1. FIRST CORINTHIANS How to Live in a Pagan World

2. 1 st Corinthians 11:16-34 17 Now in giving these instructions I do not praise you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse. 18 For first of all, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it. 19For there must also be factions among you, that those who are approved may be recognized among you.

3. 20 Therefore when you come together in one place, it is not to eat the Lord’s Supper. 21 For in eating, each one takes his own supper ahead of others; and one is hungry and another is drunk. 22 What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you. 23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread;

4. 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, "Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me." 25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me." 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.

5. 27 Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. 28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. 30 For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep.

6. 31 For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged. 32 But when we are judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world. 33 Therefore, my brethren, when you come together to eat, wait for one another. 34 But if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, lest you come together for judgment. And the rest I will set in order when I come.

7. Two Mega-Themes In 1 st Corinthians Living as Christians in a pagan world.Living as Christians in a pagan world. Being the Church in a pagan world.Being the Church in a pagan world.

8. Two Mega-Themes In 1 st Corinthians Living as Christians in a pagan world. Being the Church in a pagan world.Being the Church in a pagan world.

9. Being the Church in a Pagan World Nine Issues: 1.Identity1:1-9 2.Unity1:10-17 3.Maturity3:1-23 4.Authority4:1-21 5.Purity5 6.Orderly11 7.Ministry12-14 8.Generosity16:1-4 9.Duty16:5-24

10. Being the Church in a Pagan World Nine Issues: 1.Identity1:1-9 2.Unity1:10-17 3.Maturity3:1-23 4.Authority4:1-21 5.Purity5 6.Orderly11 7.Ministry12-14 8.Generosity16:1-4 9.Duty16:5-24

11. Issue 6 Worshipping Orderly 11:2-34 Gender Roles & Head Coverings 11:2-16 Church Meetings and the Lord’s SupperChurch Meetings and the Lord’s Supper 11:17-34

12. Your Meetings are Counter- productive Vs. 17, NIV “In the following directives I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good.”

13. You Use Your Services as a Platform for Personal Recognition Vs. 18-19 “First of all, I hear that there are divisions among you when you meet as a church, and to some extent I believe it. But, of course, there must be divisions among you so that those of you who are right will be recognized!” Vs. 19, Phillips “…when you meet for worship I hear that you split up into small groups… For there must be cliques among you or your favourite leaders would not be so conspicuous.”

14. You Abuse the Lord’s Supper Vs. 20-34 It cannot rightly be called the Lord’s SupperIt cannot rightly be called the Lord’s Supper Vs. 20 “Therefore when you come together in one place, it is not to eat the Lord’s Supper.” You pig out and hog the foodYou pig out and hog the food Vs. 21, NLT “For I am told that some of you hurry to eat your own meal without sharing with others. As a result, some go hungry while others get drunk.”

15. Jesus’ Instructions Concerning the Lord’s Supper Vs. 23-26 23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, "Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me." 25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me."

16. Jesus’ Instructions Concerning the Lord’s Supper Vs. 23-26 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.

17. God Disciplines Those Who Abuse the Lord’s Supper Vs. 27, Weymouth “Whoever, therefore, in an unworthy manner, eats the bread or drinks from the cup of the Lord sins against the body and blood of the Lord.” Vs. 30, NLT “That is why many of you are weak and sick and some have even died.” Vs. 32, NAS95 “But when we are judged, we are disciplined by the Lord so that we will not be condemned along with the world.”

18. The Lord’s Supper Should Include Self- examination Vs. 28, Amplified “Let a man [thoroughly] examine himself, and [only when he has done] so should he eat of the bread and drink of the cup.” Vs. 31 HCS “If we were properly evaluating ourselves, we would not be judged”

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