"The Comfortable Cross"
1 Corinthians 1. 18-25
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THE COMFORTABLE CROSS
1 CORINTHIANS 1. 18-25
I. WE LOVE COMFORT BUT THERE’S A ______ IN LOVING COMFORT TOO MUCH:
A. Our ______ follows suit
B. Luke 9. 23, says there is a cost to being a follower.
II. HOW DOES THE WORLD VIEW THE _______ & CHRISTIANITY?
A. 1 Corinthians 1- Paul talks about how the world sees the cross.
1. _____________- ultimate symbol of weakness
2. Stumbling block for Jews
B. Even, in our day, champions are not _______…they do not show weakness.
III. GOD IS NOT LIKE WHAT THE WORLD MIGHT _____________
A. He uses what the world says is foolishness- and turns it into the _______ of salvation
B. Jews demand miraculous signs & Greeks look for wisdom…but we preach Christ crucified
C. What seems like the ultimate moment of God’s weakness was in reality the ultimate moment of God’s ___________
IV. WHAT GOD DID FOR THE CROSS HE CAN DO FOR _______
A. When you are ________ - you are exactly where you need to be for God to show His strength
B. Look at those in the Bible whom God chose to use.
C. God shows us that when we ________ we are strong, that’s when we are really weak.
V. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO ______ UP THE CROSS AND FOLLOW: “Bring it all, or I will send you packing”
A. _______ the cost – There will be a cross for you…if you follow
B. Make the Commitment- Decide to “take it up” or be a fan
C. ______ UP- foolishness…weakness…loss…fatigue…persistence
VI. WHAT ______ OF CROSS DOES GOD HAVE IN MIND FOR YOU?
A. Not a comfortable one…
B. But, then again, how else will you ever experience _______ __________?
VII. GOD CAN DO FOR YOU WHAT HE DID FOR THE CROSS- _______ His power.
A. There’s a danger in loving comfort too much-
B. We seek every way possible to ______ the foolishness, or suffering, or weakness, or lack of control that comes with any real cross.
C. And in doing that, we miss-out on experiencing the power of God.
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