FOUR GOALS OF OUR STUDY IN 1 CORINTHIANS
PROCLAMATION AND DEMONSTRATION
1. Focus (and refocus) on Jesus.
2. Deal with issues of the “flesh.”
3. Invest and engage in meaningful relationships.
4. Share Jesus with clarity and relevance.
We are made in the image of God—which means—we have communicable attributes:
• God is Omnipotent. We have aspects of power.
• God is Omniscient. We can learn and gain knowledge.
• God is Eternal. We have a beginning but will live forever.
• God is Creator. We have the capacity to create life.
• God is All-Loving. We have the capacity to love.
• God exists in Community (Trinity). We desire relationships.
• God Communicates. We can communicate to each other.
• God is Perfect. We have capacity to know right and wrong.
• God is Spirit. We have this spiritual understanding.
Building with the eternal material:
• Word and Worship (Hebrews 10:24-25)
• Acts of service (Matthew 10:42)
• Honoring God through Trials (James 1:12)
• Growing Deeper (Ephesians 4:11-16)
• Church and Family Leadership (1 Peter 5:1-4)
• Telling others about Jesus (1 Thessalonians 2:19-20)
• Living with an eternal perspective (2 Tim. 4:7-8; Rev. 22:12)
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