Would You Have Joined the Corinthian Church?

Sermons

Bill Fix
03/08/15 - Sunday

Eph. 5:27
- No perfect church.
Move to a new area and find a church with…
- Wonderful building
- Eloquent preacher
- Great Bible classes
- Friendly folks
- Kids same age as yours
- 5 min. from your home
- Next door to your favorite restaurant
BUT…
- Divisions - 1:10-13
- No growth - 3:1-3
- Arrogance - 4:18-21
- Sexual immorality - 5:1-2
- Lawsuits - 6:1-7
- Stumbling block to others - 8:9-11
- Mockery of Lord’s Supper - 11:20-22
- Jealousy - 12:27-30
- Lack of brotherly love - 13, 14:1
- Crazy services - 11:4-5; 14:26-31
- No belief in resurrection - 15:12
Does this sound like a church you would want to join?
- If so, could you help them work through these problems?
- Or would you look for greener pasture elsewhere?
- If you attended elsewhere, what would you think of this church?
Yet still…
- Paul gave thanks for them - 1:4
- Sanctified in Christ - 1:2
- Called to be saints - 1:2
- Not lacking any spiritual gift - 1:7
- “Sensible people” - 10:15
- Commended - 11:2
- “You are being saved” - 15:2
Corinthian church improved
- They repented - 2 Cor. 7:9-11
- Living epistle - 2 Cor. 3:2-3
- Yet, still work to do - 2 Cor. 12:20-21
- Completeness, unity, peace - 2 Cor. 13:11
Application