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Series: TEAM JESUS
Steve Jones
I Corinthians 12
SERMON SUMMARY: Great churches need great teamwork. Teamwork doesn't just happen, it is created. There are four elements of teamwork found in I Corinthians 12. The one we'll look at today is: An Inspiring Coach - Jesus.
INTRODUCTION: On Wednesday night, 11.1.17, the Houston Astros won the world series. (I know, it's baseball, nobody cares). Afterwards, A.J. Hinch, team manager wrote: ''There are so many people that have built this team. From G.M. Jeff Luhnow and his staff to the scouts, the player development, ticket people, and the in-game hosts.'' There's a lot that goes into building a championship team.
In I Corinthians chapter 12 Paul communicates the concept of teamwork. He doesn't use the word ''teamwork'' but in my opinion that's a word that nicely sums up what he writes about in this chapter. And he's referring to teamwork in the church. I want to use the analogy of a ''team'' to do some thinking and teaching about the church for the next few weeks. We'll call it, ''Team Jesus.''
Let me explain the context of this chapter. One of the problems that plagued the Corinthian Church was jealousy over the presence of supernatural spiritual gifts. These gifts are named in verses 7 - 11 of this chapter and they included such abilities as healing, prophecy, miraculous powers, and speaking in tongues. The people that had these supernatural gifts became proud and acted superior to the ones who didn't. And the people who didn't have these supernatural gifts were jealous and envious of the ones who did. I'm not going to say a lot about the supernatural gifts themselves today because that's not really my point and they're not really the point of this chapter. I WILL say in passing that if I understand what the Bible teaches, the supernatural gifts were temporary. Their purpose was fulfilled during the formational years of the church and they had completely passed away by the t ...
Series: TEAM JESUS
Steve Jones
I Corinthians 12
SERMON SUMMARY: Great churches need great teamwork. Teamwork doesn't just happen, it is created. There are four elements of teamwork found in I Corinthians 12. The one we'll look at today is: An Inspiring Coach - Jesus.
INTRODUCTION: On Wednesday night, 11.1.17, the Houston Astros won the world series. (I know, it's baseball, nobody cares). Afterwards, A.J. Hinch, team manager wrote: ''There are so many people that have built this team. From G.M. Jeff Luhnow and his staff to the scouts, the player development, ticket people, and the in-game hosts.'' There's a lot that goes into building a championship team.
In I Corinthians chapter 12 Paul communicates the concept of teamwork. He doesn't use the word ''teamwork'' but in my opinion that's a word that nicely sums up what he writes about in this chapter. And he's referring to teamwork in the church. I want to use the analogy of a ''team'' to do some thinking and teaching about the church for the next few weeks. We'll call it, ''Team Jesus.''
Let me explain the context of this chapter. One of the problems that plagued the Corinthian Church was jealousy over the presence of supernatural spiritual gifts. These gifts are named in verses 7 - 11 of this chapter and they included such abilities as healing, prophecy, miraculous powers, and speaking in tongues. The people that had these supernatural gifts became proud and acted superior to the ones who didn't. And the people who didn't have these supernatural gifts were jealous and envious of the ones who did. I'm not going to say a lot about the supernatural gifts themselves today because that's not really my point and they're not really the point of this chapter. I WILL say in passing that if I understand what the Bible teaches, the supernatural gifts were temporary. Their purpose was fulfilled during the formational years of the church and they had completely passed away by the t ...
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