Feeding the Flock

"Encouragement for a Changing Church"
 
The Outline: 
Salutation  (1:1-2)
The Author: An Apostle(1:1a)
The Secretary: A Brother(1:1b)
The Recipients: The Assembly and The Saints(1:1c)
The Blessing: Grace and Peace(1:2)
Prologue: “For Your Comfort”  (1:3-11)
Our Comfort is Abundant through Christ(1:3-7)
Our Hope is Set on God(1:8-11)

Welcome to Seasons 7, 8 & 9 which are the expositions through the Second letter of Paul to the Corinthians!

"Wisdom for a Fractured Church"
 
The Outline:
1Corinthians
OUTLINE
Salutation & Thanksgiving  (1:1-9)
  I.  REPROOFS  (1:10-6:20)
SCHISMS(1:10-4:21)
SCANDALS(5:1-6:20)
 II.  REPLIES (7:1-16:9)
MARRIAGE(7:1-40)
LIBERTY(8:1-11:1)
WOMEN(11:2-16)
GATHERING TOGETHER(11:17-14:40)
THE GOSPEL(15:1-58)
COLLECTIONS  (16:1-9)
Closing Remarks & Greetings  (16:10-24)

"The Greetings"
 
The Outline: 
Salutation & Thanksgiving  (1:1-9)
I.  REPROOFS  (1:10-6:20)
SCHISMS(1:10-4:21)
SCANDALS(5:1-6:20)
II.  REPLIES (7:1-16:9)
MARRIAGE(7:1-40)
LIBERTY(8:1-11:1)
WOMEN(11:2-16)
GATHERING TOGETHER(11:17-14:40)
THE GOSPEL(15:1-58)
COLLECTIONS  (16:1-9)
Closing Remarks & Greetings  (16:10-24)
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Closing Remarks & Greetings  (16:10-24)
More Visitors(16:10-12)
Final Exhortations(16:13-18)
Greetings from Others(16:19-21)
Paul’s Signature(16:21-24)

"The Remarks"
 
The Outline: 
Salutation & Thanksgiving  (1:1-9)
I.  REPROOFS  (1:10-6:20)
SCHISMS(1:10-4:21)
SCANDALS(5:1-6:20)
II.  REPLIES (7:1-16:9)
MARRIAGE(7:1-40)
LIBERTY(8:1-11:1)
WOMEN(11:2-16)
GATHERING TOGETHER(11:17-14:40)
THE GOSPEL(15:1-58)
COLLECTIONS  (16:1-9)
Closing Remarks & Greetings  (16:10-24)
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Closing Remarks & Greetings  (16:10-24)
More Visitors  (16:10-12)
Final Exhortations(16:13-18)
Greetings from Others(16:19-20)
Paul’s Signature(16:21-24)
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APPENDIX: “Stand Firm” in the Epistles of the NT
1Corinthians 16:13; “Stand firm in the FAITH”
Galatians 5:1; “Keep standing firm in the FREEDOM”
Ephesians 6:10-19; “Stand firm AGAINST the schemes of the DEVIL”
Philippians 1:27-28; “Standing firm in ONE SPIRIT”
Philippians 4:1; 1Thessalonians 3:8; “Stand firm in the LORD”
2Thessalonians 2:14-15; “Stand firm in the TRADITIONS”
1Peter 5:12; “The TRUE GRACE OF GOD. Stand firm in it.”

"The Collection"
 
The Outline: 
Salutation & Thanksgiving  (1:1-9)
I.  REPROOFS  (1:10-6:20)
SCHISMS(1:10-4:21)
SCANDALS(5:1-6:20)
II. REPLIES (7:1-16:9)
MARRIAGE(7:1-40)
LIBERTY(8:1-11:1)
WOMEN(11:2-16)
GATHERING TOGETHER(11:17-14:40)
THE GOSPEL(15:1-58)
COLLECTIONS  (16:1-9)
Closing Remarks & Greetings  (16:10-24)
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F.  COLLECTIONS  (16:1-9)
The Principles of Giving  (16:1-2)
The Persons of Approval  (16:3-4)
The Plans of Paul  (16:5-9)

"The Power of the Resurrection"
 
The Outline: 
E.  THE GOSPEL(15:1-58)
The Good News is the Central Message (15:1-11)
The Resurrection is the Essential Truth (15:12-34)
The Resurrected Body is the Victorious Hope (15:35-58)
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3.  The Resurrected Body is the Victorious Hope       (15:35-58)
     a.  Its Pattern  (15:35-49)
     b. Its Power  (15:50-58)
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b.  Its Power  (15:50-58)
    A Mystery  (15:50-53)
    The Victory  (15:54-58)

"The Pattern of the Resurrection"
 
The Outline: 
E.  THE GOSPEL(15:1-58)
The Good News is the Central Message (15:1-11)
The Resurrection is the Essential Truth (15:12-34)
The Resurrected Body is the Victorious Hope (15:35-58)
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3.  The Resurrected Body is the Victorious Hope (15:35-58)
     a.  Its Pattern  (15:35-49)
     b.  Its Power  (15:51-58
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a..  Its Pattern  (15:35-49)
    Questioned  (15:35)
    Illustrated  (15:36-41)
    Described  (15:42-44)
    Prototyped  (15:45-49)

"The Motivation of the Resurrection"
 
The Outline: 
E.  THE GOSPEL(15:1-58)
The Good News is the Central Message (15:1-11)
The Resurrection is the Essential Truth (15:12-34)
The Resurrected Body is the Victorious Hope (15:35-58)
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2.  The Resurrection is the Essential Truth (15:12-34)
     a.  Its Necessity  (15:12-19)
     b.  Its First Fruits  (15:20-34)
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     b.  Its First Fruits  (15:20-34)
    A New Humanity  (15:20-28)
    A New Motivation  (15:29-34)

"The First Fruits of the Resurrection"
 
The Outline: 
E.  THE GOSPEL(15:1-58)
The Good News is the Central Message (15:1-11)
The Resurrection is the Essential Truth (15:12-34)
The Resurrected Body is the Victorious Hope (15:35-58)
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 2.  The Resurrection is the Essential Truth (15:12-34)
   a.  Its Necessity  (15:12-19)
   b.  Its First Fruits  (15:20-34)
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   c.  Its First Fruits  (15:20-34)
    A New Humanity  (15:20-28)
    A New Motivation  (15:29-34)

"The Importance of the Resurrection"
 
The Outline: 
E.  THE GOSPEL(15:1-58)
The Good News is the Central Message (15:1-11)
The Resurrection is the Essential Truth (15:12-34)
The Resurrected Body is the Victorious Hope (15:35-58)
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2.  The Resurrection is the Essential Truth (15:12-34)
   a.  Its Necessity  (15:12-19)
   b.  Its First Fruits  (15:20-34)
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Its Necessity  (15:12-19)
     Without the Resurrection:
    Our Preaching is Vain  (15:12-14)
    Our Testimony is False  (15:15)
    Your Faith is Worthless  (15:16-17)
    The Dead have Perished  (15:18)
    We are To Be Pitied  (15:19)

"The Evidence for the Resurrection"
 
The Outline: 
E.  THE GOSPEL(15:1-58)
The Good News is the Central Message (15:1-11)
The Resurrection is the Essential Truth (15:12-34)
The Resurrected Body is the Victorious Hope (15:35-58)
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1.  The Good News is the Central Message (15:1-11)
The Content of the Gospel  (15:1-5)
The Evidence of the Resurrection  (15:6-11)
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a.  The Evidence of the Resurrection  (15:6-11)
    Eyewitnesses  (15:6-8)
    Changed Lives  (15:9-11)