Teaching | 1 Cor 11 | 01/11/2017 | |
Communion | 1 Cor 11:17-34 | 01/18/2017 | |
Teaching | 1 Cor 12:1-11 | 01/25/2017 | |
Gifts of the Spirit - Part 1/4 | 1 Cor 12:1-11 | 02/08/2017 | |
Gifts of the Spirit - Part 2/4 | 1 Cor 12:1-11 | 02/15/2017 | |
Gifts of the Spirit - Part 3/4 | 1 Cor 12:1-11 | 02/22/2017 | |
Gifts of the Spirit - Part 4/4 | 1 Cor 12:12-13:13 | 03/01/2017 | |
Teaching | 1 Cor 13-14:5 | 03/08/2017 | |
Teaching | 1 Cor 14:6-40 | 03/15/2017 | |
Teaching | 1 Cor 15:1-34 | 03/22/2017 | |
Teaching | 1 Cor 15:35-16:24 | 03/29/2017 |