Gospel Words for a Messy Church

1 – The Word of the Cross

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What impresses you? How do you want people to think of you? Answers to questions like these tell us what we value in life. In a letter to the church in Corinth, the apostle Paul confronts the old wisdom that once dictated our lives with the new wisdom of the cross.

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You know how messy church life can get. In 1 Corinthians, the apostle Paul reminds us how the gospel speaks to our lives together.

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In 1 Corinthians 3, Paul uses three metaphors to describe the church: a field, a building, and a temple. Though different, each affirm that God and God alone gives life and growth to his people. In this session, we discuss Paul’s view of the church, which challenges our tendency to trust in our own strategies and techniques.