Kingdom of God - 1 Corinthians 4:18-21 - Pastor Tito Lyro

Kingdom of God - 1 Corinthians 4:18-21 - Pastor Tito Lyro If you find these lessons helpful, or if you have questions please write to us at contact@olympiabp.net. We would love to hear from you and learn how we can serve you.

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The Kingdom of God - 1 Cor. 4:18-21

Introduction  We see that happening here in 1 Corinthians. Paul proclaimed to them the power of the Gospel in the cross of Jesus Christ. Relatively soon after that, teachers arose from within the church teaching that the Gospel was too simple. The issues of life were too complicated to be solved by the simple message of Christ and him crucified. They promoted a worldly wisdom of flowery words. To that, Paul asks, "Where is the power of that message?"  I. Show Me the Power! 18-19  A. These false teachers of worldly wisdom were emboldened by Paul's absence, 18.  B. When Paul comes, he is not interested in the flowery words of worldly wisdom as much as he is interested in seeing the effect it has had on the people, 19-20.  C. These changed people with changed hearts will change the world they live in.  II. What Is The Kingdom of God?  A. The whole of creation as the kingdom of God  B. All the nations and peoples as the kingdom of God  C. The elect as the kingdom of God  D. A future time in which Christ will reign bodily on earth.  E. The kingdom of God as the collection of God's people – the Church.  III. The Citizens of the Kingdom  A. God is not looking for strong, the powerful, the wise, the influential of this world.  B. God wants the broken, the sick, the unrighteous to become citizens of his kingdom.  C. He wants the sinner to come into his kingdom.  Conclusion & Application  What do we take away from this brief, but necessary consideration of the kingdom of God?  · Jesus Christ reigns! He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords. All the kingdoms of this world are subject to him.  "Jesus shall reign where'er the sun Does his successive journeys run; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more." Isaac Watts  · He reigns over his church as a loving and holy dictator, blessing it and sanctifying it.  · Only the broken, the sinner, those who know they are not good enough to be part of the kingdom can actually be part of the kingdom.  · This collection of broken people are being transformed into the most lovely body – the Bride of Christ.  · We who are broken sinners have been empowered by the Holy Spirit to change the entire world, one heart at a time – Jesus has a long-term plan for his kingdom.  Kingdom living is the life that we live by faith in Jesus Christ. Our faith is an active faith. The Gospel will have a living effect in our lives. And as citizens of the kingdom of God and of Christ, we will live out the Gospel of our King in every area of life.

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The Lord Willing - 1 Corinthians 4:14-21 - Pastor Tito Lyro

The Lord Willing - 1 Corinthians 4:14-21 - Pastor Tito Lyro If you find these lessons helpful, or if you have questions please write to us at contact@olympiabp.net. We would love to hear from you and learn how we can serve you.

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The Lord Willing - 1 Cor. 4:14-21

Introduction  A lot of things in history have been attributed to God's will in one way or another. Our passage today gives us the opportunity to explore the concept of the will of the Lord.  I. Paul plans to come back to Corinth, 18-19.  A. The false teachers of worldly wisdom thought and were teaching that Paul wasn't coming back to Corinth.  B. This belief emboldened the false teachers in their false teaching.  C. Paul says that nothing short of divine intervention will keep him from coming to visit them.  II. Paul's use of Lord willing shows his humility and submission to Jesus.  A. We often use the expression Lord willing thoughtlessly just because it is the Christian thing to do.  B. We often use it cowardly so that we don't have to commit to things.  C. The expression is meant to show and attitude of humility and submission to the sovereign Lord of the universe, Jesus Christ.  D. Whether we actually say the words or not, the concept behind this expression must be part of our basic beliefs concerning life and God.  III. The will of the Lord in its several definitions.  A. The will of the Lord is everything that happens, which was decreed by God from before the foundation of the world – his decreed will.  B. The will of the Lord is what he tells us he wants us to do in the Bible – his revealed will.  C. The will of the Lord more subjectively for each one of us.  IV. Two examples for application: getting a job and getting married.  A. Does this mean that we don't spend some time thinking about what we should do with our lives? No, it means that we don't spend our whole lives thinking about what to do with our lives.  B. Does it mean that God doesn't guide us?  C. Working through the example of getting a job.  D. How about getting married?  Conclusion  God has decreed all that is going to happen. He reveals to us in the Bible what he wants to do and he guides us in applying that to our daily lives.

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Strive not to be Original - 1 Corinthians 4:14-21 - Pastor Tito Lyro

Strive not to be Original - 1 Corinthians 4:14-21 - Pastor Tito Lyro If you find these lessons helpful, or if you have questions please write to us at contact@olympiabp.net. We would love to hear from you and learn how we can serve you.

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Striving not to Be Original (1 Cor. 4:14-17)

Introduction  Some times, as I come to a passage to prepare a sermon, I think, "How am I going to preach this passage? It doesn't seem to have much here." More often than not, the Spirit proves me wrong and I end up thinking, "How am I going to fit all of this in one sermon," which quickly leads to the realization that I will not be able to fit all of it in one sermon. This is one of those passages.  There are three major subjects that make this passage worthy of our careful consideration. The first one is the subject of imitation. Paul, as their father in Christ, wants the Corinthian Christians to imitate him as he imitates Christ (14-17). The second subject is the sovereign and providential will of God. Paul knows that all his plans a subject to God's sovereign will (19). The third subject is the kingdom of God. Paul wants to make sure that the Corinthian Christians have a clear understand of what the kingdom of God is (20).  Today we will consider the subject of imitation, particularly the thought that we are to strive not to be original in our relationship with God and with each other.  You have heard the saying, "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery." Well, I want to us to see today that imitation is the sincerest form of following God and bringing glory to his name.  I. If wasn't clear before, I hope this passage shows that Paul as a pastor and a brother in Christ loves the Corinthian Christians, 14-15.  A. He just had some hard words for them, but he did all of that because he loves them, 14.  B. Paul loves them as his own children, 14b-15.  II. As a father and out of love for them, he wants them to imitate him, 16-17.  A. In the first half of the 15th century, the German friar Thomas à Kempis wrote a devotional book that would become the most widely read devotional book apart from the Bible.  B. By commanding them to imitate him, Paul is not being arrogant.  C. By commanding us to follow him, Paul is tapping into a natural tendency.  D. Paul, as their father in the faith, wants them to imitate him as he follows Christ.  E. In what ways does Paul want us to imitate him?  F. Ultimately, Paul wants to be imitated and only imitated when that imitation led to Christ.  Eph. 5:1-2 – Therefore be imitators of Christ as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.  Conclusion & Application  As we think of Paul's command to imitate him as he follows Christ, we should realize that we too must be in the same position. We must be following Christ in such way that others, by imitating us are following Christ.  · So, let me ask you this: if a person imitates you, will he be more like Christ as a result of that imitation?  · Parents, as your kids in a lot of ways become you, are they becoming more like Christ by being like you?  · Can people follow you to Christ?

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Humility - 1 Corinthians 4:6-13 - Pastor Tito Lyro

Humility - 1 Corinthians 4:6-13 - Pastor Tito Lyro If you find these lessons helpful, or if you have questions please write to us at contact@olympiabp.net. We would love to hear from you and learn how we can serve you.

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