1 Corinthians 1:1-9, Called to Christ
Theological Proposition/Focus:
Homiletical Proposition/Application:
Contents
- 1 Introduction:
- 1.1 Image: The introduction to a letter, more than just a formality.
- 1.2 Need:
- 1.3 Subject:
- 1.4 Preview:
- 1.5 Text:.
- 1.6 Setting the Stage:
- 1.6.1 Read Acts 18:1-17
- 1.6.2 The book of First Corinthians is what is called an occasional letter, probably written around AD 55 three years after Paul's visit to the city of Corinth.
- 1.6.3 The primary issue that Paul seems to be dealing with is the issue of problems in the Corinthian church surrounding the question of "what does it mean to be people of the Spirit.
- 1.6.4 Ultimately in First Corinthians Paul presents a deep contrast between the wisdom of the world and knowledge of Christ.
- 2 Body
- 3 Conclusion:
Introduction:
Image: The introduction to a letter, more than just a formality.
Back when I was a professor at the University of Nebraska there was only one course in the entire Math PhD program that every student was required to take. I had created the course Teaching and Learning Mathematics at the Post-Secondary Level to help novice instructors quickly develop the skills needed to teach math well. The result was that I had taught every PhD student in our program which meant that I wrote a lot of letters of recommendation each year. I know a lot of faculty members simply submit the same letter for every student only changing the names, if they even remember to do that, but I refused to partake in this. Instead, I wrote a personal letter for every student and while there was a lot of overlap, there was also a lot of difference. Even in my introductory statements, you could learn a lot about the student.
We are going to dig into Paul's letter to the church at Corinth and while it might seem silly, we are actually going to have an entire sermon on the introduction to the letter. Why, because ven in the introduction there is something for us to learn.
