Theological Proposition/Focus: The call of a Christian is a call to bring honor to God and therefore anything that might be shame upon God should be completely absent from Christian behavior.
Homiletical Proposition/Application: Christians should make sure their actions bring honor to their God.
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Text: 1 Corinthians 11:1-16
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Today we tackle a very hard passage!
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Because God is not a God of disorder, we should conduct ourselves in a way that honors God's order.
A divinely established order exists.
God's order is not a measure of value/ability but rather a order of submission.
We can choose to either honor God's order or dishonor God's order.
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MTR: Evaluate your perspective on God's order. Is your perspective God's perspective?
Because others are watching, we should conduct ourselves in a way that brings honor to God.
Our christian conduct is often on display for all to see.
Our christian conduct is especially displayed in our conduct at church.
Our actions must never bring dishonor to the God who we serve.
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MTR: Evaluate your conduct. Does your conduct ever bring dishonor to God?
Because God is supreme, we should make prayer a priority.
The expectation is that men are praying.
The expectation is that women are praying.
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MTR: It is easy to focus on the limitations in a text like this. Don't do that! Determine here and now to focus on the imperatives of the text!
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