Sermon20111016

1 Corinthians 11:17-34
17 But in giving this instruction, I do not praise you, because you come together not for the better but for the worse.
18 For, in the first place, when you come together as a church, I hear that divisions exist among you; and in part I believe it.
19 For there must also be factions among you, so that those who are approved may become evident among you.
20 Therefore when you meet together, it is not to eat the Lord’s Supper,
21 for in your eating each one takes his own supper first; and one is hungry and another is drunk.
22 What! Do you not have houses in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I will not praise you.
23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed took bread;
24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
25 In the same way He took the cup also after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.
27 Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.
28 But a man must examine himself, and in so doing he is to eat of the bread and drink of the cup.
29 For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself if he does not judge the body rightly.
30 For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep.
31 But if we judged ourselves rightly, we would not be judged.
32 But when we are judged, we are disciplined by the Lord so that we will not be condemned along with the world.
33 So then, my brethren, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.
34 If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, so that you will not come together for judgment. The remaining matters I will arrange when I come.

Theme: Eight exhortations for partaking of the Lord’s supper
I. Beware of three dangers that threaten the purpose and spirit of the Lord’s Supper vv.17-22
A. The danger of divisions vs.18
Exhortation # 1 Don’t contribute to the divisions in the body
B. The danger of factions vs.19
Exhortation # 2 Don’t become the leader or a member of factions in the body
C. The danger of self indulgence and its consequences vv. 20-22
Exhortation # 3 Don’t become guilty of selfishly neglecting others in the body

II. Understand three characteristics of the Lord’s Supper vv.23-28
A. The supper is for Believers vv.23-26
Exhortation # 4 Make sure you are a believer in Christ, if partaking
B. The supper honors Jesus Christ vv.23-26
Exhortation # 5 Focus completely on our Savior, when partaking
C. The supper requires proper preparation by the recipients vv.27-28
Exhortation # 6 Abstain from partaking unworthily

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Sermon20111009

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

17 But in giving this instruction, I do not praise you, because you come together not for the better but for the worse.
18 For, in the first place, when you come together as a church, I hear that divisions exist among you; and in part I believe it.
19 For there must also be factions among you, so that those who are approved may become evident among you.
20 Therefore when you meet together, it is not to eat the Lords Supper,
21 for in your eating each one takes his own supper first; and one is hungry and another is drunk.
22 What! Do you not have houses in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I will not praise you.

The Lords Supper

23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed took bread;
24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.
25 In the same way He took the cup also after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.
26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lords death until He comes.
27 Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.
28 But a man must examine himself, and in so doing he is to eat of the bread and drink of the cup.
29 For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself if he does not judge the body rightly.
30 For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep.
31 But if we judged ourselves rightly, we would not be judged.
32 But when we are judged, we are disciplined by the Lord so that we will not be condemned along with the world.
33 So then, my brethren, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.
34 If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, so that you will not come together for judgment. The remaining matters I will arrange when I come.

Theme: Eight exhortations for partaking of the Lord’s supper.
I. Beware of three dangers that threaten the purpose and spirit of the Lord’s Supper vv.17-22
A. The danger of

divisions

vs.18
Exhortation #1 Don’t

contribute to the divisions in the body

B. The danger of

factions

vs.19
Exhortation #2 Don’t

become the leader or a member of factions in the body

C. The danger of

self indulgence

and its

consequences

vv.20-22
Exhortation #3 Don’t

become guilty of selfishly neglecting others in the body

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Sermon20110925

1 Corinthians 11:2-16

2 Now I praise you because you remember me in everything and hold firmly to the traditions, just as I delivered them to you.
3 But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ.
4 Every man who has something on his head while praying or prophesying disgraces his head.
5 But every woman who has her head uncovered while praying or prophesying disgraces her head, for she is one and the same as the woman whose head is shaved.
6 For if a woman does not cover her head, let her also have her hair cut off; but if it is disgraceful for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, let her cover her head.
7 For a man ought not to have his head covered, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.
8 For man does not originate from woman, but woman from man;
9 for indeed man was not created for the womans sake, but woman for the mans sake.
10 Therefore the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.
11 However, in the Lord, neither is woman independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.
12 For as the woman originates from the man, so also the man has his birth through the woman; and all things originate from God.
13 Judge for yourselves: is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?
14 Does not even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him,
15 but if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her? For her hair is given to her for a covering.
16 But if one is inclined to be contentious, we have no other practice, nor have the churches of God.

Place of functional authority

Practice of functional authority

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1 Corinthians 11:2-16

2 Now I praise you because you remember me in everything and hold firmly to the traditions, just as I delivered them to you.
3 But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ.
4 Every man who has something on his head while praying or prophesying disgraces his head.
5 But every woman who has her head uncovered while praying or prophesying disgraces her head, for she is one and the same as the woman whose head is shaved.
6 For if a woman does not cover her head, let her also have her hair cut off; but if it is disgraceful for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, let her cover her head.
7 For a man ought not to have his head covered, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.
8 For man does not originate from woman, but woman from man;
9 for indeed man was not created for the womans sake, but woman for the mans sake.
10 Therefore the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.
11 However, in the Lord, neither is woman independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.
12 For as the woman originates from the man, so also the man has his birth through the woman; and all things originate from God.
13 Judge for yourselves: is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?
14 Does not even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him,
15 but if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her? For her hair is given to her for a covering.
16 But if one is inclined to be contentious, we have no other practice, nor have the churches of God.

2 Aspects of Functional Authority.

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Sermon20110828
1 Corinthians 10:23 – 11:1

23 All things are lawful, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful, but not all things edify.
24 Let no one seek his own good, but that of his neighbor.
25 Eat anything that is sold in the meat market without asking questions for conscience sake;
26 for the earth is the Lords, and all it contains.
27 If one of the unbelievers invites you and you want to go, eat anything that is set before you without asking questions for conscience sake.
28 But if anyone says to you, This is meat sacrificed to idols, do not eat it, for the sake of the one who informed you, and for conscience sake;
29 I mean not your own conscience, but the other mans; for why is my freedom judged by anothers conscience?
30 If I partake with thankfulness, why am I slandered concerning that for which I give thanks?
31 Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
32 Give no offense either to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God;
33 just as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit but the profit of the many, so that they may be saved.

11:1 Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ.

Theme: Three guidelines for exercising your Christian freedom so you will benefit others and glorify and glorify God.

What are the parameters for exercising Christian freedom ?
Be concerned for the weaker brother.

I. Acknowledge three general axioms in the daily use of your Christian vs. 23-24
A. Something can be lawful but not profitable vs. 23a
B. Something can be lawful but not build up others vs. 23b
C. The good of others rather than yourself should be your goal vs. 24

II. Understand two specific examples of Christian freedom in action vv.25-30
A. In relation to personal decisions vv.25-26 (cf. Rom. 14:23)
B. In relation to unbelievers vv.27-30

III. Ultimately in all things give glory to God, imitate Christ !

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Sermon20110821

1Corinthians 10:14-22

14 Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.
15 I speak as to wise men; you judge what I say.
16 Is not the cup of blessing which we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the bread which we break a sharing in the body of Christ?
17 Since there is one bread, we who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one bread.
18 Look at the nation Israel; are not those who eat the sacrifices sharers in the altar?
19 What do I mean then? That a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?
20 No, but I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God; and I do not want you to become sharers in demons.
21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons.
22 Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? We are not stronger than He, are we?

Theme: Three lethal dangers of false religion so you will be motivated to properly worship the Lord.
False religion is worship given to anything other than the Triune God.
Idolatry – worship of a physical item or image.

1: False religion prevents devotion to Christ. vv 14-18
2: False religion leads to participation in demon worship. vv 19-21
3: False religion provokes the Lord to jealousy. v 22

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Sermon20110731

19 For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I may win more. 20 To the Jews I became as a Jew, so that I might win Jews; to those who are under the Law, as under the Law though not being myself under the Law, so that I might win those who are under the Law;
21 to those who are without law, as without law, though not being without the law of God but under the law of Christ, so that I might win those who are without law.
22 To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak; I have become all things to all men, so that I may by all means save some.
23 I do all things for the sake of the gospel, so that I may become a fellow partaker of it.
24 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.
25 Everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.
26 Therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air; 27 but I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.

Two Mandatory Goals for every Christian so you will never lose focus in your primary mission
I. The goal of Christian freedom is to win others to Christ vv.19-23
A. Enter the world of others in order to win them to Christ
Four categories of people to win vv.20-22
Race-the Jews
Religion-those under the law
Religionless (irreligious)-those without law
Restrained-the weak
B. Share the Gospel

II. The goal of Christian living is to win the prize vv.24-27
A. Three sports analogies for Christian living vv24-26
Runner vv. 24, 26a
Athlete vs. 25
Boxer vs.26b
B. Discipline yourself so that your testimony is un-compromised vv.27

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