1 Corinthians 15:12-22 (NASB)

12 Now if Christ is preached, that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, not even Christ has been raised; 14 and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain. 15 Moreover we are even found to be false witnesses of God, because we testified against God that He raised Christ, whom He did not raise, if in fact the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised; 17 and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 If we have hoped in Christ in this life only, we are of all men most to be pitied. 20 But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep. 21 For since by a man came death, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.

He Is Risen! He Is Risen Indeed!!

Happy Resurrection Sunday!!

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1 Corinthians 16:13-14 (NASB)

13 Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. 14 Let all that you do be done in love.

5 Straightforward Imperatives from our Loving Heavenly Father to His Faithful Sons (and Daughters):

1. Be on the Alert
2. Stand Firm in the Faith
3. Act Like Men
4. Be Strong
(verse 13)

5. Let everything you do be done in Love (verse 14)

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1 Corinthians 11 (NASB)
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.

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Theme: Five Biblical reasons to become a church member so that you will understand the God intended purpose of this practice.

1. Church membership demonstrates your commitment to a local church as an extension of your commitment to Christ.

2. Church membership demonstrates your submission to spiritual leaders and a desire to have your soul spiritually cared for.

3. Church membership demonstrates your commitment to other believers in the body of Christ.

4. Church membership allows you to serve freely in the areas you are most equipped for.

5. Church membership publicly commits you to and holds you accountable to meet the important needs of a local church.

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1 Corinthians 9:1-18

1 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?
2 If to others I am not an apostle, at least I am to you; for you are theseal of myapostleship in the Lord.
3 My defense to those who examine me is this:
4   Do we not have a right to eat and drink?
5   Do we not have a right to take along abelieving wife, even as the rest of the apostles and thebrothers of the Lord andCephas?
6 Or do only Barnabas and I not have a right to refrain from working?
7 Who at any time servesas a soldier at his own expense? Whoplants a vineyard and does not eat the fruit of it? Or who tends a flock and does notuse the milk of the flock?
8 I am not speaking these thingsaccording tohuman judgment, am I? Or does not the Law also say these things?
9 For it is written in the Law of Moses, You shall not muzzle the ox while he is threshing. God is not concerned aboutoxen, is He?
10 Or is He speaking altogether for our sake? Yes,for our sake it was written, becausethe plowman ought to plow in hope, and the thresher to thresh in hope of sharing the crops.
11  If we sowed spiritual things in you, is it too much if we reap material things from you?
12 If others share the right over you, do we not more? Nevertheless, wedid not use this right, but we endure all thingsso that we will cause no hindrance to thegospel of Christ.
13  Do you not know that those whoperform sacred services eat the food of the temple, and those who attend regularly to the altar have their sharefrom the altar?
14 So alsothe Lord directed those who proclaim thegospel toget their living from the gospel.
15 But I haveused none of these things. And I am not writing these things so that it will be done so in my case; for it would be better for me to die than have any man makemy boast an empty one. 16 For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, forI am under compulsion; for woe is me if I do not preachthe gospel.
17 For if I do this voluntarily, I have areward; but if against my will, I have astewardship entrusted to me.
18 What then is myreward? That, when I preach the gospel, I may offer the gospelwithout charge, so asnot to make full use of my right in the gospel.

Theme: Two important features of personal rights so you might know when to surrender them for the good of others

I. Paul’s Apostolic Ministry served as an example of personal rights vv. 1-12a

A. Apostles belonged to an elite group vv. 1-2

The Proof of Paul’s Apostleship Asserted

B. Apostles had equal rights comparable to all other Christians vv. 3-6

The Rights of Paul’s Apostleship Asserted

C. Apostles had equal rights compared to other common occupations of that time vs. 7

The Rights of Paul’s Apostleship Illustrated

D. Apostles had a Biblical basis for receiving support vv. 8-10

The Rights of Paul’s Apostleship Defended with Scripture

E. Apostles formed unique bonds with those to whom they ministered vv. 11-12

The Rights of Paul’s Apostleship Applied

II. The gospel is the highest priority and reason to surrender one’s rights vv. 12a-18

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