THE CHURCH 8. UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL (1 Cor 1:10-19)
1) SOMETHING PAINFUL! (v10-11)
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Division and quarrelling
2) SOMETHING PITIFUL! (v12)
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Following men
THE NEW WORLD MANIFESTO: Healing for the nations (v17) Restoration of joy and gladness (v18) Removal of all causes of tears and distress (v19) Guaranteed fulfilment (v20) Perfect justice – with no exceptions (v20) A satisfying and enjoyable society (v21) Stability to live life ‘to the max’ (v22) No more tragedy or terror (v23) Accessibility…
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LORD DELIVER US! From evil LORD DEFEND US! Arise O God and defend Your cause LORD DESCEND TO US! In reviving powe In returning glory
Stephen: The Charge o Blasphemy against Moses and God The Defendant o God is not restricted to a place The Prosecutor o The leaders have not obeyed the law. The Sentence o Death by stoning The Legacy o God’s purposes and Stephen’s character.
1) HUMBLED! (v1-6) I see Your greatness I know my smallness 2) HONOURED! (v7-9) Before his friends By God’s title By his prayer 3) HAPPY! (v10-17) Job is blessed by the Lord Helped by his family, Old and full of days
1. TWO MEN a) THE PHARISEE Spiritual Elite, RESPECTED b) THE TAX COLLECTOR Lowest of the low, DESPISED 2. TWO PRAYERS a) SELF-CENTERED PHARISEE Asked for Nothing from God. Trusted in himself, ‘I’ b) GOD-CENTERED TAX COLLECTOR Asked for Mercy from God. “Be Merciful to me THE Sinner” Trusted in ‘The Substitute’ 3. TWO RESULTS…