1. The Unhindered Harvest
Acts:
The Unhindered Harvest

2. 1st Corinthians It is an eye-opener It is a highlight reel
It is awkward
It is hopeful
It is reality

3. 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 Paul, called as an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, To the church of God which is at Corinth,

4. to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:

5. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus,

6. that in everything you were enriched in Him, in all speech and all knowledge, even as the testimony concerning Christ was confirmed in you,

7. so that you are not lacking in any gift, awaiting eagerly the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,

8. who will also confirm you to the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

9. God is faithful, through whom you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
New American Standard Bible : 1995 Update. LaHabra, CA : The Lockman Foundation, 1995

10. Corinth
Central hub
Gathering point
Petri dish

11. The Occasion Reflective of a relationship Response to reports
Response to questions

12. The Reports Divisions and Cliques (chs. 1-4) Moral laxness (chs. 5-6)
Celebrity teams
Arrogance
Moral laxness (chs. 5-6)
Sexual immorality
Litigation

13. The Questions Marriage Issues (ch. 7) Christian Freedom (chs. 8-10)
Sex
Divorce
Singleness
Christian Freedom (chs. 8-10)

14. The Questions Church Ministry (chs. 11-14) Communion Spiritual Gifts
Gender Issues

15. The Questions The Resurrection (ch. 15) It’s significance It’s reality
It’s nature

16. Reaping the Harvest Be encouraged YOU are the issue Know what you are
Just cuz you can doesn’t mean you should
Theology matters
Reaping the Harvest