Just a post a starting to carve out what the next 2 sermon series on 1 Corinthians could look like. The first four chapters were covered in Fall 2024. Below is a quick break down of the text as it could be broken into weekly divisions. If a more overview kind of sermon series was designed, topics that get revisited a number of times could be grouped. Frankly there is a lot of intersection in the passages about sexual immorality, pagan culture tempting Christian practice, marriage fidelity in Christ-honoring homes, everyday life in a Pagan worshiping context. Then the Christian worship context comes into focus from chapters 11 to 14.
1 Cor 5:1-12 – Sin or Celebration, Expel the Brother
1 Cor 6:1-10 – Settling Accounts, Lawsuits within
1 Cor 6:11-20 – Sin to Flee From, More Sexual Immorality
1 Cor 7:1-40 – A – Singleness and Marriage
1 Cor 7:1-40 – B – Complex Marriages
1 Cor 7:1-40 – C – Widowhood, Divorce, and Families
1 Cor 8:1-13 – Idolatrous Meat
1 Cor 9:1-18 – Apostolic Rights
1 Cor 9:19-27 – Freedom and Discipline
1 Cor 10:1-13 – Tempted Away, More Sexual Immorality
1 Cor 10:14-11:1 – Idols vs. Freedom
1 Cor 11:2-16 – Hair and head coverings
1 Cor 11:17-34 – Private Communion
1 Cor 12:1-30 – One Body, Many Gifts
1 Cor 13:1-13 – Love with Faith & Hope Above Gifts
1 Cor 14:1-25 – Worship Draws Toward God
1 Cor 14:26-40 – Providing Both Order and Openness
1 Cor 15:1-58 (we’ve covered) – Maybe 3 weeks on Resurrection.
Maybe The Fact / Necessity, The Cosmic Implications, The Personal Implications. Not sure
1 Cor 16:1-23 – Could skip or do one or two sermons about following faithful examples