Church Matters : 1 Corinthians

The church at Corinth was hardly a model church. Preoccupied with all sorts of matters that led these early Christians astray, it is easy to see why Paul is matter-of-fact, rebuking and correcting them in his letter. However, the church at Corinth was God's church, and that, as Paul reminds the Corinthians, is why it matters to God very much indeed.

Church can evoke different feelings for different people. For some, church is boring, stifling and full of awkward people. For others, church is wonderful and they can't wait to spend time with their church family.

Whatever we feel about church, it's important that our behaviour and attitudes are shaped by the way God feels about church.

In these studies on 1 Corinthians 1-7, we will learn to see church the way that God sees church, and why, therefore, church matters.

Contents:

Before you begin...

1. God's church (1 Corinthians 1:1-17)
2. Power in God's church (1 Corinthians 1:17 - 2:5)
3. Wisdom in God's church (1 Corinthians 2:6-16)
4. Leadership in God's church (1 Corinthians 3)
5. Faithfulness in God's church (1 Corinthians 4)
6. Judgement in God's church (1 Corinthians 5:1 - 6:8)
7. Purity in God's church (1 Corinthians 6:9-20)
8. Godliness in God's church (1 Corinthians 7)
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