A SIMPLE WAY TO DISCREDIT THE GOSPEL: IGNORE THE CROSS (6 OF 7)
by Scott Maze
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-5
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A Simple Way to Discredit the Gospel: Ignore the Cross (6 of 7)
Series: Rethinking Your View of the Church
Scott Maze
1 Corinthians 2:1-5
Susan Magdalane Boyle (born 1 April 1961) is a Scottish singer who came to international public attention when she appeared as a contestant on reality TV program Britain’s Got Talent on 11 April 2009. It was there that she sang “I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Misérables. Her first album was released in November 2009 and debuted as the number one best-selling CD on charts around the globe. Global interest in Boyle was triggered by the contrast between her powerful voice and her plain appearance on stage. The juxtaposition of the audience’s first impression of her with the standing ovation she received during and after her performance led to an international media and Internet response. Within nine days of the audition, videos of Boyle — from the show, various interviews and her 1999 rendition of “Cry Me a River” — had been watched over 100 million times. Great Briton’s Got Talent is similar to America’s Idol debuted on June 11, 2002.
Most of us are familiar with the show’s concept: it aims to discover the best singer in the country through a series of nationwide auditions in which viewers’ votes determine the winner. Everything on stage is drive to receive applause and approval from the audience. To say the show is popular is an understatement. The show appears in the United States, Canada, Australia, Asia, Great Briton, Ireland, Latin American, and Israel. What drives the program and the contestants is the response they receive from the audience and the judges. Keep that thought in mind for the next few minutes.
We find ourselves in 1 Corinthians 2 where Paul is laboring diligently to demonstrate the power of Christ’s cross. After discussing the cross why people see the cross as useless and why people see Christians as weak, he turns our attention to his time when he was in Corinth.
“And I, when I came to you, bro ...
Series: Rethinking Your View of the Church
Scott Maze
1 Corinthians 2:1-5
Susan Magdalane Boyle (born 1 April 1961) is a Scottish singer who came to international public attention when she appeared as a contestant on reality TV program Britain’s Got Talent on 11 April 2009. It was there that she sang “I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Misérables. Her first album was released in November 2009 and debuted as the number one best-selling CD on charts around the globe. Global interest in Boyle was triggered by the contrast between her powerful voice and her plain appearance on stage. The juxtaposition of the audience’s first impression of her with the standing ovation she received during and after her performance led to an international media and Internet response. Within nine days of the audition, videos of Boyle — from the show, various interviews and her 1999 rendition of “Cry Me a River” — had been watched over 100 million times. Great Briton’s Got Talent is similar to America’s Idol debuted on June 11, 2002.
Most of us are familiar with the show’s concept: it aims to discover the best singer in the country through a series of nationwide auditions in which viewers’ votes determine the winner. Everything on stage is drive to receive applause and approval from the audience. To say the show is popular is an understatement. The show appears in the United States, Canada, Australia, Asia, Great Briton, Ireland, Latin American, and Israel. What drives the program and the contestants is the response they receive from the audience and the judges. Keep that thought in mind for the next few minutes.
We find ourselves in 1 Corinthians 2 where Paul is laboring diligently to demonstrate the power of Christ’s cross. After discussing the cross why people see the cross as useless and why people see Christians as weak, he turns our attention to his time when he was in Corinth.
“And I, when I came to you, bro ...
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