THE IRONIC CHURCH (4 OF 10)
by Bob Ingle
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5:9-13
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The Ironic Church (4 of 10)
Series: God's Wisdom for the Jacked Up
Bob Ingle
1 Corinthians 5:9-13
Let's open our Bibles to 1 Corinthians 5. The title of the message today is 'The Ironic Church'.
One of my all-time favorite comic strips is The Far Side by Gary Larson. I think I enjoy it so much because of his brilliant use of irony. For those of you can't remember 6th grade English or don't want to, irony is the use of words or a picture intended to communicate one thing, but what's understood is quite different. Sometimes what's meant and what's understood is the exact opposite. Here's an example from The Far Side. (Cartoon on the screen: School for the Gifted) Some of you are like, huh? Which is ironic. Ha!
But irony isn't limited to comics or fiction. We can find it in real life too. Look at some of these pictures: (Billboard Signs displayed: 1. Urgent Care shares billboard with McDonalds 2. Texting while driving kills. For more driving tips text: SAFETY). Ironic!! (Finish with picture of tattooed fingers: plan ahea ) Ha!!
Irony can also be seen in serious situations. For example, in the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, all six shots initially missed the president, but one of the bullets ricocheted off the bulletproof presidential limousine and hit President Reagan in the chest. So the very vehicle that was designed to protect the president from gunfire was partially responsible for him being shot. (Quite ironic.)
I give you that little lesson in irony because our text this morning has an ironic twist to it. The Corinthians had gotten some previous instructions from Paul, and he was specific in what they were to do. But in trying to carry out the instructions he gave, they did the exact opposite of what he intended. I think we'll see the same mistake is made today by many well meaning Christians, and it leads to some serious problems in the church. So let's read this text, and I'll show you what I mean by 'The Ironic Chu ...
Series: God's Wisdom for the Jacked Up
Bob Ingle
1 Corinthians 5:9-13
Let's open our Bibles to 1 Corinthians 5. The title of the message today is 'The Ironic Church'.
One of my all-time favorite comic strips is The Far Side by Gary Larson. I think I enjoy it so much because of his brilliant use of irony. For those of you can't remember 6th grade English or don't want to, irony is the use of words or a picture intended to communicate one thing, but what's understood is quite different. Sometimes what's meant and what's understood is the exact opposite. Here's an example from The Far Side. (Cartoon on the screen: School for the Gifted) Some of you are like, huh? Which is ironic. Ha!
But irony isn't limited to comics or fiction. We can find it in real life too. Look at some of these pictures: (Billboard Signs displayed: 1. Urgent Care shares billboard with McDonalds 2. Texting while driving kills. For more driving tips text: SAFETY). Ironic!! (Finish with picture of tattooed fingers: plan ahea ) Ha!!
Irony can also be seen in serious situations. For example, in the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, all six shots initially missed the president, but one of the bullets ricocheted off the bulletproof presidential limousine and hit President Reagan in the chest. So the very vehicle that was designed to protect the president from gunfire was partially responsible for him being shot. (Quite ironic.)
I give you that little lesson in irony because our text this morning has an ironic twist to it. The Corinthians had gotten some previous instructions from Paul, and he was specific in what they were to do. But in trying to carry out the instructions he gave, they did the exact opposite of what he intended. I think we'll see the same mistake is made today by many well meaning Christians, and it leads to some serious problems in the church. So let's read this text, and I'll show you what I mean by 'The Ironic Chu ...
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