Sunday worship guide
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Sermon Notes
Sunday, April 28, 2024 | 1 Corinthians 2:6 – 3:4 | Frank Mayfield, Elder
The mind of Christ
Through the spirit, God reveals himself and teaches us how to think about ourselves and the world around us.
Having established that the simple message of Christ crucified is the only thing a person needs to grasp to be saved, Paul explains that upon salvation, a person’s mind is renewed so that they are able to grasp the hidden wisdom of God, a reversal of original sins’ effect on the human mind.
Paul then describes the way that the Holy Spirit reveals who God is and then he teaches us how to think rightly about the world and about ourselves. Lastly, our passage teaches that we can block the Spirit’s work in us if we are still thinking and behaving in a worldly way like the Corinthains were. Like any good classroom environment, the learner must be humble, peaceful and open to learn in order for the teacher to teach.
Our sermon today will dive more into these three topics of the hidden wisdom that God reveals through savlation and the way He continues to teach us through sanctification.
Hidden Wisdom
“We do, however, speak a wisdom among the mature, but not a wisdom of this age, or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. On the contrary, we speak God’s hidden wisdom in a mystery, a wisdom God predestined before the ages for our glory.” -1 Corinthins 2:6-7
“When I came to you, brothers and sisters, announcing the mystery of God to you, I did not come with brilliance of speech or wisdom. I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.” -1 Corinthians 2:1-2
“You are being renewed in knowledge according to the image of your Creator.” -Colassians 3:10
“be made new in the attitude of your minds” -Ephesians 4:23 (NIV)
“Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thoughts. 18 They are darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them and because of the hardness of their hearts. They became callous and gave themselves over to promiscuity for the practice of every kind of impurity with a desire for more and more.” -Ephesians 4:17-19
“For though they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or show gratitude. Instead, their thinking became worthless, and their senseless hearts were darkened.” –Romans 1:21
Revealed Wisdom
“But as it is written,
What no eye has seen, no ear has heard,
and no human heart has conceived—
God has prepared the things for those who love him.
God has revealed these things to us by the Spirit, since the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God.” -1 Corinthians 2:9-10
Taught Wisdom
“Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my concerns.
See if there is any offensive way in me;
lead me in the everlasting way.” -Psalm 139:23-24
- What is currently hindering us from being the kind of students that he can teach?
- What patterns of sin are preventing us from being receptive to the Spirit’s work?
- Are we hungry to go deeper into the depths of who God is, or are we content to keep drinking baby milk?
Upcoming Opportunities & Next Steps
1st and 3rd Sunday Potluck Lunches after Worship Gathering
Plan to stay after every 1st and 3rd Sunday to grow in relationship with one another by sharing a meal! One of our Missional Communities (weekday small groups) provides the main dish and theme and the rest of the community is invited to bring a side or dessert to share if able when able. On 3rd Sundays following the lunch, members gather for a Family Gathering for member-specific updates, discussion and prayer.
Saturday Morning Prayer
Every Saturday morning we open the church from 8-9 a.m. to pray for one another, our church and the world–asking God’s will to be done here on earth as it is in Heaven. Join us for coffee and prayer to start your weekend off on a high note!
Praying for our muslim neighbors
If you would like more info on how to care and pray for our Muslim neighbors, contact Jodi and Will at info@hallowschurch.org.
camping on labor day weekend!
Block your calendar now as we have our third annual Hallows Church Camping Trip in the works tentatively for Friday, August 30-Monday – September 2nd (Labor Day Weekend)!! More details to come!
Worship through Giving
More about Communion
Today you’ll have the opportunity to take communion during the gathering.
Communion is also known as the Lord’s Supper and is a symbolic act of worshipful obedience whereby followers of Christ eat bread and drink juice in rememberance of what Jesus did for us, how He did it and why it was necessary (Luke 22:17-20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26).
If you have yet to put your trust in Jesus, you are encouraged to refrain from eating the bread and drinking the juice. You are encouraged, however, to use this time to pray or meditate upon what you have heard and seen today. May you earnestly approach God with your questions, struggles, doubt, sin and even consider asking Him to teach you who He is.
If you are beginning to believe in your need for salvation and want to put your trust in Jesus for your rescue and reconcilation with God, tell Him! Acknowledge that you are more weak and sinful than you previously believed but through Jesus you believe you are loved and accepted because He pays the debt, bears the punishment and offers forgiveness and new life to any who would repent and believe in Him–including you!
If this is a prayer you are earnestly praying today, share it with someone (like a Christian friend or a Hallows pastor) so that you can grow in your faith in community!