06/28/2020 – Sunday Evening Service
2 Corinthians 1:18-31
Sermon Topics
- Was Paul Crucified for You? (Vs. 18-25)
- God’s wisdom is revealed primarily in the cross of Jesus Christ, but not everybody sees this.
- Different Views of the Cross
- Some Stumble at the Cross (Vs. 23)
- Rather than a testimony of weakness, the cross is a tremendous instrument of power.
- Some Laugh at the Cross (Vs. 23)
- Some Believe the Power and Wisdom of the Cross (Vs. 24)
- Not the Christ of the manger, or the temple, or the marketplace, but the Christ of the Cross.
- Some Stumble at the Cross (Vs. 23)
- The Call to Glory (Vs. 1:26-31)
- Paul Reminded Them of What They Were (Vs. 26)
- God called them, not because of what they were, but in spite of their worth.
- Paul Reminded Them of Why God Called Them (Vs. 27-29)
- God’s “Foolishness” confounds the wise; God’s “Weakness” confounds the mighty.
- Paul Reminded Them of What They Had in Jesus (Vs. 29-31)
- The spiritual blessings that we need are not abstractions that elude our grasp; they are all in a Person, Jesus Christ.
- Paul Reminded Them of What They Were (Vs. 26)
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