Feeding the Flock

"The Purpose of the Gifts"
 
The Outline: 
2.  The Spiritual Gifts  (12:1-14:40)
   a.  Their Placement  (12:1-13:13)
   b.  Their Practice  (14:1-40)
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b.  Their Practice  (14:1-40)
   EDIFICATION  (14:1-5)
    UNDERSTANDING  (14:6-19)
    PURPOSE  (14:20-25)
    ORDER  (14:26-40)
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  PURPOSE  (14:20-25)
     To “This People”: The Sign Predicted (14:20-22)
     To “The Whole Church”: The Visitors Convicted (14:23-25)

"The Profit of the Gifts"
 
The Outline: 
D.  GATHERING TOGETHER(11:17-14:40)
The Lord’s Supper  (11:17-34)
The Spiritual Gifts  (12:1-14:40)
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2.  The Spiritual Gifts  (12:1-14:40)
   a.  Their Placement  (12:1-13:13)
   b.  Their Practice  (14:1-40)
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a.  Their Practice  (14:1-40)
   EDIFICATION  (14:1-5)
    UNDERSTANDING  (14:6-19)
    PURPOSE  (14:20-25)
    ORDER  (14:26-40)

"The Priority of the Gifts"
 
The Outline: 
D.  GATHERING TOGETHER(11:17-14:40)
The Lord’s Supper  (11:17-34)
The Spiritual Gifts  (12:1-14:40)
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2.  The Spiritual Gifts  (12:1-14:40)
   a.  Their Placement  (12:1-13:13)
   b.  Their Practice  (14:1-40)
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b.  Their Practice  (14:1-40)
   EDIFICATION  (14:1-5)
    UNDERSTANDING  (14:6-19)
    PURPOSE  (14:20-25)
    ORDER  (14:26-40)

"The Quality of Love"
 
The Outline: 
D.  GATHERING TOGETHER(11:17-14:40)
The Lord’s Supper  (11:17-34)
The Spiritual Gifts  (12:1-14:40)
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2.  The Spiritual Gifts  (12:1-14:40)
Their Placement  (12:1-13:13)
Their Practice  (14:1-40)
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Their Placement  (12:1-13:13)
    UNITY  (12:1-13)
    VARIETY  (12:14-31)
    MATURITY  (13:1-13)
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    MATURITY  (13:1-13)
The Importance of Love (13:1-3)
The Character of Love (13:4-7)
The Permanence of Love (13:8-13)
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The Permanence of Love (13:8-13)
Temporary / Persistent  (13:8)
Partial / Complete  (13:9-10)
Child / Adult  (13:11)
Dim / Clear  (13:12)
The Valuable / The Best  (13:13)

"The Character of Love"
 
The Outline: 
2.  The Spiritual Gifts  (12:1-14:40)
  a.  Their Placement  (12:1-13:13)
  b.  Their Practice  (14:1-40)
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a. Their Placement  (12:1-13:13)
    UNITY  (12:1-13)
    VARIETY  (12:14-31)
    MATURITY  (13:1-13)
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MATURITY  (13:1-13)
The Importance of Love (13:1-3)
The Character of Love (13:4-7)
The Permanence of Love (13:8-13)

"The Members of the Body"
 
The Outline: 
D.  GATHERING TOGETHER(11:17-14:40)
The Lord’s Supper  (11:17-34)
The Spiritual Gifts  (12:1-14:40)
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2.  The Spiritual Gifts  (12:1-14:40)
Their Placement  (12:1-13:13)
Their Practice  (14:1-40)
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a.  Their Placement  (12:1-13:13)
   UNITY  (12:1-13)
  VARIETY  (12:14-31)
  MATURITY  (13:1-13)
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  VARIETY  (12:14-31)
     In Purpose (12:14-19)
     In Prominence (12:20-26)
     In Priority (12:27-31)
 

"The Baptizing Work of the Holy Spirit"
 
The Outline: 
A.  GATHERING TOGETHER(11:17-14:40)
The Lord’s Supper  (11:17-34)
The Spiritual Gifts  (12:1-14:40)
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2.  The Spiritual Gifts  (12:1-14:40)
   a.  Their Placement  (12:1-13:13)
   b.  Their Practice  (14:1-40)
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a.  Their Placement  (12:1-13:13)
    UNITY  (12:1-13)
    VARIETY  (12:14-31)
    MATURITY  (13:1-13)
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The Same Lord  (12:1-3)
The Same God  (12:4-6)
The Same Spirit  (12:7-13)
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The Same Spirit  (12:7-13)
     A Common Benefit  (12:7)
     A Strategic Distribution  (12:8-11)
     An Embedded Membership  (12:12-13)
          The Baptizing Work of the Holy Spirit
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APPENDIX: A Summary of the WORK of The HOLY SPIRIT
 
IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
He “STROVE with MAN (against sin)”  (Genesis 6:3; Nehemiah 9:30)
He EMPOWERED INDIVIDUALS for Special Work (Judges 6:34; 14:5-6; Numbers 27:15-16)
 
IN THE WORLD TODAY
He ENLIGHTENS  (Hebrews 6:4)
He CONVICTS  (John 16:8-11)
He RESTRAINS (2Thessalonians 2:6-7)
 
IN RELATION TO THE CHURCH
He CREATES It  (Acts 2:1-4; 1Corinthians 12:13)
He INDWELLS It  (1Corinthians 3:16-17; Ephesians 2:22)
He PRESIDES Over It (Acts 20:28; 4:8-12; Ephesians 6:18; 5:18-19)
He UNIFIES It  (Ephesians 4:3; John 17:13-23)
He COMPLETES It  (Acts 13:2,4,50-52; 15:28; 16:6-7)
He MAKES “OVERSEERS”  (Acts 20:28)
 
IN RELATION TO INDIVIDUAL BELIEVERS
He REGENERATES  (John 1:13, 3:5, Titus 3:5)
He INDWELLS  (1Corinthians 6:19; 1:1-2; Romans 8:9)
He BAPTIZES  (1Corinthians 12:13)
He SEALS  (Ephesians 1:13; 4:30)
He ANOINTS  (1John 2:20,27)
He DISTRIBUTES GIFTS  (1Corinthians 12:11)
He FILLS  (Ephesians 5:18)

"The Gifts of the Spirit"
 
The Outline: 
D.  GATHERING TOGETHER(11:17-14:40)
The Lord’s Supper  (11:17-34)
The Spiritual Gifts  (12:1-14:40)
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2.  The Spiritual Gifts  (12:1-14:40)
Their Placement  (12:1-13:13)
Their Practice  (14:1-40)
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a.  Their Placement  (12:1-13:13)
    UNITY  (12:1-13)
    VARIETY  (12:14-31)
    MATURITY  (13:1-13)
 
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    UNITY  (12:1-13)
The Same Lord  (12:1-3)
The Same God  (12:4-6)
The Same Spirit  (12:7-13)

"The Breaking of Bread"
 
The Outline: 
D.  GATHERING TOGETHER(11:17-14:40)
The Lord’s Supper  (11:17-34)
The Spiritual Gifts  (12:1-14:40)
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1.  The Lord’s Supper  (11:17-34)
The Divided Assembly  (11:17-22)
The Delivered Ingredients  (11:23-26)
The Disciplined Results  (11:27-34)
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b.  The Delivered Ingredients  (11:23-26)
    “Received from the Lord”  (11:23)
    “In Remembrance of Me”  (11:24-25)
    “The Lord’s Death”  (11:26)
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c.  The Disciplined Results  (11:27-34)
    A Manner: Unworthy (11:27)
    A Purpose: Examination  (11:28)
    A Judgment: Symptoms  (11:29-32)
    A Behavior: Prescribed  (11:33-34)

"The Church of God"
 
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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D.  GATHERING TOGETHER(11:17-14:40)
The Lord’s Supper  (11:17-34)
The Spiritual Gifts  (12:1-14:40)
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1.  The Lord’s Supper  (11:17-34)
The Divided Assembly  (11:17-22)
The Delivered Ingredients  (11:23-26)
The Disciplined Results  (11:27-34)
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The Divided Assembly  (11:17-22)
    Coming Together  (11:17-18)
    Eating Separately  (11:19-21)
    Despising the Church  (11:22)

"The Image of God"
 
The Outline: 
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)
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C.  WOMEN(11:2-16)
1.  A Theological Issue  (11:2-12)
The Tradition of Coverings  (11:2-7)
The Origination of Genders  (11:8-12)
2.  A Cultural Issue  (11:13-16)
The Nature of Hairstyles  (11:13-15)
The Practice of Churches  (10:16)

"Liberty with the Glory of God"
 
The Outline: 
B.  LIBERTY(8:1-11:1)
The Principle: Knowledge Balanced by Love[i]  (8:1-13)
The Example: Apostolic Right Balanced by A Heart for Souls  (9:1-27)
The Application: Experience Balanced by Caution  (10:1-22)
The Conclusion: Freedom Balanced by Responsibility  (10:23-11:1)
[i] These Subheadings from Be Wise by Warren Wiersbe, Page 86.
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4.  The Conclusion: Freedom Balanced by Responsibility  (10:23-11:1)
  a.  The Marketplace  (10:23-26)
  b.  The Private Meal  (10:27-30)
  c.  The Glory of God  (10:31-11:1)