God’s Grand Narrative: Lessons from the Past (4 of 5)
Series: My Rights, His Cross
Scott Maze
1 Corinthians 10:1-13
Begin message with an Interview with Clay Warnock from The Call on Foster Care. Questions are:
1. How many children are currently in care in our local area?
2. How many homes are available for these children?
3. What do these children need from the church?
We're in a series of sermons in the middle of 1 Corinthians. The Bible is arguing for you to give up your rights for the sake of others. As we approach the subject of fostering care, can you not forgo your rights for the sake of one of these little ones?
Today's Scripture
''For I want you to know, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, 2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, 3 and all ate the same spiritual food, 4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual Rock that followed them, and the Rock was Christ. 5 Nevertheless, with most of them God was not pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
6 Now these things took place as examples for us, that we might not desire evil as they did. 7 Do not be idolaters as some of them were; as it is written, ''The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.'' 8 We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day. 9 We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents, 10 nor grumble, as some of them did and were destroyed by the Destroyer. 11 Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come. 12 Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. 13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the w ...
Series: My Rights, His Cross
Scott Maze
1 Corinthians 10:1-13
Begin message with an Interview with Clay Warnock from The Call on Foster Care. Questions are:
1. How many children are currently in care in our local area?
2. How many homes are available for these children?
3. What do these children need from the church?
We're in a series of sermons in the middle of 1 Corinthians. The Bible is arguing for you to give up your rights for the sake of others. As we approach the subject of fostering care, can you not forgo your rights for the sake of one of these little ones?
Today's Scripture
''For I want you to know, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, 2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, 3 and all ate the same spiritual food, 4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual Rock that followed them, and the Rock was Christ. 5 Nevertheless, with most of them God was not pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
6 Now these things took place as examples for us, that we might not desire evil as they did. 7 Do not be idolaters as some of them were; as it is written, ''The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.'' 8 We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day. 9 We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents, 10 nor grumble, as some of them did and were destroyed by the Destroyer. 11 Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come. 12 Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. 13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the w ...
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