Month: July 2025

Sunday 27th July 2025

Read: Psalm 49; Isaiah 64:1-65:5; 1 Corinthians 2:6-16

Sermon: 1 Corinthians 2:6-16

Introduction

2:6-10a The mystery of God’s wisdom revealed

2:10b-13 The Spirit of God and the spirit of the world

2:14-16 The ‘natural’ person and the ‘spiritual’ person

 

Sunday 20th July 2025

Read: Job 28; Jeremiah 9:12-24; Zechariah 4:6; 1 Corinthians 1:26-2:5

Sermon: 1 Corinthians 1:26-2:5

Introduction: “From where does wisdom come?”

1:26-28 Cross-shaped wisdom

1:29-31 Acceptable boasting

2:1-5 Truly powerful preaching

Conclusion: The search is over: Wisdom has found you

 

Sunday 13th July 2025

Read: Isaiah 29:1-16; 1 Corinthians 1:18-25

Sermon: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25

Introduction

Corinth and the message of the crucified Christ

1:18-25 God’s power to save: a crucified messiah

 

Sunday 6th July 2025

Read: Deuteronomy 12:1-14; Acts 18:1-17; 1 Corinthians 1:1-17

Sermon: 1 Corinthians 1:1-17

Introduction: reading someone else’s mail

1:1 The sender

1:2 The recipients

– “Church”?

– “Saints”?

1:3 The greeting

1:4-9 Thanksgiving and a hint of what’s to come

– “Fellowship”?

1:10-17 The problem of a divided fellowship

Conclusion: to the church of God in Warragul