1. #2 1st Corinthians for Beginners Mike Mazzalongo
The Power of the Cross #2
Mike Mazzalongo
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2. Power of the Cross
And when I came to you, brethren, I did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.
I Cor. 2:1

3. Power of the Cross
For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. I Cor. 2:2

4. Power of the Cross
I was with you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling, I Cor. 2:3

5. Power of the Cross
and my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, I Cor. 2:4

6. Power of the Cross Their Preaching - Persuasiveness - Wise
Paul’s Preaching
- Spirit
- Power

7. Power of the Cross
so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God. I Cor. 2:5

8. The Cross had power to…
1. Destroy Satan & Death

9. Power of the Cross
Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, Heb. 2:14

10. Power of the Cross
and might free those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives. Heb. 2:15

11. The Cross had power to…
1. Destroy Satan & Death
2. Create Hope

12. Power of the Cross
because of the hope laid up for you in heaven, of which you previously heard in the word of truth, the gospel Col. 1:5

13. Power of the Cross
The preaching of the cross produces hope because God does not, cannot, fail in carrying out His promise.

14. 3. Draw all men to God The Cross had power to…
1. Destroy Satan & Death
2. Create Hope
3. Draw all men to God

15. Power of the Cross
And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself.” John 12:32

16. Power of the Cross
The heart is always drawn to the cross once the head understands the message.

17. Power of the Cross
The cross provides the forgiveness & healing we need.

18. Power of the Cross
The cross creates hope by revealing God’s power.

19. Power of the Cross
The cross is universally needed and wanted.

20. The power is in the Message not the Messenger!
Power of the Cross
The power is in the Message not the Messenger!

21. “Preaching the gospel to the world 24/7 until Jesus returns.”
Power of the Cross
“Preaching the gospel to the world 24/7 until Jesus returns.”