Hero Or Zero
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Me: Illustration
Me: Illustration
The Mr. Rayford experience. Teaching . Feeling great about what I had done, but was humbled very quickly.
I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
We: Question
We: Question
How many of us have been there? Flying high on pride only to have the wind taken out from under us to crash and burn? My grandma would refer to it as getting too big for our britches!
It happens all too often. And as we are about to see, it has been happening for quite a while.
God: The text
God: The text
The Setup
The Setup
10 Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
11 For it has been declared to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe’s household, that there are contentions among you.
12 Now I say this, that each of you says, “I am of Paul,” or “I am of Apollos,” or “I am of Cephas,” or “I am of Christ.”
13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?
There was division in the church of Corinth. It was so bad that Paul heard about it from others.
Why do we always hear bad news faster than we hear good news?
The church was split 4 ways. Gentile followed Paul, Jews followed Peter, others followed Apollos because he was a great speaker, and other followed Christ alone, where some may have been sincere, but others only to try to prove that they were more spiritual.
The Tension
The Tension
But the fact remains that the division was a result of the church having their eyes on man instead of on Christ. Their eyes were either on those they identified with or they were on themselves.
Because of this, there was division and disunity. The church had become ineffective. It’s message was diminished in word and deed, and the body had become something that no longer glorified God, but was far from Him.
The purpose of the church is to train the Saints for the work of the ministry (KNOW HIM), to share the gospel with the world (MAKE HIM KNOWN), and to glorify His name (DO HIS WILL). Connecting Faith To Life. But this church had forgotten that. They were trying to make themselves know through the names of the men around them, and they were mixing the Gospel with the wisdom of the world.
Scripture is very clear on the truth of the Gospel. (share gospel). Anytime we try to add or take away from that truth, we are making a very clear statement that our knowledge and our wisdom is superior to that of the one who created us.
Let me tell you a few things about human knowledge and wisdom. Do you remember when we thought the world was flat? Do you remember when we thought the sun revolved around the earth? Do you remember when we used to use mercury to cure illnesses? Remember when we used to use lobotomies to cure depression? Do you remember when cough syrup had herione in it?
Human knowledge and wisdom is flawed and limited. And I’m about to drop a huge bomb on you. God does not need it.
19 For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”
20 Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
19 For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”
1 Corinthians 1:19
Paul is quoting .
Paul is quoting .
19 For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”
14 Therefore, behold, I will again do a marvelous work Among this people, A marvelous work and a wonder; For the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, And the understanding of their prudent men shall be hidden.”
God does not need our knowledge or our wisdom. It is of no use to Him. We cannot know Him through it, we cannot achieve salvation through it and we cannot bring glory to Him through it. Sadly, that’s why some people will never come to know the freedom of being a true follower of Christ. They will never accept what does not fit into their little box of understanding, which again makes the statement that our intellect is standard to which God must work!
20 Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
20 Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.
22 For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom;
23 but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness,
24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
No church. We must humble ourselves before the Lord.
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God has no use for our knowledge or our wisdom. It is of no use to Him. We cannot know Him through it, we cannot achieve salvation through it and we cannot bring glory to Him through it. That’s why some people will never come to know the freedom of being a true follower of Christ. They will never accept what does not fit into their little box of understanding, which again makes the statement that our intellect is standard to which God must work!
1 Corinthians 1:26-
1 Corinthians 1:20
26 For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called.
27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty;
28 and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are,
29 that no flesh should glory in His presence.
30 But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption—
31 that, as it is written, “He who glories, let him glory in the Lord.”
God’s not impressed. He’s not impressed by who you think you are in the world, but by who we are in Christ.
It is Christ who became God’s wisdom.
It is Christ who became God’s wisdom.
It is Christ who became God’s wisdom. Christ became God’s righteousness, sanctification and redemption. And although the world looks at the truth of the Gospel and calls it foolish, scripture says something else.
25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
1 corinthians 1:
You: The Challenge
You: The Challenge
God gave each one of us a little bit of something called potential. We all have it, saved or not. The thing about potential is that it doesn’t do anything on its own. You have to invest it in something. We have a choice of what to invest it in. What are you investing your potential in? Are you holding on to it? Are you giving it to someone else? Are you giving it to an idea that the world has sold you as truth. The answer to that question will tell you whether you are perishing or being saved.
18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
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Every one of us today are somewhere in this process. We are either perishing or we are being saved. There is no in between. If you are investing your potential in anything other than Christ, then you are perishing. If your family is investing in anything other than Christ, then it is withering away. If your church is investing in anything other than Christ, then it is dying.
But there is good news. Have you heard the Good News? It’s not too late. We have a choice. You can take back that potential that has been given to you and you can invest it in Jesus Christ.
We: The Vision
We: The Vision
We have the potential Bellview. To be good and faithful servants, to bring others to know Christ, to be a light in the darkness, and to bring about a change in the world around us like has never been seen before. A change in our lives, in our marriages, with our children and in and through this church. But we have to remember why we are doing it.
Are we going to glory in ourselves or will we glory in the Lord?
Invitation
Invitation
“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
And bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”
And bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”
The New King James Version. (1982). (). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
The New King James Version. (1982). (). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.