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we are servants of God given different talents

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we are weak, but God is strong

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there's a cost to follow Jesus, but it's the most wonderful thing to do

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1 cor 5 1 13

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Paul is always concerned abt what people think and treat the church

the Corinthians think that they can do anything to the body since it will rot away

Paul makes the decision to make the person out though the church did not rebuke the man

   the church lives with so many sins, but this is the only sin that Paul decides to throw the man out... if Paul throw all who sins, there will be nobody left 

comment feast of unleavened bread

stop boasting, clean everything that is impure

if we clean out our life, we start all over again as a new loaf

Christ comes into our life, a new life

   Christ is our Passover lamb

the so what

we need to see differently from the world

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in the court, gathers the public, the gossipers

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in Christ eph1

stop and think what Jesus has done for us

the so what

if any action can harm the church, don't do it

it's not when we have something with ppl, but ppl have something with us...

   being wronged... go fix it

we are salt and light.. live a life that is pleasing to the Lord

6 12 20

the people don't care about their body... false concept of the body 

1 cor 12 20

slogan 1

all things are lawful but not all things are beneficial

slogan 2

our body is member of spirit

the so what

it matters what we do with our body

   we are saved body, soul, spirit !

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problem

there is a division within the Corinthians on the meat offering to idols

Paul breaks into 2 groups --- strong and weak

1 cor 8 1 13

cor 8

context

overview 

knowledge, rights, freedom 

8 1 3

strong - more influential, not a in terms of relationships with the Lord

love builds up

those who thinks that they know something, it's not enough... knowledge is not enough

the strong

the weak

not everyone possess knowledge

   some ppl thinks that offering to idols are linked to idols 

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legalism

attitude that we conduct ourselves tt will hurt others... not what we eat or dress 

legalism nono

in the old old days....

but they could be a stumbling block to a new believer

so what

don't play with fire 

Don't be stuck at the cross... Make a commitment to live by discipline

   Make a decision to love

John 12 24

Following includes death, pain, failures

   If expecting rosy days everyday, it's not possible

It's in the death that resurrection will happen

Every journey to our vision will definitely have a time of death, failure.. and things will come alive while we are being in the death experience

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Even if it's not much, Jesus

will take it, give thanks to it and not mock it

and it will start to multiple

God will not force

Thanksgiving opens the door to heaven.. complaining opens the door to darkness

Gen 22

God was nv intending to take Isaac as an offering, God is testing Abraham's heart

   God gave Abraham Issac, now will he give Isaac back to God

Gen 22

Gen 22

Gen 22

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Hebrews

What defines Jesus' ministry is not abt the miracles, but His crucifixion, endurring the cross, defeated death and reseructed 

   Endurance and resilience... 

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The greatest comeback will be the greatest sermon through our life

   We must learn to endure.. This is what we have to go through everyday in life cos through it we can become true overcomers of Jesus

Hebrews 11 13

James 1 12

2 pitstop of race, how to run the race successful 

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a race of endurance

Hebrew 12 1

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given a choice, we all want to choose our own kind of race

   we compare and think that it's better if we were to be like this or that 

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if we dwell too deep into fantasy, fantasy is always giving a illusion of escape, whAt we wanted 

faith keeps our eyes on Jesus

don't look to what we want but what God has given us

Matt 14

the wind and storm is still there but Peter is able to walk on water cos his eyes is fixed on Jesus 

Matt 14 30

Peter got distracted 

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pray for courage from God

faith is also reaching the too of the mountain 

Romans 5 3

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Hebrew 12 1

Phil 4

do all things and not everything

all things = things that God asked us to do it

   weights God didn't ask us to do, we don't have to carry it on our own

      don't try to carry other ppl weights and responsibilities 

gal 6 4

are you running our own race wearing other's shoes

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burdens God doesn't want us to carry

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never never carry this burden!

Matt 11

if we find it so heavy to carry the burden, share it with Jesus and Jesus will carry it with us

   Jesus didn't say tt he will remove, but carry tgt with us 

Romans 8 29

Endurance, resilience, faith

Eleven problems

Paul knows that to save this church, Paul have to confront them

The people in the church is in competition

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Santify = set apart, representative of God

The Corinthians have the spirit, but the spirit don't have them

10 main points

Strength, weakness, power

There is power in the foolishness of the cross

There is power in the weakness of the people

   And God work in our weakness

Without the Holy Spirit, nothing happens

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The church is the community of faith

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The 4 groups are always fighting but united in Paul

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It's the foolishness of the cross that can save

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Who were we when Christ found us

Paul is not anti money but anti the use of money

Grace is free but not cheap... It cost the son of God!

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No competition... Just servants doing God's work

God uses us but be careful, cos it's God's temple

Each individual has a role

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God works in our weakness

In whatever we do, do in excellence! Excellence in in the view of others

The Lord will use us in a way we cant imagine

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Exodus

Romans 5 5

Outpouring of love by the spirit

Love is the secret of a Christian Life

God manifest Himself through love

--God's desire is for us to abide in His love, enjoy God's love, and be changed by tt love

-nobody can change Zacchaeus, until he experience love of Jesus

-God showed His unconditional love to the leper

-the church shared everything they have and supported each other

1john

Eph

When God inhales, the Holy Spirit draws us close, God exhales sending us out to overflow tt love to others

Brokenness is look upon as weakness

   Part of human

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Invited brokenness

We need to experience in our walk with God

Gal 2

Brokenness is a daily experience of self-humbling in response to who God is in our lives

   

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God will not force Himself into us

Brokenness leads to repentance

God restores us for His glory

Matt 12

Jesus comes to trim out the smoking flax

Jesus comes to prop the bruised reed instead of pulling it so tt it can be fruitful again

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God only can heal the real us and not the fake us

Matt 5

To be blessed is having presence of God is with us rain or shine

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The greatest tt stirs us away from God is our own pride

Jeremiah 17

Having nv enough of God in our life

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We need to mourn in our own sins

Psalm 34

3 things abt brokenness

1.

When we are living in our hard shell, we resist God

   A careless heart, usually full of ownself or been hurt

Bare our hearts before God... Don't hide our emotions before God

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In the Psalms, there's lots of Lamentations

And through it all, God turns them into praise

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2 Cor

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2 Tim

To reign with Christ is to able to stand our ground so tt we can live in victory

If God is silent, God is still in charge

   There are days where God is silent

   God the Father was silent when Jesus was on the cross bearing the sin of the world

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At the cross is where the old has past and there a new beginning

Isiah 57

God is close to those who are low in spirit

God has a plan and purpose inspite of the pain and suffering

True blessing is having the presence of God in ups and downs

1 Cor

Jesus is not ashame of His own brokenness

True brokenness, God will come and revive our hearts