1 Corinthians
15 articles that work with 1 Corinthians, in order through the book. Each one lists the passages it cites.
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September 6, 2026 · Living the Lord's Prayer
Who Gets the Credit? Putting God Back Where He Belongs
In 1 Corinthians 3, Paul says he and Apollos are only servants and God gives the growth. Why putting people where God belongs breaks churches, and what to do instead.
Passages: 1:28–293:3–43:5–9
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October 10, 2026
Chase or Wait? Discerning Between Biblical Opposites
When do you chase the lost sheep, and when do you wait for the prodigal? How to discern between wise biblical opposites without flattening them into a rule.
Passages: 1:30
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September 17, 2026 · Living the Lord's Prayer
The Best Return on Investment Is a Person
Everything we build depreciates. People compound. Why investing in one person is the fullest mark of maturity, and why feeling unqualified is no reason to wait.
Passages: 3:10–15
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Giving Account · Chapter 9 companion
Giving Your Final Account in Installments
Every believer will give account before Christ. For the man who has been walking in the light, that day is not a threat. Why honest weekly confession is rehearsal for it.
Passages: 3:12–15
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October 11, 2025
Filled with the Spirit: Indwelling, Fruit, Gifts, and Power for Ministry
How the Spirit worked in the Old Testament and the New, why every believer has him from salvation, and why we still ask for fresh filling for ministry.
Passages: 6:1912:712:8–1012:1112:1313:1
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March 3, 2025 · Second Fiddle
What Paul the Tentmaker Teaches Pastors Today
Tentmaker ministry isn't a compromise. What Paul's work in Corinth teaches pastors about access, credibility, and the freedom of not preaching for a paycheck.
Passages: Chapter 99:12
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May 20, 2025 · Second Fiddle
What Happens When a Church Doesn't Pay Its Pastor
An unpaid pastor can free a church to give its money away. What twenty-five years without a salary taught one church about generosity, preaching, and trust.
Passages: 9:12
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January 3, 2026 · Turn the Key
The Affinity Principle: Stop Inviting People to Church Events
Affinity ministry gathers people around something they already love, cars, food, art, sports, and lets real friendships carry the Gospel.
Passages: 9:22
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September 15, 2026
Faithful Isn't a Personality Type
Some men aren't wired for 5 a.m. alarms and color-coded plans. Are they just less faithful? What Scripture says about temperament, sloth, and steady faithfulness.
Passages: 9:27Chapter 12
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March 12, 2025 · Living the Lord's Prayer
Why We Don't Livestream Communion
You can watch half of our Sunday service online. The other half only exists in person. Here's why go to church in person when you could stream it.
Passages: 10:1711:26
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October 10, 2026 · Living the Lord's Prayer
Who Are Your Three? Paul, Barnabas, and Timothy
Every disciple needs someone ahead, someone alongside, and someone behind. A simple way to find the empty slot in your spiritual life and start filling it.
Passages: 11:1
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October 18, 2025
What the Bible Says About Speaking in Tongues
What tongues are, the three ways the gift shows up in Scripture, why no one is required to speak in tongues, and the guardrails Paul gives the church.
Passages: Chapter 1212:8–1012:1112:1312:3013:114:114:214:414:514:1314:14–1514:1914:2214:27–2814:3214:39
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November 15, 2025 · Full Service
God Doesn't Call Generic Volunteers
Spiritual gifts for volunteers aren't only up-front, Sunday-morning abilities. Preparation, encouragement, and skill all count. How to find and offer yours.
Passages: 12:4–712:22
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December 10, 2024 · Turn the Key
Modality and Sodality: Why Your Sunday Service Needs Your Outreach
Modality and sodality are two structures God has used throughout church history. Here's why your Sunday service and your outreach ministry need each other.
Passages: 12:14
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August 21, 2025 · Under the Hood
When the Car Came Off the Lift and Ran: Why the Resurrection Matters
Why the resurrection matters, explained plainly: it's how we know the repair Jesus made on the cross actually worked.
Passages: 15:3–415:1715:20